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unduly long prices. Fine aberrations were more attractive than rare 

 species. The A. villica were 85 specimens, and sold for £31 12s., but 

 34 of them accounted for d628 9s. of this, and of these 16 realised £24. 

 More than a dozen specimens had the outer half of the forewing 

 occupied by a large creamy area, by the extension of the usual spots. 

 They were grand specimens, both as to condition and size, and 

 suggested a special race of the insect, certainly no effect of domestica- 

 tion (and ill-usage) of the larvfe. The finest of these brought over 

 three guineas ; there were also two remarkably dark specimens. The 

 Leacania favicolor were 63 specimens, which sold for £34. The type 

 specimens at 12s. each ; one specimen of ab. aenea, Mathew, was 

 valued at £4 15s. The other "wainscot's" fetched good prices: 

 Q Leiicaniavitellina, 55s., 5 for 35s. ; L. albipnncta, Si,hou.t 5s.; about the 

 same was given for Tapinostola concolor and Nonagria spariiami : 5 T. 

 concolor, 30s. and 26s. ; 6 N. sparfianii, 22s. and 30s. ; Rydroecia imlndis, 

 42s. for 36 specimens, really for a few fine aberrations amongst them ; 

 Aqrotis ashworthii, about 2s. ea^ih ; Luperina hiUago var. barrettii, 

 not in fine condition, 13s., lis., and 13s. for 3 lots of 3 each! Aplecta 

 nehnlosa var. robfioni, about 12s. each ; Xylomiges conspicillaris, 64s. for 

 9 specimens ; 1 Xijlina conformis, IBs.; Asteroscopits nebeculosa, only 2s. 

 each ; PliiMa bractea, 16 in two lots with others, £8 12s. 6d. ; 1 Cato- 

 cala fraxini, £2 7s. 6d. ; 10 Ni/ssia lappunaria, £2 IBs. ; of 88 " goose- 

 berries," 76 sold for 24s. and 12 for £11 14s.; 2 A. grossidariata ab. 

 liitea, iov £o 10s.; 2 ab. nigrosparsata, £2 7s. 6d. ; and 1 ah. fidv- 

 apicata, £1 15s., were the most notable. Cainptogramma fluviata 

 simply seemed to be valued at about Is. each, but £2 10s. was given 

 for 10 specimens of named aberrations ; 6 Cidaria reticulata, £2 ; 

 Laphj/giiut exigiia, 3s. 6d. each ; a fine aberration of Melitaea aurinia sold 

 for £1 6s. ; Hijles euphorbiae, "from Eaddon's collection," were only 

 good for 4s. each ; whilst Celerio gallii was valued at 5s. ; a Phryxus 

 livornica at £1 Is. ; and a Hippotion celerio at £1 8s. ; a pair of 

 Stenoptilia graphodactyla, £1 Is. The butterflies sold for £35 ; 

 "Sphinges" and " Bombyces," £85; Noctuids, £147; Geometrids, 

 £58. Total about £325. 



It is with the greatest pleasure we notice that Mr. C. Waterhouse 

 has been nominated as president of the Entomological Society of 

 London. This crowning honour is altogether deserved by one whose 

 whole life has been devoted to entomology. 



On December 18th, Mr. J. C. Stevens will offer the collection of, 

 and books on, lepidoptera, belonging to the late Mr. Hildebrand Eamsden, 

 for sale. In January, the collection of Dr. Lang's Palsearctic butter- 

 flies will also be offered for sale. 



SOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — November 8th, 1906. — Geographical races. — Messrs. Harrison and 

 Main exhibited bred and variable series of (1) Tethea subtusa, from 

 Fermanagh ; and (2) Nuweria pnlveraria, from various localities, and 

 pointed out the characteristic forms prevailing in each. Aberration 

 OF Aglais uRTiCiE. — Mr. Moore, a specimen of Aglais urticae very nearly 

 approaching var. polaris. Lepidoptera from Sutton. — Mr. Goulton, 

 a specimen of the rare Heliothis armiger, taken at light at Sutton, and 



