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males, two females, and two cases), Solenohia licheneUa (nine females 

 and cases), S. inconsinc^iella (nine males, five females), <S'. wockii (three), 

 Teichobia verhuellella (thirty-four), and Diplodoma margineimnctella 

 (eleven, and two cases), 35/- were obtained. 



The W. J. Cross Collection. — This was also sold on Decem- 

 ber 3rd. Among the more important item's were an aberration of 

 Argynnis selene, with pale yellow gromid colour, 115/-, a cream- 

 coloured example of Coeiwnyvqjha iximjiMhis , 22/-. Three lots of 

 Nyssia lapj^onaria, each containing one male and three females, sold 

 for 12/-, 8/-, and 8/- ; one male and two females of the same species 

 made 7/-. Two examples of Lygris reticulata brought in 15/-. 

 Sixty-five specimens of Eiq^ithecia, including four examples of 

 stevensata, made 10/-. Nine specimens of Polyploca ridens, one a 

 fine banded form, and other things, went for 45/-. Two lots of 

 Xylomyges conspicillaris (type 1, var. melaleuca 2) sold for 22/- and 

 23/- ; two other lots of the same species (type 2, var. 1) fetched the 

 same prices per lot. One specimen of Hydrilla palustris (Wicken, 

 1906), with 18 Phothedes captiuncula and other species, sold for 21/-. 

 Six specimens of Xylina conformis (Evan John) made rather over 

 10/- each, and two examples of CucuUia gnaphaUi (Sheldon, bred 

 1901) brought in a guinea. Of Tortricina there were 2572 specimens, 

 put up in 16 lots ; these sold for 56/-, or about 2/- per 100. 



Eaynor Collection. — In our report of this sale (November 5th) 

 we omitted to mention var. varleyata, a specimen of which sold for 

 £4 10s. This should have been included among the highest prices given 

 \ for varieties of Abraxas grossnlariata, instead of var. chalcozona. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Leucania vitellina in West Cornwall. — In the 'Entomologist,' 

 vol. xxxix. p. 290, I recorded the capture in 1906 of a fine specimen 

 of this species in West Cornwall, asking if it was not a record for the 

 county. Mr. W. Daws replied in vol. xl. p. 40, that it was the first 

 recorded capture, but that he had taken one in 1899, and had others 

 in his possession taken west of Penzance, although no dates were 

 given. I have to record having captured two other specimens this 

 season. — W. A. Rollason ; Lamorna, Truro, December 2nd, 1907. 



Caeadeina ambigua in West Cornwall.— I have this year taken 

 wild about half-a-dozen beautiful specimens of this species, and from 

 one of the same obtained ova which duly hatched, and are now 

 slowly feeding through the winter. This is, I believe, the first 

 recorded capture for the county, and seeing that the species is now 

 regularly taken, though not commonly, in Devonshire, I think we 

 may assume that it can no longer be considered "perhaps an 

 occasional immigrant only," as suggested by Meyrick, but a per- 

 manent resident. — W. A. Rollason. 



Olboea glabraria in West Cornwall. — In the 'Entomologist,' 



