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collection, should, in the interest of our study, and so that we should 

 know our British fauna, have some light thrown on them. It would 

 be interesting, too, to know whether the buyers will put them into 

 their collections as British, and if so, on what ground. Acidalia 

 HERB.utiATA, " taken by Mr. Hutchinson." Six of these were sold in 

 Lots 101, 102, 103, two specimens in each. There are no recorded 

 British ones, except a pair by Meek, and Coverdale's specimens in 

 Mr. Tutt's collection. Where did Mr. Hutchinson take them ? 

 Lythria PUKPURARiA, '• taken by Button, Gravesend": — Lots 109, 110, 

 and 111, consisted of 8 specimens each, and the 9 went for 9s. It is 

 well-known that there is not a single bona /iy/r' British specimen extant. 

 Stkrrha sackauia. No data. Lots 112, 113, 114, 115, consisted of 

 2 specimens each. The 8 were bought by Mr. J. B. Hodgkinson for 

 8s. Aplasta ononaria, taken at Folkestone, August 3rd, 1877, by C. 

 Bailey," 20s. Is this Mr. Bailey, of Dover ? If so, I remember an 

 interesting conversation with him in 1881, re Acontia alhicollis and 

 some other rare insects which he had captured. Acidalia perochraria. 

 No data whatever. One specimen in Lot 104 and 2 in Lot 105. 

 There are, presumably, only Weston's two, supposed to be British. Are 

 these Weston's ? If not, whose are they ? Synia musculosa : — Lot 319, 

 "2 from Wilkinson's collection." Lot 320,. "1 very fine, 

 taken at Bexhill, August, 1877, by Mr. G. Bristow." Lot 321, 

 " Ditto "—evidently another by Mr. Bristow. Who is Mr. G. 

 Bristow ? Is he a known lepidopterist ? Has any living entomolo- 

 gist ever seen a living specimen of S. iiiusculosa in Britain ? 

 Pachktra leucoph.ea. — Lot 840, 2 specimens, no data, went with 

 43 other moths for 3s. Lot 346, 4 specimens, went with 81 other 

 moths for 4s. Lot 364, 2 specimens, went with 68 other moths for 

 5s. Hadena peregrtna, " taken at Lewes, 1870, by Miss M. Meek, cr 

 Curzon's collection." This was sold for 12s. I believe there are 

 two known British specimens, which Bond had. If this specimen 

 of //. pt'rei/rina was really considered to be British, it should have 

 produced £5 at least. If not, why did it fetch 12s. ? Ouuhodia 

 erythrocephala. — No data. Lot 378, 1 specimen, and Lot 379, 

 1 specimen, produced 6s, and 8s. respectively. Dianthokcfa compta. — 

 Lot 387, " 1 taken by E. G. Meek, 1869 or 1870," produced 5s. 

 This is interesting in the face of the recent discussion and Mr. C. G. 

 Barrett's statement at the South London Entomological Society. 

 Xylina lambda (zinckenii). — Lot 421, " 1 specimen, taken at Ran- 

 worth by W. Clare, Sept., 1877." Lot 422, " Ditto." This, I take 

 it, means that Mr. Clare took two specimens at Eanworth in 1877. 

 Are these two of the specimens mentioned Ent. lieconl, vol. vii., 

 pp. 126-127 ? If not, why were they not recorded ? If so, are they 

 not worth more than 12s. apiece? Acontia solaris and Thal- 

 pochares ostrina. Lot 488, 2 T. o.'^trina. Lot 489, 1 A. solan's. 

 Some one gave 8s., it appears, for these three specimens ; will they go 

 into a "British" collection? Ophiodes lunakis. - There are the 

 following recorded British specimens : — Ent. Ann., 1855, p. 16 ; 

 Int., viii., p. 91 [ZooL, 7108) ; Newman's British ^fotlts, p. 468 (two, 

 Bouchard at Killarney). Who has these two specimens ? F.ntom., 

 vii., p. 164; Entum., viii., p. 164; Ent. liec, iii., p. 182. The 

 three specimens sold are most certainly none of the recorded indi- 

 viduals, and appear to have gone straight from d-ealers' hands to Mr. 



