118 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



Pale aberrations from Portland, where they practically form a local 

 race. H. ab. obsoleta, Tutt. — With no markings between the reniform 

 and outer margin. 



Aporophyla australis var. pascuea, Curt. — The ordinary British 

 form, ashy, more variegated and distinctly marked, than the conti- 

 nental specimens. 



Luperina luteago var. barrettii, Dbldy. — A somewhat melanic 

 form, dropped by Staudinger as synonymous with ab. an/illacca, 

 Hb., an absurd result. L. var. ficklini, Tutt. — A greyer form restricted 

 to Cornwall. 



Luperina testacea ab. obsoleta, Tutt. — A pale ochreous-grey 

 form, almost unicolorous. L. ab. cinerea, Tutt. — Ashy grey with 

 distinct markings. L, ab. nigrescens, Tutt. — Blackish-grey markings, 

 indistinct. L. ab. incerta, Tutt. — A greyish-fuscous form ; referred by 

 South to nickerlii, Frr. 



[To he continued.) 



A few weeks' entomologising in Spain {u-itli wop):'- 



By T. a. chapman, M.D.. F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



[Continued from p. 91). 



A few of the butterflies taken may perhaps bear a few individual 

 notesf. Some species appeared to be smaller than one is used to seeing 

 them, others decidedly larger. Papilio inacliaon, very large, exceeding 

 3-|^ins. in expanse, in the form aurantiaca. I'arnassim apollo, which I 

 exhibited at a recent meeting of the Society, an extremely large form, 

 reaching 3^ins. in expanse, very similar to, if not identical with, the 

 Asiatic variety henebolus ; the ground colour dense and with a creamy 

 tint, the antemarginal, scattered, black scales wanting on the hind- 

 wings, and diminished on anterior wings, as in Swiss P. deliiis ; the 

 black spots much diminished in size, yet frequently with red nuclei, 

 the one towards a nal angle of the forewing never quite absent, however ; 

 altogether, except in size and antennal scaling, very like deli us, some 

 of the females with the red spots of hindwings of enormous size. 

 Aporia crataei/i, apparently common, but nearly over. Melitaea phoebe 

 seemed to be large, whilst Aniiinni>^ niohe var. eris, of which I only 

 met with two poor specimens, are decidedly smaller than Swiss 

 specimens. Goneptenjx dcopatra is nearly -Soin. less in expanse than 

 those from the Eiviera, no <? s reaching 2-5in. in expanse, whilst 

 most of those from Cannes and Alassio exceed it. Kpinephele bjcaon 

 presents a character of remarkable and splendid coloration, that 1 first 

 observed in these specimens, but which 1 am inclined to think is not 

 peculiar to them, but is a general character of the species. It is 

 curious that I do not meet with any reference to it in the few authori- 

 ties I have consulted. E. h/raon looks like a rather small, dull-coloured, 

 shabby E. jauira, but, if the male be held at a proper angle in bright 

 sunshine, the central area of each wing, all, that is, except a border, is 

 of a most vivid metallic green or blue, varying in colour with the 

 angle, equalling, if it were possible excelling, any of our Lyctenas, 



* Bead before the South London Enlonioloj,'ical Society, Dec r2th, 1901. 

 t See also Troin:. Kiit. Snc. Lwd., 1901 . pp. xix and xxii, and Mr. 

 Champion's paper on C'uleoptera, 'I'ycuis. Eul. Sov. Lviid., I!t02. 



