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Polyommatus dispar var. riUUus. — A few worn specimens were taken, 

 both at Budafok and on the Adlersberg. From a few ova, which I obtained 

 by enclosing a female in a gauze bag over a piece of dock, I had the pleasure 

 of rearing three fine specimens on ray return to England. I do not 

 remember noticing T. phlceas during our visit. 



Lyccena argiades. — Two specimens were taken by Mr. Lemaun on a 

 large island, known as Csepel, below Budapest, near the left bank of the 

 river. L. mgon and L. argus. — Occurred throughout the district in open 

 places. L. icarus. — Common everywhere. L. corydon. — Rather common. 

 L. admetus. — This species was just beginning to emerge. A single speci- 

 men was captured by Mr. Lemann on the 24th June at the Schwabenberg. 

 L. argiolus. — Occasionally in bushy places. L. semiargiis. — A rather fine 

 form was not uncommon in the Wolfsthal. L. alsus. — Generally dis- 

 tributed. L. cyllarus. — Occurred in various places. The females are of 

 the dark form. L. iolas. — Not uncommon round Colutea arhorescens, 

 principally near the Blocksberg locality. 



Vanessa c-album. — Rather common near Budafok, often frequenting the 

 beds of dried-up torrents. F. polychloros. — Two specimens of a rather small 

 form were taken near the Wolfsthal, and traces of the larvae were noticed on 

 some trees of Celtis australis in Buda. F. urticce, V. io, V. atalanta, and 

 F. cardui. — Occurred singly throughout the district. V. cardui was not in 

 the same abundance as it was in England at that time. 



MelitcBa diclynna. — A few specimens were seen in the Wolfsthal. 

 M. c'mxia. — Occurred near Budafok, between the village and the wood. 

 M. trivia was said by Herr Pavel to occur along with M. cinxia ; but I 

 have not been able to identify any of my specimens as belonging to this 

 species. M. phcche. — Abundant throughout the district. M. athalia. — 

 Common in open places in woods, especially near the Schwabenberg. 



Argynnis paphia, A. aglaia, A. adippe and var. deodoxa, and A. niobe 

 ab. eris. — All thfse species occurred in meadows near the Schwabenberg. 

 A. latona. — Rather common, especially near Budafok. A. liecate. — 

 Occurred throughout the district, but most abundant in the meadows on the 

 Schwabenberg, especially in a field near the station of the cog-wheeled rail- 

 way. A. dia. — Common, and generally distributed. 



Melanargia galatea. — Abundant. A single specimen of the var. leuco- 

 melas, female, was secured. 



Satyrus herinione. — Not very common. S. circe. — Not common, fre- 

 quenting the trunks of trees in the Schwabenberg locality. S. semele. — 

 Rather scarce. The specimens secured are rather dark. 



Pararge megmn. — Dry places throughout the district. 



Epinephele hyperanthus. — Not very common. Occurred at Budafok. 

 E. janira. — Common everywhere. 



Ccenonymplia iphis. — Not uncommon in a damp meadow near Budafok, 

 but nearly over. C. jmmphilus. — Common everywhere. Some of the 

 specimens are unusually large. C. arcania. — Common in the wood at 

 Budafok. 



Spilothyrus oIOkbcb and S. lavutercE. — Occurred singly in stony places 

 on the Blocksberg, but were far from common. 



Syrichthus carlhami. — Generally distributed, but not common. S. or- 

 bifer.— Occurred in the Adlersberg and in the Wolfsthal. The spring 

 brood, however, was very nearly over at the time of our visit. 



Hesperia thaumas. — Common everywhere. H. lineola. — A rather large 

 form ol this species occurred with the last. Some of the specimens are 



