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find T. forsterana on deciduous ones. Ivy is, of course, its usual food- 

 plant, and I have also found it on laurustinus ; honeysuckle is given 

 by many authorities, but, so far as my experience goes, this is no 

 exception to the rule, as it only occurs on Lonicera fragrantissima, 

 which is an evergreen species. — E. Maude Alderson ; April 11th. 



The Mason Collection. — Fifteen specimens of Deiopeia pulchella 

 sold at from 8/- to a guinea apiece. An example of Emydia grammica, 

 from E. Shepherd's coll., together with a specimen of D. pulchella, said 

 to have been taken at Camden Town, only made 10/-. A male E. gram- 

 mica (Tunbridge Wells) 14/-, and a female of the same species from 

 Windsor 9/-. Ablack aberration of Callimorpha dominula realized£3 10s. 

 while another variety, with brown hind wings, made 30/-. There were 

 a good many interesting aberrations of Arctia caia, and thirteen of the 

 best of these brought in a total of £27 17s. The highest price being 

 5 guineas for one example, and the lowest 20/- for two specimens. 

 The type of Spilosoma menthastri var. u-alkeri, Curtis, went for 21/-. 

 Twenty-four specimens of Lcelia ccenosa, put up in pairs, sold at from 

 10/6 to £3 per pair. Of Epicnaptera (Gastropacha) ilicifolia there 

 were ten examples, and the price for these ranged from 25/- to 70/- a 

 couple. Twelve specimens of Drepana harpagula (sicula) from the 

 Bristol locality made 20/- to 40/- per pair, while three males were 

 secured for 1 guinea. Centra bicuspis, of which there were eighteen 

 Tilgate specimens, made 5/- to 15/- each. A specimen of Glyphisa 

 crenata ("Isle of Man, E. G. Meek, 1870"), when offered alone did 

 not obtain a bid, but when included with ninety-nine other specimens 

 of desirable species, the round hundred made 20/-. Four specimens 

 of Leucodonta (Xotodonta) bicolor (three from Staffs, and one from Ire- 

 land), realized £8 10s. For a specimen of Notodonta trilophus, " reared 

 from a larva found in Essex, J. W. Douglas," the bidding rose to 

 £6 10s. ; but another example of the same species (" Ergham, Norfolk, 

 Gurney "), only made £2 10s., and a third specimen (from E. Brown's 

 coll.) had to be put up with two other lots of nice Notodonts, when 

 the combined lots sold for 17/-. Five Synia musculosa were disposed 

 of at 5/- to 11/- each. Leucania vitelline/, sold at 11- and 9/- a couple 

 but single specimens included with half-a-dozen L. turca produced 8/-, 

 10/-, and 11/- per lot. The specimen of Leucania extranea recorded 

 by the late Mr. W. P. Weston (Entom. xii. 19), only realized 9/-. 

 Nonagria sparganii, from Dover, made 4/- to 8/- each, but four other 

 specimens without data went for 8/-. One example of Luperina 

 dumerili and one of L. gueneei, each with a history, fetched 12/-, and 

 for one specimen of the last-named, from Sang's coll., 5/- was given. 

 Four Hydrilla palustris, with data, sold at 22/- and 24/- per pair, 

 while two lots, each including two males of this species, with other 

 things, only made 7/- and 8/- the lot. The specimen of Noctxia sab- 

 gothica, from which the figure in Stephens' "Illustrations" was 

 drawn, with another example of the same species, brought in a guinea; 

 but the type of Agrotis lunigera, Steph., was bought for the Tring 

 Museum at £3. Of Noctua stibrosea, a moth that appears to be now 

 extinct in Britain, there was a nice series of fourteen specimens. The 

 first of these were the male and female types from Yaxley Fen, de- 

 scribed by Stephens ; these made £5 10s., and go into the Tring 



