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type. The forms of vianto in this series are distinctly darker altogether 

 than in the usual type, and the more they lose their markings, so much 

 the more slaty (and Pyrenean like) the ground colour becomes. 



As regards markings, Swiss caecilia occur, I have specimens, abso- 

 lutely without rusty markings or black eyespots. On the other hand, 

 rusty marks and eyespots on the upper surface of the males occur in 

 var. caecilia {cniistaxs, Eiff. '?). I have a specimen, a J , with a rusty 

 blotch and two black spots. On the under surface some rusty coloration 

 is more frequent. 



I conclude, therefore, that var. caecilia is a geographical race of 

 iiianto rather than a distinct species, as such it requires, no doubt, a 

 varietal name, which Staudinger supplied by calling rrt^r/Z/rt ''ah. et r." 

 This is certainly open to objection, but so far as 1 know may stand good. 

 Herr G. Eifitinger in Seitz, by the curious misreading of Elwes' note 

 on the form, which Mr. Warren quotes, gives it the name canstans. 

 This name appears to stand good if Staudinger's action is insufficient ; 

 con.'ita)is, Eiffinger, of course, not con^itans, Elwes, a non-existent 

 quantity. Eiffinger calls it constans, Elwes, in the text, p. 99, and 

 figures it on plate 36, g 6 and 7, with the word confitajix under each 

 figure. Now we have also i/ararnicnsis, Warren. Whichever of these 

 names be accepted, it is not a specific but a varietal name. The two 

 forms are closer together perhaps than are, for example, the several 

 forms of (jlacialix, and have no claim to specific rank such as (jDrtjune, 

 the Pyrenean representative of imiestra has. The chief difi'erence 

 between )iianto and naraniioisiN is that the latter is larger, or rather 

 that many Swiss forms of manto are very much smaller (some being as 

 large). Large size is, however, a characteristic of various species as 

 we approach and enter the Spanish region. 



Explanation of Plates. 



Plate III. — Neuration of E. manto, E. manto var. caecilia and E. ciiryale. 

 Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, E. manto var. caecilia. 

 Figs. 5. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. E. rnanto. 

 Figs. 13, 14, E. euryale. 



Plate IV. — Appendages of E. manto and var. caecilia. 

 Figs. 1, 2, 6, Erebia manto. 

 Figs. 3, 5, Erebia manto var. caecilia. 

 Fig. 4, Erebia eanjale. 



Myrmecophilous Notes for 1913. 



By H. St. J. K. DONISTHORPE, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 

 In consequence of the fact that I am now engaged in writing a book 

 on the British Ants, which takes up all my spare time, and which I 

 propose to follow with a second volume on the British Myrmecophilous 

 Fauna, my notes for 1913 must be considerably curtailed, and in fact 

 be confined to the bare records of captures, new localities, etc., with- 

 out drawing any conclusions from the results obtained, or referring to 

 similar observations by others, or myself, in the past. I have already 

 published my observation on the myrmecophilous fauna of Lundy, and 

 the important captures of i'larii/cr lonf/icarnis, Mull., and Acnii/matias 

 hlattoides, Mein., which somewhat simplifies matters. 



I take this opportunity to ask all entomologists who have 

 unpublished records of ants, or myrmecophiles, from any part of 



