Zygena Trifolic. 4.27 
Mr. Humphreys expresses an opinion in Westwood 
and Humphreys’ “ British Moths, and their transforma- 
tions,” that all the five spots “ constitute but one species ;” 
and adds, ‘‘I have not figured the larva of A. Loti, as I 
cannot but suspect that there has been some mistake 
respecting it; for while the species in its perfect state is 
so very similar to A. Filipendule, the caterpillar is 
represented as totally different, not only in colour, but 
also in shape, being what is termed onisciform.” 
Hiibner, from whom Mr. Humphreys copied, repre- 
sents A. Milipendule larva as stretched out feeding, A. 
Joti larva as in repose; and it is only in repose that 
these larvae assume an onisciform appearance, so that 
portion of the difficulty is soon explained; as to the 
colour, Mr. Humphreys has erroneously considered his 
lott and Hiibner’s as identical. Hiibner’s loti, 9, as 
before stated, being a 6-spotted species, and his loti, ¢, 
is given in the very work that Mr. Humphreys intro- 
duces this observation into as a synonym of A. Meliloti!! 
In a note to the first edition of the same work, Mr. 
Bree observes, ‘The two species (£lipendule and Loti) 
occur in this neighbourhood (near Coventry), but in 
different localities, Loti being found in heathy bogs, Fili- 
pendulee in low meadows and grassy woods. Occasion- 
ally I have met with specimens of each in the locality of 
the other, but this was not usual, which tended to con- 
vince me, amongst other circumstances, that they were 
distinct species... . . . I have often seen the cater- 
Note. In the National Collection in the British Museum, only ‘Tri- 
foliti’ and ‘ Lonicere’ are recognized. 
Trifolii comprises :-— 
(1.) Trifolii, Esper. 
(2.) Meliloti, Ste., late Trifolii ; 
specimens with spots not confluent. 
(3.) A fine series of typical spe- 
cimens of the marsh, or late Trifolit 
of this paper, queried as Trifolii. 
(4.) Three abnormal varieties of 
the late Trifolii (?). 
(5.) The early Trifolii of this 
paper, but not typical specimens. 
(6.) Typical specimens of the 
early Trifolii, labelled ‘ Orobi,’ Hiib. 
Lonicere comprises :— 
(1.) Lonicerw, Esper. 
(2.) Lonicere, Hiibner; both 
typical Lonicere. 
(3.) Loti, Ste.; small specimens 
of Lonicere. 
In no one specimen of Lonicere 
in the Brit. Mus. are the central 
red spots of the fore-wing confluent. 
THB: 
