HIPPODAMIA VARIEGATA, GOEZE. 



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Hippodatnia variegata, Goeze. — Description of some furtlier new 

 aberrations, and observations on ab. 3-punctata, Haw., and ab. 

 9-punctata, Haw. 



By G. B. C. LEMAN, F.E.S. 

 1. ab. e.Kterni'pnnctata, n.ab. 



This aberration has the common scutellar spot and one isolate spot 

 No. 2. 



Weise in his B.T. (1879) gives as form.ula of his ab. iiihoncsta 5, h, 

 but subsequently, in 1885, he appears not only to give it the new 

 formula of 2, ^, but to group it with 3- and .5-spotted aberrations under 

 the omnibus name of var. 5-titaciilata, Fabr., where obviously neither 

 can remain. 



I was unable to obtain oi' trace any copy of Weise's B.T. (1885), 

 and for the following extract I am indebted to Professor Kolbe of the 

 Zool. Mas., Berlin: — 



•' {h) Fid. mit 3 bis 5 Punkten ; aa. 3 P., Z.B. 5, h oder 4, h 

 Oder 6, ^ oder 2, i {in/umesta, Ws.) ; bb. 5 P., Z.B. 3, 5, | 

 oder 4, 5, ^ oder 2, 3, i oder 1,5,^ oder 5, H, ^ oder 4, 



6, i oder 4t -\- 5, ^ v. S-macnlata, Fabr." 



Of the above 3-spotted aberrations 5, h = ab. S-pinictata, Haw. 

 (Syn: ab. in/ionesta, Ws.) ; 4, | = ab. hininneli, Ws. (1879) ; Q, h = 

 ab. s^eaqitipnnctata, mihi ; 2, i^ = ab. pxternepnnctata, mihi ; and of the 

 5-spotted series, 3, 5, -J == ab. artetmsiae, Ws. (1879) ; 4, 5, ^ — 

 ab. 5-iiiaciilat.a, Fabr.; 2, 3, h = ab. binisesqiiipitnctata, mihi ; 1,5, 



1. = ab. (Ml qi(e punctata, mihi ; 5, 6, i = ab. 5-pintctata, Walt. 

 (1882) ; 4, 6, I = ab. lnnnbrix, Walt. (1882) ; and 4 + 5, i = ab. 

 comuuicidata, mihi. 



In the circumstances I propose to give the aberration with formula 



2, I the name of ab. ccternepunctata and Weise's ab. inlumeata (1879), 

 with formula 5, i sinks as a synonym of ab. S-piinctata, Haw. 



FOKMULA : 2, ^. 



2. ab. S-pioutata, Haworth, Traits. Ent. Soc. Loud., i., 276. 10. E. 

 (1812). 



" 10. C. 7-notata (e) %-pnnctata : Coleoptris rubris, 



punctis nigris tribus, uno communi, altero in singulo 

 elytro, pone medium suturam versus, caetera fere ut in 

 ultima varietate [i.e. 5 5-iiiaciilata, Fabr.) Long. Corp. 

 2 lin. Coccindla '6-piinctata, Linn., Syst. Oper. et ejus 

 Musaei. Communicavit S. Wilkins. Variat. dnplo 

 major." 

 The reference to Linnaeus is obviously wrong, as the latter's speci- 

 men = C. ll-pnnctata, L. ab. B-piinctata, L., while C. 1-notata, Haw., 

 =r H . variei/ata, Goez., ab. constellata, Laich.. and his var. /3 {d-notata) 

 is in fact the type. 



Weise appears to have been unaware of Haworth 's paper on Cocci- 

 nella, and the latter's ab. S-pnmtata has priority over Weise's ab. 

 inhonesta (1879). 

 Formula : 5, h- 



3. ab. sesqin'piinctata, n.ab. 



This aberration as mentioned above is wrongly grouped by Weise 

 (1885) under ab. b-maculata, Fabr. 

 June 15th, 1922. 



