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and an " hermaphrodite " Bithys quercus 30s. Chrysophanus phlaeas 

 was well represented ; silvery forms sold for 21s. to 88s. apiece, a pale 

 golden for 84s., a lot of two bright golden for 70s., a remarkable form 

 with a broad band of large blotches across centre of fore wings £9, 

 and an " hermaphrodite " in a lot of twelve for 35s. the lot. A lot of 

 three Gelastrina argiolus, which included a very pale and a very 

 dusky male, made 90s. ; one of fifty-six Plebeius aegon, including a 

 pale lilac male and other remarkable specimens, 55s. ; a well-marked 

 " hermaphrodite" £5 10s. ; and a very pale, broadly-streaked under- 

 side of Avicia medon (astravche) £9. There was one Lampides baetica 

 in the collection, " taken near Dartford, by C. E. Sabine, 7 Sept., 

 1893," but even so the £9 paid for it seemed to be a good price. A 

 smoky black male Polyommatus icarus sold for £9, a greenish-blue male 

 40s., one " left-side male, right-side female also 40s., a pale strongly-- 

 striped underside £7, and another, more strongly marked, with some 

 other aberrations, £10 10s., while a nice series, including some well- 

 marked Irish forms, made 55s. An asymmetrical Agriades coridon, 

 in which the left fore wing was practically black, with narrow blue 

 stripes, brought £5 10s., and a grey-brown radiated underside £9; a 

 lot of eight v. foioleri £3 5s., and one containing two underside v. 

 obsoleta and one radiated 50s. An ochreous-grey male A. bellargus and 

 one black-dusted with broad margins in a lot of fourteen made £6 10s. 

 the lot ; four " black " forms sold separately at £8 10s. for the best, and 

 40s., 30s. and 16s. each for the others ; and one of the most beautiful 

 and perfect radiated male undersides we remember to have seen ran 

 up to £20. There were three lots of twelve each of the " blues " 

 taken by Sabine near Eainham in 1886 and said to be hybrids 

 between P. icarus and A. bellargus, and they sold for £20, £5 and 

 £3 per lot respectively. Lycaena avion in lots of about twenty made 

 £4 per lot for those from Barnwell Wold and Gloucestershire, and 

 from 35s. to 52s. 6d. for the Cornish, while an almost spotless speci- 

 men with an asymmetrical underside put up in one lot brought £8, 

 and a beautiful dark aberration of Carterocephalus palaemon £5. The 

 Heterocera were by comparison less interesting and had apparently 

 not been so well kept up to date as the Ehopalocera, but there were 

 many nice things among them and they found ready buyers. Phryxus 

 livovnica bred from larva taken at Eyde with its pupa skin made 

 20s., Otetheisa pulchella 30s., while couples of the same species in 

 lots with other species brought 75s., 20s. and 16s. per lot. A black 

 CalUmorpha dominula sold for 55s., a nice light form of Arctia caja 

 for £5 10s., and an almost unicolorous brown one for £5. Laelia \ 

 coenosa was not in demand, the best two selling for 20s., four others 

 for 18s., and five with four preserved larvae for 14s. An " herma- 

 phrodite " Poecilocampa populi made 20s., a smoky form of Lasio- 

 campa quercus (with other species) £3, and a "hermaphrodite" 

 L. quercus £6. Lots of six Nola centonalis with eight N. albulalis 

 brought 25s. to 30s. per lot, a lot in which was included a fine black- 

 streaked Senta irrorella 65s., and Drepana harpagula (sicula) in pairs 

 20s. and 35s. per pair. The one Notodonta bicolor in the collection 

 ran up to £4 15s. ; it was labelled " Burnt Wood, Staffs, Chappie." 

 Acronycta strigosa sold at 25s., 45s. and 32s. Gd. per lot of ten, 

 Grymodes exulis from Shetland at 18s., 18s., 45s. and 21s. per lot of 



