78 THK entomologist's JIMICOKI). 



on the Grand Salcve in July, but he may congratulate himself on 

 having netted Z. tuiista var. niceae. Is Mr. Ashby quite sure that this 

 is what he has picked up? I should very much doubt it. Although 

 forms of faiista are common enough all along the Jura, I have even 

 taken a few at Gex, whence Mr. Ashby had come, but have never heard 

 of the type being found on the Salove, much less a southern form. Qf 

 course many extraordinarj^ things have been vaguely reported from that 

 most popular and rich locality. I have even seen a Goiu'iitcii/.r clea- 

 patra that is reported to have been captured there many years ago. 

 Still, though few believe in the report, cleopatra might possibly lly so 

 far north, or be carried by the winds, whereas niccae could not. I 

 should imagine that Mr. Ashby has simply netted 'a jiicunda, which is 

 found in small numbers at several points on the top of the Saleve as 

 well as in tremendous numbers at its foot. Jiicinida varies greatlv both 

 in size and in colouring, and a very long series can be made in an hour 

 or two, but July 15th is perhaps rather too early to expect to find many. 

 Jiiciinda is not to be differentiated from the type by the lack of a red 

 abdominal girdle, for more often than not there are traces of this, and 

 it is sometimes of very fair size, the wing dimensions too, vary from 

 that of a novmaX faiista to a tiny little moth that may be hidden beneath 

 one wing of its big sister. — P. A. H. Moschamp. 



New Aberrations of Lkpidopteka. — The following forms have 

 recently been described in the Uerne MeuHuelle of Namur. 



Brenthh eiiiihrosyne ab. rahcsina. — The basal portion of the wing is 

 almost entirely black, except that in the midtlle of this area there is a 

 spot of the usual ground colour in the centre of which lies the discoidal 

 cellular spot. Captured at Virton, May 25th, 1920. 



Brcnthis i)iu ab. r((tl)iififi. — The submarginal spots are all very large 

 and elongated, occupying half, or almost half, the space between the 

 median line of spots and the marginal border. Captured at Sugny, 

 June 30th, 1921. 



Issoria lathoiiid ab. chloroiirapha. — -The median area of the fore- 

 wing is of a whitish yellow (subfiavoalbida). Taken at Virton, April 

 28th, 1921. 



Anii/nnis cijiiippc ab. callistn.— AW the black markings of the median 

 area of all the wings much enlarged, and united to form an irregular 

 band separating the basal and marginal areas. The black markings 

 are all enlarged and very deep in tone, and the ground colour is slightly 

 dusky. Taken at Virton, June 14th, 1921. 



M. I'abbe Cabeau is the describer, January 25th, 1922. 



Jhcnthis selenc ab. /lalfiantsi. — The black maiginal chevrons of the 

 forewings are irregular in shape and depth of black, in the nervular 

 spaces 2 and 8 they are strikingly aberrant. On the underside the 

 forewings are of the usual colour, but there is no trace of black chevrons, 

 while almost all the other markings are present and emphasised. The 

 lower wings below have no little black dots, and the basal area is 

 intensely black, as is also the anal angle. Taken at Bergh, May 17th, 

 1921. 



Brenthis dia ab. interliiiota. — On the upper side the two black spots 

 above the middle of the inner bordei' are united by a black extension. 

 Taken at Fees, May 10th, 1921. 



M. I'abbe Cabeau describes these, March 25th, 1922. — Hv.J.T. 



