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pusaria, bred, having the fascia approaching each other {var. 

 rotundaria?). 



Abraxas Grossulaviata. Amongst a series of above one 

 hundred and fifty picked specimens, there are about fifty 

 striking varieties, from pure creamy white, without any 

 markings, to deep dead black, with only a narrow white 

 fascia on the upper wing, and a broad white patch on the 

 under wings : between these extremes come some most 

 interesting forms, which it would be a waste of space to 

 describe; my last addition being a pure white one, with a 

 yellow band through it, given to me by Michael Ward. 



A. ulmata. In a series of fifty specimens there are about 

 twenty-five good varieties: the first dozen are the variety 

 called pantaria by English authors, not of Linneus : amongst 

 the others is one with one dark upper wing; one with suffused 

 smoky wings ; one smoke-coloured all over, except near the 

 base of the wings ; and one pure lead-colour, with the usual 

 markings intensified. 



A. pantaria, Linn. One small specimen taken at the Isle 

 of Man in August. 



Ephyra trilinearia. One peculiarly striated specimen. 



E. punctaria. One blotched specimen. 



E. orbicularia. One suffused specimen. » 



Eupithecia pulchellaria. One distinctly single-banded 

 specimen, given to me by Mr. Hodgkinson, the only variety 

 1 ever saw of this species. 



E. nanaria. One single-banded specimen, given to me by 

 Mr. Hague : a beautiful variety. 



E. subfulvaria. Many varieties. 



E. assimilaria. One good variety. 



C. S. Gregson. 

 (To be continued.) 



Entomological Notes, Captures, 8fc. 



Mecyna polygonalis, Iltib. — Some time since my friend 

 Mr. Newman sent me a sketch of a Pyralis which had been 

 captured by the Rev. A. H. Wratislaw, near Bury St. Ed- 

 munds, and asked me if I could name it for him. I told him 

 it was Mecyna polygonalis. In the ^Year-Book' it is given 



