316 THE entomologist's record. 



Among others present were — Prof. Armstrong, Messrs. B. Adkin^ 

 C. G. Barrett, Beaumont, Distant, S. Edwards, Hall, Harrison, A. H. 

 Jones, McLaclilau, Porritt, E. M. Smith, South, Turner, Tutt and 

 Verrall. 



Mr, L. 0. Howard, U.S. Dept. ol" Agricultm-e, Washington, D.C., 

 wishes to obtain for the Divisional library, copies of all separata 

 relating to entomological subjects, whether of recent date or not, and 

 asks all authors to send copies of their papers marked " For the Library 

 of the Division of Entomology." 



On December 3rd, 1898, the sale of a part of the collection of 

 Mr. E. South took place at Stevens' sale-rooms. One would have 

 supposed that such a well-known collection would have been especially 

 well-advertised, but many entomologists seem to have had no notion 

 that the sale was about to take place. The prices as a whole ruled low, 

 the total reaching rather above £100 (for the butterflies, Sphiugids, 

 Bombycids, Arctiids, Notodontids, Pyralids, Plumes, Cram bids, Tor- 

 tricids and Tineids), whilst a 32-drawer cabinet went for £1(5 16s., and 

 a 30-drawer one for 10 guineas. The prices that good cabinets have 

 recently fetched have been surprisingly low. One would have imagined 

 that the Lyctenids, which are quite historical, would have been sold 

 en bloc, with a view of retaining the material on which Mr. South's 

 well-known articles were based, but they were subdivided, and went for 

 from 4s. to 6s. per lot of 40. A specimen of Envanessa antiopa fetched 

 £1 2s., a male Chrysophamis dispar £2 10s., and a female £3 3s. 

 The Anthrocerids fetched fair prices, although Mr. Clark obtained the pick 

 of these in Lot 63 for 10s. Nola centonalis &])i:)esivs to be one of the best 

 species, five examples (with one white aberration) going for £1 12s. 6d. 

 The Sesiids and Arctiids sold very well, and a pair of Drepana liarpa- 

 gula (sicula) produced 30s., whilst a single specimen of Botys re^yan- 

 dalis (with a number of common insects), sold for 28s. There seems^to be 

 a fall in Tortricids, and it is a fact, not yet explained, that the species of 

 this family have a lower average money value than any other British Lepi- 

 doptera. From a money point of view Sesiids, Sphiugids, Arctiids, 

 Lasiocampids and Notodontids seem to be the insects that have the 

 highest value. Mr. South's Noctuids and G-eometrids were not sold. 



An important change is notified to take place in the council of the 

 Entomological Society of London for 1899, Messrs. Blandford and 

 Merrifield having resigned the position of secretaries. Their success- 

 ors will be Messrs. J. J. Walker and Gahan. Mr. G. H. Verrall has 

 been nominated as the President of this society, whilst the Revd. Canon 

 Fowler, Messrs. Donisthorpe and Saunders, together with Messrs, 

 Gahan and Walker, make up the five new members proposed to be 

 elected into the council. 



Mr. L. B. Prout, F.E.S., has been elected President of the City of 

 London Entomological Society. Mr. A. Harrison, F.C.S., F.L.S., F.E.S., 

 has l>een nominated for the Presidency, and Dr. T. A. Chapman for 

 the Vice-Presidency of the South London Entomological Society, 



Errata.— p. 292, line 1, for "Luhillart" read "Quillart" ; p. 293, line 43 and 

 p. 294, line 7, tor " Guillart " read " Quillart " ; p. 292, line 45, for " Drumdwalt " 

 read " Drumwalt " ; p. 293, line 17, for " Brunwalt " read " Drumwalt " ; p. 293, line 

 27, for " Doonard " read " Doonan" ; p. 301, line 51, for " Ohera " read " Ohcrca:* 



