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three varieties up into -albo and -flavo according to the colour of 

 the reniform.] 



»). var. paludis, mihi. — (1) paliidis-albo. — The anterior wing of 

 a pale ochreous-yellow ground colour, with a white reniform and 

 yellow orbicular ; an abbreviated double basal line, followed by two 

 single fuscous transverse lines ; a dark fuscous shade, extending 

 from the inner edge of the reniform to the inner margin ; two 

 fuscous transverse elbowed lines just beyond the reniform, 

 extending across the wing ; a costal shade slightly darker than 

 the ground colour near the apex, the reniform being situated in a 

 similarly-coloured shade ; the hind margin from the apex to the 

 anal angle also darker ; the reniform is exceedingly narrow, 

 compared with that of nictitans, owing to the absence of the out- 

 side ring present in the reniform of the latter species. The hind 

 wings dark grey, the males with the base much paler, darker 

 nervures and indistinct lunule. This variety is figured on Plate 

 I., fig. 1. I have specimens from Sligo, Strood, and Deal. 



(2). paluclis-flavo. — Figured on Plate I., fig. 2, like paludis- 

 albo, but with a yellow reniform instead of white. I have specimens 

 from Sligo, Strood, Shoeburyness, and Deal. 



6. var. intsrmedia, mihi. — (1) inter media-albo. — This variety has 

 the ground colour darker ochreous than in var. paludis, a more 

 distinct dark shade around the reniform, and the ground colour 

 with a slight greenish tint. This variety is figured on Plate I., 

 fig. o. I have specimens of this var. and inter media-flavo, from 

 Shoeburyness, Sligo, Strood, and Deal. 



(2). inter media-flavo. — Like the above inter media-albo, but 

 with a yellow reniform instead of white. 



K. var. grisea, mihi. — (1). grisea-albo. — The ground colour 

 greyish, darker than paludis and intermedia, with a slight greenish 

 tinge, a pale yellow orbicular and a white reniform, a darker 

 shade enveloping the lower part of the reniform. The pale 

 transverse lines as in paludis and intermedia. The posterior 

 wings darker than in either of these last two varieties. This 

 form is figured on Plate I., fig. 4, and I have specimens from Deal 

 and Strood. This and the following are more common in Kent 

 than either var. paludis or var. intermedia. 



(2). grisea-flavo. — Like grisea-albo, but with yellow reniform 

 stigmata instead of white. This form is figured on Plate I., figs. 

 & 7, the latter of these two figures having the transverse lines 



