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Essex. — I observed several, some of which I caught, at the end of 

 August and early in September, in clover-fields in several localities in 

 South-east Essex. — John T. Carrington. 



Surrey. — I have to record the capture of C. edusa on Kiddlesdown on 

 the 6th of this month. I have been looking out for more, but have failed 

 to see any up to this date. I thought perhaps we might be going to have 

 a busy season with them by this one being so near London. — C. J. 

 BoDEN ; 228, Bermondsey Street, London, S.E., September 23, 1889. 



Isle of Wight (Ventnor). — While at Ventnor I had the pleasure of 

 taking five males and one female of the above, August 13th, 14th and 19th ; 

 no doui)t I should have taken more if the weather had not been so rough. 

 W. E. Butler; Chatham Street, Reading, September 13, 1889. 



Berkshire. — Since returning to Reading I have taken three males, and 

 know of about fifteen being taken here. As I have not taken it here for 

 some years, I thought it would be of interest to some of our brother 

 entomologists. — W. E. Butler; Chatham Street, Reading, Sept. 13, 1889. 



Gloucestershire. — On Tuesday, Sept. 10th, Mr. A. C. Renwick, of 

 Churchdown, saw several specimens of the above insects, hovering over 

 ragwort on the railway line and in the fields adjoining, about two miles 

 from Gloucester; he succeeded in taking one male; he had previously 

 taken another. On Thursday, the T^th, Mr. S. W. Lane, of Brunswick 

 Square, Gloucester, took a fine female whilst out shooting; as he had not 

 his net he was only able to secure one. There are several reported captures, 

 but the above are the only ones which I am able to authenticate. — 

 M. Stanger Higgs ; The Mill House, Upton St. Leonards, Gloucester- 

 shire. 



Devonshire. — During the second week in September a few specimens 

 turned up in South Devon. — (Rev.) J. E. Takbat ; Whitley, Reading. 



South Wales. — At a meeting of the Penarth Entomological Society, 

 held on Tuesday, Sept. 10th, among other specimens exhibited were 

 between twenty and thirty Colias edusa, these having been caught in this 

 district since the beginning of August. Altogether about fifty have been 

 captured thus far. It may interest your readers to know that C. edusa 

 appears to abound about here for the first time for ten or twelve years. 

 Vanessa cardui has been very abundant also this year. Flusia gamvia has 

 not been nearly so plentiful as last year. Sugaring has been very little 

 use, and, generally speaking, insects have not been plentiful. — G. A. 

 Birkenhead, Hon. Sec. ; Downs View, Penarth, near Cardiff, September 

 13, 1889. 



Durham. — On September 2nd I saw a specimen of C. edusa near 

 Durham. I am told it is some years since any have been observed in this 

 county. — H.J. Carpenter; Observatory, Durham. 



Colias hyale near Reading. — Early in September I saw a specimen 

 of Colias hyale near this town. — (Rev.) J. E. Tarbat ; Whitley, Reading. 



LiMENiTis SIBYLLA VAR. — Whilst capturing some specimens of Limen- 

 itis Sibylla in the New Forest this summer, I caught a variety which had 

 the white entirely absent and was uniform black-brown, the underside 

 consequently had not white, but was of brown turning to bluish grey near 

 the body. — W. W. Wall ; Spring Bank, Shirley Warren, Shirley, Hants, 

 July, 1889. 



