296 THE entomologist's record. 



Draconia rusina from Trinidad, resembling an irregularly injured leaf, the 

 surface of which had been eaten by larvae. Pontia daplidice. — Pupse 

 by Mr. Sich, and a photograph of the larva by Mr. Tonge ; from Geneva 

 ova. Prodenia littoralis. — Mr. Step, a larva, probably of this species, 

 found feeding inside a banana-skin. Devon lepidoptera. — Mr. 

 Jager, (1) fine series of dark green and light yellow forms of Bnjopliila 

 miiralis from Starcross ; (2) HeliotJds peltigera bred from south Devon 

 larv£e ; (3) Arirotis vestigialis, with unusually clear white markings, 

 taken at sugar at Starcross ; with (4) specimens of Lijphyrpna exicpia. 

 Peronea permutana. — Mr. R. Adkin, a series reared from larvae feeding 

 on Rom spinosissima, from Wallasey. Varia. — Mr. South, (1) nearly 

 fullfed larvae of Laphygma exigua, feeding on plantain, dandelion, and 

 groundsel, they were from ova of a female taken at Kingston by Mr. 

 Richards ; (2) Euchloe cardarnines, from larvae fed on wallflower ; for 

 Mr. Hayward, (3) a Cabera pusaria, leaden-grey in colour, and the 

 transverse lines obsolete ; (4) a dark form and a red form of Xylo- 

 phasia monoglypha : (5) an almost black Taeniocampa incerta ; (6) a 

 smoky-grey Cymatophora duplarin ; (7) a grey-brown Gravmiesia 

 trigrantinica, with only very faint transverse lines ; (8) an unicolorous 

 fuscous-brown Ematurga atomaria ; and (9) several, dark, powdered 

 and sprinkled forms of Tepliroda crepuscularia, from near Burton-on- 

 Trent. Liburnia lepida. — Mr. West (Greenwich), this extremely local 

 species from Esher. Argynnids. — Mr. H. J. Turner, two extremely 

 large Argynnis aglaia J s from Gavarnie, Pyrenees, with two <? s from 

 the Alps, extremely small, and var. eris, with typical forms of Argynnu 

 niohe. October25th, 1906. — Lepidoptera. — Mr. Newman, (1) a specimen of 

 Drepana falcula , bred on October 25th with others ; (2) long series of Agrotis 

 obelisca, Aporophyla australis, and Anchocelis lunosa, from the Isle of 

 Wight; (3) very dark to very light forms of L. exigua ; (4) very dark A. 

 segetniii and A. saucia ; (5) B. vuiralis and Polyoinniatus corydon, taken 

 on September 16th, in the Isle of Wight ; (6) fullfed larvae of L. 

 exigua : (7) long series of var. artaxerxes of P. astrarche from Aber- 

 deen ; (8) fine series of Lobophora hexapterata from Bexley ova ; and 

 (9) short series of Eupithecia togata and E. venosata from North 

 Wales. Aberration of Aglais urtic^e, etc.- — Mr. South, an Aglaii< 

 urticae with nearly the whole forewings whitish in ground colour, and 

 a Cerastis ligula [upadicea) with the left antenna duplicated, but both 

 shorter than that on the right. Mygale avicularis and Sirex gigas. — 

 Mr. MacArthur, a Mygale avicularis from South America, and an 

 unusually large Sirex gigas from Mus Tor, Dartmoor. Eupithecia 

 rectangulata, etc. — Mr. Barnett, short series from Welling, all dark 

 forms, and of Hyria muricata from Wanborough. Apions. — Mr. West 

 (Greenwich), short series of the, until recently, very rare Apions, 

 A. astragalis and A. sanguinea, from Oxford. Manduca atropos. — ■ 

 Mr. Edwards, pupa of Manduca atropos, from Shooter's Hill. Plebeius 

 ARGUS. — Dr. Chapman, specimens of P. argus (aegon), from northwest 

 Spain, very large, pale beneath, Avith fine red borders above. Suffused 

 AcRONicTA LEPORiNA. — Mr. Adkiu, a series of somewhat suffused 

 specimens, bred from Abbott's Wood larvae, 



