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specimens were taken in September near Saisan and one on August 

 24th near Lepsa, belong chiefly to albino,, which I should take as a 

 different species from the variable quadripunctata. To this I add the 

 dark form congesta, Ld., with which one specimen, captured on the 

 24th of May near Saisan, tallies exactly, while another specimen 

 forms a transition between them. Possibly congesta is the first and 

 albina the second brood " (' Stettiner entomologische Zeitung,' 

 vol. xliii., pp. 43-4:4:). This note of its habits, appears to ally it very 

 strongly to our hybernating quadripunctata. 



ADDITIONS, etc., to Vol. II. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Vol. ii., p. vii. Pieris napi var. flava is yellow on upperside, vide 

 <Entom.,' 1889, p. 126. 



p. viii., line 39. For 1887," read " 1877." 



line 22. The white form of Rumia cratcegata = var. 

 albescens, Ckll. 



A gratis, Och., saucia, Hb. 



Vol. ii., p. 7. Agrotis saucia var. unica, Smith. Mr. Cockerell 

 writes : " Described by J. B. Smith (' Kevis. Agrotis,' p. 70) as 

 follows: 'Very distinctly marked, without any confusing shades.' 

 It must be almost the same as your var. brunnea " (in litt.). 



Vol. ii., p. 7. Delete var. texana, Grote. My doubt as to this 

 being a variety appears to have been well founded. Mr. Cockerell 

 writes : " A. texana, Grote, is a good species, formerly confounded 

 with segetum, vide Smith < Revision Agrotis,' p. 155 " (in litt.). Grote 

 writes : " Texana is a perfectly distinct species " (in litt.). 



Agrotis, Och., segetum, Schiff. 



Vol. ii., p. 9. Agrotis segetum var. (ab.) pallida, Stdgr. Of this 

 variety Staudinger writes : " Agrotis segetum var. (ab.) pallida, Stdgr. 

 Of four specimens taken during the first half of August at Lepsa, two 

 females are somewhat ordinary pale forms of segetum. One pair, 

 however, looks quite different. The fore wings of the male are quite 

 light yellowish -grey, with only the three stigmata developed. Those of 

 the female are uniform ashy-grey without markings. As very many 

 that I received last year from Margelan were almost as pale, some 

 even almost white, they deserve a special name, appearing in parts of 

 Central Asia as a constant local form, whilst the European form 

 occurs as an aberration there " (' Stettiner entomologische Zeitung,' 

 vol. xlii., p. 423). What Staudinger means by " the European form " 

 in such a variable species is rather dubious. 



Agrotis, Och., obelisca, Hb. 



Vol. ii., p. 28. Agrotis obelisca. Of the Central Asiatic specimens 

 of this species, Staudinger writes : " Specimens from Lepsa (taken on 

 the llth of August) are somewhat smaller and less brown ; in other 

 respects, about as dark as the ordinary Hungarian and Austrian form " 

 (* Stettiner entomologische Zeitung,' vol. xlii., p. 421). 



Agrotis, Och., nigricans, Linn. 



Vol. ii.,p. 41. Agrotis nigricans var. armena, Evers. The original 

 description of armena is as follows : " Agrotis armena. Alis anticis 



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