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wings pale ochreous grey, with the costal area reddish, the red colour 

 extending half-way across the wing from the base to the reniform, and then 

 going off to a point at the costa ; the characteristic basal streak of basilinea 

 is present, and there is a double black basal line; claviform and reniform 

 outlined in black, but orbicular indistinct; lower half of reniform dark. 

 Hind wings dark grey, with paler base and darker nervures." Vieweg's 

 diagnosis, p. 55, No. 84, is: — " Cristata, ahs deflexis cano fuscoque variis, 

 litura baseos marginisque tenuioris nigris." In his further description in 

 German we find : — " The lower part of the outer reniform filled up with 

 blackish shading. Besides the black streak on the fold there stands close 

 to the inner margin, about the middle of the wing, a small narrow spot of 

 the same colour, which forms a chief mark by which this moth may be 

 recognised." 



^. var. cinerascens, mihi. — Anterior wings of a dull ashy grey, with no 

 trace of the ferruginous markings of the type; the subterminal line of a 

 paler shade of the ground colour; the double basal lines and stigmata of 

 the ground colour, outlined in brown ; the reniform internally edged with 

 paler. Hind wings of the same dull colour as the anterior. I have seen 

 no specimens like these, except from Hartlepool. Mr. Robson sent me six 

 specimens, of which three were typical, and three of this dull, almost 

 unicolorous, form. Probably this variety is widely distributed in the most 

 northern parts of Britain. 



£. finitima, Gn. — Guenee (as mentioned above) considers this as a 

 distinct species, and writes : — " This replaces, in the United States, our 

 basilinea, which it closely resembles. It is of the same size ; the ground 

 colour of the superior wings less reddish, and more white ; the median 

 space is, on the contrary, more strongly marked with reddish brown, 

 especially on the upper part ; the median lines are more strongly marked 

 in black, as well as the claviform, which is very distinct." Mr. Dobree, to 

 whom I am so greatly indebted for information, writes : — " The Hadena 

 finitima of North America is only a climatic variety of basilinea. The chief 

 differences are that the general colour is of a pronounced vinous tinge ; in 

 some the space between the median lines is darker, so as to make a distinct 

 band across the wing, which includes the stigmata ; in others, the dusky 

 line, from the stigmata to the inner margin, is more pronounced than in 

 the generality of English specimens. In support of my belief, I have 

 collected numerous specimens from English localities, and in some few of 

 them, especially from Yorkshire and Newcastle, both the vinous tinge, as 

 well as the distinct band of the North American insect, is quite perceptible " 

 {in litt.). 



(To be continued.) 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTURES, &c. 



Leucophasia sinapis. — I have captured many specimens of this 

 species during June. Melanarge galatea was to be had iu the district, but 

 seems confined to a very small area. — (Mrs.) M. Craske ; Newacott, 

 Bridgerule, Holsworthy, Devon, August 26, 1889. 



CoLiAS EDUSA. — This butterfly has not been uncommon during the 

 past year, and several records have from time to time been received of its 

 capture ; among them are the following : — 



