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"smaller and darker" (' Catalog,' p 117). I think myself that 

 Esper's figure represents a large dark litura but it is excessively bad. 



/3. var. meridionalis, Stdgr. This variety is described by Staudinger 

 and I am unable to refer it to any of our varieties. He writes ; " Al. 

 ant. unicolor. ca3ruleo- vel flavo-griseis, fascia taiitum media maculaque 

 apicali rufescentibus " (' Catalog,' p. 117). 



ADDENDA. 



p. 51, Ayr otis tritici var. siibgotliica, Haw. With regard to my note on 

 the use of Haworth's name in America, I pointed out the error in the 

 ' Canadian Entomologist,' xxiii., p. 159, and Mr. Grote has now put 

 matters right by sinking subgothica, Haw., as an American species. 

 In future, the American species will be called jacuUfera, Guen. (vide. 

 ' Canadian Entom.,' xxiii., p. 202). 



p. 96, Triphcena orbona v&r.pallescens, Ckll. The variety of this species,, 

 mentioned in the ' Entomologist,' xx., p. 240, was named by Mr. 

 Cockerell in the 'Entomologist,' vol. xxii., p. 4. The only description 

 given is : " The hind wings creamy- white instead of a bright yellow " 

 ( Entom.,' xx., p. 240). In ' Entomologist,' vol. xxii., plate vi., fig. E 

 has a pale left underwing. I have seen other similar specimens ; see 

 also Mr. Gregson's remarks ante p. 99. 



COKRIGENDA. 



p. 105, five lines from bottom for " hyperbore " read " hypei-lorea." 

 p. 116, ten lines from bottom for " comia " read " cowflua" 

 p. 7, delete e. var. turris, Grote. Prof. Smith says that this is a 

 distinct species, and not a var. of A. saucia. 



