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PAPILIO STEINBACHI, spec. nov. 

 By the Hon. Walter Rothschild. 



Allied to P. guadratus, Stand. 



c? . Fore wing a little broader than in quadratus ; no fringe-spots ; 

 a white patch divided by M^, not reaching to M\ but occasionally 

 extending to SM^. Hind wing strongly dentate, subcaudate ; a row 

 of spots round apex of cell from K^ to (SM^), and a dot in cell, which 

 is sometimes missing, posterior spot and base of spot M^-M'^ white, 

 the other spots red ; fringe-spots white ; wool in abdominal fold short, 

 dirty grey, no tuft of spreading hairs at base of fold as is the case in 

 quadratus ; vein M^ much less distal than in quadratus. Under side 

 like upper, a little paler, white spots of fore wing somewhat larger, 

 spots of hind wing much paler, an additional red spot at anal angle. 

 Palpus and abdomen quite black. 



? . Fore wing with a large white patch traversed by veins M^ and 

 M^, and a minute spot in cell ; no fringe-spots. Hind wing with white 

 fringe-spots; a red band distally of cell from near B} to (SM^), spot 

 E^-M^ being the longest, last spot slightly white at posterior edge. 

 Under side of fore wing like upper, but paler ; band of hind wing pale 

 rosy pink, last spot and bases of the two preceding ones whitish pink, 

 a separate red spot close to anal angle. Palpus black, eighth sternite 

 of abdomen and edge of seventh red (vaginal spot). 



Herr J. Steinbach found four males and one female of this 

 interesting species near Santa Cruz de la Sierra, East Bolivia, 

 between February and June, 1904. 



NOTES ON LEPIDOPTERA IN 1901. 

 By J. C. F. & H. F. Fryer. 



As far as our experience went the season of 1904 was below 

 the average, especially in " Micros," .possibly owing to the cold 

 and wet of the previous year. 



Two facts were remarked, and are perhaps worth mentioning 

 — a greater tendency than usual in all variable species to pro- 

 duce dark forms — and the prevalence in many species of more 

 than the usual number of broods, the latter perhaps on account 

 of the long hot summer. For instance, among such species as 

 Orrhodia ligula {spadicea) and Anchocelis pistacina several freshly 

 emerged Leiicania pallens seemed sadly out of place. Various 

 localities such as Monk's Wood, Wicken, and the Norfolk Broads 

 were well worked, but only in the daytime, and nothing of 

 general interest was obtained. Sugar and light were also given 

 a good trial in the neighbourhood of Chatteris, but the fact that 

 there are no woods or fens near probably accounts for the 



