74 



produced in the temperatui'e experiments of Standfuss, Merritield, 

 and others. 



Refekknces to Original Descriptions. — Pajiilio iirticif, L., 

 " Sys. N.," X. ed., 477 (1758). — Var. ichmisa, Bon., "Mem, Ac. 

 Tor.," p. 3, 2 (1824) ; ab. iclmus^nides, Selys. L., " Cat. Lep. Belg.," 

 18 (1837) ; var. caxrhnn'rensifi, KolL, " Hagl. Kaschm.," 442, pi. 9, 

 3-4 (1848) ; var. nrticnides, F. de W., " Ent. Imp. Ross.," v., 123 

 (1851) ; var. turcica, Stgr., " Cat.," ii. ed., lb (1871) ; var. /'idaris, 

 Stgr., "Cat.," ii., 16 (1871) ; ab. unietii, Corcelle., " Feuille. jeim. 

 Nat.," ii., 99 (1871); var. rizmia, Moore, " Proc. Zool. S.," 559 

 (1872) ; ab. atrchafcnsis, Bdv., " Rev. and Mg. Zool.." 409, pi. 17, 

 1 (1873) ; var. la<lakensi.s, Moore, " Ann. and Mag. N.H." (5), i., 227, 

 (1878); ab. .s<v.s/, Donck., "Feuille jn. Nat., xi., 33 (1880); ab. 

 osbitnii, Donck., " Feuille. jeun. Nat.," xi., 33 (1880) ; var. cmnie.ra, 

 Btlr., "Proc. Zool. S.," 851 (1881); ab. nixa, Gr. Gr., "Mem. 

 Rom.," iv., 426 (1890); var. nrticoiile^, Alph., "Iris.," vii., 303 

 (1892) ; var. chinensU, Leech., " Butt. Chin.," 258, pi. 25, 1 (1892); 

 ab. discolor, Heyne., " Ins. Borse.," xi., 131 (1894) ; ab. Jicminnini, 

 Herrm.; ab. pi/nnuea, Heyne. (Ruhl), 778 (1895); oh. pallida, Mosley, 

 " Nat. Jrn.," Sup., p. 14(1896); yav. thibetana, Aust., " Natur.," 

 201 (1898); vav. tnrcicoides, 8tgv., "Cat.," iii. ed., 25 (1901) ; ab. 

 ri(dcscens, Slev., " Hor. Ross.," xxxiv., 530(1901); var. ja/'oiiica, 

 Fisch., "Bed. ent. Z.," S.-B., 6 (1902) ; var. ,;V.s.s()(?».s/.s, Weism.; ab. 

 fentoni ; ab. ni(/ricaria, Hav., " Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg.," xlviii., 186 

 (1904) ; ab. nii/rita, Fick ; ab. dannenbenji, Neuberg., " Soc. Ent.," 

 xix., 170(1904); ab. eonjimcta, Neuberg., "Soc. Ent.," xix. 170 

 (1904); ah. endji'ijoitaUs, Solowjew., " Hor. Ross.," xxxviii., 143 (1905); 

 ab. saliiiojiic(dor, Rayn., " Ent. Rec," 298 (1906) ; ab. con^entanea, 

 Jacbontow., "Rev. Russ. d'Ent.," vi., 10 (1906); ab. hiten- 

 warginata, Lambln., "Rev. Men. Namur.," p. 47 (1906) ; ab. cnrn- 

 lajdcata, Rayn., "Ent. Rec," p. 298 (1906) ; ab. bolandii. Lamb., 

 "Rev. Mens. Namur.," vii., 42 (1907); ab. alba, Rayn., "Ent 

 Rec," 7 (1909) ; ab. hma, Reuss, "Ent. Rec," p. 211 (1909). 



The following two papers in the "Ent. Rec" are useful as 

 summarising much of the variation : — Raynor, vol. xxi., p. 7, etc. ; 

 Reuss, vol. xxi. p. 83., etc. 



Mr. Sperring exhibited a large number of Ai/lais urticir, and read 

 the following notes : 



" The insects which I am exhibiting were mainly bred from 

 larvffi collected in a number of localities, i.e., S.E. London, 

 Cambridge, Essex, Lincoln, Tyrone, Inverness, Kincardine, Paisley 



