THE TERMINOLOGY OF VARIATION. 303 



a Linienitis poptili, the only one seen, was missed. In spite, however, 

 of the fact that the majority of the insects taken were sitting about on 

 flowers, bushes, etc., this locality is so prolific that about 160 specimens 

 were taken in this manner. The new species was ^^^ordmannia (Ihecla) 

 acaciae. Some beautiful Paniassius apollo var. pseiidonoiiiion were 

 emerging and a number of specimens were taken whilst drying their 

 wings. A^ ilicis and var. cerri were swarming, although mostly worn, 

 and Lycaena alcon was also plentiful and some specimens taken were 

 ■quite fresh. 



This terminated a holiday which, in spite of a considerable amount 

 of bad weather, proved both enjoyable and entomologically successful. 

 About 112 species were taken including a few Geo)iu'trae. 



The Terminology of Valriation. 



By Hy. J. TURNER, F.E.S. 



Since the article under the above title was published in the 

 September nuinber of this magazine, Mr. J. H. Durrant has very 

 kindly brought to my notice the fact that the famous Hiibner had 

 ■considered terminology, and in a work of which, I believe, only two 

 copies exist, one of which is in the Library of the British Museum 

 (Nat. Hist.) at South Kensington. Hiibner sums up the facts as 

 they presented themselves to him, and puts forth the scheme which 

 is printed below, comparing his scheme of terminology with that, 

 •extant in the works, of Linnaeus, and with that of SchifTermiiller in 

 the Vienna Catalogue (Wiener- Verzeicluius). It should be noticed that 

 the significations of the terms " genus " and " species " of the three 

 authors are quite different. 



The book referred to and the extracts are included below : — 



HUBNER, Jacob. — " Lepidopterologische Zutrage," pp. 1-32, 

 AUGSBURG (Verfasser), 1820. 



p. 15 :— 



H e e r ; OR DO. Der Inbegrifi^ aller Schmettlinghorden. 

 Ordnung S. V. Ordo Linn. 



Horde; PHALANX. Eine Abtheilung des Heeres, aus Rotten 

 bestehend. 



Gattung S. V. Genus Linn. 



R o t t e ; TRIBUS. Ein Theil der Horde, aus Stiimmen bestehend. 

 t S. V. —Linn. 



S t a m ra ; STIRPS. Jede tihnlich gestaltete, zahlreiche Sonde- 

 rung der Gattungen die ahnlicbe Familien bilden. 

 — S. V. Phalanx Linn. 



p. 16:— 



Familie; FAMILIA. Ein Theil des Stammes, welcher die 

 Vereine enthalt. 



Familie S. V.* — Linn. 



V e r e i n ; COITUS. Gleicbendahnliche Gattungen der Familie. 

 — S. v.* — Linn. 



