INSECTS COLLECTED IN SALONICA DisTRICT IN 1917 awp 1918. 187 
Acrmupar: Acrida turrita, L. 
Leprpoptrgrra.—Satyridae: Satyrus briseis, L., Melanargia larissa, 
Hb., Coenonympha pamphilus var. marginata, Staud. 
Nymphalidae: Issoria (Argynnis) lathonia, L., Melitaea 
phoebe, Knoch, Melitaea didyma, Ochs., Pyrameis 
cardut, Li. 
Lycaenidae: Polyommatus (Lycaena) icarus, L., Chryso- 
phanus thersamon, EHsp., Rumicia (Chrysophanus) 
phlaeas, L., Tarucus theophrastus, F., Strymon ilicis, 
Hsp. 
Paptlionidae: Papilio machaon, L., Papilio podalirius, L. 
Pieridae: Pontia (Pieris) daplidice, L., Pieris brassicae, 
L., Pieris rapae, L., Aporia crataegi, l., Colias edusa, 
F., Colias hyale, Li. 
Hespertidae: Adopaea lineola, Ochs., Adopaea flava 
(linea), Fb., Hrynnis alceae, Ksp., Gegenes nostrodamus, 
Noctuidae: Catocala conversa, Esq. 
Sphingidae: Agrius convolvuli, ., Sesia stellatarum, L. 
Geometridae: Rhodostrophia calabra, Pet., var. tabidaria, 
Z. 
Zygaenidae: Zygaena hilaris, Ochs. 
Aeygertidae: Aegeria ichneumoniformis, F. 
I thought you might like the above for publication in the hecord, 
as I felt that everyone, scattered over the globe as we all are now, 
should give a few stray notes, which might perchance give information 
as to the distribution of species, as we are often posted to places miles 
' away from the ‘beaten track.” The main trouble is that we have 
great difficulty with luggage, and it is hopeless to try to collect 
seriously owing to other duties and the question of nets, boxes, books, 
etc., etc. Who would have thought a few years ago that I would have 
written you an “ Hpistle from the Thessalonians ”’ ! ! 
Zygaena filipendulae and Z. lonicerae hybrids. 
By THOS. GREER. 
I was much interested in the notes which have appeared in the 
Entomologist’s Record on the above subject, by Mr. Bethune-Baker and 
the Hon. H. Onslow, and as an additional contribution send my obser- 
vations of these species from this district (Hast Tyrone). 
Of Z. filipendulae there is a large colony on the edge of a cut-out 
bog in the neighbourhood, ahd it also is present in other localities, but 
only in sparse numbers. In the damper portions of this bog 4. loni- 
cerae is also to be found resting on thistles (but I have never observed 
the two species flying together). Here, for several seasons, I have 
taken a six spotted Zygaena flying with filipendulae in early July, these 
are to be distinguished from the latter by the spots on the undersides 
of the superior wings being distinct, as in lonicerae, and not blotched 
over the disk of the wing as is the case with /filipendulae, and a broad 
border to the anterior wings. In some of these specimens the sixth 
spot is well defined, and in others it is reduced to a mere dot, the 
ground colour varying from a bright steel blue to a bronzy green ; in 
two examples the superiors are of a very pale blue, with the spots and 
inferiors pink, the fringes and antenne, greyish-white. 
