170 THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S RECORD. 
that name covers the dominant variety and any variations and aberra- 
tions therefrom. Are we to say that the variety (aberration, Wh.) 
ligurica is the most abundant form in the subspecies ligurica? It 
may be convenient to leave it at that, till we have to discuss the 
matter with scientific accuracy, then we must have a name for the 
race different from that of the variety of which it largely consists. 
The type form may be a variety (aberration ?) of the race ligurica, but 
when it so occurs, its racial name is none the less ligurica. It should 
be observed, however, that the type aberration here is an aberration 
of the race ligurica and not of the variety (aberration) ligurica. 
We should have 
L. arion subsp. ligurica var. ligurica. 
” 2 ” ” arton. 
In the first line of which ligurica is used in two senses, which cannot 
be defended. 
I think Rothschild and Jordan fell into this error. 
My whole point is to claim for races of species a really more im- 
portant position than varieties are entitled to. The chief interest of 
varieties and aberrations (beyond the commercial and collector's view) 
is that they are valuable data in the study of races. 
[I am sorry to have misunderstood Dr. Chapman’s meaning, but 
my ‘‘ misapprehension” cannot be justly described as ‘‘ extraordinary,” 
since every entomologist with whom I have had any conversation on 
the subject understood Dr. Chapman’s remarks in exactly the same 
way asI did. I certainly use ‘‘ variety’ (when I use the word at all) 
as the exact equivalent of ‘local race,’ as I believe almost every- 
one else does; at any rate the practice is so usual that anyone using 
the word in any other sense cannot expect to be understood unless he 
clearly defines the sense in which he uses it. It would no doubt bea 
clear gain if everyone would agree to use the word in Dr. Chapman’s 
sense, for it expresses something for which we have at present no 
recognised formula, but I fear such use of the word could now only 
promote further misunderstandings. The “ unsound reasoning” of 
which I complained was the apparent statement that the same name 
could not be used for a variety (local race) and an aberration, when as 
a matter of fact the same form constantly occurs in both characters. 
With regard to the practical inconveniences arising from Dr. Chap- 
man’s present explanation, I can only say that as far as I see at present, 
they seem to be almost as great as they would have been if he had meant 
what I supposed. I will try to work this out in detail later, the process 
is too long for a mere note.—Guroree WHEELER. | 
A Fortnight in the New Forest in July, 
By H. DONISTHORPE, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 
On July 16th I went down to the New Forest for a much-needed 
rest and change, putting up at the Beaulieu Road Hotel, where I 
stayed until the 31st. Although on the whole the weather was bad, 
only one day was too wet to go out at all, and 1 much enjoyed being 
in the Forest once more; not having been there since July, 1914. Not 
being strong enough for much strenuous collecting, I took things very 
quietly, not straying far afield, though I managed to lose myself twice, 
a thing I had not done in all the years I have been to the Forest, 
