24 THK KNTOMOr.OGISTS KKfOKI). 



So far, however, as the confluence of spots 4 + 5 + 6, coupled with 

 the other spots mentioned by Weise, is concerned, this is the formula 

 of ab. turkmenica, Zoubk., described in Sor. Imp. Nat. Mosc, vi. p. H39 

 [1833], viz., 1, 2, 3, 4 + 5 + 6 (in an irregular blotch), i. Weise 

 appears to have overlooked Zoubkoff's aberration and to this extent, 

 therefore, the ab. tnacuUiicra, Ws., sinks as a synonym of ab. tinkwenica, 

 Zoukb. 



There remain, however, two subvariations of Weise's ab. macuUgera 

 for which no names exist and these I propose to name. 



(2) ab. Maculigera (Weise) n.ab. 



This aberration is described by Weise in his B.T. [1885] as a sub- 

 variation of his ab, maculigera, which latter with formula 1, 2, 3, 4 + 6 

 + 6, i is a synonym of ab. tinkmenira, Zoubk. [1833] . 



I propose to keep Weise's name for this aberration and its formula 

 is: 1, 2, 3 + 1, 4 + 5 + 6, the latter, three spots being in an irregular 

 blotch. 



(3) ab. Zoubkoffi, n.ab. 



This aberration is described by Weise in his B.T. ri885] as a sub- 

 variation of his ab. macnlii/era, which with its formula of 1, 2, 3, 4 + 5- 

 + 6, I sinks as a sjmonym of ab. turkmenica, Zoubk. rhw* ,. ,\z 



I propose therefore to name this aberration after Zoubkoff to dis- 

 tinguish it from ab. macidiijera, Ws. Its formula is : 4 + 5 + 6 (in an 

 irregular blotch), ^. 



II. — Some observations on var. e. of Gyllenhall's C mxtabilis and 

 on the true type of ab. inimaciilata, Gmelin : — 



(1) While searching through the many authors who have written 

 on this species, I have found recorded by Hummel [1829] in Ksi^ais. 

 Ent. t. 1. No. 7. p. 33 on (7. viiitabilix, Gyll. [~H. variegctta, Goez., 

 ab. similis, Schrank, with 13 spots] an aberration which he refers to as 

 the var. e. of Gyllenhall [1827] Im. Suec. T. I. pars. iv. p. 211. 



" Yar. e. . . . elytra puncto tantum unico communi juxta scu- 

 tellum. Habitat in plantis, oleribus, apud nos rarius ; var. e. in 

 Scania ad Ystad capta, a Dom. Prof. Zetterstedt communicata." vjiiia 



It will be noted that Gyllenhall distinctly states his var. e. has the 

 ^ spot and it cannot therefore be referred to ab. immaculata, Gmel.y 

 as Mulsant, Weise, Ganglbauer and others have grouped it. 



Gmelin's [1790] original description from his K(L Linn. I. 4. 

 p. 1644. No. 155 runs as follows : — 



"Immaculata. 155. C. coleoptris flavescentibus, immaculatis, 

 thoracis macula nigra: punctis duobus albis. Mm^. Le.sk. p. 11. no. 

 211. Habitat in Suecia." 



On referrmg to Zschach's [1789] description on Leske's Collection, 

 he appears to describe, without assigning any specific name to it, an 

 impunctate Coccinellid : — 



"211. Cocc. impunctata, coleoptris flavescentibus, puncto nuUo, 

 thorace macula nigra, in qua puncta duo alba." 



I think it is quite clear from the above text and from Zschach's 

 mode of describing other Coccinellids that he is using the term, 

 " impunctata," in a purely adjectival sense and not as a specific name^ 

 and consequently the ab. immacidata, Gmel. stands for the aberration 

 with no spots whatever on the elytra. 



