180 [August, 



" Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, E. Donovan, July 1800." (In the fine collection of 

 British Lepidoptera of the Oxford University Museum, there is a ? of this exceed- 

 ingly rare Noctua, also with broken antennae, but in much better condition than the 

 Dale specimen ; it has a modern label, " Coll. Hope, without locality." Cf. Barrett, 

 Lep. British Islands, vol. iv, p. 330). 



Hadena peregrina, Tr. — Three specimens on modern gilt pins, all in good con- 

 dition. A ^ bears a label " Taken at Freshwater, Isle of Wight 1888 " with the 

 addition " from Kev. il. Barney's coll. Rogers " (C.W.D.) ; another $ , " Fresh- 

 water, H. Rogers" (C.W.D. ), and a 9 has no data. H. satura, W. V. A fine 

 large $ on a modern gilt pin " from Rev. H. Burney's coll. sold in 1893 " (C.W.D.), 

 also two $ 'g, set low down and in somewhat drooping style, on rather old-fashioned 

 pins, but with no data. 



Crymodes exulis, Dup. — Seven very good examples ; three of the var. assimilis, 

 Doubl. Of these one ? is labelled " R. W. 46 " (J.C.D.), another ? " T. Salvage, 

 Rannoch June 1896 " (J.C.D.), the third " Rannoch from J. G. Ross coll. 1888 " 

 (C.W.D.). The other four specimens are from " Unst." 



Xylina furcifera, Hufn. — A fine series of eleven bred specimens, " Llantrissant " 

 at side. X. lambda, Fab. An exceedingly fine S > " Ranworth, W. Clare, Sept. 

 1877" (C.W.D.). 



Cloantha perspicillaris, L. — Two (J examples ; one in fair condition only, on 

 an old bead-headed pin " Gt. Yarmouth, June, 1837 " (C.W.D.), may possibly be 

 the specimen referred to by Barrett (Lep. British Islands, vol. vi, pp. 39, 40), as 

 taken by Mr. C. J. Paget at Yarmouth in " 1839." The other in much better con- 

 dition is labelled as follows, " Clorantha perspicularis {sic) taken in the New 

 Forest by Lady Florence Herbert who gave it to me herself"; on the label is 

 printed, in red ink, " Mus. M. & M." 



Calophasia Unarisc, Hiibn. — -One old and badly pinned specimen, minus the 

 antennjE, but with perfect fringes and otherwise in good order " Woodside, Epping 

 June 1817." Probably one of the original specimens recorded from that locality 

 by J. F. Stephens (111. Haust., Ill, p. 94, pi. 29, fig. 2). 



Cucullia scrophularise, L. — Five examples, apparently correctly named ; one 

 " from W. H. Grigg coll. 1889 " (C.W.D.), " Essex " at side. 



Plusia orichalcea, F. — Ten examples, large and fine, but none of very recent 

 date, " Wicken " and " Gl. Wootlon" at side; a c? is labelled " C. W. Dale, 

 G. Wootton July 17th (or 19th) 1872" (C.W.D.) P. ni, Hiibn. Two fine 

 specimens from " Penzance," one bearing a circular label, " E. Bailey, Penzance, 

 15.9.94, B." I', illufstris, Fab. Two ^ examples, very ancient and without 

 antennae, but still retaining luuch of their beautiful colour; tiieyare set in drooping 

 style with the fore-wings very far back, on old clumsy pins. One of these is in 

 fairly good condition and with perfect fringes; both have been labelled by C. W, 

 Dale, " Salisbury Plain by Mr. Spi'att from Dr. Leach." 



Heliothis armigera, Hiibn. — Ten specimens, some very good ; a small $ and a 

 fine ? are labelled "Dr. Cocks 46" (J.C.D.). R. scuiosa, Fab. A ? in very good 

 condition, on a thick old bead-headed pin, has a printed label (cut out of a sale 



