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Mr. Barrett's specimen is, however, infinitely more remarlcaljle, as the 

 larval head was developed within a normal pupa. I should certainly 

 not have believed this had anyone but Mr. Barrett been the observer. 

 Though atalanta is abundant, io is not to be seen now, though the larva 

 was abundant, and the butterfly also for a short period. This seems to 

 indicate that early as they emerged this year, they take to their winter 

 quarters equally early, whilst atalanta refrains from doing so much 

 longer, if not jjerhaps as long as possible. — T. A. Chapman, Firbank, 

 Hereford. August 29th, 1893. [Large and small larvae of V. atalanta, 

 taken at Gal way by Mr. J. E. R. Allen on September 8th have just 

 been received by us. We cannot however get larvfe of V. urticce. — Ed.] 



WARIATION. 



Colour Variation in the pup.e of Lasiojimata meg.era and 

 L. iEGERiA. — Looking over your notes this moi'ning in the Record 

 regarding pupa3 of L. mjeria and L. megcera, it may interest you to 

 know that out of about 80 jiupas of cegeria I had very recently, every 

 one was of the light green shade, and I have not yet seen a grey one 

 such as you describe. Out of about 30 i)upa3 of megcera — one was of a 

 dark olive gTcen colour, and another of the velvety black form you 

 describe. I send you the remains of this latter j)upa ; it was accident- 

 ally broken vqy. All the other pupte were of a similar colour to the 

 light gTeen of cegeria. — S. G. C. Russell, Priory Villa, Woking. 

 August Wth, 1893. 



Variety of Arctia caia. — A larva of Arctia caia was brought to 

 me last month, found on the pavement close to Highgate Road, I 

 placed it in a box, 2 in. by 1 in,, with some common marigold (Calen- 

 dula officinalis) which it seemed to enjoy ; so much so, that nettle, 

 hollyhock, etc. failed in comparison to attract its attention. Just as it 

 began to sj^in I transferred it to a cage. It has become a fine $ 

 specimen, approaching the variety lutescens ; the hind wings being 

 orange, but the body and collar reddish. — George Hollis, Dartmouth 

 Park Hill. July 21s/, 1893. 



Variation of Calli3iorpha heka. — The specimens of Callimorpha 

 her a which I have bred safely, came out two months earlier than their 

 parents. They have done pretty well and would have done better but 

 for deformities, of which there were many. The upper wings were 

 nearly always perfect ; but the underwings, and especially the left 

 underwing, were often deformed. I do not think this Avas due to any 

 fault in management, as Mr. Bird's, which were kept under much more 

 favouralile circumstances than mine, gave a similar proportion of 

 deformities. We did not succeed in pairing them, I am sorry to say. 

 The colour of the underwings varies from bright scarlet to yellow, 

 with all intermediate tints. There are, however, three regular forms : 

 the scarlet form, the yellow form and the orange form. The yellow 

 and orange forms are both commoner than the scarlet form. — A, 

 Robinson, 1, M;tre Court Buildings, Temple, Jidij 12th, 1893. 



Aberration of Argynnis paphia. — I have got a veiy fine var. of 

 Argynnis paphia from New Forest ; right hand pair of wings 2 , left 3^ , 

 — P, Bright, Bournemouth, August 10th, 1893. 



Description of Hippodamia variegata var. englehardi. — It may 



