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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



in those days the prices paid for aberrations were very mod(^t com- 

 j)ared to present day prices. The form is undoubtedly a remarkable 

 one, and exceedingly rare — an ab. of an ab. in fact. ; 



The next lot attracting deep interest was No. 117 — thiswas a 

 silvery or creamy white female of Argi/nnis cydippe — and co^ £20. 

 This insect formed a complete contrast to the black valezina of 1). 

 paphia, but was not so attractive as an aberration. Apart from this 

 one lot, there was nothing very remarkable about the series of Aryynnin 

 cydippe, which realised from 6s. to 80s. per lot. 



Lot 124 was a splendid dark male Aryynnia at/laia, rich black with 

 rayed borders, and cost the highest bidder £12. Other lots of this 

 species realised from 8s. to 25s., and lots 133, 134, 134a, each being a 

 fine ab. cliadotta, cost respectively 90s., £10 10s., and 60s. Lot 134 

 was an exceptionally aberrant form. Fifteen hsoria lathonia now came 

 along, and produced from 22s. to 30s. for males, and 35s. to 52s. 6d. 

 for females, according to condition. Two good undersides went for 

 40s. each. Two fine vars. with black blotches on disc of forewings 

 sold for £8 and £2 each, the latter being in rather poor condition. 



Brenthis selene next came to the table and included some fine vars. 

 Lot 155 a light var. with spots and markings mostly absent, cost only 

 £2 2s. and was remarkably cheap in view of the extreme rarity of this 

 form as compared with melanic aberrations. Lot 158, a really 

 beautiful form, black with median band in forewings and marginal 

 streaks, realised £8 lOs., and Lot 159 with light forewings, blotched 

 with black, £6 10s. Lots 166 to 189 comprised the Brenthis eiiphroHyne. 

 A silvery-white var. fetched 60s., and one. Lot 175, with light fore- 

 wings and nearly black hindwings cost £8 10s. Another with large 

 costsl blotch and zig-zag band through forewings went for £6 10s. 

 Lot 185, a specimen almost entirely black cost the bidder £10 10s. 

 Other aberrations fetched from 18s. to 55s. each. Lot 188, a remark- 

 able underside, rayed with upperside black brought £8 10s. 



Lots 190 to 199 comprised the Melitaea aurinia from various 

 localities, and single specimens brought from 25s. to 70s , the latter 

 being pale ochreous brown without markings. A curious sub- 

 diaphanous specimen without markings went for 25s. 



Melitaea cin.eia consisted of eight lots, the only very striking var. 

 being one figured in the Entouiolui/i.st for August, 1896. This realised 

 £6 10s. Some nice varieties of Melitaea athalia were now brought 

 into view — an ab. obsoleta with fulvous wing fetched £6, a good var. 

 tesselata £5 10s., and two var. naearina 30s. and 90s. respectively. A 

 white var. of Pyrameis cardni, catalogued as unique, cost £16, and a 

 var. of P. atalanta smeared with white at apex of forewings, and 

 richly coloured underside realised £10 10s. Eleven Euvanessa antiona 

 varied in price from 30s. to 45s. each, according to condition. A var. 

 of Vanesm io with ocelli in forewing replaced by costal patch and 

 small in hindwings, realised £6, and a light var. with disc of forewings 

 pale orange £7 10s. 



Some extra good aberrations of Polyynnia c-alhinii produced good 

 prices. A white var. with small spots fetched the satisfa'ctjry price of 

 £21, and another with large confluent blotches on costa and inner 

 margin of forewings, disc of hindwings all black £10. Other lots of 

 one or two insects 25s. to 55s. each. 



The Aylais articae tempted buyers and six or seven single lots 

 fetched from 25s. to £2 2s., £4 15s. and £5 each. 



