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I can only reply to the second point from hearsay; but I believe I am 
correct in asserting that the Linnean types of Colias are very doubtful. 
(Compare Prof. Westwood’s remarks in his ‘ British Butterflies.’) C. Palzeno 
is by far the commonest species in Sweden, and there has never been any 
doubt about this species, except that some of the older authors who were 
unacquainted with it gave Hyale, auet., under this name. Both C. Edusa 
and C. Hyale, auct., are of doubtful occurrence in Sweden; and it is very 
unlikely that Linneus was acquainted with either of the high northern 
species, C. Nastes and O. Hecla. C. Electra was subsequently described 
by Johanssen and Linneus as ‘fulvus,’ which has helped to obscure the 
other descriptions. The Linnean description states that Hyale is ‘ magis 
flavis’ than Paleno. This will not apply to Hyale, awet.; which if any- 
thing is less yellow. Then the fascia dividing the dark hind margin is 
called ‘lutea,’ which indicates a decided difference in that tint from the 
ground colour. This cannot apply to Hyale, auct., but applies very well to 
Croceus, female. All the other points in the description would apply equally 
well to both species. Hight references are quoted by Linnzus in his 
different works for his Hyale. I have consulted six of these, and all refer 
to C. Croceus, and every figure quoted represents the female. In one or 
two cases (c.g. by Scopoli and Geoffroy) Hyale, auct., is casually noticed as 
a var. or as the other sex; but the two species were never properly 
separated till Denis and Schiffermiller, in the ‘ Wiener Verzeichniss’ (1775), 
gave Hyale, auct., as Paleno, L. (certainly an error) and Croceus as 
Hyale, L.; another reason why the name Hyale should be applied, as it was 
by nearly all the old authors, to the latter species. The only name which 
I can find for Hyale (except Paleeno, which is inapplicable) is Sareptensis, 
applied by Staudinger, in his ‘ Catalog’ (1871), p. 5, toa variety. It isa 
very inappropriate name for an insect of so extensive a range; but unless 
all the misnomers in Entomology are to be rejected, I do not think we can 
avoid adopting it.” 
1 January, 1872. 
A. R. Wattace, Hsq., F.Z.S., President, in the chair. 
Additions to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 
donors :—‘ Proceedings of the Royal Society,’ No. 1380; ‘Catalogue of 
Scientific Papers,’ vol. v.; presented by the Society. ‘The Journal of the 
Linnean Society,’ Zoology, No. 54; ‘ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of 
London,’ Session 1871-72; by the Society. ‘ Coleopterologische Hefte,’ 
