NOTES ON COLIAS CROCEUS, FOURC. 101 



July 5. — Three yellow ? 9 taken, one with large yellow 

 spots on band, one with a few spots slightly 

 indicated, and one with medium spots. 

 ,, 6. — Large <£ with white centre to large blk. spot, and 



another with small plain blk. spots on f.w. 

 ,, 7. — 9 ovipositing on a common vetch on bank of R. 

 Dyala ; this one has indication of pale centre to 

 blk. spot on U.f.w. 

 ,, 14-17. — (Karind valley, N.W.Persia.) Common both at 

 5300 ft. and at 6000 ; U.f.w. discdl. spot plain 

 blk. and large, discdl. cell yellow anteriorly, 

 orange posteriorly, remainder of U. very green. 

 Aug. 7.— (Paitak Pass, 2500 ft., N.W. Persia.) # and white 



9 taken. 

 Sept. 10. — (Kd. valley, 5300 ft.) Helice white 9 , very fresh, 



taken. 

 Nov. 16. — Dark helice white 9 chased. 

 „ 17. — Worn yellow ? taken. 

 1919: 



Jan. 21. — (Kizil Robat, R. Dyala.) Several seen, worn yellow 

 9 taken. 

 ,, 25. — 1$, 1 9 in fresh state taken. 

 Feb. 2. — White 9 taken, the first seen this year. 

 ,, 11. — Common. 



,, 19.— Common, 1 <£ , 2 ? in very fresh state taken. 

 „ 22. — Several taken. 



,, 25. — Very common, white 9 , one very worn. 

 ,, 28. — Common. 

 Mar. 20. — One S with minute white centre to blk. discdl. spot. 

 ,, 27. — Fine orange 9 taken. 



„ 29.— Freshly emerged and very common ; one $ found on 

 fd.-plt. (small trefoil) with its wings not yet dry. 

 One pair in fresh state taken in cop. One white 

 9 seen. 

 April 1.— Very common in fresh state. Several of both sexes 

 taken and one white female. 

 3.— Two white 9 9 taken, ordinary yellow f. very 



common. 

 6. — Very common, many very fine and fresh females, 

 especially at white scabious-like flowers. One 

 white 9 taken. 

 10.— Very common, many very fine $ 2 about; six white 



9 9 taken. 

 21.— Abundant. Three white 9 9 taken, others seen. 

 One of these three was taken in cop. with croceiu 

 <J . About 8 a.m. one is very likely to put up 

 two or more white ? ? about stony slopes near 

 the camp. 



