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contained more than seven specimens, the average about three or 

 fgur. 



The other Arctiids and Lymantriids produced on the whole very 

 fair prices, the Lachneids, Notodontids, and Drepanuhds, in the case 

 of varieties, fairly high ones. An aberration of Arctia villica £2 6s. ; 

 series of moderate Spilosomas, 25s., whilst Laelia coenosa went at 21s., 

 35s. 30s. per pair, although two ? s only fetched 9s. ; Gastropacha 

 ilicifolia produced 20s., lis., 8s., 7s., 9s., 8s., 24s. each, whilst a 

 magnificent brown-black 5 Saturnia pavonia produced £15 ; and pairs 

 of Drepana harpai/tda 7s., 9s., lis., and lis. ; Cenira bicuspis, in 

 threes producing 6s. on three occasions, but a fine black Cenira vinnla 

 went up to £7 15s. ; a Microdonta bicolor of " Bouchard," produced 17s., 

 others 10s. and 6s., with other insects ; a fine light A.yihalia ridens 

 fetched £1. 



The Noctuids and Geometrids, on the whole, produced low prices, 

 Bnjopldla iiiipar, 9s. for live, on two occasions, Hijbuina striffoxa, 10s. 

 for seven (twice), a Lencania extranea (Ent., xii., p. 19) only 7s., and 

 Nonatiria span/anii and Lencania albipitncta, less than 8d. apiece ; 

 "Brighton" Si/nia i)itisctdosaa,tAs., and "Canterbury" Lencania l-albiun, 

 4s., with many other specimens, were not excessive prices for those who 

 want such rarities; whilst 14s. for live Xylomifiea conspicillaris cannot 

 be considered dear ; £2 was reached for two dark Crijmodea exnUn, 

 £1 8s. for three light ones, and £2 2s. for three more; Hydrilla 

 palustris, from Wicken, £1 8s. and £1 each, whilst a curious Ar/rotis 

 exclai)iationis raised lot 306 to 2 guineas ; a fine example of Triphaena 

 fimbria produced £4 4s., and ^ A(/rotis snbrosea £2, £1 15s., and 

 £1 10s., and $ s, £2 15s. apiece, ^ and 5 , lOs. 6d., and <? and two 

 ? s 24s., according to condition ; one little set of Pachnobia hyperborea 

 var. alpina produced £1 17s. 6d., whilst six successive Ceraxtis 

 eri/t/irocepiiala produced 6s., 4s., 45s., 5s., 7s., and 7s. respectivel}', the 

 45s. " lot " being from " J. H. A. .Jenner, Lewes." Three Luperina 

 barrettii went for £1 Is., and one L. barrettii and one var. ficldini for 

 18s., and a similar lot for 14s. ; Xylina zinckenii (of which a lot more 

 than have ever been caught in England seem to be in the market) 

 went for 21s., 21s., 24s., and 18s. per specimen, and three lots 

 consisting of one Xylina conforms, and two Cucidlia (jnapludii, went 

 for 10s., 13s., and 14s. respectively ; a Catocala fraxini (1840), 7s., 

 another (captured by a Mr. Lepelley, also responsible in other parts 

 of the catalogue for P. daplidice and 7. lailionia) 10s., another 

 (Regent's Park) 6s. A fine ab. of Rmnia crataeyata (also taken by 

 Lepelley), produced 21s. ; another by the same 15s., whilst an ab. of 

 Venilia )iiarnlata went for £4 4s., another for £4 ; Nysnia lapponaria, bred, 

 have sunk to Is. each, but the extinct Cleora viditaria produced 30s., 22s., 

 16s., 10s., 12s., 14s., 15s., 20s., 14s., 13s. each, and Boletohia fnli- 

 yinaria, 42s., 42s., 42s., and 18&. each. The two days' sale produced 

 roughly £350. 



(prURRENT NOTES. 



The resignation of Mr. Guy Marshall as a member of the Council 

 of the Entomological Societ}' of London, has been received with very 

 great regret, and Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker has been elected on the 

 Council in his place. A second vacancy on the Council due to the 

 resignation of Mr. R. Shelford, through ill-health, has been tilled by 



