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the male parent S. jJopuli, the female parent S. ocellatus. All 

 five are remarkably similar in colour and marking. 



Acherontia {Manduca) atropos. — A fine series of 22, with full 

 data. 



Sphinx convolvuli. — Series of 29. 



;S'. pinastri. — Three specimens, one from the Hope Collection, 

 rather worn, without data, two from the Chitty Collection, 

 labelled " Ex Coll. Haslehurst." 



Phri/xus {Deilephila) livornica. — Five specimens, one from 

 the Spilsbury Collection, labelled "From Coll: of late Hugh 

 Harrison of Bowden. Said to have been taken near Manchester, 

 bought by me through Mr. Hodgkinson fr: Mr. Brockhoules' 

 Coll: 1875. F.M.S." One from Reading, taken July 24th, 1870, 

 by Prof. Poulton. One from the Sellon Collection, labelled " Fr: 

 Burnell's Coll: This specimen was caught at Fifield, Berkshire, 

 June 1884 bv Mr. Micklem." One from the Meldola Collection, 

 labelled "Dorset 1906. Canford Cliffs. June 4. 1906." One 

 from the Spilsbury Collection, without data. 



Hippotion [Chcerocampa) celerio. — Four specimens. One from 

 the Spilsbury Collection, labelled " Taken at Wakefield, fr: 

 Coll: of Mr. Harrison, next of Mr. Brockhoules', thro' Mr. 

 Hodgkinson." It is in perfect condition. One from the Mel- 

 dola Collection, labelled, " In house : Hurstpierpoint, Sussex. 

 Sept. 12th 1885. Given to Wm. Mitten and by latter to W. G. 

 Wallace 1885. To E. Meldola from latter in 1914. (Jan. 11th)." 

 In perfect condition. One from the Hope Collection — a mere 

 fragment — without data. Another specimen from the Spilsbury 

 Collection ; much damaged. 



Deile})]iila euphorhice. — Four specimens. Two from the Hope 

 Collection, one of them being labelled " Wells Coll." Two 

 from the Spilsbury Collection, one of them labelled " Euphorbia 

 fr: coll: of Mr. Harrison, bt: fr: late Peter Bouchard Esq. who 

 had it fr: Coastguard's man. Then in Colin: of Mr. Brockhoules, 

 bt: by Mr. Hodgkinson fr: him." 



D. gain. — Eleven specimens. Three from the Hope Collec- 

 tion, labelled "Wells Brit. Coll." Two from the Spilsbury 

 Collection without data. Three from the Sellon Collection, 

 labelled " Vaughan's Coll." On one a further label has " S. J. 

 Capper. 1876." A fourth suecimeu from the Sellon Collection 

 is labelled " Bennett's Coll."' and a fifth " Burnell's Coll." 



DapJuiis {Chcerocampa) ytcr/i.^Two specimens. One from 

 the Hope Collection, a female, very old and faded, but otherwise 

 perfect. One from the Chitty Collection, both without data. 



Metopsilus {Chcerocampa) porcellus and Chcerocampa elpenor. 

 — Long series of each species, but without any noteworthy 

 aberration. 



Macroglossa stcllatariim. — Long series. Two from Chitty 

 Collection, with dark brown hind wings, with no data. 



