THE ENTOMOLOGIST 



Vol. XXXIX.] 



MAY, 1906. 



[No. 516. 



A MELANIC FOEM OF ACRONYCTA LEPORINA. 

 By Alfred J. Willsdon. 



The melanic specimen of A. leporiiia, represented by the 

 central figure, was bred last June from an Essex larva. 



The fore wings of the insect are glossy black, with white 

 fringes. The black markings of the typical insect are for the 

 most part discernible, and they are partly relieved by a faint 

 white edging. The hind wings are somewhat suffused towards 

 the inner and outer margins, and the nervures are strong and 

 dark. The thorax is quite black, and the abdomen decidedly dark. 



The lower insect figured represents normal Essex specimens, 



ENTOM. — MAY, 1906. K / 



