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3s. (Newman) to £1 2s. 6d. (Doncaster) per specimen ; a var. of 

 ('atocala nupta, with black hmdwin.^s, 10 guineas (Jausou). This was 

 the sensation of the sale. English (Jatorala fra.rini, with full data, 

 from 5s. to HOs. per specimen ; Boletobia ftdi<iinaria, from 5s. to 1 

 guinea for a female (Hanbury) ; Arp-otis Huhrrma from 16s. (Fenn) to 

 £2 5s. (Doncaster) each : Phibcdaptei-i/.f polyf/ram inata , in lots of 4 speci- 

 mens, from 16s. (Doncaster) to £2 5s. (Druitt) : Crymodes exulis, from 

 5s. 4d. (Newman) to £1 12s. 6d. (Janson) per specimen ; 1 specimen 

 of Abra.vas f/rossidariata var. varleyata, £3 (Bower) ; also 15 vars. for 

 3s. (Farn), and 10 dark vars. 4s. (Janson), whilst 1 specimen with 

 ground colour of wings yellow, fell to Mr. Bower for £1 2s. 6d ; Dian- 

 thoecia harrettii varied from 12s. for 3 (with others) to 4 for £2 2s. 

 (Hanbury) ; Cleora viduaria sold in lots of 2 specimens from 9s. (Han- 

 bury) to £1 8s. (Hanbury). Among the " micros," Crambns myellus 

 averaged Is. per specimen, and 4 specimens of IHtida woodiana, bred 

 by Dr. Chapman in 1894, for £1 (Nevinson). The sale was remark- 

 able for the extremely limited number of buyers, among whom were 

 noted Messrs. Bankes, Bower, Clark, Doncaster, Farn, Fenn, Han- 

 bury, .Janson, Newman, Nevinson, and Porritt. — H. E. P. 



Laev^ of Thecla w-album. — I tried for Thecla w-albmn this' 

 morning on wych elm here, and got the three small ones I now 

 enclose. — G. H. Eaynor, Hazeleigh Rectory, Maldon, Essex. May 

 19th, 1905. 



Extended pupal stage of Lachneis lanestris. — Erratum. — By a 

 misunderstanding the first part of my note {anted p. 132), viz., that 

 relating to the extended pupal period, is stated to refer to Diniorpha 

 versicolora. It should have been Lachneis lanestris, see Ent. liec, xvi., 

 p. 209.— W. E. Butler, F.E.S., Hayling House, Beading. May 11th, 

 1905. 



Locality Lists of Hesperiids Wanted. — Will our readers please 

 send me lists of any of the " skippers" (local or common) they have 

 ever captured in Britain, giving localities (including county), and date 

 if possible, and the habitat ? Also any county list of these butter- 

 flies, with authority noted in each case. If those friends, to whom I 

 usually write for such help, will send on in answer to this appeal it 

 will save me much time. — J. W. Tutt. 



j^CIENTIFIC NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Crosspairing of T^niocampa gothica and T. stabilis, and 

 hatching of ova. — Six weeks ago, shaking sallow for Tfeniocampids, 1 

 took Taeniocainpa yothica $ and T. stabilis J paired; a few days later the 

 female deposited ova, and a week ago the larv® emerged and are now 

 feeding, some upon sallow and others upon elm, and appear to be thriv- 

 ing. I do not know if this is an uncommon occurrence or not, but I can 

 hear of no one with a similar experience. It seems to me, however, 

 that it cannot be at all common. The night I took them 'T. yothica 

 and T. stabilis swarmed, they were all over us after each shake, and 

 flying in all directions, so that there were plenty of 2 T. gothica that the 

 male might have mated with. I was advised to state the facts to you, 

 as at least interesting, and if you (or your readers) are able to give 

 me any information of similar cross-pairings I shall be very grateful. 



