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Small var. of Euchloe Cardamines. — T possess a (J which is the 

 same size as the exami)le recorded by Mr. Hall {anfe, p. 98). It was 

 captured in Epping Forest on May 22nd, 1889. Innutritions or in- 

 sufficient food is probably the cause of these dwarfs.— J, A. Slmes. 

 December, 1890. 



Americam Varieties of British Lfpidoptera. — For the following 

 Geometrte, see Packard's Mon. Geom. Moths (1876), and other works : — 

 Hypsipetes sordidata v. nulnlofasdata, Pack. Primaries yellowish 

 white, with nine transverse bands ; the 

 broad pale band well defined. 

 V. alb/fasciafa, Pack. Ground colour of prim- 

 aries dark olive-green, with blackish irro- 

 ration ; medium transverse band white 

 and well developed. A Californian form, 

 Cidaria inincata v. brunneafa, Pack. A small and dusky form 



from Labrador. 

 Cidaria prunata v. nubilata, Pack. Markings well developed ; 

 much like Newman's figure. 

 v. desti?iata, Moeschl. Markings more broken 

 up, afcer the manner of Newman's figure 

 of miata. 

 V. /ugubrafn, Moeschl. A form allied to the 

 last but more suffused. 

 Coremia miinitata v. labradore/isis, Pack. A dark form from Lab- 

 rador. 

 Melanippe fliictuata v. ideafa, Guen. Very near the type. Se- 

 condaries white, with the markings less 

 distinct. 

 Triphosa dubitata v. hcesitata, Guen. California. Larger, wings 



more pointed. 

 Mctrocampa margaritata v. perlata, Guen. The extradiscal line 

 bent at right angles on the costa. 

 V. pcrlaia, subv. viridoperlata, Pack. Cali- 

 fornia. Rather larger than the eastern 

 form. 

 Tiie above list merely comprises a few notes thrown together, and is 

 far from complete. — T. D, A. Cockerell. October, 1890. 



Local Variation. — The ground-colour of the Aberdeen specimens 

 of Hepialus hectus tends more to orange, and they are somewhat larger 

 than those I take in Epping Forest. Melanthia occllata from the same 

 district, differs from those I meet with about London, in that the smoky 

 marks in the white spaces are much more strongly developed. — F. J. 

 Buckell. October, 1890. 



Disi'RiBUTiON OF CiDARiA SUFFUMATA var. piCE.\TA. — C. suffumata 

 is one of the most interesting species we take in our district, on account 

 of thj great proportion of dark varieties occurring. On ALay 13th, Mr. 

 Scarre and myself netted 23 specimens, of which i only was typical, all 

 the others being intermediate or dark forms. The species soon gets 

 damaged, sitting as it does with wings expanded, exposed to wind and 

 rain. — W. Newman, Darlington. May, 1890 



