100 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '13 



The usual form of the female, so far as my specimens go, is 

 brown from the Eastern States, with very occasional touches 

 of blue from St. Louis. I have three decidedly blue specimens 

 out of about two dozen, which (blue) form increases as we go 

 westwards until in New Mexico it appears to be the typical 

 form. I have a very long series from Fort Wingate (Coll. 

 Woodgate), but have not got one entirely brown female, all 

 with one exception showing a large suffusion of blue. These 

 were sent over to England as amyntula, but there is no doubt 

 that they are comyntas, though they are larger than the Eastern 

 specimens of that insect. I regret to say I have seen no females 

 from Mount Shasta, where comyntas and amyntula are reported 

 as flying together. I have examined a few males of the former 

 species from that district which are without doubt comyntas. 

 From Canada I regret that I have not sufficient material to 

 form any conclusions on ; from Halifax, N. S., the females are 

 brown. 



There appears to be little doubt that in the New York dis- 

 trict the species has four broods. Mr. W. P. Comstock has 

 taken a great amount of trouble to work out this subject for me. 

 Here I give the records that he has kindly furnished me with, 

 which refer to his observations for the year 1009, it being in 

 the early part of that year that our correspondence commenced. 



"First brood occurring at Jamesburg, N. J. 



"May 8th I took four males and one female, all quite fresh. 



"May I7th, nine males and three females, which latter were used for 

 breeding, all being still fresh. 



"May 24th, twelve males, but no female, seen ; most were a little 

 worn. 



"May 3Oth, only two males were seen. 



"June marks a distinct period between the first and second broods, 

 no specimens being seen at Jamesburg. 



"Second brood. July 4th a quite fresh male and female were taken, 

 also a larva in its first stage. 



"Second brood taken at Newark. N. J. 



"July 5th, the species was fairly thick, all fresh specimens. 



"July 25th I took five males and three females, some much worn, 

 only one fresh, which was probably a forward of the third brood. 



"Third brood. On July 24th I bred specimens from larvae taken at 

 Jamesburg during the first week in July. 



