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hedges as well as sallow, but I cannot say whether the elutata larvae fed 

 on them or not. — N. M. Richardson, Weymouth. June 24th, 1890. 



With regard to Y. elutaia, I may mention that it occurs here in very 

 great profusion on sallow, and, from these larvce on sallow, I have bred 

 a number of very large and varied forms, graduating from the palest 

 green with reddish markings to very dark olive green almost uni- 

 ci lorous. Among these ordinary specimens, there occurs sparingly a 

 small dark, almost black form, expanse quite one-third under the 

 normal size. I have always attributed this aberration to starvation, as 

 it occurs most freely when the larvae have been neglected. In the 

 Sevenoaks district, f/zft^z/rt; is exceedingly abundant among the Vacciniiim, 

 but except in being a little smaller, is not distinguishable from the 

 usual southern type from sallow. — C. Fenn, Lee, Kent. July 26///, 1890. 



NoTODONTA DROMEDARius var. PERFUSCA. — I have recently found 

 that a fair percentage of our Notodmita dromedarius are to be referred 

 to var. per/usca, formerly thought to be a species. Newman observes 

 that this form is exclusively Irish. — J. Collins, Warrington. [I 

 have all my Warrington, Pitcaple, and Barnsley specimens labelled 

 var. perfusca, and it would be interesting to know whether the type 

 orcurs m these districts. My Scarborough and Liverpool specimens 

 are practically perfusca, but labelled dromedarulus, on account of their 

 smaller size. — Ed.] 



Varieties of Polvommatus PHLiEAS, Syrichthus alveolus, and 

 Trachea piniperda. — While collecting on the Downs near Brighton, 

 during the last week in May, I captured a variety of Polyommatus 

 plilceas, in which the copper band on the hind wings is reduced to a 

 couple of small spots. I also took at the same time a specimen of 

 Syrichthus alveolus similar to that figured in Newman's British Butter- 

 flies, under the name oi\2cc.lavatercR. From March 17th to May 17th, 

 I bred a nice series of Trachea piniperda, from larvae taken in this 

 district in the previous July. Among them were one or two specimens 

 of the gray form, and there were intermediate specimens connecting 

 this with the type. — H. Packham, 29, St. John's Road, Croydon. 

 Dec. yd, 1890. 



LvCiENA ALEXIS V^^ITH A ROW OF BlACK SpOTS ON MARGIN OF 



Hind Wings. — I am sending round the spotted var. of Lyccena alexis, 

 that seemed to attract some attention in another basket. This is a 

 constant and by no means rare var. in this locality, and I have taken a 

 good series of them. I should like to know if it has been taken else- 

 where, or if it has received a name or not. — P. H. Russ, Culleenamore, 

 Sligo. Nov. 24///, 1890. 



I have often taken Lyccena alexis with dotted border, but have not 

 seen such a distinctly marked one as Mr. Russ's example. — W. Reid, 

 Pitcaple, N.B. 



Lyccena alexis, with spots on the hind wings, and also L. adonis, 

 similarly marked, occur everywhere, but the specimen of Mr. Russ is 

 very distinctly dotted indeed. Sometimes, but very rarely, the marginal 

 markings on the hind wings are ocellated beneath with bright scales. 

 "1 hus I have both L. alexis and L. corydon assimilating L. cegon. — 

 Sydney Webb, Dover. 



Var. OF GoNOPTERYX RHAMNi. — When collecting at Riddlesdown 



