142 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTURES, &c. 
Tae Recent Exurpition.—Successful as the later displays of the 
South London Entomological and Natural History Society have been, the 
Twelfth Annual Exhibition of this Society, which was held at the Bridge 
House Hotel on the 5th and 6th ultimo, was not second to any one of them, 
from whatever point of view we may regard it. The number of exhibitors 
were not, perhaps, quite so numerous as they sometimes have been on these 
occasions, but the table and all other available space was well filled with a 
choice assortment of natural-history objects, largely entomological. Of these 
last the Secretary’s report, which will be found on p. 149, will give full par- 
ticulars. The educational value of exhibitions of this kind can never, 
perhaps, be satisfactorily ascertained ; but it is safe to assume that some, 
who are attracted by mere curiosity to the show, are so impressed by the | 
beautiful objects they see around them that they, too, resolve to form a 
collection of some of Nature’s gems. Another way in which these exhibitions 
are distinctly useful is, that they afford an opportunity to fellow-workers for 
making the personal acquaintance of each other; and this was freely taken 
advantage of at the last show.—Ep. 
Tur Present Price oF “ Coppers.”—At Stevens’, on the 16th of 
last month, seven specimens of Poiyommatus dispar were sold, and realized 
the large amount of £15 18s. Gd., or, roughly speaking, an average of 
£2 5s. apiece. A fair male specimen was knocked down for £3 3s., and a 
nice female example fetched the handsome sum of £4 10s., whilst two 
other, not very fine, females went for £2 15s. and £2 2s. respectively. One 
male, minus both antenne and abdomen, was sold for £1 8s.; a female, in 
poor condition, for £1; and a chipped male, reversed, for £1 10s. Altogether 
it would seem that anything in the way of a British “copper ” is worth 
money. Among the other things offered in this sale were three pairs of 
Lelia cwnosa, not all in the best possible condition ; these realized £1 1s., 
£1 4s., and £1 12s. 6d. per pair. A fine pink, but small, example of 
Noctua subrosea went for £2 10s.; two others fetched £2 10s. the pair; 
but the next two lots only commanded 16s. per pair. A specimen of 
Arctia caia, with yellow abdomen and hind wings, found a purchaser at 
8s. 6d.—Ep. 
HeEReEFoRDSHIRE Lepipoprera.—Mr. Thomas Hutchinson has pub- 
lished a list of the Herefordshire Lepidoptera in the Leominster and 
Tarrington districts: —510 Macro-Lepidoptera and 669 Micro-Lepidoptera 
are enumerated, making the respectable total of 1179 species.—Ep. 
« Buc-HuNTING.”—In a pamphlet of 16 pp., bearing this title, Mr. 
Hewett, the author, gives most excellent advice to the young collector ; 
and many, who consider themselves experienced in all that pertains to the 
catching and setting of Lepidoptera, will find therein some hints which it 
would probably be to their advantage to adopt, especially as regards the 
setting business.— ED. 
Eacs or ANTHOCHARIS CARDAMINES.—The ovum has the same form 
as all those composing the genus. It is shiny; in colour, opal, with a 
slight yellowish tint, afterwards changing, if fertile, to orange-red, and, 
before the exit of the young larva, to dull lead-colour, transparent at the 
tip. These eggs are laid singly in an upright position, and are attached by 
the base, which is flat, to the peduncle (or flower-stalk) of the plant. They 
