SB2 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



copper band in the hind wing, and the latter had the deep purple of the 

 hind wings largely suffused over the fore wings also. 



Lycana telicanus, Hiib. — Sparingly up to 3500 feet. L. argus, L. — 

 Swarming in the meadows at Tattone, the female deeply shot with blue ; a 

 beautiful variety, probably var. calliopis, Bdv. Kane gives it as a " Dauphiny 

 LyccBiia." L. baton, Berg. — A fine large form of the type ; we took a few, 

 but were rather late for the spring brood. L. astrarche, Berg. — Abundant 

 and fine; orange marginal band of under side very broad and brilliant. 

 L. icarus. — A remarkable form of this insect occurred at Tattone. The 

 male is of a brighter blue on the upper side and paler on the under side, in 

 the fore wing of which the basal spots are occasionally wanting, as in the 

 ab. icarinus, Meig. The females have no trace of blue on the upper side, 

 and the under side also in many specimens bears a close resemblance to 

 that of L. escheri, Hiib., for a small form of which species we at first mis- 

 took it. Mr. J. J. Walker has since told me that at Gibraltar this is the 

 typal form of L. icarus. L. argiolus, L. — Generally distributed, and remark- 

 ably fine. L. cyllarus, Rott. — Too late for spring brood ; one worn speci- 

 men only taken. 



Libythea celtis, Esp. — One in fine condition on June 5th, at Ajaccio, 

 where the food-plant, Celtis australis, is common in some of the streets, the 

 leaf bearing a resemblance to that of the wych elm. 



Charaxes jasius, L. — One only seen at Ajaccio. It is said to be fairly 

 common in May, and again in August, near the sea, where its food-plant, 

 Arbutus unedo, grows wild. 



Vanessa c-album, L. — Generally distributed. Spring form larger than 

 with us, and so pale as to tempt one with the delusion of its being V. egea, 

 which we did not see at all, although Kane gives a locality for it near Ajaccio. 

 F. nrticcB var. ichnusa, Bon. — Larvse in large families on the nettles all round 

 the hotel at Vizzavona. Last year's and this year's images flying together 

 before we left. In Corsica this variety appears to replace the type, and is 

 alpine in its choice of climate, being observed by one of our party up to 

 6000 feet. V. io, L., V. atalanta, L., and V. cardui, L.— All putting in an 

 appearance as we left. Those I took were large, but otherwise not remarkable. 



Argynnis latonia, L. — Common and fine everywhere. A. elisa, Godt. 

 — This very striking and purely Corsican insect was beginning to appear 

 in some numbers as we left, and was taken at various altitudes, and in 

 diverse surroundings, from Corte to Vizzavona. A. pandora, Schiff. — A 

 similar distribution to the last, but more abundant. Quite a number were 

 taken at Corte, Tattone, and Bocognano before we left ; and they are said 

 to occur plentifully a little later at Vizzavona. 



Satyrus circe, Fab. — Said to be common at Ajaccio in June, but only 

 one example of it was taken up to the date of our leaving. S. neomyris, 

 Godt. — Only three or four taken and observed during our stay ; but I have 

 since heard that they were not at all scarce at Bocognano early in July. 

 S. seniele var. aristceus, Bon. — This beautiful insular variety, with its 

 broad and deeply fulvous coloration, was putting in an appearance just as 

 we left, and is said to occur rather commonly up to quite high altitudes. 



Pararge megcBra var. tigelius, Bon. — Abundant everywhere, from the 

 sea up to great elevations. They are smaller and paler than the type, the 

 male having many distinctive characters, but the female wanting only the 

 second median band in the hind wing. The type, as far as our observation 

 went, does not occur. P. egeria, L. — Universally distributed. The fulvous 

 ground colour in some cases inclines to orange. 



