240 THE entomologist's record. 



At Chingford in Essex, I have only taken the type of C. suffumata, 

 the variety does not seeui to occur.- — A. Mera. Afay\ 1890. 



I have taken C. sujfumata here in more than one locality, but never 

 saw any like Mr. Newman's dark form from Darlington. Those I take 

 here appear to be a little lighter than even his type specimens. — T. 

 J. Henderson, Glasgow. June, 1890. 



I have never captured anything here approaching the dark form of 

 C, sujfumata. Those that occur are quite of the type form. — (Rev.) 

 W. F. Johnson, Armagh. June, 1890. 



I took here" last season a single specimen of the dark var. of C. 

 suffumata, and my cousin took another. These are all the captures I 

 know of in this locality. — E. D. Bostock, Stone. June, 1890. 



There are three distinct forms occurring in this part of the country. 

 I have taken more dark forms this year than I ever remember seeing 

 before. — Arthur Horne, Aberdeen. May 2)'^th, 1890. 



I have never met with the dark form of C. sujfumata in Devonshire, 

 but ordinary coloured forms are common. — J. N. Still. June ^th, 1890. 



The darkest forms of C. suffumata occur sparingly here, but I 

 think our typical form is clearer and brighter than the Aberdeen 

 specimens. — J. Mason, Clevedon Court Lodge, Somerset. Juneixth,i^go. 



The dark Aberdeen specimens of C, suffumata are darker than any 

 I get here. — G. Balding, Wisbech. June 24//^, 1890. 



I have taken C. suffumata at various times, comprising the dark as 

 well as the typical forms. — S. Walker, York. July ^fh, 1890. 



Black var. of Zyg^ena filipendul^. — In the Record, ante, p. 15 2, you 

 mention the capture of a black var. oi Z. Ji/ifenduhehy Mr. Goss. I have 

 a very similar specimen. The ground colour of the upper wings is of 

 the usual shiny greenish black, as is also the border of the under wings, 

 the spots and ground colour of the under wings are, however, of a dull 

 black colour, the spots thus showing up very distinctly. I reared it from 

 pupae gathered at Fleetwood in the spring of 1888. One morning, in 

 the July of the same year, I found two of these black varieties had 

 emerged, with about twenty others of the ordinary form. One I kept, 

 the other I gave to Mr. South. — T. Baxter, St. Anne's on the Sea, 

 Lancashire. October, 1890. 



Epinephele hyperanthus var. — I captured in the New Forest, on 

 July 22nd last, a fine var. of Epinephele hyperanthus. The under side 

 is very richly ornamented with large ovate ocelli with white central 

 streaks instead of the usual white dots, and each ocellus is beautifully 

 outlined with clear yellow buff. The markings on the upper side are 

 well defined, but smaller than those on the under surface. The specimen 

 is a fine ? in perfect condition. Apparently, the dull damp summer 

 we have had this year, has had a tendency to produce large and well 

 marked forms of this species, as many specimens I have seen are far 

 above the average in both size and markings. — F. W. Frohawk. 1890. 



Variation of Q^nectra pilleriana. — There is a question which I 

 have had on my mind for some time. — It relates to one of our Southern 

 ToRTRiCES — CEnectra pilleriana, viz. — Are the forms which occur in 

 the New Forest, Dorsetshire, etc., identical with the Isle of Wight 

 species? They appear to me to be very distinct; and is there not 



