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catalogue) " Heliothh scutosa dark var. of female, taken near Carlisle by Mr. Hey- 

 shani, vide Barrett, E. M. M." (vol. xxv, p. 225). 



Chariclea delphinii, L.— Three, all more or less worn ; one is labelled " Chari- 

 clea Delphinii, L., fr. Balchener's Garden brought to me alive Brighton 1857 " and 

 " Mu8. M. k M." printed on label in red ink ; a ? in very poor condition, " from 

 old Latham" (C.W.D.), and a uuich better ^ without data, have "Windsor" 

 at side. 



Acontia Solaris, W. V.— Three specimens ; a very good, fresh-looking $ , 

 "Dover, Aug. 24, 1876"; an old and faded <? "Mr. Stone, Dover, June, 1825" 

 (C.W.D.), the third, a ? , " Dover " at side. 



Micra paula, Hiibn.— A very good example, on a long old pin, "Dr. Cocks, 

 46 " (J.C.D.), " Devon " at side. M. parva, Iliibn. Three specimens, the best one 

 without data ; one has a circular label " 1888 E. G. Meek from Harper's sale 

 lot 596," " St. Helen's " at side ; the third, rather a poor one, " H. Rogers Fresh- 

 water July 1880 " (C.W.D.). M. ostrina, Hubn. Five examples, mostly good, but 

 unfortunately without data beyond " Freshwater" and " Studland " at side. 



Catephia alchymista, W. V.— Two specimens of this great rarity ; a c? in good 

 condition, " Bembridge, Mr. Harris" (C.W.D.) ; another <? , a finer specimen, but 

 very badly set, " Taken by Mr. Harris at Bembridge, I. O. Wight July 1867 see 

 Ent. M. Magazine Sopr. 1888." These were probably obtained by C. W. Dale at 

 the sale of the Burney collection in 1893. Cf. Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xxv, p. 91. 



Ophiodes lunaris, W. V. — Two examples, a very fine S " P- Bouchard 1864" 

 (C.W.D. ), " Killarney " at side ; a ? , somewliat worn, " Hailsham, Sussex, 28.5.75 

 see Ent. July 75." 



Brephos parthenias, L. — A magnificent melanic aberration of the i , the fore- 

 wings above being entirely very deep rich sepia-brown, the reniform stigma and the 

 sub-apical costal blotch being alone faintly traceable in a somewhat darker tint ; the 

 hind-wings and body also very dark smooth sepia-brown, the fringes being a little 

 paler. The under-side of the wings is very similar in colour, but of a slightly 

 lighter shade. " From J. G. Ross coll. 1888 " (C.W.D.). 



Catocala fraxini, L.— Seven specimens, of which the most interesting is a 

 greatly faded ? on a very antique pin,'w]iich bears a label by C. W. Dale " Mr. 

 Story, Beveridge, nr. Cranborne about 1740." All the others are S 's. one on very 

 large old pin " From Mr. Samuel Carter's collection, Manchester"; one in fine 

 order " A. Mercer's sale 1891 " (C.W.D.), a fresh and bright-looking example, with 

 a large chip out of right hind-wing, repaired not very neatly from a wing of the 

 same species " Taken by B. Standish resting on paling near Birch Wood, Kent, 

 Sept. 7th, 1827 " (C.W.D.) ; one, worn with the tips of the fore-wings broken 

 •' Taken by Mr. W. Harwood at light near Colchester, 1868 " ; one in fair order 

 " G. Parry, Canterbury 1874 " (C.W.D.) ; and one, much worn, " Hastings " 

 at side. 



(To he continued). 



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