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direction, and proves that he maintained bis name for the Central 

 European insect, even to the extent of sinking his friend's name to his 

 own previous one. I hold, therefore, that iKidalirins must stand as 

 hithertofore, and would conclude with the hope that Dr. Verity's 

 suggestions may be referred to the National Nomenclature Sub- 

 committee. 



Notes on Erebia gavarniensls, n.sp., and some forms of Erebia 



manto. 



By B. C. S. WARREN, P.E.S. 



Flying on the Grammont, on the 16th of last August, with seven 

 other species of Krchia, I came across K. manto in profusion. A week 

 later, on the Rochers de Naye, I found it again in great numbers. 

 From these two localities I obtained a fine and varied series. In all 

 S8 J s and 30 2 s. 



A very superficial examination showed that slightly more than half 

 of these were typical K. manto. While endeavouring to separate the 

 various forms I found in this series, I referred to Mr. Wheeler's 

 " Butts, of ISiritz." Here there are three forms mentioned : the var. 

 pyirhiila, Frey., and abs. biibastis, Meissner, and caccilia, Hiibn. 



With the first two I was not concerned, as none of my specimens 

 approached either, and of the ab. caecilia I had four specimens which 

 I referred to it without hesitation. But there were many other forms 

 in my series, so 1 turned to Mr. Lowe's interesting article in the 

 Entoinologht (vol. xlv., p. 144). 



He here mentions four forms, but is principally concerned with 

 two — the vars. voi/esiaca, Christ, and trajanus, Hormuzaki. The 

 former Mr. Lowe states, according to Staudinger, to be a " form of 

 the ? without basal spots on the underside hind wing, otherwise as in 

 the type," but adds that Riihl gives a fuller description, noting it 

 as being " larger than the tj^pe, with the markings of the forewings 

 yellow and broader, and seldom containing black spots." These 

 descriptions were not very satisfactory, but as I had not any specimens 

 which seemed to merit the name voyesiaca under either description, I 

 left the matter alone. 



The second form which Mr. Lowe found commonly at Champery, 

 was a form of ? entirely without markings on the underside (the 

 ^' underside " being in italics one may conclude the upperside was 

 typical), which he first thought an undescribed variety, but then refers 

 to var. trajanus, Hormuz. Here, again, Staudinger's description 

 leaves considerable doubt as to what trajanus might be. There are 

 none among my specimens which would answer to the description, 

 " underside entirely without markings, upperside normal " ; but I 

 have four $ s in which, on the underside of the hindwings, the median 

 band is only represented by a few small isolated spots, the basal spots 

 scarcely visible, being suffused by the ground colour, the forewings 

 underside typical, and the markings of the upperside as in the type, 

 but slightly reduced. These might possibly come under the name 

 trajanus, according to Staudinger, but if they did Mr. Lowe's specimens 

 could not. Again, I have a few fine S' s with the median row of 

 spots on the underside of the hindwings reduced to three or four tiny 

 spots, scarcely visible, all the other markings are present as in the 



