104 THE LEPIDOPTERIST 



Note on Catocala Helena Cassino 



In The Lepidopterist, \'ol. 1, No. 8, I described a 

 Catocala under the name of helena. As this name is 

 occupied by a synonym to micronympha described by 

 Pilate I substitute the name ''patricia." As the illus- 

 tration representing this species was unsatisfactory, a 

 new three-color half-tone will be given in a future is- 

 sue of The Lepidopterist. 



Samuel E. Cassino. 



A New Variety of Catocala lacrymosa 



By Samuel E. Cassino 

 Plate VIII. 



Catocala lacrymosa f. albomarginata, f. nov. 



As will be seen by referring to the illustration de- 

 picting this variety of lacrymosa, the outer and inner 

 margins of primaries closely resemble sappho. The 

 apical patch is dusky white, growing darker at the 

 apex. The entire outer margin from the subterminal 

 line is grayish white, very much lighter than f. paul- 

 ina. Along the inner margin the grayish white border 

 extends the entire length but is broken into by the 

 t. a. and the t. r. lines and the median shade. The un- 

 der surface is marked like lacrymosa, but much 

 lighter. 



Type I c? in the collection of the author from the 

 Doll Collection. 



Plate VIII will be sent with one of the early num- 

 bers of Vol. II. 



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