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the ground colour of which is described as "grabrun" (I.e.) comes 

 near my var. ochracea, whilst his var. albida, described as " hvitgra " 

 replaces my var. argentea. Working independently, it is rather 

 suggestive that Professor Aurivillius and myself should select almost 

 the same three forms for description. 



Synia, Dup., musculosa, Hb. 



Vol. i., p. 29. Synia musculosa var. myodea, Rbr. I noted in vol. 

 i., p. 29, that I had been informed that " the data for considering this 

 a variety of musculosa rested upon a single imperfect specimen captured 

 in Andalusia." I have seen since Rambur's work, and find no such 

 data given. On the contrary, Eambur's figure is evidently drawn 

 from a specimen in good condition and not particularly unlike the type, 

 except that the grey shade above the median nervure is much inten- 

 sified and extended. Unfortunately in the figure the paint has, as is 

 so usual in figures of lepidoptera, changed, and the dark grey parts of 

 the wing have become a dull leaden black colour. 



With Rambur's figure before me, I made the following notes : " The 

 colour of all four wings is of a sulphur-yellow, with brownish nervures. 

 A white longitudinal streak from the base to bej-ond the centre of the 

 wing, runs directly under the median nervure. A blackish* (? dark 

 grey) longitudinal shade, running along the upper side of this white 

 streak, starts also from the base, and extends almost to the apex. 

 Another longitudinal dark streak, much shorter and narrower, is below 

 the white streak. The inner margin is also narrowly blackish. The 

 hind wings have a blackish streak running from the base to the centre 

 of the wing, occupying the central cell, and sending off a branch 

 towards the anal angle. The undersides of the anterior wings show 

 three longitudinal black streaks, whilst the hind wings have the basal 

 area also black ; this black area giving off four forks or branches 

 pointing towards the outer margin, one, running parallel with the 

 upper edge of the wing, two, pointing towards the central part of the 

 hind margin, the fourth, more towards the anal angle " (' Catalogue 

 Systematique des Lepidopteres de 1' Andalousie,' plate vi., fig. 3). 



Leiicania, Och., lithargyria, Fab. 



Vol. i., p. 31. Leucania lithargyria var. argyritis, Rbr. This 

 variety was first figured by Rambur, and the notes in vol. i., p. 31, 

 which I have quoted from other sources are essentially correct, although 

 I find by comparison with the original figure, that the specimen men- 

 tioned as having been taken by Mr. Young of Rotherham, is really 

 this variety. The notes I made of Rambur's figure are as follows : 

 " This variety has the anterior wings of a pale wainscot, almost of a 

 pale fawn colour, without a trace, however, of red. The abbreviated 

 and complete basal lines are faintly marked, although the latter is 

 edged externally with darker, and this becomes more conspicuous than 

 it otherwise would be ; the reniform is pale and lunular in shape, the 

 elbowed line also pale, whilst the nervures are rather darker on the 

 outer margin. 



* Whenever " blackish " or " black " is used in this description, probably 

 " dark grey " should be substituted, as the black is evidently due to a change in 

 the original shade, which is now much darker than the artist intended or desired. 

 Otherwise the plates in this work are generally excellent. 



