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2. With narrow, curved yellow (or ochreous), transverse baud to fore- and hind- 

 win gs:=ab. spartii-curvata, n. ab. 



3. With broad transverse band to fore- and hindwings— ab. robor/s, F. J. A. D. 



4. With normal transverse band to forewings, the transverse band of hindwings 

 reaching to outer margin— ab. guillemotii, Trim. 



5. With transverse band to fore- and hindwings extending to outer margim=ab. 

 spartii-marginata, n. ab. 



6. With yellow blotch at base of forewings=ab. spartii-basipuncta, n. ab. 



Ground colour deep purplish- or chocolate-brown. 



1. With narrow, almost straight, oblique, yellow (or ochreous), transverse band 

 to forewings, and narrow band to hindwingszr:ab. purpurascens, n. ab. 



2. With narrow, curved, yellow (or ochreous), transverse band to fore- and 

 hindwings— ab. purpurasceits-curvata, n. ab. 



3. With broad transverse band to fore- andhindwmgs=.purpurascens-latovirgata, 

 n. ab. 



4. With normal transverse band to forewings ; the transverse band of hindwings 

 reaching to outer margin:=ab. purpurascens-semimarginata, n. ab. 



5. With transverse band to fore- and hindwings extending to outer margin=ab. 

 purpurascens-marginata. n. ab. 



6. With yellow blotch at base of forewings— ab. purpurascem-basipuncta, 

 n. ab. 



Ground colour russet-brown. 



1. With narrow, almost straight, oblique, yellow (or orange) transverse band to 

 forewings, and narrow band to hindwings — ab. brunnea, n. ab. 



2. With narrow, almost straight, oblique, yellow (or orange) transverse band to 

 forewings, and broad band to hindwings =ab. slcnla-latovlrgata, n. ab. 



3. With narrow, almost straight, oblique, yellow (or orange) transverse band to 

 forewings, the transverse band of hindwings reaching to outer margin = var. 

 sicula. 



4. With transverse band to fore- and hindwings extending to outer margin mab. 

 sicula-marginata, n. ab. 



The principal aberrational forms of the female found in Britain 

 may be grouped as follows : 



Ground colour yellow or pale yellow-ochreous. 



1. Unicolorous yellow or yellow- ochreous, with no transverse markings— ab. 

 obsoleta, n. ab. 



2. Yellow or yellow-ochreous with a pale transverse band crossing fore- and 

 hindwings— ab. virgafa, n. ab. 



3. Yellow or yellow-ochreous with the outer area of hindwings paler to margin 

 rr:ab. semimargiuata, n. ab. 



4. Yellow or yellow-ochreous with the outer area of fore- and hindwings paler 

 to marginznab. marginata, n. ab. 



Ground colour dull ochreous. 



1. Unicolorous dull ochreous, with no transverse marking s ab. ochracca- 



obioleta, n. ab. 



2. Dull ochreous with a pale transverse band crossing fore- and hind\vings=ab. 

 ochracea-virgata, n. ab. 



3. Dull ochreous with the outer area of hindwings paler to margin=ab. 

 ochracea-semimarginata z n. ab. 



4. Dull ochreous with the outer area of fore- and hindwings paler to marginrr 

 ab. ocli racca-maigi Hala , n. ab. 



Ground colour faint reddish-ochreous. 



1. Unicolorous ochreous, faintly reddish, with no transverse markings=ab. 

 rufescens-obsoleta i n. ab. 



2. Ochreous, faintly reddish, with a pale transverse band crossing fore- and 

 hindwings— ab. rufescens-virgata, n. ab. 



3. Ochreous, faintly reddish, with the outer area of hindwings paler to margin 

 mab. rufescenS'Semimarginata i n. ab. 



4. Ochreous, faintly reddish, with the outer area of both fore- and hindwings 

 paler to margin=ab. rufescens-marginata^ n. ab. 



Grot m> colour brown. 



1. Unicolorous brownish (approaching somewhat male coloration) with no 

 transverse markingszrab. brunnea<-obsoleta i n. ab. 



