224 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



the ocellus is suffused with hright metallic blue-violet ; under 

 side of hind wings suffused with yellow scales along the veins 

 below the discal cell in the same manner as can be seen in 

 many aberrations of urticce. 



AN UNUSUAL PHASE or VARIATION in LEPIDOPTERA. 



Spllosoma incntltastri, ab. 



This unique aberration of Spiloi^oma meitthastyi was taken by 

 Mr. Brown (one of the gamekeepers of my brother-in-law, Frank 

 Percy, Esq.) on Ranworth Broad, Burlinghara Hall, Norwich, on 

 June 21st, 1909, and sent to me. 



Jos. F. Green. 



West Lotlge, Blackheath. 



[In the figure of this remarkable specimen it will be noted 

 that, although tyj^ical on the right side, aberration in the 

 direction of ab. walkerl, Curtis, is strongly exhibited on the left 

 fore wino;. — R. S.] 



Zi/gcrna trifuUi, ab. 



The above exceedingly curious insect was reared during the 



past summer by Mr. Sydney Thorne, of Bournemouth. As 



regards the right side it is a typical Zi/gana trifolii, but on the 



left side all the markings are confluent, and thus forms the 



elongate blotch-like mark characteristic of the uncommon ab. 

 viinoides, Selys. 



