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Rachlau at the end of May (Schiitze) ; from July until the end of 

 August at Waldeck, a worn $ on one occasion as late as October 21st 

 (Speyer) ; end of July to September in Holsatia (Boie) ; abundant in 

 June on the summit of the Neuenahr (Maassen). In the Netherlands 

 it occurs in July (Snellen) ; in Belgium in July (Lambillion). In 

 Austria it occurs in July and August in Bohemia generally, but June 

 and July at Carlsbad (Hiittner) ; July and August everywhere through- 

 out Moravia (Schneider), the earliest date at Briinn being June 12ttu 

 and extending up to July 4th (Fritsch) ; June and July are noted for 

 Upper Austria (Brittinger), but Himsl says that July and August are 

 more usual ; in Lower Austria, June and July (Rossi) ; from the end 

 of June to mid-August in Hungary (Aigner-Abafi) ; the end of July 

 on the Calvarienberg, near Bozen, in the Tyrol (Rebel), in June, at 

 Wolfsberg (Hofner), and also on the Nanos, in Carniola (Mann). In 

 Switzerland, July until mid- August (Wheeler), but chiefly in July in 

 the Valais (Favre), and from June 21st- August 7th, in the Geneva 

 district (Blachier). In Denmark from the beginning of July until 

 the beginning of September, sometimes extremely abundant (Bang- 

 Haas) ; Gillmer notes that this lengthy period agrees with his obser- 

 vations in the forests of Anhalt. It is also perfectly true of Britain 

 taken over a period of years. In France it occurs in June in the clept. 

 Gard (Lemann), in July in Eure (Dupont), from June to August in 

 Saone-et-Loire (Constant), in July at Uriage (Reverdin), and in the 

 Pyrenees (Rondou), late July in the Hautes-Pyrenees (Distant), and 

 at Luchon (Fountaine) ; July, in the Gironde (Trimoulet), June and 

 July in the Haute-Garonne (Caradja), June 17th- July 25th, in Berry 

 and Auvergne (Sand) ; in June in the Doubs (Bruand), in June and 

 July in the former French depts. of the Haut- and Bas-Rhin, Meurthe- 

 et-Moselle, and Vosges (Cantener), and Aube (Jourdheuille) ; in July and 

 August in the Alpes-Maritimes (Bromilow), but Milliere gives June for 

 this dept.; July and August in Morbihan (Griffith); in late July and early 

 August in Savoieand Haute-Savoie (Tutt). In Italy, in Piedmont, in 

 late July and early August (Tutt) ; July and August at Lucca (Verity); 

 in the summer and early autumn in Tuscany (Stefanelli) ; in June in 

 Milan (Turati) ; and July to October in Sicily up to 1700m. (Mina- 

 Palumbo). In Greece, on the Parnassus, it occurs in July ( Standi nger). 

 In Roumania, from the middle of June (Caradja). In Bulgaria it was 

 taken in the Balkans on the Pass of Ginec, etc., at the end of July, 

 1899 (Nicholl). In Russia it is found in July and August in Trans- 

 caucasia, its most eastern recorded habitat (Romanoff), in July in the 

 Wiatka Govt. (Kroulikowsky) ; middle of July to early August at 

 Rathen, near Libau (Gebhard) ; from June 20th-August 25th, but 

 flying most abundantly at the end of July and the first half of August 

 in the Baltic Provinces (Nolcken). July and August are noted for 

 Scandinavia (Wallengren). In Spain, in July, in the Gibraltar (list. 

 (Walker), also in Catalonia, on Monserrat (Cuni y Martorell). In 

 Portugal, in June and July (C. Mendes d'Azevedo). In Algeria, 

 swarming in early August, 1901, at Sebdou (Fountaine). In Asia Minor 

 itwastakenatTokat, in July (Fountaine). The following dates of capture 

 will perhaps give some little idea of the variation between the limes 

 of appearance at different places in different seasons, but, as showing the 

 difference in the dates of different seasons in the same district, we may 

 first note— August. 31st, 1877, near Callander (Evans), and June 22nd, 

 1859, at the Bridge of Allan, when three males and nineteen females 



