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"a magnificent raj'ed variety " of Pyrameis cardiii, "figured in the 

 'Entomologist,' vol. xiii. p. 73," sold for £12 12s., and "a remarkable 

 variety" of the same species, also "figured in the ' Entomologist,' 

 vol. vi. p. 345," brought £10 10s. Of Argynnis aglaia, a variety 

 " with large black blotches" realized £5 5s., and "a silvery variety 

 figured in South's ' Butterflies,' pi. 61, fig. 3," £7 10s. ; while for " a 

 very beautiful variety " of Melitcea aurinia, also figured in South's . 

 ' Butterflies,' pi. 56, fig. 6, £6 was obtained. Two good blotched forms of 

 Vanessa wticce brought £1 5s. and £1 15s. respectively ; an exception- 

 ally dark Pieris napi from Co. Londonderry, with others, £1 12s. Qd. ; 

 and a fine black variety of Limenitis sibylla a like amount. Four 

 good forms of Chrysophanus phlaas sold as follows, viz. one almost 

 unicolorous dark brown for £1 4s., one with the row of spots in fore 

 wings joining the margin, making a black border, £5 10s., a pale 

 straw-coloured variety £1 12s. M., and one of a pale golden colour 

 18s. ; and a " leaden " coloured specimen of Lyccsna adonis reached 

 £4 6s. before the hammer fell. The "hermaphrodite" butterflies 

 included a fine and perfect Argynnis 'pa2:)Jiia, which sold at £2 4s.; 

 Lyccena cegon, with others, at £1 Is. ; two rather worn L. icarus at 

 13s. and lis. respectively ; and a small but fine Cyaniris argiolus 

 at £5. 



Among the varieties of moths the highest price obtained was £15 

 for a fine female specimen of Saturnia carpini of a uniform brownish 

 black colour, with the ocelli showing still darker, which was taken 

 by the late Mr. J. A. Clark at Tunbridge Wells on June 3rd, 1878. A 

 black Dicranura vinida bred from a larva found on Hackney Marshes 

 realized £7 15s. ; a nice light AsphaUa ridens, £1 ; and an I V I female 

 of Setina irrorella brought the same figure. There were a large 

 number of Arctia caia, one of which having the fore wings almost 

 entirely brown, and the hind wings with Ibroadly confluent black 

 markings, sold for £9, and another somewhat similar for £8 8s., while 

 others also put up singly or grouped with one or two specimens of 

 lesser note fetched £6, £5 10s., £3 10s., £3 7s. 6^?., £3, and so on 

 down to a few shillings a lot; and a nice light variety of A. villica 

 was knocked down at £2 5s. A specimen of Bumia cratcegata, with 

 markings entirely absent, made £1 Is., and one of a uniform pale 

 brown 15s. ; a very pretty variety of Venilia maculata, with two 

 large dark blotches in each fore wing, £4 4s., and another almost 

 entirely dark brown dusted with yellow, £4. Among the rare and 

 extinct species, Chrysophanus dispar brought £7 10s. for a large 

 richly coloured male, and £6 10s. for a fine large female, while other 

 specimens in good order ranged from £4 4s. to £3. Lyccena acis 

 went for from 6s. to 14s. a pair, the higher price named being for a 

 lot in which the female was said to have been taken at Deal in 1879. 

 LcBlia cosnosa, in good condition, realized from £1 Is. to £1 15s. a 

 pair; Gastropacha illicifolia, 7s. to £1 each, and one "bred 21st May, 

 1889, from larva found at Church Stretton by F. B. Newnham," £1 4s. 

 A pair of Crymodes cxulis, " Loch Laggan, N. Cook," sold for £2, 

 and two lots of three each of the Shetland form for £1 8s. and £2 2s. 

 per lot; while Nocfiia suhrosea varied from £2 15s. for a fine female 

 to 10s. 6f/. for a pair in less perfect condition. Two specimens of 



