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Colias edusa and its var. helice in the Edinburgh 

 District. The hot weather we had at the end of May and through- 

 out June seemed to me to give promise of a good butterfly season, 

 so every week I went to a favourite hunting-ground of mine on the 

 coast of East Lothian. While collecting there on 14th June 1919 I 

 met another entomologist ^ who told me he had seen what he 

 thought was a Clouded Yellow {Colias edusa) that day about half a 

 mile from where I was. At first I was rather incredulous, but on 

 reflection reasons for giving more credence to the report occurred to 

 me. So on 21st June I again went down to the locality, and to my 

 delight saw a Clouded Yellow. I did not catch it, however, as it 

 was in full flight and I was unable to chase it quickly owing to the 

 nature of the ground. About an hour later I atoned for this by 

 netting a fine specimen of C. edusa var. helice^ the white variety of 

 the female. Its identity has been confirmed by the Editors of this 

 Magazine. Again on 4th September I saw and chased a fine male 

 edusa, but as it took refuge behind a clump of sweet briar about 4 

 feet high and several yards wide, I unfortunately did not get it. 

 Ian G. W. Hill, Edinburgh. 



[It is interesting to note that in 1877, the year of the big immigra- 

 tion of Colias edusa, specimens were obtained in the same locality 

 (Longniddry Links). Cf. Proc. Berzvicksh. Nat. Club, vols, viii. 

 and ix. Eds.] 



Colias edusa in Forfarshire. While walking over the 

 extensive coast sand hills lying between Monifieth and Carnoustie 

 on 31st August 1 9 19, the day being warm and bright, I was surprised 

 to see some half dozen specimens of this beautiful butterfly flying up 

 and down a long sheltered hollow lying quite near the sea-border of 

 the sand hills. A specimen settled near me, and seemed to be in 

 fine condition. They were ai^ain seen a week later, when a male 

 was under close observation for some time. I am not aware if this 

 species has been noticed in this county before. Meyrick, I see, 

 records it from " Britain to the Clyde (rarely stragglers further 

 north)." A. E. J. Carter, Monifieth. 



Boarmia gemmaria in the Forth Area. There being 

 apparently no published record of the occurrence of Boar?)iia 

 geininaria, Brahm (rhoniboidaria Hb.), in the Forth district, I may 

 state that it has occurred in my garden at Morningside, in the 

 southern suburbs of Edinburgh during the last two summers. 

 Between the 25th and 28th of July this year five were captured and 

 as many more seen, and on 15th August a worn specimen came into 



1 Mr K. J. Morton, F.E.S. Eds. 



