180 [August, 



" Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, E.Donovan, July 1800." (In tlie fine collection of 

 British Lepidoptera of the Oxford Univorsity .VTusfium, there is a 9 of this exceed- 

 ingly rare Nocttia, also with broken aniennae, but in much better condition than the 

 Dale specimen ; it has a modern label, "Coll. FTope, without locality." Cf. Barrett, 

 Lep. British Islands, vol. iv, p. 330). 



Hadena peregrlna, Tr. — Three specimens on modern gilt pins, all in good con- 

 dition. A (J bears a label " Taken at Freshwater, Isle of Wight 1888 " with the 

 addition "from Rev. H. Burnoy's coll. Rogers" ((\W.D ) ; another c? ," Fresh- 

 water, II. Rogers" (O.W D ), and a ? has no data. //. aatura, W. V. A fine 

 large i on a modern gilt ]iin " from Rev. H. Burney's coll. sold in 1893 " (C.W.D.), 

 also two $ 'i, set low down and in somewhat drooping style, on rather old-fashioned 

 pins, but with no data. 



Crymodes exults, Dup. — Seven very good examples ; three of the var. asximilis, 

 Doubl. Of these one ? is labelled " R. W. Hi " (J.C.D.), another ? " T. Salvage, 

 Rannoch June 1896" (J.C.D.), the third "Rannoch from J. G. Ross coll. 1888" 

 (C.W.D.). The other four specimens are from " Unst." 



Xylina furcifera, Hufn. - A fine series of eleven bred specimens, " Llantrissant " 

 at side. X. lambda, Fab. An exceedingly fine S > " Ranworth, VV. Clare, Sept. 

 1877 " (C.W.D.). 



Cloantha perspicillaris, L. — Two (J examples ; one in fair condition only, on 

 an old bead-headed pin " Gt. Yarmouth, June, 1837" (C.W.D.), may possibly be 

 the specimen referred to by Barrett (Lep. British Islands, vol. vi, pp. 39, 40), as 

 taken by Mr. C. J. Paget at Yarmouth in " 1S39." The other in much better con- 

 dition is labelled as follows, " Cloranlha per.ipicularis (sic.) taken in the New 

 Forest by Lady Florence Herbert who gave it to me herself"; on tiie label is 

 printed, in red ink, " Mus. M. & M." 



Calophasia linarise, Hiibn.— One old and badly jjinned s))ecimen, minus the 

 antennae, but with perfect fringes and otherwise in good order " Woodside, Epping 

 June 1817." Probably one of the original specimens recorded from that locality 

 by J. F. Stephens (111. Haust., Ill, p. 94, pi. 29, fig. 2). 



Cucullia scrophulariae, L. — Five examples, apparently correctly named ; one 

 " from W. II. Grigg coll. 1880 " (C.W.D.), " Essex " at side. 



Plusia orichalcea, F. — Ten examples, large and fine, but none of very recent 

 date, " Wicken " and " Gl. Wootlon" at side; a c? is labelled " C. W. Dale, 

 G. Wootton July 17th (or 19th) 1872" (C.W.D.) /'. «/, Hiibn. Two fine 

 specimens from '' Penzance," one bearing a circular label, " E. Bailey, Penzance, 

 15.9.94, H." /'. illuslris, Fab. Two $ examples, vi-ry ancient and without 

 antenna^, but still retaining much of their beautiful colour; they are set in drooping 

 style with the fore-wings very far back, on old clumsy pins. One of tliese is in 

 fairly good condition and with perfect fringes ; both have been labelled by C. W. 

 Dale, " Salisbury Plain by Mr. Spratt from Dr. Leacii." 



Heliothis armigera, Hiibn. — Ten sjiecimens, some very good ; a small <? and a 

 fine 9 are labelled " Dr. Cocks 46" (J.C.D.). H. scntosa. Fab. A 9 in ^ery good 

 condition, on a thick old bead-headed pin, has a printed label (cut out of a sale 



