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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECOKD. 



is, of course, an aberration of Anjiinnh nitocris, i.e., Arijynnis nitocria 

 var. nit/rocaerulea ab. rnfescem. — Theo. D. A. Cockeeell, Boulder, 

 Colorado. Xovetnber SnI, 1909. 



Further note on Sericoris micana, Frol. — In answer to my 

 note (antea pp. 286-237) criticising his statement [Ent. Bee, xix", 

 273 (1907)] that the females of .Sericnris uu'caua " are much larger 

 than the males," Mr. George Wilkinson has now kindly written to 

 tell me that he is unable to send me any individuals of this species 

 for examination, being separated from his collection, which is in the 

 public museum at Carlisle, but that he Avill be pleased to supply me 

 with some in the course of next season. Fortunately, however, we 

 need not wait till then for a solution of the mystery, for, in the course 

 of his communication, Mr. Wilkinson writes as follows : — " I have no 

 doubt my words ought to have been ' the females are much smaller 

 than the males.' Barrett is quite right Avhen he says the females are 

 smaller and more bright. I sent him ten of each sex . . . ." 

 This last fact makes it highly probably that Barrett's statement about 

 the sexual differences, to which I drew^ attention {loc. rit.) as endorsing 

 my own observations, was based largely, is not entirely, on specimens 

 taken by Mr. Wilkinson.— Eustace B. Bankes, Norden, Corfe Castle. 

 Noi-einher 19tJi, 1909. 



Sale of the first part of the late J. A. Clark's collection of 



Lepidoptera. 



The first part of the collection formed by the late J. A. Clark was 

 sold at Stevens' sale-rooms on November 2nd and 3rd, 1909. 

 Although the two days' sale produced roughl}^ some £350, the prices 

 of most of the insects ruled low. But there were some " lots " that 

 produced high figures, and that largely helped to swell the total. 

 Among the butterflies, one dark Pieris napi from Londonderry 

 produced £1 12s. Gd., Pontia daplidice 3 and J by Lepelley, Dover, 

 1867, only 5s., whilst one June, 1882 (S. Hart), and another from 

 Machin's collection, brought £1 2s. 6d., two reputed Dover ones 

 (Miller) 7s., and one reputed Southend example 6s. A curious 

 gynandromorphic Euchlo'e canlaxiinefi from the " Mason coll." 

 w^as sold for 18s., and two other interesting aberrations 16s. ; tAvo 

 buff forms of (,'. ediisa, lis., and two lemon-coloured ones 10s. ; a 

 heavily-dusted dark 3 Drt/as paphia, 9s., and a fine gynandromorph, 

 left side 3 and right 2 , £2 4s., whilst an intermediate form 

 between typical paphia and valesina, went for 12s. A very fine 

 Anij/miis ac/laia (figured Ent. Bee.) produced £5 5s., and £7 10s. 

 was obtained for a 9 taken at Abbott's Wood, 1887. Issoria latlwnia 

 (Harper) produced 10s. ; one reputed Dover example (Lepelley), and 

 another from the " Bouchard coll.," produced 10s. the two, whilst 

 two others labelled as taken by the Rev. T. H. Marsh, of Norwich, 

 17s. [These captures appear to have been made by the gentleman 

 ■who is reported to have taken Stjrichthns alveus in Norfolk {Ent. Mo. 

 Mag., xxviii., p. 244), in whose collection St. John found two Everes 

 nrt/iades taken in Somerset {Proe. Ent. Soe. Lond., 1891. p. xxxi), 

 by Avhom three J'anesm antiopa of the " Burney collection " had been 

 taken {Ent. Bee, v., p. 40), etc.] ; another from Bournemouth (1872, 

 Smith) for 7s. ; a fine aberration of Brenthia selene produced £2 2s., 

 one of Melitaea athalia, £1 6s., two others £1 6s., and another from 



