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smaller females, however, differ from the Norwegian examples, having 

 no border to the stigmata, and are darker on the underside, without a 

 distinct black central spot on the hind wings, which, however, the 

 male shows very distinctly. Yet, I do not doubt but that the male is 

 specifically identical with the female. I do not think it impossible 

 that zeta, pernix and maillardi, which appear to comprise the variable 

 European form, are identical with the Iceland and Polar- American 

 exults. Finland and Central Asia (and most likely also that part of 

 North Asia which has not been explored) give all the transitional 

 forms, but without such striking ones as exulis produces in Iceland. I 

 also possess a specimen from South Caucasus which might be united 

 with pernix and maillardi " (' Stettiner entomologische Zeitung,' vol. 

 xliii., pp. 40-41). 



Hadena, Och., ddustd, Esp. 



Vol. iii., p. 73. Hadena adusta var. vicina, Alpheraky. In the 

 < Zoological Record,' 1890 (Insecta), p. 250 we read : " H. adusta, 

 var. = Mamestra vicina, Alpheraky (Alpheraky, in Romanoff's 

 ' Memoires sur les Lepidopteres,' vol. v., p. 163). Alpheraky's descrip- 

 tion of vicina is: "This variety is of an uniform chocolate-brown, 

 with black markings and with the claviform very distinct, producing 

 at first sight an appearance very different from adusta. The wavy 

 line is indicated only by a series of black sagittate streaks." 



Hadena, Och., trifolii, Rott. 

 Vol. iii., p. 83, line 16 from bottom, for " tripolii " read " trifolii:' 



Hadena, Och., dissimilis, Knoch. 



Vol. iii., p. 86. Hadena dissimilis. Dr. Staudinger writes 

 Two specimens of this species from Saisan, and seven from Lepsa, 

 agree with the brown unicolorous specimens taken in Europe. 

 Several specimens were also sent from Margelan " (< Stettiner 

 eutomologische Zeitung,' vol. xliii., p. 35). 



Hadena, Och., pisi, Linn. 



Vol. iii., p. 91. Hadena pisi var. pollens, Stdgr. This pale 

 yellow-brown variety of pisi was thus noticed by Dr. Staudinger : 

 " I received 26 specimens from Lepsa, which are very similar, but 

 differ so much from pisi, that I at first considered them to belong to a 

 distinct species. The fore wings are yellow-brown, almost unicolorous, 

 rarely with a reddish tint, but the white line on the outer margin with 

 the large white spot at its extremity comes out very distinctly. The 

 transverse lines are almost 'entirely absent. The discoidals are very 

 faint but the nervures are often blackish towards the outer margin. 

 The hind wings and the under surface are also paler, but the latter is red- 

 dish towards the front. The head and thorax are also pale yellow-brown, 

 never red-brown. The Iceland pisi resemble this variety very much 

 and form a transition between this and the type, the Iceland specimens 

 agreeing very largely with the Central Asiatic form. It seems strange 

 to find similar specimens in Central Asia and Iceland " (' Stettiner 

 entomologische Zeitung.' vol. xliii., pp. 35-36). I have seen specimens, 

 which Mr. W. F. de V. Kane captured in Ireland, very similar to this 

 variety. 



Xylina, Och., lamda, Fab. 



Vol. iii., p. 99. Xylina lamda. A translation of the critical note in 

 which Staudinger collected lamda, somniculosa and zinckenii into one 



