ABERRATIONS OF COCCINELLA. 123 
‘writes “... die Punkte 1, 2, 3, fehlen.” Neither of these views appear 
to me to agree with the description of Fabricius. — 
Coccinella 11-punctata L., ab. peregrina Weise, l.c. 110 
(1879). 
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The Kuropean Catalogue [868 (1906)] incorrectly gives page “ 23°” 
instead of 110. 
Coccinella 11-punctata boreolitoralis n. subsp. (= C. 11- 
punctata L., var. confluens Donis. [Hnt. Rec., 14, 99-100 (1902)] nec. 
confluens Haworth. 
This variety is very brightly coloured, with the basal pair of spots on the 
elytra (2 + 3, and 4 + 5) two and three, and four and five, large and connected 
by a broad black band. The insect has a very distinct appearance, looking 
quite unlike the type form and aberrations found further south. It is confined to 
sand-hills by the sea, in restricted areas in the north. 
The following records of this striking looking subspecies may be 
found :— 
‘Coccinella 11-punctata L. Specimens all brightly coloured, and 
the lower pairs of spots on the elytra confluent ; four specimens only. 
All taken near Reykjavik.” (Mason) Insects in Iceland, 1889 [ Ent. 
Mo. Mag., 26, 199 (1890)]. 
“© C, 11-punctata. The only form of this insect which I found is 
the var. d. of Mulsant, with the side spots large and confluent, called 
brevifasciata of Weise. I have never seen this form before; it does not 
appear to have been taken by many English or Scotch collectors. The 
type form did not turn up at all ; the larva occurred on the salt marsh, 
under sea-weed, rubbish, etc., it is a puzzle to me what it usually feeds 
on.” (Chitty) Cullin Sands, Morayshire [Hnt. Mo. Mag., 29, 70 
(1893)]. 
Chitty wrote “var. d of Mulsant”’ in error for ‘“‘ var. g”’; and he 
probably intended to write “‘ any,” instead of ‘‘ many ”’ collectors. 
“ Coccinella 11-punctata, abundant on Machrihanish beach, nearly 
all the specimens observed having very large and confluent black spots, 
giving them a very different aspect from southern examples of this 
abundant species.” (Walker.) Cambletown, N.B. [Hnt. Mo. May., 
32, 111 (1896).] 
“ Qoccinella 11-punctata var. confluens, n. var. In 1890, in. the 
int. Mo. May., p. 199, Pr. Mason records amongst other Coleoptera 
from Iceland, a form of Coccinella 11-punctata, brightly coloured, and 
with the lower pairs of spots on each elytron confluent. This reminded 
me of a specimen sent for me to see by Canon Cruttwell some time 
ago. He now writes to me, ‘It was taken in considerable numbers on 
a patch of sandy coast near Renvyle, co. Galway, in August, 1899, and 
quite apart from any colony of the ordinary form, though that also 
occurred sparingly on other portions of the same coast. Iam quite 
certain of this, for I searched carefully on two occasions expressly to 
satisfy myself that the common type was really absent from the locality.’ 
Dr. Mason also mentioned that none of the type form were found. 
Mr. Gorham tells me it is the var. G. of Mulsant, and he further says, 
‘IT think it is a fact that the Coccinellidae tend to vary both ways, par 
