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obtaining ova from one yellow ? taken in cop. with a typical $. — 

 Albert J. Hodges, Isle of Wight. August^ 1891. 



Variety of the larva of Biston hirtaria. — With regard to 

 Bistoii hirtaria, I have not seen any mention made of a light variety of 

 the larva. This year there was a brood in my garden on an apple tree. 

 Out of about 200 or so, all were of the dark umber-brown form, except 

 some half-dozen, w^hich were a pale yellowish-grey. These have now 

 pupated. Next season I hope to find out whether the imago is different 

 to that from the common type of larva. — George Hollis, Dartmouth 

 House, 47, Dartmouth Park Hill, N.W. July, 1891. 



Hermaphrodite specimen of Coremia ferrugata. — I have had 

 under examination a specimen of C. ferrugata in which both sexes are 

 plainly visible. The band of the left wing is rather broader than that 

 of the right, on which side is the female antenna, the other being male. 

 I took the insect at rest, at Norwood, and did not observe this 

 peculiarity until I was setting it. — A. J. Croker, 156, Tennison Road, 

 South Norwood. 



Varieties of Anticlea sinuata. — I have this year bred a nice 

 variety of A. sinuata — generally a constant species. The method of 

 vanation appears to be generally peculiar to the genus Antidca, A. 

 ruhidata, A. badiata} and A. berberata constantly showing it. The 

 method referred to seems to be a tendency to form an 8-like mark in 

 the centre of the wing, the upper part enclosing the discoidal spot if one 

 be developed. In this var. of A. sinuata it seems to be an extra 

 line which is developed on the inside of the costal blotch (which itself 

 varies very much ordinarily in width and intensity) situate towards the 

 apical part of the wing, between it (the blotch) and the discoidal dot. 

 The lower internal edge of this line (which extends to the median 

 nervure) is then joined by a transverse line passing along the median 

 nervure to the angulated point of the basal patch, thus making a some- 

 what circular outline containing the discoidal spot. From the centre 

 of this transverse line, which joins the two blotches, an extra wavy line 

 runs to and joins the lower external part of the basal patch on the 

 inner margin, making with the circular character mentioned above a 

 somewhat 8-shaped mark which appears to be characteristic of a certain 

 form of variation in this genus. I had thought that it was a misplace- 

 ment of the line, but Dr. Chapman pointed out to me that there 

 appears to be an extra line ; the central spot is very large, much more 

 so than usual, and the dark greyish-blue blotch on the costa is paler 

 than the type. Besides the variation in the width and intensity of the 

 costal spot as before noticed, and the consequent variation in the width 

 of the central pale area, there is a tendency to variation in ground 

 colour. One specimen I have is entirely diffused with blackish, 

 making the ground colour dark bluish-grey instead of the usual pure 

 white. Others show a tendency in the same direction. — W. Farren, 

 Cambridge. 



Variety of Larentia pectinitaria. — I have also captured a 

 variety of L. pecti?iitaria, in which the basal patch is more than usually 

 developed, but the central band is entirely absent, except for the slight 

 development of the inner costal blotch of the two forming the upper 

 part of the band. No other part of the band is developed, although 



^ It is certainly most rare in badiata, and commonest in berberata. — W. F. 



