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Caradrina exigua, seven red forms of TcBJiiocampa gracilis, and a grey 

 variety of T. miinda had to be lumped together to bring 3s. ; two lots 

 containing 172, among them five Lithojohane semihrimnea and one 

 Orrhodia rnbiginea, 4s. ; and no less than six lots of Geometers, 

 running to some 400 specimens, among which were a pair of 

 unicolorous dark brown Ennomos quercinaria and two pairs of 

 hybrid E. autumnaria x E. quercinaria, made only 5s., and so on. 

 But the feature of the sale was lot 68, a remarkable variety of 

 Brenthis eivphrosyne of a tawny colour with metallic markings, taken 

 by Mr. Briggs at Barnwell Wold on May 21st, 1864, for which two 

 bidders appeared to have a particular fancy, and it was eventually 

 secured by one of them for the remarkable figure of £17 17s. Among 

 the other more important lots were a specimen of Colias edusa with 

 left fore wing var. helice, £8 ; eleven C. edusa, including one with 

 twin central spots on hind wings, 24s. ; three authenticated specimens 

 of Pontia dajdidice, 18s., 17s. and 17s. each ; a male and a female 

 Chrysophanus dispar, both from the Standish Collection, fine perfect 

 specimens, set to show their undersides, £7 10s. apiece ; four other 

 specimens of this species made from £3 3s. to 22s. each, and a pupa 

 case 6s. An " hermaphrodite " Polyommatus icarus brought £1 ; a 

 good rayed underside Agriades corydon, £4 5s. ; a lot containing five 

 Nomiades semiargus {acis) and eleven L. arion, £4 4s. ; and four of 

 the former from the Standish Collection, £3. It was probably the 

 question of locality that sent the three lots containing respectively 

 six, eight, and four specimens of Apaiura iris up to £2 and over ; the 

 species is fast becoming extinct in many of its old haunts, or has 

 already disappeared from them, as in the case of Chattenden. Five 

 examples of Eiivanessa antiopaWiih. good data, sold separately, brought 

 from 20s. to 28s. each ; a specimen of Brenthis dia taken at 

 Worcester Park in 1872, 65s. ; an 1. lathonia taken by Mr. Briggs 

 at Folkestone in 1865, 60s., and several Dover specimens of the same 

 species by various captors, sold in lots of two or three, at from 

 42s. 6fZ. down to about 7s. per specimen, according to condition and 

 data. A lot of two Epinepliele jurtina {ianira), one with the disc of 

 fore wings and the other with all the wings bleached, made 60s. ; and 

 a somewhat unusual variety of Carterocephalus palcemon with uni- 

 colorous dark fore wings, slightly rayed submarginally, 85s. The 

 only specimen of Hippotion celerio in the collection sold for 24s ; two 

 PhryxHS livornica at 32s. 6rf. and 37s. M. each ; Leucodoyita hicoloria, 

 labelled as taken by Bouchard at Killarney, 50s. ; Lcelia ccenosa, sold 

 in lots of two or three, realised from 15s. to 6s. per specimen ; two 

 Epicnaptera ilicifolia, 20s. and 28s. each respectively ; and Deiopeia 

 pulchella, from 50s. to 14s. apiece. A specimen of Galophasia 

 platyptera, labelled as taken by J. T. Carrington near Brighton in 

 1896, was run up to £7 7s. ; and one of Acontia Solaris, " near Dover 

 by Mr. Hamer," brought 32s. M. ; while the two lots, in each of 

 which one Catocala fraxini was included, realised 21s. each lot. Two 

 specimens of Venilia macidaria var. quadrimacidata in one lot sold 

 for 24s., and three in another for 32s. 6fZ. per lot ; a fine pair of 

 Cleora angular ia (viduaria) for 30s. ; and the only example of Sterrha 

 sacraria in the collection, recorded as taken near Folkestone in 1865, 

 for 40s. The total realised for the collection fell somewhat short of 

 £250. — Egbert Adkin. 



