118 [May, 



Arctiad^. 



Diacrisia lubricipeda, Linn., J ■ Right oje and anteinia i-nlirelj wanting; bird 

 by A. M. Moiitgommory, Ealing, May 6th, I'JO >. 



Arclla vaia,'L\\\n., $ . Left side with both wings smaller than on right; I'uro- 

 wiiig on right side with the brown markings of medial area reduced to small 

 spots in and near cell ; bred R. South, 189U. 9 , leftside with the wings con- 

 siderably narrower than on right. Isle of Man, R. South. ? , wings small 

 and malformed ; fore-wing with the white markings much reduced ; bred K. 

 South, 1892. $ , wings malformed, especially the hind-wings, wliicli have 

 the black spots coniluent ; fore-wings with the white markings reduced to 

 small spots ; bred R. South, 1888. 



NOCTUIU^. 



Agrotis prunuba, Linn., J • Left fore-wing with the costa excised before apex ; 



left hind-wing with the apex excised; right hind-wing with the tcrnien 



greatly excised below apex. Hazeleigh, June 30th, 1900. Rev. Gr. U. Raynor. 

 Agrotis comes, Hiibn., S ■ Wings malformedj especially the hind-wings, which 



are half natural size; bred R. South, ova from Forres. 

 Mameslra brassicce, Linn., ? • Leh side with the apex of fore-wing truncatelj' 



rounded. Balham, June, 1898 ; bred R. South. 

 Mamestra mgrtUli, Linn., ? . Hind-wings reduced to two-tliirds natural size. 



Canterbury, June, 1888 ; bred R. South. 



LyMANTKIADjE. 



Ijymantria wowacAa, Linn., $. Right fore-wing with the costa truncate and 

 excised on apical tiiird ; melanistic ; R. South. ? , left hind-wing entirely 

 absent ; melanistic ; R. South. 



Saturniad^. 



Satuniia pavonia, Linn, ^ , wings narrow ; fore-wings with the basal half of costa 

 strongly excised and concave; left hind-wing with the apical part of costa 

 excised ; R. South. 



Geometric^. 



lleteromiza obliquaria, Leech, <? . Fore-wings represented by minute scales only, 



otherwise fully developed. W. China, Ta-Chien-Lu ; Pratt. 

 Hygochroa syringaria, Linn., $ . Right hind-wing reduced to about one-fifteenth 



natui'al size ; R. South. 

 Boarmia roboraria, Schiff., $ . Hind-wings aborted, and about one-third natural 



size ; bred 1890 ; R. South. 

 Buarmia cinctaria,'$i<i\\\S., S- Right hind-wing aborted, and about one-fourth 



natural size ;kbred 1890 ; R. South. 

 Deilinia pusaria, Linn., £ . Hind-wings aborted, narrow, constricted at middle, 



the terminal half tinged with pink ; R. South. 



Lasiocampid^. 



Eriogaster lanestris, Linn., $ . Ova protruding between segments of abdomen 

 on dorsal surface ; bred April 1st, 1892, with some males, protrusion of ova 

 first noticed May 12th, 1892 ; R. South. 



