42 CATALOGUE OF INSECTS 



brown band on the posterior wings instead of the blueish ash 

 one, whilst the females may be considered as divided into two 

 great varieties (equally common), distinguishable not only by 

 the colour of that fascia, but by the greater distinctness of the 

 ocelli, which in the var. tj, Stephens (that with the blueish ash 

 fascia, which, 1 conceive, should have been the typical variety), 

 are rather obscure, and approach, in appearance, those of the 

 males. 



Pohjommatiis Salmacis. — I entirely coincide with Mr. Ste- 

 phens in considering this a distinct species. I must, however, 

 state that Mr. S.'s description in his invaluable Illustrations 

 (Haust. Vol. III. p. 235,) is not quite correct: for I have 

 observed, out of at least 1.50 specimens, that the variety with 

 the black spot forms two-thirds of the whole ; and that neither 

 sex possesses exclusively either the white or black spot, though 

 the majority of the former variety are males. 



This butterfly appears to be confined to the sea banks ; and 

 r have never seen it above half a mile from the coast, and only 

 stragglers at that distance. 



Ino Statices is very abundant on the sea-banks : and nearly 

 every specimen is the bright copper variety : whilst the blue- 

 green variety is as exclusively confined to our inland habitats 

 near Newcastle. 



Hepialns carnus, — I cannot but suspect this to be only an 

 extraordinary variety of Hep. velleda. Both occur at the same 

 time, in the same places, and the markings seem to run into 

 each other. This genus varies much in the colour and in- 

 tensity of the markings ; and I have taken specimens of Hep. 

 Humulus with the anterior wings of a yellow tinge : and my 

 friend Mr. Hewitson has shewn me similar specimens, cap- 

 tured in the Orkneys this season, which have very distinct 

 markings on the anterior wings. 



Charceas graminis. — I have generally met with a specimen 

 or two of this moth on the wing, in the day-time, in the dean. 



Xylophasia sublustris. — I took a specimen flying in the 

 evening, in July, 1831 ; and Mr. Currie captured another this 

 year. Both occun'ed at least three miles inland. 



Aids corwersaria. — Mr. Currie was fortunate enough to meet 

 with single specimens both years. 



Thera Jumperata. — We took this very rare moth this 

 season, in some plenty amongst the junipers. Mr. Stepiiens's 



