NOTES ON THE COLLECTION OF BRITISH MACRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 11] 
A series of 6 var. borealis from Aberdeenshire was presented by 
Mr. A. Horne. 
Parasemia plantaginis.—In a striking series of 18, taken 
wild near Cerne Abbas, Dorset, by Dr. R. C. L. Perkin, and 
presented by him, the paler markings predominate over the 
black. This is particularly noticeable in the females, five of 
which have remarkably small proportion of black in the fore 
wings. A specimen from the Sellon Collection has a female 
body and markings, but the right antenna is female and the 
right male. It is labelled ‘‘ Hermaphrodite (Harwood).” 
Diacrisia sanio.—A male taken in N. Staffs by myself in 
1917 is almost entirely wanting in the black border of the 
hind wings, this being slightly indicated by a few greyish scales. 
A female taken in the same locality has almost the whole of 
the hind wing filled with black, only two small rufous spots 
being left. 
Arctia caia.—A long series showing a great deal of minor 
variation. There is one very remarkable aberration of a female 
from the Spilsbury Collection. Except for a few very small 
white spots which do not correspond with each other on each 
side the whole of the forewings are filled up with very dark 
brown. On this dark brown ground are black markings exactly 
corresponding with the usual white markings of a normal 
specimen. The hind wings have a very broad blue-black 
border, with a broad dark central band. From the Hope 
Collection is a female with normal markings, but with lemon- 
coloured hind wings. 
Callimorpha dominula.—One from the Chitty Collection taken 
in S. Devon has the two spots near the anal angle of the hind 
wings ccalescent, with much blackish suffusion towards the 
centre of the wing, resembling a smudged ink-blot. A series 
of 10 fine bred ab. rossica from Kentish stock (from L. W. 
Newman). : 
Coscinia striataa—Two specimens, both from the Hope 
Collection. One of them bas a label ‘‘ Wells Brit. Coll.” 
Neither of them is in perfect condition. 
C. cribrum.—Varied series of over 60, mostly from Ringwood. 
Six from the Meldola Collection, labelled ‘‘ Canford, Dorset.”’ 
Deiopeia pulchella—Six specimens. One from the Sellon 
Collection, on an old common pin, labelled ‘‘ Standen’s Collec- 
tion”; another label, apparently Standen’s, has on it ‘‘ Taken 
by Dr. Battersby at Torquay.” A second from the Sellon 
Collection has a label ‘“‘ Folkestone, —/8/84 taken by V. R. 
Prince.” Two from the Spilsbury Collection, one labelled 
‘from Mr. Brockhoules’ Collection, Westmoreland, bred by the 
Revd. — Tristram. 9? caught at Torquay, which laid 14 eggs. 
From Mr. Hodgkinson.” Two from the Hope Collection with 
no data. 
