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220 Forres, viii. 1871 f. 



219 „ „ t- 



2542 Sligo, 1886 (Russ). 



Ground colour strongly bluish-grey. 

 1042 North Ireland, 1889 (Salvage's expedition). 

 1042a „ „ „ 



218 Forres, viii. 1871 f. 



The usual dark markings reduced to pale brown. 

 2545 Ayton, Berwickshire, 1876 (Buglass). \ 



1366 Huddersfield, 1873 (Dearnley). [ 



6111 Newcastle-on-Tyne, bred 1886 (Maling). j 

 6110 ,, ,, ,, ) 



Var. olivacea Steph. Ground colour greenish-grey, 

 very clear in 61 10, and darkest in 2545. Cf. Barrett, 

 PI. 170, figs. ic. ih, and South, I. PI. 138, figs. 4, 5, 

 6361 Nicolajefsk, Amurland, 1881-1886 (Graeser's expedition). ^ 

 Var. subcaerulea Graes. Ground colour bluish-grey, 

 with a slight purple tinge. 

 *6436 Leeds, bred from ovum, vi. 1887 (Pickles). 

 *6435 



Polia canescens Dup. 



1294 Continent, 1873 (Staudinger). $ 



4756 „ 1880 „ $ 



4757 „ » » cj 



Poiia polymita Linn. 



5496 Hungary, 1883 (Staudinger). ^ 



5495 „ „ „ ^ . 



Ground colour a more uniform olive-brown than in the 

 others. 



5493 Hungary, 1883 (Staudinger). $ 



5494 „ „ „ ? 



Polia xanthomista i///&. =nigrocincta Dup. 



6263 Central France, 1886 (Staudinger). ^ ~\ 



6265 „ „ „ • ? / 



Fine examples of the type form, with yellow markings 

 very conspicuous. 



6266 Central France, 1886 (Staudinger). $ 



6264 „ „ „ ^ 

 2917 Germany, 1876 (Staudinger). ^ 



The yellow markings reduced and inconspicuous ; 

 2917 shows a strong development of the central 

 transverse dark band. 

 6184 Trevalga, North Cornwall, 1886 (Riding). $ 

 See ' Entomologist,' Dec. i{ 

 2049 Germany, 1874 (Staudinger). $ 



6267 Hungary, 1886 ,, $ 



6268 „ „ „ ^ 

 770 Germany, 1872 „ (^ 



Var. nigrocincta Treit. Semi-melanic : suffused with 

 dark grey, darker in the English specimens than in 

 the Continental ones. In all the yellow markings 

 are reduced to a minimum. 

 *668o Isle of Man, 1888 (Mosley— taken by Porritt). 



Polia flavicincta Fab. 



1 165 Beverley, 1876 f. 



1161 „ 1873 f. 



214 ,, 1871 |. 



3331 „ 1876 t- 



The markings reduced, and the pale cream ground colour 

 more evident ; hind margin unicolorous cream colour. 



