48 THE entomologist's record. 



form, two of a grey form, one intermediate between the grey and 

 green, and one with the dorsal area quite red, and the wings grey. 

 Herr Voelschow writes : — " /'. var. egerides winters in a cold room 

 in the pupal stage" (2/12/97). — J. W. Tutt. [I have, since writing 

 the preceding, come across the following notice {IiiiflL, iv., p. 59), 

 in which Mr. G. F. Mathew records that, in November, 1857, he 

 found, at Barnstaple, a full-fed larva of P. eiieria, which turned to a 

 pupa in a few days, and emerged on April 26th following, more 

 than a month later than specimens had been captured out of 

 doors. At the time of finding this full-fed larva he saw another 

 larva about a quarter grown. This led Mr. Mathew to suggest that the 

 species might hybernate both in the larval and pupal stages.] 



Hybernation of Gonepteryx cleopatra. — Pour G. deopatra j'ai 

 trouve I'indication suivante, qui confirme votre opinion. M. Maurice 

 Sand signale I'espece en juillet (dans le dept. du Cantal versant Sud 

 du Massif Central) et ajoute " hiverne et reparait en mars-avril." Je 

 tacherai d'avoir d'autres renseignements aupres de personnes familieres 

 avec cette espece. — L. Dupont, 3, Rue de I'Orangerie, Le Havre, France. 



^^ARIATION. 



Aberration of Polyommatus icarus. — In August, 1896, I captured 

 an aberration of P. icarus, $ , at Bognor (on a common by the sea- 

 shore), in which the two spots near lower border of upper wing are 

 joined, and very much elongated, so as to form a curved line, with the 

 convexity towards the head. I believe this to be a not uncommon 

 aberration. — Hubert C. PmLLiPs, M.R.C.S., F.E.S., 83, Shirland 

 Gardens, Paddington, W. 



Aberration of Spilosoma fuliginosa. — I have a pair of Spilofioma 

 fidiiiiuosa, bred from a female taken wild, near Wisbech, which have 

 the hind-wings yellowish buff where they ought to be pink. Is not 

 this very unusual ? I have never heard of such an aberration. — M. A. 

 Pitman, Park Lane, Norwich. 



Aberrations of Arctia caia. — During 1897, I bred a considerable 

 number of Arctia caia. I captured about sixty larvre in the 

 spring, and got them very forward by forcing. Two rather good 

 specimens resulted, one a ? with the upper-wings almost entirely 

 white, and the under-wings with very few black markings ; the 

 other (also a 5 ) just the reverse, the upper-wings with only a few 

 very minute white markings, the under-wings very dark, with excep- 

 tionally large, black blotches, and the body also very dark. I bred from 

 some good specimens of this early brood, and only one aberration 

 resulted in the second brood {a> S). This had yellow-tinged markings 

 on the upper-wings, while the under-wings were distinctly yellow- 

 ochre. I am sorry to say I did not breed from the two aberrations 

 above mentioned. — L. W. Newman, Meadow View, Bexley, Kent. 



Aberration of Lasiocampa quercus. — During the spring of 1896, 

 I bred a nice aberration of Lanocampa quercus, the fore-wings being 

 entirely of a dull smoky colour, the transverse bar being also dull 

 brown, and not of the usual bright yellow colour ; the hind-wings are 

 of a very distinct pale brown. — Ibid. 



Aberration of Odonestis potatoria. — I bred a very nice aberration 



