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Two vars. of C. phlaas, one of which was the silvery form, brought 

 two guineas ; one aberration with large black spots on the fore wings, 

 together with one pale form approaching ab. schmidtii, sold for 16/- ; 

 another with large spots forming band on the fore wings, 30/-. 

 Eighteen other varieties of G. jMceas, comprised in five lots, made 

 117/-. The best varieties of Lycana bellargits and L. corydon, offered 

 in twos, sold at from 10/- to 35/- per lot. Gynandrous L. icarus, of 

 which there were four examples, ranged from 27/6 to 40/- each ; two 

 under side aberrations of the same species, with large spots and 

 streaks on all the wings, made 32/6 and 40/- respectively. 



Ten L. acis, taken at Glanville's Wootton, were sold in pairs at 

 from 10/- (under sides) to 30/- ; one example of the same species, 

 with three aberrations of L. agon, made 20/-. Four gynandromor- 

 phous specimens, from Dover, of L. agon ran the bidding up to 65/-. 



Hesperla malvce. ab. taras, of which there were a dozen examples, 

 made about 1/6 each ; and a series of thirteen specimens of Gartero- 

 cephalios palamon, including some striking aberrations, realized 28/-. 



Among the Sphingidae, the most important items were Hyloi'cus 

 pinastri, of which species two Suffolk specimens sold for 8/- and 10/-. 

 Hybrid Smerinthus ocellatus S" x S. popidi ? made from 10/- to 22/- 

 each. A dark sage-green coloured S. populi and a rosy aberration 

 of the same species yielded 84/-. A gynandrous S. piopidi (right 

 side male, left female) sold for 30/-. A red variety of Dilma tilice, 

 with dark hind wings, 21/-, and an "hermaphrodite" of the same 

 species, "10/-. 



Of Zygaenidae there were a few good forms, the best of these being 

 Z. meliloti — one yellowish pink and two confluent vars. — 7/- ; Z. 

 trifolii, two lots, each containing one yellow aberration and one pale 

 with confluent spots, 8/- per lot. Three lots, each comprising one 

 yellow and one yellowish pink Z. filipendidcs, 16/- per lot. 



Long series of Sessiidae, about two hundred specimens in all, sold 

 for rather less than £5. 



Among numerous aberrations of Arctia caia (other than those 

 previously mentioned) the most noteworthy were — one with uni- 

 colorous deep brown fore wings and jet-black hind wings, £5 10s. ; 

 one "fore wings all brown with white markings showing faintly, 

 hind wings jet-black with inner marginal fringe pink," £3 15s. ; a 

 remarkably pale specimen with light brown and yellow markings on a 

 cream ground, £3 10s. The best of the varieties of A. villica sold for 

 21/-, 32/6, 45/-, 65/-, and 95/- each ; and a couple of aberrations, 

 one with large apical blotch and the other with smoky hind wings, 

 made 60/-. Eight pairs of Lcelia ccenosa realized from 8/- to 16/- 

 per pair ; two not very good males were bought for 10/-, and three 

 poor specimens made 15/-. A pair of Drepana harpagula (sicida), 

 from Leigh Woods, sold for 20/- ; four females from the same locality 

 made 28/- ; five other examples of the same sex made only 17/-. 



There were twenty-two specimens of Gerura hicitspis ; twelve of 

 these, from Tilgate, sold in threes at 6/- and 7/- per lot, and the 

 others at about same rates. An odd example of Saturnia pavonia, 

 with female fore wings and male hind wings, the latter with streak of 

 the female colour, fetched 50/-. Twenty-seven examples of Acronycta 

 strigosa and twenty-five A. auricoma averaged 2/- to 2/6 apiece. A 



