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coming in this respect. This, however, can hardly be the case now 

 that process-work lias been brought to such a high state of perfection." 



The Stevens Collection (concluded from p. 157). — Among the 

 Heterocera, the lots that realized noteworthy prices were the following: — • 



Deilephila galii. Five specimens bred from larvffi found at Deal, 

 £1 ; three examples of the same species, with one D. Uneata, taken at 

 Lewes in 1849, 18s. ; three D. gaUl and one D. Uneata, the latter taken 

 in 1847 at Hammersmith, £1. Four other examples of D. Uneata 

 ranged in price from 8s. to 16s. Three specimens of D. euphorbicB 

 made 10s,, 16s., and 18s. respectively. Clmrocampa celerio, of which 

 there were eight specimens, ranged in price from 6s. to £1 4s. 



One example of Sesia andreniformis, with two specimens of S. sphe- 

 giforviis added as a kind of makeweight, fetched 12s. Of S. tabaniformis 

 (vespiformis) there were four specimens; two of these sold for 7s., 

 whilst the other couple went up to £1. 



There was nothing very special among the Zygaenidte or, as some 

 prefer to term them, the " Anthrocerides," but a, lot of some thirty 

 Z. trifoUi and Z. lonicercc, including six or seven decent aberrations 

 of the former species, realized £2 10s.; between 3s. and 4s. appeared 

 to be the value of yellow varieties of Z. fiUpendulm, of which there 

 were five examples. Two lots of twenty-four Nolas, each with six 

 examples of N. centonaUs, including the white var., made £1 10s. the 

 lot. Considering the species that were included in the two lots con- 

 taining Lithosia sericea, the auction value of this species would seem 

 to be about 3s. or 4s. 



Nine specimens of Deiopeia puIcheUa were put up separately, and 

 produced a total of £4 14s., or, roughly, half a guinea apiece. One 

 example was dated 1848, one 1871, one 1873, four 1874, and one 1876. 



A fine black aberration of CalUmorpha dominula, bred in 1872, sold 

 for £5 10s. Two nearly black varieties of Xeineophila plantaglnis, 

 together with a female with red hind wings, and two examples of var. 

 hosjHta, fetched £4. 



There were about thirty more or less interesting varieties of Arctia 

 caia, and the best of these were disposed of at fairly good prices, 

 ranging from 12s. to £4 ; the latter sum was given for a specimen 

 somewhat similar to that figured in the ' Entomologist ' last month, 

 together with a dark variety. The best of the six or seven aberrations 

 of A. viUica sold for £4 10s. ; this was a light variety with the spots 

 on fore wings confluent, and the hind wings almost devoid of spots. 



LoiUa cmnosa was represented by ten perfect specimens, and these 

 realized from £1 10s. to £2 per pair. 



Lasiocampa iUdfoUa made 2 guineas per pair, for two pairs, and a 

 third pair was sold for £3. 



One example of Notodonta bicolor, taken by Mr. P. Bouchard at 

 Killarney in 1864, brought in £2 10s. 



One example of Bryophila ak/ce, bought at the sale of the Burney 

 Collection, together with some varieties of B. ylandifera, including four 

 specimens of the form known as impar, was cleared for lis. 



Of Sijnia muscidosa there were three specimens, all from Brighton ; 

 one of these, with a Tiverton Leucania viteUina and some other things, 

 only fetched 10s. — a fine specimen ; and two L. viteUina from Tiverton 



