8 THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S RECORD. 
and the 7th, when we returned to Veytaux, I haunted a patch of 
purple vetch, near the railway, at Sierre, on which Colias cdusa was 
abundant, in hopes of finding var. helice, but in vain ; I took, however, 
several specimens of the beautiful blue ? var. of Plebeius argus known 
as argyrognomon, and two specimens of the blue 2 var. ceronus of P. 
bellargus (adonis), as well as one specimen of Lampides boetica, in 
excellent condition, thus establishing Sierre as a locality for that 
species. On two of these days I was surprised to find a specimen of 
Limenitis camilla (which is fairly common in the Pfynwald in July) 
very little the worse for wear. On returning to Veytaux, on Septem- 
ber 7th, I found a somewhat abundant brood of Cyaniris argiolus, 
which I had hitherto seen in Switzerland only in the spring. Drenthis 
dia was also quite fresh ; this species has at least three broods, as I 
have found it quite fresh in the same field at Veytaux in March, June, 
and September. 
The new captures this year have been P. podalirius var. feistha- 
melt, C. palaeno and var. philomene, C'. edusa var. helice, C. virgaureae 
@ type, L. boetica, HK. amyntas var. coretas, var. polysperchon, P. arqus 
var. argyrognomon, P. bellargus var. ceronus, P. meleager and var. 
stevent, L. iolas, A. ilia, M. aurelia, and var. britomartis, M. berisalensis, 
A. niobe var. pelopia, B. selene, M. epiphron (casstope) and var. nelamus, 
M. eriphyle, E. gorge var. erynnis, S. phaedra 9, C. iphis 3, S. fritil- 
lum and var. alveus, besides the four species given to me, P. delius, 
L. amanda, P. orion, and M. cynthia, 31 in all. 
In order to give an idea of how much may be done in a small 
epace, I append a list of the 73 species and varieties taken by myself 
between the village of Veytaux and the top of the first field in the 
Veraye gorge, the whole distance not exceeding half a mile :—P. 
machaon, P. podalirius, A. crataeyi, P. brassicae, P. rapae, P. napi and 
var. napacae, EK. cardamines, L. sinapis and var. erysimi, C. hyale, C. 
edusa, G. rhamni, Z. betulae, CU. rubt, C. chryseis, C. dorilis, C. phlaeas, 
P. aeyon, P. agestis, P. icarus and var. icarinus, P. bellarqus (adonis), 
P. dorylas, P. corydon, P. ewnedon, C. argiolus, C. sebrus, N. acis, CU. 
minima (alsus), N. cyllarus, L. avton, N. lucina, L. sibylla, L. camilla, 
LL. popult var. tremulae, P. c-album, HE. polychloros, A. urticae, V. io, 
I, antiopa, P. atalanta, P. carcui, M. cinaia, M. parthenie and var. 
varia, M. dictynna, M. athalia, D. paphia, A. adippe, A. latona, B. 
euphrosyne, B. anathusia, B. dia, B. ino, M. yalatea, I). medusa, E. ligea, 
P. maera, P. megaera, P. egeria, P. achine (deianira), 1). hyperanthus, E. 
janura, C.iphis, C. pamphilus, C. arcania, S. althacae, S. malvae (alveolus), 
N. tayes, T. thawnas, P. sylvanus, and C. palaemon (paniscus). It is probable 
that other Theclids and also P. aryus, .medea, and S. semele might be 
found there in addition, and it is certain that the nine minutes’ rail- 
way journey to Glicn, and the six minutes to Villeneuve, bring the - 
following species within reach :—M. artemis, A. aglaia, B. selene, I. 
veme and C'. arcania var. darwiniana. 
Generalisations on only three years’ experience are unsafe, but I 
think there can be no question that the visits of English collectors to 
this country are made, as a rule, too late in the year. In a for- 
ward, or even an average, season most species are past their prime 
after the first few days of August, and almost all that can be taken 
then might have been equally well taken a few days earlier. The vast 
majority of species, indeed almost all, may be found between the 
