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yellow submarginal spots surrounded by green rings. The under 

 side in the two older forms is almost identical. 



2. T. victories regis, subsp. nov. — Upper wings : the green 

 basal area only occupies two-thirds of the cell ; the green sub- 

 apical patch as long as in T. rictorice regince extremest sp3cimen, 

 but consists only of two spots and a small one behind the 5th 

 subcostal nervule, and on the costa the narrow green line only 

 reaches half-way to the basal area. Hind wings with the green 

 area much enlarged, occupying entirely, or almost entirely, the 

 two discoidal and median cellules. On the under side of fore 

 wings the submarginal green spots are much smaller, and the 

 upper ones are not joined to the central green area of the wings. 

 The excised margin at the anal angle is more deeply cut in than 

 in T. victoricB regince, forming a much sharper angle. 



3. T. victoricB, Gray. — The basal green area extends further 

 into the cell than in T. victorice regis, but not so far as in T. 

 victorice regince. The subapical green patch is much smaller and 

 shorter, but consists of three distinct spots, of which the posterior 

 one is smallest. The hind wings have the green area extending 

 as far as or farther than in T. victorice regis. 



FEMALES. 



1. T. victoricB regince, Salv. — Submarginal spots of both pairs 

 of wings very large. 



2. T. victorice regis. — Submarginal spots very small, some- 

 times almost obliterated ; the discal spots and that at the base of 

 the cell of fore wings also smaller than in the two other local forms. 



3. T. victorice, Gray. — Submarginal spots intermediate in 

 size ; subapical and basal spots of cell of fore wings mostly 

 separate, but sometimes merged together as in T. victorice regince. 



One specimen of a female is recorded by Mr. Salvin in P. Z. S., 

 1888, p. 118, as being from Florida Island, Solomon Group; 

 this has the submarginal spots almost as small as in T. victorice 

 regis. It is probably an error of locality, and most likely the 

 specimen was obtained in the Shortland Islands, Solomon Group, 

 and wrongly labelled by the collector. 



Tring. 



A CATALOGUE OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF IRELAND. 



By W. F. de Vismes Kane, M.A., M.R.I.A., F.E.S. 



(Continued from p. 15.) 



MiANA STRiGiLis, Clerck. — This species is somewhat local in 

 Ireland, though widely distributed and often exceedingly abun- 

 dant; varying much, as in Great Britain. I am of opinion 

 that it tends towards topomorphism. In some localities, for 



