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day last, when moths, though common, were numerous. It seems as if 

 the moisterair after the thunderstorm of the i8th had brought them out 

 again, as the night was clear and not very warm, and by no means as 

 typical a mothing night as many of the previous ones, which proved use- 

 less. I found sugar very attractive here on June 6th to loih, and also 

 on July 2nd, on which last night I took 4 Leucania tuna. — Walde- 

 GRAVE, Bookham Lodge, Cobham, Surrey. August 22/1.1', 1892. 



Swanage and South Wales. — This has been, as was generally ex- 

 pected, a great idusa year at Swanage. I fo :nd it generally along the 

 coast, but in one field of white clover it literally swarmed, and here I 

 was fortunate enough to take 4 specimens of the var, helicc, and had I 

 been able to stay longer I have little doubt that I should have had 

 more, as the females were just emerging. In South Wales edusa was 

 fairly common on the sand hills and along the banks by the side of the 

 railway ; but failing to find its head-quarters I did not do so well with 

 it as at Swanage ; however, I heard of 2 or 3 Jielice being taken by 

 some young beginners. I am told that edusa has also been taken in 

 this locality. Cyuthia cardui I have not come across in any abundance. 

 At Swanage I took 2 fiesh specimens, and saw another that had every 

 appearance of being a hybernated specimen. Nuda7-ia mundana is 

 very abundant here at present, but sugaring a great failure. — E. C. 

 DoBREE Fox, Castle Moreton, Tewkesbury. August i6tk, 1892. 



C/iiiinor, Oxon. — Colias edusa is now out here (August i6th), but is 

 not plentiful. It was a wonderful season early for a short time, but I 

 did not consider July at all equal to the anticipations I had formed. I 

 have, however, taken nearly 50 Agrotis ravida and 2 Mamestrd abjecta. 

 Only two of the former were taken at sugar; the others were taken by 

 searching out-houses, etc. Yesterday I had a larva of Cuspidia aim 

 brought in ; it has spun up in elder pith, excavating the hole in about 

 four hours. — A. J. Spiller, Chinnor. August 16th, 1892. 



Southsea. — This is a poor locality after the Isle of Wiglit, but I have 

 found a few larvte oi Agrotis ripce. (only 4), and on August 14th Colias 

 edusa was flying at East Southsea in a stiff" wind and with very little 

 sunsliine. It was at the extreme point of land belonging to the War 

 Office, facing the inlet locally known as Langston Harbour, and close 

 to Hayling Island. Four females were captured and a few others seen, 

 besides one very pale specimen, which vvas probably the var. helice. 

 Pararge semele was abundant, and the females in very good condition, 

 but no other insects occurred beyond occasional Plusia gamma and 

 Cynthia cardui. — John Henderson, Streatham. 



Lo7idon District. — I have observed Colias edusa at George Lane, 

 Woodford, and High Beech, Epping; also a few between Miicham and 

 Streatham, Surrey. — Id. 



Lowestoft. — Yesterday afternoon, August 22nd, while collecting in a 

 small field of lucerne near here, I took 11 Colias hyalc and i6 C. 

 edusa, including i var. helice. The latter species was swarming, and I 

 could easily have taken 100. — Russell E. James, Hornsey Lane, N. 



Lincolnshire.— On August 25th, as I was driving from East Barkwith 

 to Panton, I noticed a Colias at rest on a grass-stem under a hedge. I 

 descended, and, on boxing it, found ii to be a large ? edusa in fine con- 

 dition. I hear of another specimen being taken at Toft, near Market 

 Rasen. — (Rev.) G. H. Ravnor, Panton Rectory. Wraghy. 



