ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., 'l/ 



Anthocharis genutia and a new Variety (Lep.) 

 By HENRY SKINNER. 



This pretty species was described by Fabricius in 1793 and 

 the original description says, "Habitat in India Dom. Drury." 

 A. G. Butler, in his Catalogue of Diurnal Lepidoptera describ- 

 ed by Fabricius in the collection of the British Museum, gives 

 the following: "Illinois, United States." The catalogue was 

 prepared with the view of identifying the species of Diurnal 

 Lepidoptera described by Fabricius, by a comparison with the 

 original type specimens, drawings, etc. The presumption is 

 that the type locality was Illinois. Until recently I have not 

 seen any variation in this species from various parts of its 

 geographical distribution. On March I2th of the present year 

 Mr. W. J. Coxey caught two pairs at Savannah, Georgia, and 

 presented them to The Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila- 

 delphia. In the males the orange tip is extended to the black- 

 spot in the primary wing and extends a little above it into 

 discal cell. The upper side of the secondaries is washed 

 with orange, from the border, for about one-eighth inch into 

 the wing. The tips of the females are lightly washed with 

 orange. It will be interesting to learn whether all the speci- 

 mens found in the locality mentioned have the same markings. 

 I propose the name flavida for the variety. 



The Egg of Byturus unicolor Say. (Col.). 



On June 7, 1917. Mr. A. B. Buchholz reported a serious outbreak of 

 this beetle at Milton, New York. On July 3d we visited this place 

 and found the beetles still present in considerable numbers. Some 



of the unripe berries were already 

 infested with the larvae and one 

 larva was observed just entering the 

 fruit. On careful examination of 



Egg of By^Tinucolor Say. the berries both C -"8 S aml egg-shells 



were found. 



The egg is deposited on the unripe fruit and is attached by one side 

 to one of the pistils. Only one egg was found on a berry. The 

 egg is i.i mm. in length by .4 mm. in width, elongate ovoid, dull 

 yellowish in color with the surface very finely rou.ubened. C. R. 

 CROSBY and M. L). LEONARD, Ithaca, New York. 



