42 The entomologist's record. 



27/6 and 20/- each, whilst Leiicania alhipuncta dropped to 7/-, 6/-, 6/- 

 and 12/- for 4. L. vitellina and L. tinipuiicta produced £1 each. Poor 

 Ai/rotis mhrnsca fetched 28/-, 12/-, 12/-, 12/-, 12/- per pair. One is 

 astounded at the giving of 12/- for a Charidca delphinii, stated to 

 have been " taken by F. Tickner, at Dover, in 1893." Xijlina conformis 

 produced 10/-, 14/- and 12/- per pair, and Ciicullia (inaphalii, 6/-, 12/-, 

 12/-, 12/-, 16/-, 14/- per specimen. An Acontia Solaris, taken byEev. 

 Percy Andrews, in a clover field at Brighton, Aug. 25th, 1859, and 

 recorded in the Entom. Ann., 1860, p. 131, went for £3. Thalpochares 

 nstrina produced 10/-, 8/-, 45/- apiece ; T. parva 12/-, and T. paiila 

 35/-. Plnsia ni, from Mr. Bailey, Penzance, sold for 21/- and 60/- 

 each, and Catocala fra.vini for 12/-, 8/-, 30/-, 63/-, and an Ophiodi's 

 lunan's 21/-. Venilia macnlata produced 30/- (1) for a suffused 

 aberration, and 12/-, 37/6, 14/-, 12/-, 12/-, 12/-, 12/- per pair for the 

 ab. quadrmaculata. A pair of hybrid Ennomos angularia-alniaria 

 went for 10/-, and Cleora viduaria, 30/-, 24/-, 10/-, 6/-, 6/- per pair. 

 Two specimens of Acidalia perochraria produced 22/- and 63/- re- 

 spectively, and A. ab. circeUata 80/- and 20/- for four specimens, 

 whilst two aberrations of Strenia clathrata went for 27/6. An Aplasia 

 ononaria, taken by Purdey, went for £3 5s., and aberrations of Abraxas 

 grossulariata for £3 10s., 25/- (2), 18/-, 18/-, 12/-, 12/- 18/-, 18/-, 42/-, 

 14/-, 16/-, 18/-, 42/- apiece. A specimen of Botijs repandalis sold for 

 21/-. Chnjsophanus dispar fetched 37/6, 35/-, ^30/-, 70/- (2), 94/6 

 105/-, 35/-, 37/6 (2), 25/- (2), 115/6, 8 guineas (a record price), 

 63/- ; whilst in a Mr. J. H. Smart's collection, sold on Nov. 10th, 

 specimens of the same species brought £6, £4, £4 15s., £2 10s. and 

 £1 Is. each, and some rather poor Agmtis siibrosea 26/- and 18/- per 

 pair. — J. W. TuTT. 



Second broods in 1896. — The following are some of the second 

 broods noticed during the past season. LeiicopJiasia sinapis, on July 

 10th ; Tephrosia bistortata and LopJioptery.v camelina, about July 

 20th ; Drepana unguicula and Acontia luctuosa, on July 23rd, 

 although both were scarce as second broods ; Polyommatm astrarche, 

 very abundant, July 16th ; Lohophora viretata, a single specimen, 

 much smaller than those of the first brood, on August 1st ; Ctipido 

 minima on August 17th ; and Polyommatus beUargus on August 27th. 

 — A. H. Hamm, Reading. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPos IN 1896. — Here, as elsewhere, the larvae of 

 Acherontia atropos seem commoner than usual. I have had five or six 

 brought to me by potato-diggers this autumn. — N. M. Richardson, 

 B.A., F.E.S., Monte Video, Nr. Weymouth. 



Of twelve Acherontia atropos larvae brought to me this year, all 

 were of the green form at first, turning to golden -yellow when quite 

 full-fed. I heard of a dark brown one being taken. — E. A. Bowlks, 

 M.A., F.E.S., Waltham Cross. 



J^RACTICAL HINTS. 



Field Work for February. 



By J. W. TUTT, F.E.S. 



1. — The roots of Artemisia should be collected in February, for 

 larva) of Ephippij^hora focneana, Dichrorampha simpliciaiia and 



