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31. Polygonia egea. 



Brummana. Common along the coast, April. (Speci- 

 mens taken at Afka by Mrs. Day, August 4th, belong to 

 the summer brood, J. Album ; those taken by Mrs. Nicholl 

 are of the spring brood. — H. J. E.) 



32. Melittea didymci. 



Common everywhere. (The specimens vary extremely, 

 and there is much difference in size and colour between 

 the sexes; they resemble the var. persea (Kolh), which has 

 a wide distribution in Western Asia, and is typically small, 

 and the males little spotted. — H. J. E.) 



33. M.phcebc, 



Common everywhere, always small, and a pale var. 

 often met with. (The specimens are most like the 

 Algerian var. punica (Obth.), but the bands of hind-wing 

 below not so pale. — H. J. E.) 



34. E. trivia. 



Generally common, 3000 — 5000 feet, Hermon, Lebanon, 

 Brummana. Specimens all small. (The specimens are 

 not so small as the European var. nana,, but resemble most 

 the form from Turkestan, Catapelia (Stgr.). — H. J. E.) 



35. M. cinxia. 



Not common. Above Blouden, about 5500 feet, very small 

 and pale, with spots on the margin of hind- wing almost 

 obliterated. Also on Djebel Keneysseh about 4500 feet. 

 May. (Some of Mrs. Nicholl's specimens are identical 

 with those taken on Demavend, North Persia; which 

 Grum-Grshimailo called var. amardea, of which Staud- 

 inger says, " vix nominanda." That is true, but it applies 

 with equal truth to a large proportion of the varieties of 

 Melitea, which he and others have named. — H. J. E.) 



8G. Argynnis lathonia. 

 Common. 



37. A. pandora. 



Blouden, Hermon Valleys, Lebanon. Not uncommon. 



38. A. niobc, var. eris. 



Very common on all the higher mountains, but not 



