272 THE entomologist's record. 



Variations of grossulariata. 



ab. cuneata, n. ab. — Distinguished from the type by a wedge-shaped horizontal 

 black stripe joining the seventh outermarginal spot to the central fascia on the 

 forewings. It has also a similar, but less complete, band, extending from the 

 third outermarginal spot on the forewings, to the central fascia. Three 

 specimens bred from Hazeleigh, and one from Heme Hill. 



ab. cupreofasciata, n. ab. — With fascia of forewings copper-coloured. Bred from 

 Bristol, 1908. 



ab. igneofasciata, n. ab. — With fascia of forewings fiery-red. Occurs in Lancashire, 

 and does not seem very rare. 



ab. radiata, n. ab. — With marginal spots on forewings radiated. 



ab. nigrojaaciata, n. ab.— Forewings with broad central black fascia containing but 

 little orange or yellow. 



ab. infrafasciata, n. ab. — With central row of black spots on upperside of hind- 

 wings coalescing into a more or less complete band. Fairly common. 



ab. infrahifasciata, n. ab. — Similar to above, but with an extra black band above 

 tlae central one. Not uncommon. 



ab. nigrocaerulea, n. ab. — A blue-black form of nigrosparsata, very thickly dusted 

 on all wings, but with white interspaces between the black costal blotches 

 and between the black outermarginal spots on both wings. Very beautiful 

 and striking. One specimen, bred in 1908, from a cross between Lancashire 

 and Yorkshire parents. A very similar one bred this year from a wild larva 

 found in this neighbourhood (Hazeleigh). 



ab. 7-ubrolutea, n. ab. — All wings entirely suliused with bright reddish-orange. A 

 glorified form of ab. lutea, and is of Lancashire origin. 



ab. albispatiata, n. ab. — Forewings with broad white area between central fascia 

 and outer margin. Bred from larvre received from Leeds, 1908. 



ab. albipalliata, n. ab. — Forewings with broad white area (like a mantle) interven- 

 ing between black basal blotch and discal spot, the area outside the latter 

 being frequently much blackened. Bred from Huddersfield, 1908 and 1909. 



ah. flavipalliata , n. ab. — Same as last, but with luteous mantle. Of similar origin, 

 but one of the parents being ab. lutca from Lancashire. The mantle in both 

 these forms often contains one or two small black spots. 



Of all the above aberrations I possess more than a single repre- 

 sentative. Now and then I rear an absolutely unique form of this 

 protean species, but think it hardly right to assign separate names to 

 these great rarities. Every year I have succeeded in obtaining a new 

 form or two (by dint of rearing many thousands of larvip), but so far 

 I have not been able to produce the pure white form which I named 

 ab. Candida in my original paper on this species, nor the pure black 

 form which Mr. W. Beattie bred from Mickleham, and Mr. L. W. 

 Newman from larvae of ab. rarleyata. This, I think, may be aptly 

 called ab. nifim, n. ab. Should I be fortunate enough to rear either of 

 these, I shall not say of Candida, as Virgil did of horses, " color est 

 deterrimus albis,'' but in praise of nif/ra, I might be tempted to fire off 

 the famous line " Kara avis in terris, niijroqiie simillima cygno." 



Collecting in the Isle of Wight, with some additions to the Fauna. 



By HORACE DONISTHOEPE, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 

 Having taken a house at Ryde for August, I spent the whole of 

 that month in the Isle of Wight, and was able to do a good deal of 

 collecting. In the following notes I give the result, and also record 

 all the additions I know to the fauna of the island. Mr. Champion 

 has kindly supplied me with a list of some of his additions, as also 

 one or two made by his son in August. The weather for the first 

 fortnight was most beautiful, but after that it broke up, in fact we can 

 only be said to have had two weeks summer this year. The species 

 marked with an ■'- are new to the 1909 published list. 



