The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation (Volume 6 )

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1895 Excerpt: ... NOTES ON A SPECIMEN OF ORRHODIA ERYTHROCEPHALA, ETC. 53 4.--The second basal line is equi-4.--The second basal line is two distant from the first basal thirds of the distance from line and from the orbicular. the first basal line and The first angle, formed near one-third from the orbicu the costa, is not very acute. lar. It forms two successive The transverse lines are angles near the costa, both only slightly defined by the of which are very acute, edging. The transverse lines are generally distinctly defined by the edging. 5.--A conspicuous edging to the 5.--The pale line occurs in some costa, appearing as a pale varieties of O. vaccinii, but slightly ochreous line, ceas-is much less conspicu ing opposite the reniform. ous, inasmuch as it more nearly approaches the ground colour of the wing. 6.--The orbicular stigma, nearly 6.--The orbicular stigma, oval and round and very slightly oblique. The reniform oblique. The reniform stigma has the lower por stigma has three black dots tion filled in with black in at its lower and outer por-most specimens, in a few tion. the black is absent, but in none is represented by dots. It will be interesting to ascertain how far these differences hold good for other specimens taken in England or abroad. My specimen seems to differ from Hiibner's figure of the variety, chiefly, in the transverse lines and outlines of the stigmata being bluish-grey, instead of ochreous, in the venation being paler than the ground colour, and in a blacker hind-wing having two paler transverse lines.--Buckerell Lodge, near Honiton, E. Devon. Dec. ISth, 1894. Motes on Caradrina aqbigua and 8. superstes. By J. W. TUTT, P.E.S. I am indebted to Mr. Prout for calling my attention to the fact that the specimens from the Isle of Wight, which we have...