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either ab. pauper or ab. nuragi forms occur in England, they do not in my 
collection, but then I have only a small series, not more than sixty or 
seventy, and this number is quite insufficient to enable me to judge ; 
neither have I any ab. anommata, but my series of males is much 
smaller than of females—males of this species have for some reason 
never appealed to my sense of beauty. I took a very pretty female 
last year at Bovey in which the fulvous patch of the primaries is 
entirely replaced by very pale straw colour, the underside being also 
similarly affected. I have also a large male from Dartmouth with a 
distinct tawny patch on the primaries below the ocellus, from the 
general appearance it is not improbable that this may be a gynandro- 
morph ; I shall dissect it shortly, 1 hope. 
Pyronia tithonus race britanniae, Verity.—When Dr. Verity is 
speaking of the ocelli in this species he is evidently referring to the 
underside and I am constrained to think a slip has occurred, as he 
says, ‘‘ the number of ocelli tends to increase, as many as five on the 
forewing and three on the hindwing may exist.”* I think it should 
be three on the forewing and five on the hind. This is quite correct, 
and I have specimens with as many as six on the hindwing, but three 
on the forewing, though occasionally present, is really rare. I quite 
accept Dr. Verity’s racial name, our island form is decidedly hand- 
somer and more highly coloured than the general run of continental 
specimens. I have devoted special attention to this insect and have 
taken a considerable series in the last three years from different 
localities. 
Aphantopus hyperantus, L.—This species occurs all over the moor, 
even on some of the exposed districts. There is nothing to be added 
to Dr. Verity’s summary. 
Ooenomympha pamphilus, L.—I think Dr. Verity is quite right in 
separating out lyilus, Hsper, from this species. I am now preparing 
genitalia mounts and rather expect to find them showing specific 
divergences. The Asia Minor form (and I suppose the Greek race, 
but I have no specimens from that country) called by Ruhl marginata, 
is quite worthy of the name. I have a good series from Brussa and 
also some from the Caucasus, the ,very broad and dark margins to 
both wings and the larger distinct black apical spot render the form 
recognisable at a glance, the underside is variable, some specimens 
being transitional towards lyllus, others being very dark and true 
pamphilus in their coloration ; the underside of the Caucasian speci- 
mens is very dark and they certainly belong to the Linnean species. 
I have not sufficient examples of Verity’s australis from the South 
Huropean localities to judge whether they are really at all constant in 
their pattern or not, the few I have are variable, but I must own I am 
sceptical as to the need of giving our British race a varietal name. 
To come back now to the theme I started with, to wit, Dartmoor 
and its lovely neighbourhood. Last year I spent some time, July and 
part of August, at Bovey Tracey, and from there I walked far and 
wide; I remember being surprised when I was on the top of Hamel 
Down, a very bleak spot, to net a nice female Celastrina argiolus, of 
course the second brood, but it was a long way from its natural food- 
* Mr. Wheeler, who has been studying this species lately, tells me there may be 
four spots (counting the double one as one) both above and below on the forewing 
and. five above and seven below on the hindwing.—G.T.B.-B. 
