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472 Prof. E. B. Poulton on Cymothoe theobene. 
Mendelian heredity is suggested by Fam. A, where all the 
female offspring are of the same form and all different from 
It is to be hoped that breeding experi- 
ments may be repeated and carried far enough to test this 
the female parent. 
suggestion. 
Considering the rarity of these new forms in 
collections it is remarkable that so many should have 
appeared in the four families recorded here and on p. 403. 
| | G@Sl¢ala, dias 
tad, : Date of | Date of | SS/2S (2681 88a 
Oni, 70 m. E. of |" pupa- | emer- |Males' $2 | 32 |388| 28 8| Remarks. 
Lagos: 1912. ft dae Lenape BS) 8S 1828] 28 
st Linea AS eS las aS 
2 =| a et st BS Eewt le 
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Family A, from | Apr. 27 | May 4) 1 
9 parent (No. : — — 
767), @ worn eh kom ee 
lutescens f. like - — ,;——__ |—_- an 
(1) but orange | eae.) a Dla 3 ? 2 similar to type. 
stronger in - 
pe hs ane | ee aa Online 2 4 he eye 
and ; capt. in - } 
forest, 1 m. H. DyOwor 5G i 
of Oni, Apr. ec!) set 3 1 w. darker H.W., 
ra Gee ie like (10). 
pr. is — ——_}——_— 
_ died Apr. 19. TOTALS 8 8 
Family B, from | Apr.27 | May 5 1 | 
@ parent (No. - = 
768), a typical} ,, 28) ,, 5) 5 1 9 slehuly darker 
theobene form ; ian type. 
capt. in forest —-|—_—_|——_ ———_- 
mania es SOL | 2, 2 OR Is AO anid 1 
Oni, Apr. 13; - : 
ova laid Apr. 35) ee a atts 1 1 | @ nigrescens, a 
13-15; died | dark var. 
Apr. 18. ——_-|——_  ——_ _——_- 
Poy 0) eas ba (lta b 
TOTALS 10 2 1 1 
Family O, from | Apr.28|May6 1 | 
9 parent (No. —- - ——— 2 
771), injured eh Weayt!) FR hs 1 2 brave. towards 
before capt., | } | lutescens. 
but probably a |—— ———_ X—_—_ | —_ _ —_-, ——_ 
pale nigrescens a0 00) Rai aif 
f.;* capt. in ~ 
forest 14 m.|May 1 oe POLIT RS 
KE. of Oni, Apr. -—— -——- == - 
13; ova laid ? similar to type 
Apr. 13-14; moe, Fp 1 but brighter 
died Apr. 15. orange. 
No’ Fg jel 1 Q nigrescens, a 
record, dark var. 
TOTALS U 2 vt 1 
* Very worn and the H.W.s nearly gone. 
the F.W.s, darker in the H 
Apparently a nigrescens f., very pale in 
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