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seen large numbers of a Terias from Japan, which are, for the 

 most part, indistinguishable from T. I3rende, DoubL, Heiv., 

 originally described from West Africa, but which graduate 

 insensibly in typical Hecabe, so that I am strongly inclined 

 to believe that this form (Brende) replaces in Japan the 

 <^siope of Queensland. The evidence is not so strong with 

 regard to T. Sari, Horsf., typical specimens of which seem 

 exceedingly different from T. Hecabe, L. I possess, however, 

 three specimens from Malacca, two of which are well-marked 

 T. Sari, while the third, which is much smaller, presents 

 certain peculiarities in the interior outline of the black hind 

 margin of the anterior wings. Below, however, the quadran- 

 gular blotch, distinctive of T. Sari, is well-marked. A fourth 

 specimen from the same locality, which must be referred to 

 T. Hecabe, while presenting no trace of the blotch on the 

 under side, exactly agrees in size, and in the markings of the 

 upper side, with the third specimen just described. So that 

 I think it is at least possible that T. Sari will ultimately be 

 found to be but a form of the inconstant T. Hecabe." Prof. 

 Westwood suggested that the case might be analogous to 

 that of certain English species of Pieris, where certain forms, 

 — e.g., P. Napaese, Esp., and P. Sabellicse, Sieph, — now 

 universally recognised as varieties of P. Napi, L., had long 

 been considered as specifically distinct. Prof. Westwood 

 also suggested that attention should be paid to the times of 

 appearance of the various forms, and the period noted during 

 which they remained in the pupa stage. Mr. A. G. Butler 

 remarked that the latter circumstance had an important 

 bearing on the case of Papilio Ajax, Linn. He expressed a 

 doubt as to the correctness of the supposition that T. Sari 

 was only a form of T. Hecabe, though he thought that the 

 breeding of the latter and T. ^siope from the same food-plant 

 was a strong point in favour of their identity. 



Death of Mr. Doubleday. — My inestimable friend Henry 

 Doubleday, of Epping, died at his residence on Tuesday, the 

 29th of June, 1875, sincerely regretted by all who knew him. 

 I intend publishing a short memoir in the September number 

 of the ' Entomologist,' when some account may possibly be 

 given of his vast collections and their future destination. — 

 Edward Newman. 



