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Trifolium as a crop, whilst near Chiusa, Norris took them in a large 

 dry clover field. Frey states that, in Switzerland, the species occurs 

 throughout the whole of the lowlands, in open, dry, or moist places in 

 woods, usually not plentifully. Tetley found it in August, 1905, in 

 vineyards, close to Capolago station, the ground covered with a rank 

 growth of late summer flowers, including many Leguminosae, where 

 swarms of Melitaea didyma and common Pierids were flying. In 

 Bukovina, Hormuzaki says that it is common in the Solka district, from 

 July to mid-August in woodland-meadows, and clover fields. Evers- 

 mann observes that it flies not at all rarely in grassy fields, and grassy 

 places in woods in the Lower Urals. Little seems to be noted about 

 the habitats of this species in Asia. Elwes captured the first brood 

 near Biisk in early June, 1898, the second in August in the Bija 

 valley. Walker observes (Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 461) that 

 he has seen only a few Hong-Kong examples of the species, which had 

 been taken by Dr. W. W. Beveridge in a grassy place on the south 

 slope of the island. These, he adds, agree well with specimens from 

 the Chusan Islands where the insect is very common. Manders, in 

 his notes on the "Lep. of the Shan States " (Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1890, 

 p. 528), says that parrhasius is very common at a low elevation, whilst 

 argiades is equally common, but occurs at higher elevations. Scudder 

 says that, in the United States, the butterfly haunts the roadside or 

 overgrown pasture-tracks in the vicinity of woods. Dr. Harris observed 

 it in dry woods and pastures, frequently alighting on flowers of Hedy- 

 sarum or Lespedeza. In Iowa, Allen found the species on low ground, 

 and about pools of water after a shower ; also at the edges of groves 

 by river-banks. Godman and Salvin state that, in Central America, 

 e.g., Guatemala, the species is an inhabitant of the mountain region, 

 and is chiefly found at an elevation of 3000ft. and upwards. 



Reputed British examples of Everes argiades. — This species 

 appears to have even less standing as a member of our native fauna 

 than Lampides boeticus. It occurs locally in the warmer parts of 

 Brittany, and one suspects that the specimens reported to have been 

 captured here have been immigrants. Our " distribution " lists will 

 give an idea of its enormous range, and its capacity for spreading its 

 area must be a great one. It is very sensitive to boreal climatic con- 

 ditions, and fails to establish itself almost everywhere on the conti- 

 nent above 54° N. lat. ; possibly our prolonged winter, rather than its 

 low temperature, is against its becoming a permanent resident. The 

 following are the reputed British captures : — 



1 anrl 2. — ? , rather worn, captured August 18th, 1885, by C. O. Pickard- 

 Cambridge, on Bloxworth Heath, Dorset; c? , in good condition, taken August 

 20th, by A. Pickard-Cambridge, near same spot. Kepeated search since has failed 

 to discover any others (Entom., xviii., p. 249). Exhibited at meeting Ent. Soc. 

 London, November 4th, 1891 (see Ent. Rec, ii., p. 259), also at meeting of Sth. 

 Lond. Ent. Soc, November 12th, 1891 (see Ent. Bee, ii., p. 302). 



'6. — Sex ?. Worn, captured August 21st, 1885, near Bournemouth, by Philip 

 Tudor, a lad then at school with one of Mr. Cambridge's sons. Named by McBae 

 as doubtfully Lampides boeticus; examined by Cambridge and determined as E. 

 argiades ; the Bournemouth locality only 14 miles from Bloxworth Heath (Entom., 

 xviii., p. 252). Exhibited at meeting of Ent. Soc. Lond., November 19th, 1902 

 (see Froc. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1902, p. xl). 



4-5. — Two c? s, in a collection in a ruined state sold by a " gentleman " living 

 in Frome, to J. S. St. John. The "friend" stated that these were taken "with 

 several others, eleven years ago (1874), not two miles from Frome, close by a small 



