100 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



the day ; one only of my captures being a female. We again came 

 across Parnassius a2:)oUo, this time in some numbers, and both sexes. 

 Amongst other species I captured a female example of Melitaea 

 parthenie var. varia. The usual Argynnids were abundant, and Seiior 

 Narro found a larva of Graelhia isabellae feeding upon pine. This fine 

 Attacid, for which Bronchales is famous, was formerly very common 

 there, but it has since become scarce, and he informed me he had not 

 seen one previously for several years. 



On the 9th, we had to leave for Albarracin in the afternoon. 

 During the morning we worked the same ground as on the previous 

 day, we soon obtained as many ^ Erebia zapateri as we desired, and I 

 succeeded in finding two more females. I also found three larvae of 

 Graelhia isabellae, a specimen of BrentJds hecate, and some more 

 Parnassius apollo. Erebia zapateri was this year abnormally late, it 

 certainly was not out at Losillo on August 5th, though Miss Fountaine 

 found it there on the 8th. All the specimens we saw at Bronchales 

 were in perfect condition, and I do not think any had emerged previous 

 to August 7th. E. zapater has been said to have a preference for 

 ArctostapJujlos uva-msi, which it is suggested is its foodplant. I do 

 not think this is the case, at any rate, most of the specimens I took 

 were flying in grassy clearings in the pine forest, and I should infer 

 that the foodplant, like that of so many if not all of the genus, is a 

 species of grass. 



August 12th found us back again on the old ground at Guethary. 

 The species we found there on our previous visit were either gone 

 or going, all the Enodia dryas were now females, and very few 

 of them were good. Coenonympha oedipus and Heteropterus mor- 

 pheiis were quite over, except for an odd worn example or two of 

 each. A second brood of Melitaea cinxia was coming out and flying 

 with a second brood of Brenthis selene and B. dia, of Hipparchia 

 arethusa a few females only were worth taking. Second broods of 

 Everes argiades and Lampides boeticus were in evidence, the latter of 

 small size. Does E. argiades feed upon Erica / I saw a female 

 apparently ovipositing on this plant, although I could not find the 

 ova. Epinephele tithontis was in swarms, and I secured an example 

 with a bleached superior wing amongst them. Only two Colias ediisa 

 were seen, but one was a fine fresh ab. helice. I saw one worn Dryas 

 pandora. I left for home on August 13th, arriving on the following 



day. ^=^^^=^=^ 



The typical form of Acronycta leporina. — Does the ab. bradyporina 

 Tr. = ab. melanocephala, Mansb. ? 



By A. M. COCHKANE. 



In a recent number of The Entomologist, Mr. W. Mansbridge (1) 

 described a new (!) aberration of Acronycta leporina ; (2) made some 

 general remarks on the variation of this species. 



Of this species there are, according to Mr. Tutt (British Noctuae, 

 etc., i., pp. 14-15), two distinct races occurring in Britain : (1) A 

 white form, the typical "miller," Linne'stype, described as "alisalbis, 

 punctis nigris ramosis." It was described by the late Eev. Canon 

 Smith, as occurring at Marlow, and as being "quite white, veritable 

 millers." It is also Cooke's Loch Laggan form, " beautifully white. 



