346 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Oct., *I2 



With reference to clytie; At the time we made our study, 

 the only references available were Edwards' description, Hol- 

 land's illustration and Aaron's reference. The new illustration 

 of the under side is fine and causes us to modify our first con- 

 clusion. We now believe that clytie should be called the spe- 

 cies with Southeastern Texas as its habitat. Ines and leda are 

 synonymous and represent the southwestern form as influenc- 

 ed by a desert environment. The general resemblance in mark- 

 ings, as shown by the illustrations, is very close and such dif- 

 ferences as exist between clytie and the southwestern form can 

 be easily accounted for by the difference in environment. As 

 it stands this way there is no danger of confusing it with 

 any other species ; but with an attempted differentiation into 

 three species unlimited confusion is possible. We therefore 

 arrange these names as follows : 



T. clytie Edwards. 

 Var. leda Edwards. 

 Syn. ines Edwards. 



Many other examples might be mentioned as showing the 

 influence of the dry southwest on the coloring of butterflies. 

 In our opinion a close study of these differences, and a simpli- 

 fication of our synonymy, is much more to be desired at the 

 present time than a constant attempt to introduce new names, 

 based on the description of one or of a very limited number of 

 specimens. 



A Few Experiments with the Effects of the Protec- 

 tive Vapors of Heteroptera on Other Insects. 



By A. A. GIRAULT, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 



The following notes may add one or two facts of importance 

 bearing indirectly on the protective value of the odoriferous 

 secretions of a few insects. Facts of this nature do not add 

 actual evidence of protection which must be observed in nature 

 and supplemented by dissections of the natural enemies of the 

 protected insects. 



