3025 



10 



5129 Cambridgeshire, 1881 (Warren). 

 5131 



5130 .. .. .. ■\ 



6148 Cambridgeshire, bred 1886 (Warren). / 

 The reniform stigma almost obUterated by the pale 



grey apical suffusion. 



6149 Cambridgeshire, bred 1886 (Warren). 



6147 .. '. » 



3024 Germany, 1876 (Staudinger). \ 



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Larger, but otherwise similar (31 mm. as against 

 27-28 mm.). 



Craniophora (Acronycta) ligustri Fab. 



622 Hunsley, E. Yorks., vi. 1877 f. 



621 „ „ „ t- 



1019 „ „ VI. 1873 t- 



3137 „ „ vi. 1876 t- 



3138 „ „ „ t- 



Ab. sundevalli Lamp. = o\i\a,cea Dobrtfe. 'A form in 

 which the white markings are replaced by olive- 

 green, and which is equally common with the type 

 in East Yorkshire ' (Dobree). Cf. Barrett, Plate 123, 

 fig. 2c. In 3137 the stigmata are almost entirely 

 obliterated. 



3139 Hunsley, E. Yorks., vi. 1876 f- 



3140 „ „ „ t- 



3141 „ n .. t- 



Intermediate between the above and the type form. 



3142 Hunsley, E. Yorks., vi. 1876 f. 

 1018 „ „ vi. 1873 t- 



The white ring of the orbicular stigma very distinct. 

 ♦6490 Bavaria, 1887 (Staudinger). 

 *5474 France, 1883 (Staudinger). 



[The green colour mostly gone]. 

 *5245 Bavaria 1883 (Staudinger). 



Greyish-green ; the yellow dorsal and sub-dorsal lines 

 very distinct. 



Acronycta rumicis Linn. 



2519 Beverley, vii. 1875 f. 

 1535 „ 1878 t. 



5896 „ vii. 1885 f. 



The inner-marginal area very dark blackish-brown. 

 .1530 Houghton, E. Yorks., vi. 1874 |.\ 

 3190 Beverley, 1881 f. J 



Intermediate between the type and ab. salicis. 

 3189 Beverley, 1881 f. 



Ab. salicis Curt. The wings suffused with brownish- 

 black ; stigmata hardly traceable ; the white spots 

 close to anal angle and along the hind margin con- 

 spicuous. Cf. Barrett, Plate 123, fig. ib. 

 1 531 Sligo, 1886 (Russ). 

 6351 Nicolajefsk, Amurland, 1881-1886 (Graeser's expedition). $) 



6350 ,. .. >. .. c?/ 



A beautiful variety. Smaller (32 mm.) ; ground 

 colour purplish-grey ; oyie very conspicuous white 

 crescent near anal angle ; the hind-marginal line 

 hardly traceable. 

 *3950 Sheffield, 1878 (Doncaster), 



