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Sphinx pinaslri, L. — Eiglit cxaiu|)les ; a S i" ^^U ^^^^ condition, "From 

 Dr. Leach, F.R.S., taken near EtUnburgli " (J. C. D.), and at side, " Rivelston 

 Wood, near Edinburgh, Mr. Wilson, 1818." (<?/. Stephens, 111., Haiist. I, p. 122.) 

 Two $'8, both worn, "Bought at Stevens's, 1893, Rev. H. Burney's collection" 

 (C. W. D.) ; another ? , in fair condition but badly set, " Ilonble. Miss Lushington, 

 Surrey " (C. W. D.), and a better specimen of the same sex, " Aldeburgh, 1884, 

 24 March (?) " (C. W. D.) ; while a <? in excellent condition is labelled " Aldeburgh, 

 Suffolk (illegible) from Mr. Ross' coll., 1S8S " (0. W. D.). 



Dei/epliifa eiip/iorbir, L. — Also represented by eight examples, six of which 

 are from the old locality of Braunton Burrows, North Devon. These include a (? , 

 " Devon, B.arni)le., Mr. Raddon " (J. C. D.) ; another J > ^'crj strongly tinged with 

 rose-colour, "Bred by Raddon, Braunton Burrows, F. Standish bt." (C. W. D.) ; 

 two c? . "Bred by the late Mr. Raddon. The larvaj taken on the sandhills at 

 Braunton near Barnstaple " ; a (?," Rev. Windsor Hambrough collection. Given 

 to him by Mr. A. R. Raddon the son "; and another ^ , in rather poor order and 

 apparently worn from flying, " Barnstable, Mr. Raddon," and .at side, " 1815." Of 

 more recent specimens, a very good ? is labelled " Taken in the Isle of Man, sitting 

 on dead sea weed, July I5th, 1868, by Chas. S. Dewhirst " ; and another ? , from 

 the collection of the Rev. J. Seymour St. John, bears a printed label evidently cut 

 out of a sale catalogue, " D. euphorhhe bred from larvx taken at New Quay in 

 1889, with cocoon and pupa case {Tint. vols, xxili, 18, 319, and x.rvi, 314)." 



D. gain, W. V. — Nine specimens; two rather small S from "J. G. Ross' 

 coll., 1888" (C. W. D) ; a fine large example of the same sex, "From Rev. H. 

 Burney's collection, 1803" (C. W. D ), "Birkenhead" at side. A $ with printed 

 label, " bred by Mr. Leather, Liskeard," and another, " Birkenhead, J. T. Carring- 

 ton, 1873" (C;. W. D ). Two ? 's, " Mus. Spry," "Middlesex" at side, and 

 " Dr. Knaggs's coll., bred by Syme." A finely coloured $ , " bought of Mr. Reade, 

 Doncaster, 1837" (J. C. D.), and a very large but worn example of this sex, 

 expanding as set 3 inches 3 lines (= 82 mm.), " Deal from J. G. Ross' coll., 

 1888" (C. W. D.). 



D. lineata, Yah. {liroriiica,llsY>.). — Eight examples; a $ labelled "Mus. Dr. 

 Abbot " is in very good condition considering its great age. (C/. Stephens, 111., 

 Haust. I, p. 127.) Two rather worn examples, both $ , " From collection of 

 Mr. Edmonds of Worcester" (C. W. D.). A very good (? , on a large ordinary 

 pin, "From J. B. Hodgkinson, Deer , 1869. Taken at Workington by B. Martin " ; 

 another <?, somewhat worn, " Thornford, nr. Sherborne, Mar. 28, 1862." A very 

 good $," Taken in Devonshire at Plympton. Capture recorded in Science Gossip 

 for 1869." Respecting this specimen the captor, Mr. F. A. Ramsey, writes (Science 

 Gossip, March, 1868, p. 65) : " Suspecting one of my two specimens (taken last 

 season) to be a female, I kept it alive some time ; it laid a small number of eggs, 

 and died. I think about thirteen of the eggs hatched ; I placed them on a growing 

 vine in an airy box; some of them grew to about I5 inch in length, but all 

 ultimately died." Two other ? 's in good order, one Feby. 2nd, 1861, near 

 Torquay, Geo. King, in Intell., p. 155" (Ent. Weekly Intelligencer, vol. IX), and 

 one, very fine, "Taken by E. R. Dale, Gl. Wool ton, Dorset, .iug. 22, 1870." 



Chierocampa nerii, L. — The colleelion contains five examples of this rare 



