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wings dark greyish fuscous from the band to the base, the outer margin 

 tinged with reddish. Fig. 6. Another asymmetrical specimen of the 

 same colour, and showing development exactly on the same lines as 

 fig. 4 ; the shape of the pale, apical blotch on the right-hand fore wing 

 is very striking. The hind wings also as in fig. 4, but a little darker. 

 Fig. 7, var. centripuncta. The whole of the central and basal areas, 

 deep reddish, the outer, normal, greenish-olive, one small central spot 

 is the only trace of the transverse band ; the hind wings yellowish, with 

 the band rather ill-developed. Fig. 8, var. costipuncta. Almost identical 

 in coloration with fig. 7, but the transverse band represented by a large 

 costal blotch. Fig. 9. Basal and central area red, as in figs. 7 and 8, 

 but of a more purplish tinge, the paler outer parts of the wing well 

 developed, outer area greenish-olive ; central band, two spots, one cen- 

 tral, and one on inner margin, better developed than in fig. 3, var. 

 bipunctata ; hind wings almost identical with those of fig. 5. Fig. 10, 

 var. sujfusa. Anterior wings dark olive-green, with central area tinged 

 with pink, crossed by a deep olive-green band, almost joined at one 

 point on the right-hand wing ; hind wings, except on margin bordering 

 the abdomen where the colour is pale, deep fuscous black. — J. A. 

 Clark, The Broadway, London Fields. February, 1891. 



Notes on some Varieties of South French Lepidoptera. — The 

 description of a few aberrant forms of Lepidoptera, which I have met 

 with during the last few years in Cannes and its neighbourhood, may 

 be of interest to your readers. All the descriptions are from actual 

 specimens in my possession. Papilio machaon. — A slight aberration, of 

 which I have several examples, has an orange spot in the first yellow 

 lunule (and in one specimen in the second as well) on the costa of the 

 hindvvings. This is also presen.t beneath. Leucophasia sinapis. — The 

 cloudy markings beneath are pink instead of grey in one specimen. 

 Lyccefia icarus. — This species is, on the average, larger in the Riviera 

 than in Britain, the males not quite so brown beneath. Aberrations 

 are fairly common, generally in the ? (I have twelve $ abs. to two $). 

 The commonest is that in which the last spot of the central line of the 

 hindwings beneath, joins or nearly joins the lower basal spot, forming 

 a dash. In many specimens, other spots are elongated toward the base 

 of the wing. In one, the third spot joins the discoidal lunule. These 

 varieties have not always the markings of the wings of both sides 

 symmetrical. Many females are brilliantly shot with blue above. Ab. 

 icarimis. — This has the two basal spots on the forewings beneath, 

 missing. Intermediate forms have only one spot (either the upper or 

 lower) missing. Lyccena corydon. — An aberration occurs with two spots 

 run together, as in many of icarus. Ab. 5 seinibnmnea, Mill. (?). A 

 very pretty and uncommon variety, differing from corydon ? in the 

 follov.'ing way : — Upper side : forewings with distinct black discoidal 

 lunule, surrounded by light bluisii scales, with which the lower part of 

 the forewings and the disc of the hindwings are powdered. Hind 

 wings with the eyes clearly marked, and with distinct luiiules of powdery 

 blue before the row of eyes. Discoidal lunule small and inconspicuous, 

 faintly surrounded with lighter. The upper side resembles adonis more 

 than corydon, especially in the colour of the blue. The underneath has 

 the coarser markings and coloration of corydon. I may here allude to 

 the French ab. ? syngraplia, Kuf., though I have never found it on 



