52 THE entomologist's record. 



City of London Entomological Society. — January Srd, 1911. — 

 Abraxas grossulariata, ab. — Mr. G. Brooks, a specimen with usual 

 yellow markings obsolete, but ground colour of all wings deep yellow. 

 Epinephele ianira, ab. — Mr. C. N. Collevette, a ? with all wings 

 bleached, and only slight indication of ocelli and fulvous patches on 

 supenors. /Egeria (Sesiaj spheciformis. — Mr. G. H. Conquest, a 

 number of S' s taken at Brentwood, June, 1895, by assembling with 

 bred $ . Melanic Melit^a aurinia. — Mr, F. B. Cross, an example, 

 with basal three-fourths of superiors almost entirely black, from 

 Cumberland. Leucania c-album. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten, a specimen 

 bred 1910, ab. ovo from British parent $ . Argynnis selene — local 

 variation in size. — Mr. A. F. Hemming, comparative series from 

 Princethorpe (Warwick), and Ashdown (Sussex), measurements showed 

 that the largest and smallest J s, and largest and smallest ? s from 

 the former locality were 8mm., 3mm., 7mm., and 2mm. wider 

 respectively in wing expanse than corresponding specimens from 

 Ashdown. Melit^a aurinia — local variation. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, 

 a series selected from over 100 specimens bred 1910, from Wiltshire 

 larvjB ; there was a marked melanic tendency in some cases, while in others 

 the black marginal band approached obsolescence. Some examples 

 approximated to var. praedara, and others showed almost unbroken 

 fulvous coloration. Trichiura crat^gi, abs. — Mr. L. W. Newman, 

 dark forms from Selkirk, and pale forms from Lincoln. Gnophos 

 obscurata. — Mr. L. B. Prout, a variable series from Folkestone, 

 August, 1910, including nearly white S ^, blackish 5 s, many with 

 two black lines very pronounced, and a good proportion of ab. faaciata 

 (Prout). Vanessa io var. cyanosticta. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, three 

 examples bred August, 1910, from Darenth Wood larvae. Asymmetrical 

 Anthrocera filipendxjl^.— With confluent spots on left wing only, 

 Dover, August, 1910. Euvanessa antiopa. — Mr. P. H. Tautz, a 

 specimen taken inside a shop window at Oakham (Eutland), October 

 20th, 1910, by Mr. A. Hassan. Melanic Ccenobia rufa.— Mr. E. G. 

 Todd, two very dark specimens said not to be identifiable with ab. 

 fuKca, and therefore apparently a new variety. Pieris napi, ab. — 

 Mr. H. B. Williams, a 5 with black baron underside of^superiors faintly 

 indicated on upperside and connecting up the two black blotches. 

 Januanj 11th, 1911. — Senta maritima, vars. — Mr. C. E. Capper, a 

 series from Isle of Wight, including vars. bipnnctata, nyiro-striata, 

 wisiiianensis, and coinbinata. Dianth(ecias. — Mr. F. B. Cross, a bred 

 series of D. comperm, N. Cornwall, including a very dark example, 

 almost unicolorous, save for pale marginal line. Mr. H. M. Edelsten, 

 a very variable series of />. carpupliaya bred from Sussex pupae, the 

 emergence extending from end of May to mid-August ; the specimens 

 ranged from strongly marked dark forms to almost white, with only 

 the stigmata faintly indicated. Argynnis paphia, abs. — Mrs. C. 

 Hemming, specimens bred 1909 and 1910 from New Forest parents, 

 showing extension of black markings, also var. valezina with similar 

 increase of Hack markings and general melanic suffusions. Forms of 

 Hesperia linea. — Mr. A. F. Hemmings, a series showing two different 

 forms occurring together in a Sussex locality, the one with light 

 ground colour and narrow border, and the other with dark colour and 

 broad border. T.eniocampa pulvekulenta var. haggertii. — Mr. J. 

 Morris, an example of this somewhat rare form taken near Godalming. 



