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mediate months, a problem, Mrs. Day tells me, she is determined to 

 solve, and the solution of which will, I think, be most interesting. 



Thecla ilicis var. caudatula, Z. — Taken near Aineta, in the Lebanon, 

 first week in June, on the slopes of a mountain more or less clothed 

 with plantations of young Syrian oak-trees, where they were extremely 

 plentiful, and all, as far as I could make out, belonging to the long- 

 tailed aberration. 



T. mi/rtale, Klug. — Fairly common in the neighbourhood of the 

 Cedars early in June, but I only took one female, and not a very long 

 series of males. 



Thestor callimachus, Ev. — I took one perfect male specimen of this 

 butterfly on May 13th, at Aley. It was probably only just emerging, 

 and a spell of dull cold weather would account for my seeing no more 

 of it before I left Aley, two days later. 



PolyommatHS thersanwn var. omphale, Klug. — This is undoubtedly 

 a summer variety ; those I took in the spring were all normal, while 

 all the males of the summer brood possessed tails quite as long, if not 

 longer, than the ordinary female. 



Ci(/aritis acamas, Klug. — Three bad specimens only, all near 

 Beyrout in May, two of which were taken in the grounds of the 

 American College ; and I saw another in this same place early in 

 August. Mrs. Day has not as yet been able to discover upon what 

 plant this little Cigar itis lays its eggs. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES ON THE DIVISION VELIIARIA [RHYNCHOTA] 

 ( = SuBFAM. VELIDiE, Leth. & Sev.). 



By G. W. Kirkaldy, F.E.S. 

 (Concluded from Entom. xxxiv. p. 310.) 



E. NIGRICANS {Burm.). 



Velia nigricans, Burm. 1835, Handb. p. 213. 



Burmeister's description is altogether inadequate, and the 

 species has long been unknown to me. I now have a pair from 

 Syria which are probably referable to it. 



Elongate ; first segment of antennae two-thirds longer than second, 

 second and fourth subequal, third one-sixth longer than fourth ; third 

 segment of intermediate tarsi very slightly longer than second. 

 (Maeropterous form : prono'tum obtusely angulate, obsoletely carinate 

 longitudinally.) 



Blackish brown with yellowish pubescence ; base of first segment 

 of antennae pallid. Femora shining black, base (coxae, spines, except 

 tips of latter, &c.) pallid ; an interrupted pale line at apex of 

 pronotum. 



