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Liparis salicis, L. — An unusually large ? , labelled " Christcluirch " measures 

 2 inches 4^ lines (= 59 mm.) in expanse. 



L. monacha, L. — A fine J , suffused all over the wings with dark grey '' New- 

 Forest, Salvage, 1899" (C.W.D.) and at side "V. eremita, Och." A ^ with the 

 ground-colour much suffused with light brownish, and all the usual markings pale 

 and indistinct. A fine asymmetrical $ aberration, with the central markings of 

 fore-wings suffused into a broad bar, solid black on the left side, and marked on the 

 right costa with white. '^ J. C. Dale, Blandford, Septr. 4th, 1838" (C.W.D.). A 

 ? , entirely black to beyond the middle of fore-wings, " New Forest from J. Gr. Ross, 

 1880 " (C.W.D.) and two $ 's with all the black markings reduced to slender lines. 



LieHa canosa, Hiibn. — Fifteen examples in good condition ; one very large ^ 

 expanding nearly 1 inch, 11 lines (47 mm.), is labelled " B. Standish, Whittlesea 

 Mere, August, 1821 " (J.C.D.) ; a fine $ bears a similar label, and the remainder 

 are mostly from Wicken Fen. 



Laria pudi.bunda, L — Two ? 's with the fore-wings uniform brownish-grey, 

 and all the usual markings obsolete. " Scarboro' 1903 " (C.W.D.), and " from W. 

 Head, Scarborough 1904" (C.W.D). 



Lasiocampa rubl, L — A ^ with the transverse lines widened, approximating, 

 and in i)art coalescing, forming a rather broad pale band. " From Robson's Coll., 

 1895" {C.W.D.). 



L. trifoUi, W. V. — Four examples of the pale form from Romney Marsh, 

 labelled at side " v. medicaginis, Bork." Of these one ^ is " From Robson's Coll., 

 1895 " (C.W.D.), a ? " From J. Weir's Coll. 1884 " (C.W.D.), and another fine ? 

 has a type-written label " Eomney Marsh, Mitford, E. M. M., March, 1873." 



L. querent, L. — A varied series, including a fine, but slightly worn, $ , almost 

 entirely deep chocoiate colour, the central spot and sub-marginal band being indi- 

 cated in an olive-brown tint ; "From Mr. Head, Scarborough, 1904" (C.W.D.) 



Odoneslis potatoria, L. — A $ , labelled at side '' Wicken Fen," entirelv of the 

 normal colouring of the ? . " From J. G. Ross, 1884" (C.W.D.). 



Gastropncha ilicifolia, L. — A very fine series of fifteen examples (8 cJ , 7 ? \ 

 Two (?'s are labelled " Foxcroft" (C.W.D.), a <? " by Mr. Edwards," and two i 's 

 and two ? 's " Standish " (C.W.D.). A J and a ?," Cannock Chase, from R. 

 Weaver 1856" (C.W.D.), a ? "Cannock Chase, Downing's Sale 1894" (C.W.D.), 

 and a ? " B. Standish, Downing's Sale 1891" (C.W.D.). 



Saturiiia carpini, Bork. — An unusually dark ? with strong rosy suffusion over 

 both wings, ' Aberdeen, 1890." 



Endromh- versicolor, L.— A ? , " Old Standish, 1820 " (J.C.D. ), is labelled at 

 side "Dai-enth Wood." Another $ , labellecl " Standish, Rannoch, May 1857," is the 

 largest example of this species I have ever seen ; it expands 3 inches, 6 lines 

 (=87.5 mm.). 



Cerura vinula, L. — One <? , apparently bred, in which the usual grey pencillin^s 

 of the fore-wings have quite disappeared, leaving only the sub-basal transverse band ; 

 and a very fine ? , with the fore-wings unusually dark grey, especially towards the 

 inner margins ; the hind-wings are smooth smoky-black with pure white fringes, 

 and the dark markings on the abdomen are much enlarged. Both these aberrations 

 are labelled " from Mr. Head, Scarburgh, 1901 " (C.W.D ). 



