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NOTE ON ABBOT'S SPECIES IN THE BREMEN MUSEUM. 



BY A. R. GROTE, A. M., BREMEN, GERMANY. 



In the Bremen Museum are specimens collected by Norwich in the 

 Southern States in the beginning of the century, which bear evidence of 

 having been determined by Abbot, as there are one or two MS. names 

 credited to him. I note here merely a ^ specimen of Farorgyia leuco- 

 phcea; this is paler, the outer line followed by brown shadings, as com- 

 pared with our Northern Clinto?iii, and agrees with a specimen collected 

 by myself in Alabama, and previously described in Can. Ent. There is 

 then no doubt that our Northern Clintojiii is a valid species. There is 

 also a specimen of Catocala neogama. This bears out my statement that 

 neogama is distinct from our Northern conuiiunis Grote (= neogama Guen, 

 nee Abbot). The hind wings are lighter yellow as figured by Abbot, while 

 our Northern communis has them of a dusky ochrey yellow, and there are 

 a number of other comparative characters whereby the two may be sep- 

 arated. I should then be disposed to consider all determinations of our 

 Northern species as neogama to be incorrect. I may take occasion later 

 on to allude to other species from the Southern States in the Bremen 

 Collection. 



NOTE ON MISTAKEN IDENTIFICATIONS. 



BY A. R. GROTE, A. M. 



In the course of my studies I have been able to point out a number of 

 cases in which the species illustrated by earlier authors have been identi- 

 fied with allied forms inhabiting the Middle and Eastern States and parts 

 of Canada, I must think wrongly. Dr. Harris has furnished a number of 

 instances in point, chiefly, perhaps, in ^interpreting the figures of Abbot. 

 It must not be forgotten that the locality has much to do with the forms 

 of Lepidoptera. The different climate and physical conditions of the 

 Southern States could not fail to impress the Lepidopterous fauna of that 

 region. The topography of the country, the climate, as, indeed, I say on 

 page 215 of the Can. Ent. for 1886, must be duly considered in this 

 question of related forms. In his writings Dr. Harris describes our 

 Northern Phlegethontius celeus, for the more Southern species Carolina. 



