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aiirociliella waa frequent, and one B. decrepitalis was taken. One 

 specimen of P. purpuralis also occurred. Scoparia sudetica was 

 common at Bossekop, and abundant at Hammerfest, S. petrophila also 

 occurred at Bossekop, where Pempelia fusca and Mijelois annulntella 

 were also taken. 



Cramhus furcatellus^ myeUus, ericellus, and dumetellus were taken 

 at Bossekop, where, however, perlellus was the most abundant species. 



Of Tortrices and the Micros our li«t is scanty. The following 

 species were taken at Bossekop or Hammerfest : — Tortrix ministrann, 

 Forsferanrr, viburnana, ruhicundana (?), Fenthina turfosana, lediana, 

 metalUcana, mygindana, hipunctana, lacunnna, Conchylis notulnna 

 Euchromia rufana, E". quadrana. 



The abundance or. the moors of P. inetallicnna and hipunctana 

 was remarkable, both varying into a good many forms, often difficult 

 at once to determine in the field. 



Incur oaria QShlmanniella, Scardia tessulatella, Coleophora argen- 

 tula, vitisella, Gelechia ivfernalis, continuella, diffinis, often swarming, 

 terrella, viduella, Swammerdamia conspersella, griseocapifella, Tinea 

 histrigella, rusticella, cloacella, fulvimitrella, Laverna Schranlcella, 

 (Ecophora stipella, Lithocolletis vacciniella, JElacliista Holdenella, alhi- 

 frontella, Argyresthia sorhiella, pygniceella, certella. 



The larvae of Oporabia dilutata and Brephos parthenias are the 

 only ones noted of which imagines were not seen. 



February, 1899. 



DRURYA ANTIMACHUS, Drurt, var. GIG ANTE A, var. nov. 

 BY WILLIAM WATKINS. 



^ . Expanse, Sf inches. 



Differs from the typical form by the large black bars in the cell of the anterior 

 wing being confluent, and the basal streak under the cell is very much more intense ; 

 from its extremity is continued a well defined black line, running right through the 

 fulvous ground colour. The spots in the posterior wing are nearly twice the size of 

 those on ten typical specimens examined, and instead of being mostly round they 

 are wedge-shaped with serrated upper edge. 



Generally the specimen is much more deeply marked than any others I have 

 seen, and at first sight its differences are apparent, apart from its abnormal size, 

 which is a full inch larger than in Drury's figure. 



This interesting butterfly was recently received by me from 

 Gabon, the same locality whence I received a female (Ent. Mo. Mag., 

 2nd ser., vol. iii, pi. V) seven years ago, and is in the Museum of Mr. 

 H. J. Adams, of Enfield. 



Eastbourne : 3Iarch SOth, 1899. 



