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matus icarus, with some others, was sold for a similar amount; but lot 
82, a spotless aberration of the same species, only fetched 7s., and a 
streaked A. thetis, with others, was sold for 4s. Lot 85, comprising 
three aberrations of A. coridon, realised 11s. Mr. H. A. Waterhouse 
was the discoverer of the Cornwall locality for Lycaena arion, and there 
were a number of this species in the collection from there; they only 
realised about sixpence each. The lot of the collection was no. 45, an 
aberration of Arctia caja, with forewings entirely buff and without 
markings, probably an unique form. The specimen was not in good con- 
dition, with torn fringes, and the antenne were missing. Mr. Janson 
secured it for the very good price of ten and half guineas! Lot 124a, 
including one fine streaked ab. of A. coridon, two black Limenitis sibilla, 
and some bleached Hpinephele jurtina (janira), and others, reached 18s. 
In the same sale were included 79 varieties of Abraxas yrossulariata, 
bred by the Rev. G. H. Raynor, which brought in a sum of about £37. 
There were four very fine ab. tochalca, which fetched 20s., 22s., 52s. 6d. 
and 52s. 6d. per specimen ; an example of centralipuncta reached 26s. ; 
a very extreme lacticolor, 53s.; an albipalliata, 20s.; a fine female 
hazeleighensis, 40s. ; and examples of the lutea form, 21s.; the remain- 
der of the lots sold for a few shillings per specimen only. There were 
a few lots of books. A fine copy of Hewitson’s “Exotic Lepidoptera”’ 
fetched fourteen guineas; a copy of Hofmann’s “ Gross Schmetterlinge 
Europas”’ was cheap at 20s.—W. G. Suexpon (F’.1.8.), Youlgrave, 8. 
Croydon. 
Burrerriis or Martieny.—In Mr. Harl’s very interesting account 
of the butterflies be found at Martigny I see he was surprised at 
taking there two Chrysophanus hippothoe, and speaks of this butterfly 
as a high altitude insect, mentioning 5000ft. to 6000ft. It may be of 
interest to state that I have taken C. hippothoé between Aigle and 
Sepey at 2700{ft., at Cornaux above Montreux, 2600ft., at Wclépens 
1370ft, and at Yverdon 1300ft. (approximate heights). At the first 
two places they were common; at EKclépens two gs, and one ? was 
also taken on the far Apatura road by Mr. B. Warren, but not the same 
year; at Yverdon one @ on lakeside road to Yvonand. As was Mr. 
Karl suprised at finding this insect at Martigny, so was I at finding it 
at these last two mentioned places. It would be very interesting to 
know if they occur commonly in this region or anywhere else at about 
this lower altitude. As to the Montreux region, I believe they occur 
commonly at the heights I have named, and probably flourished much 
lower down in the past, disappearing as the lands were drained and 
cultivated.—R. Temprr.ey. 
[I used to take it at Veytaux at about 1,550ft.; from 2,000ft. to 
4,000ft. is about its usual range, above this the mountain form eurybia 
is more usual, but Mirren is an exception, where even in the Blumen- 
thal, well over 6,000ft., the typical form occurs.—G.W. | 
GJURRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICKS. 
In the Irish Naturalist for February, the Rev. W. H. Johnson gives 
lists with notes of the [chnewmonidae and Braconidae taken by him in 
Armagh and Donegal. There are but few students who take up the 
study of this “ other order,” and Mr. Johnson is to be congratulated 
upon the work he is doing in this part of the British Isles, where 
