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the Lycaeninae a nice little series of Taritcus balkanica var. aresliana, 

 was taken, these puzzled me considerably at first, and I thought then 

 it was T. theophrastus, an examination, however, of the genitalia, 

 proved it to be balkanica, but so well marked a race that I thought it 

 quite worthy of a name (see Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1918, p. 277). I am glad 

 to be able to make a correction in reference to this species, I stated 

 there (I.e.) that the locality was Geok Tepe, Aresh, Trans-Caspia, how 

 I made this slip I am quite unable to say, it should be, of course, 

 Trans-Caucasia. Of other Lyctenids my friend took a long series of 

 both sexes of Polyomm.atus teams, somewhat variable in size and 

 generally with rather dark undersides, but with no approach to the 

 form persica. This was the only other species of this family. Three 

 species of Hesperids were taken belonging to the genus Parnara, viz., 

 one P. mathias, one P. alcides, and two P. (Gegenes) no&trodamus. 



Turning now to the Heterocera and taking the Sphingidae and the 

 old Bombycine genera first, five nice specimens of Choerocampa 

 (Theretra) alecto and one Deilephila (Celerio) galii fell victims, if I 

 remember aright, to the attractions of light at Geok Tepe, where also 

 were taken one male Lymantria dispar and one very pale Orgyia 

 antiqua ; four nice specimens of the handsome Arctia hebe were 

 captured on Mount Kagbek on July 14th ; at Gauria, Samkto, two 

 Spilosoma menthastri and one Phragmatobia fiiliginosa var. fervida were 

 taken on June 30th, and on July 21st two Hipocrita jacobaeae were 

 netted at Omparetti. Very few Geometrae were taken, all at Geok 

 Tepe — one Diastictis clathrata, that calls for no remark, and four 

 Ascotis selenaria v. dianaria, a small dark form, however. There is 

 also one ochreous and pink species that I have not yet succeeded in 

 naming. The Noctuids are much better represented, Heliothis dipsacea 

 was not uncommon, five good specimens being captured, so likewise 

 was Leucanitis (Gram-modes) stolida, of which four beautifully fresh 

 specimens are in my collection from Geok Tepe, the H. dipsacea were 

 taken at Gauria as well as Geok Tepe, and one specimen of the pretty 

 Eutelia adulatrix was taken at each of these two places. At Gauria 

 two Acronycta megacephala were captured on June 30th, one of which is 

 a pale mottled form, and the other is darkly suffused all over. 



On July 14th on Mount Kagbek two Epineura popularis, one Plitsia 

 gamma and one fine Hadena adustd were captnred. At Gauria on June 

 30th, my friend netted a Sideridis (Leucania) albipuncta, an Agrotis 

 suffum and an A. segetnm, also several Pliisia gamma. Again at Geok 

 Tepe Dr. Burr took five Mormonia (Catocala) neonympha a fine 

 Catocala with yellow underwings, two Calpe capucina, several more P. 

 gamma and one Acontia luctuosa. 



When we consider that our colleague had very little time to devote 

 to entomology, I think he may be congratulated on capturing as many 

 species as he has done and I am grateful to him for so kindly 

 depositing them in my collection. 



Seasonal Polymorphism and Races of some European Grypocera 

 and Rhopalocera. 



By EOGEE VERITY, M.D. 



(Continued from Vol. xxxii., page 152.) 

 Signor Orazio Querci, in his paper on field observations and 

 captures in Peninsular Italy during 1920, has given the readers of 



