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and a 2 Gonepteryx rhamni with darkened nervures, £2 7s. 6d.; a 
-gynandromorphous example of Colias edusa, £3 10s. ; aberrations of 
Dryas paphia, £3, £4 10s., £2 10s., £1; aberrations of Aryynnis aqlaia, 
£1 1s., £2 10s., £5 5s. (ab. charlotta) ; aberrations of A. adippe, 
£6 16s. 6d., £3 10s., £3 5s., £3; A. lathonia, 11s., 32s. 6d., 35s., 10s. 
per pair—whilst two of Parry’s discredited A. nivbe and an A. lathonia 
from the same source, fetched 16s. ; aberrations of Drenthis euphrosyne 
went for £4 10s., £2 5s., £6, £1; and the Melitaea athalia ab. cos 
(Haworth’s type), £6 10.; Huvanessa antiopa produced 12s. (two), 
18s. (two), 20s., 16s., 7s.. 20s., 20s. for single specimens; an aberration 
of Vanessa tio, £5, one of J’.;rameis atalanta, £5 10s., and two of P. 
cardui, £6 10s. and £8 respectively; a “black” aberration of Liimenttis 
sibylla went for 37s. 6d., another for 63s., and a fine light aberration 
of Melanaryia galathea, £7; an aberration of Pararye meyaecra, £5, and 
two of Hpinephele ianira, £2 10s. and £4, whilst two of F. tithonus 
reached £5 10s. and 32s. 6d.; a gynandromorphous Zephyrus quercis, 
£3 15s.; Chrysophanus dispar produced, per specimen, £2, £4, £8, £6, 
£5 1ds., £5, £6 5s., £6, £5 15s., £4, £5 5s., £4 15s., £5, £5, whilst 
aberrations of CU. phlaeas went for 35s., £5 5s., £4; a remarkable 
underside aberration of Polyommatus icarus for 50s., and a gynandro- 
morphous example for £3; Nomiades semiargus (in sets of six) went 
for 50s., 35s., 35s., and the three lots of Hesperids for 67s. ; a fine 
aberration of Callimorpha dominula fetched £5 10s., and Arctia caia, 
20s., 12s., 12s., 55s. (three), 35s. (three), 42s. (two), 80s. (two), 40s. 
(three), 20s. (four), whilst an A. villica went up to £4 10s.; Laelia 
caenosa for pairs produced 30s., 35s., 87s. Gd., 40s., 40s.; Gastropacha 
ilicifolia for pairs, 42s., 42s., 60s., and Cerura bicuspis, 18s. (two), 20s. 
(three), 21s. (three), 21s. (three), whilst another of Bouchard’s Killar- 
ney Notodonta bicolor produced 40s. Small lots of Psychids usually 
produce good prices, but these ran, 7s., 10s., 20s., 12s., 12s., 7s., 10s., 
18s. Most of the other insects ran into good figures—Ayrotis subrosea, 
AQs., 75s., 848., 60s., 90s., 85s., 85s., 75s., 75s., 75s., for single speci- 
mens, and Laphyyma exiyua at, 22s. and 16s. may be mentioned, and 
two Hydrilla palustris produced 87s. 6d., whilst 80s. was given for two 
Crymodes exulis (Unst), and 148. and 30s. each for Xylena zinckenit ; 
Cucullia gnaphalii brought 28s. and 22s. per pair, a Micra ostrina 24s., 
‘and two M. parva 22s., whilst a specimen of Ophideres lunaris went 
for 28s., and Catocala fravini, 8s., 13s., 15s. and 6s. apiece; Cleora 
viduaria, 35s., 42s., 45s., 47s. 6d., 50s. per pair, and whilst one 
understands the 52s. 6d. (three), and 20s. (two), given for ‘‘ Williams’ ”’ 
Boletobia fuliyinaria, we suspected no one would have given big prices 
for the ‘cellar’ specimens. Abraxas qrossulariata produced 45s., 
50s., 35s., 35s. and 42s., for single examples, and two Phibalapterya 
aquata (a second was evidently found in the collection after Mr. Bower 
saw it), 25s.; Cidaria reticulata produced, 12s., 30s., 80s. and 30s. per pair, 
and one asymmetrical aberration 70s., whilst with Drepana harpayula 
at 32s. 6d., 35s. and 387s. 6d. per pair, we must bring our brief summary 
to a close. We understand that many lots were purchased on 
commission for continental lepidopterists. Surely very rare aberrations 
are worth as much to British as to foreign collectors. 
Mr. Elwes and Mrs. Nicholl start for a collecting trip to the Levant 
about April 15th. The former has been greatly in need of a keen 
first-class lepidopterist to accompany him on this trip, especially to 
