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seen this summer. — Lewis S. Giles; 1, London Road, Norburv, S.W., 

 Sept. 22nd, 1899. 



Colla.8 edusa at Chichester. — One or two specimens of this butterfly 

 were seen at Chichester in August. — Joseph Anderson. 



Colias edusa in South Devon. — I took a male specimen of C. edusa 

 on Sept. 25th last, between Uffculme and Blackborough, about seventeen 

 or eighteen miles inland from Sidmouth. The example was in perfectly 

 fresh condition, and appeared to be recently emerged. The sun was 

 obscured at the time, and the insect was flying in a very half-hearted 

 manner, so that I had time to fix up my net for its capture. — H. W. 

 Barker ; Halberton, near Tiverton, Devon. 



Colias edusa and C. hyale at Dover. — Of the former species I took 

 a poor male on Aug. 22nd, and saw another, but had no chance to net it. 

 These are the only live specimens I have seen this year. C. hyale has 

 been more in evidence ; three were taken and three more seen by a friend 

 of mine in a lucerne field near Walmer on Aug. 28th. I took one on 

 Sept. 6th, in the same field, which was probably one of those my friend 

 failed to capture, as it was rather worn, and had almost got to the end of 

 its rope ; but for all that it wanted a deal of catching. — H. Douglas 

 Stockwell ; 2, Albert Road, Dover, Oct. 19th, 1899. 



Colias edusa and C. hyale at Erith. — I have seen two or three 

 C. edusa, and have heard of a few others that were observed in this district 

 last August, but am told that those taken were not in good condition, 

 appearing either to have travelled far or been out a long time. I noticed 

 a fine male C. hyale here on 6th ult., and one of my sons saw two or three 

 others a day or two afterwards, one of which he netted, but it also was 

 much the worse for wear. — E. Sabine ; October, 1899. 



Vanessa atalanta, &c. — I have found V. atalanta very plentiful in 

 Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire, and saw a large number at ivy 

 blossom on a railway bank near Ramsgate, and had a similar experience to 

 Mr. Cornell {ante, p. 256) at Maiden, Surrey, where I saw a number flying 

 round and settling on the trunk of a beech-tree which was swarming with 

 wasps. I noticed that the tree was nearly leafless, and looked as though it 

 were dying. The atalanta were so busily engaged that I was able to pick 

 one off with my fingers in brilliant sunshine. Of V. cardui I saw a fair 

 number on Sept. 5th, but V. io I have not seen in either of the four 

 counties named, but heard of its being taken near Margate. — C. W. 

 Colthrup ; East Dulwich. 



Vanessa atalanta plentiful in the Rotherham District. — All 

 through September V. atalanta has been quite a common insect. Several 

 could be counted at the same time. A few days in the middle of the month 

 a pear-tree in the gardens here, having a few pears on it pecked by the 

 birds, was quite an attraction, in fact, quite a pretty sight with the butter- 

 flies, dozens at a time, flying and sitting about the tree. The lanes and 

 fields had not been forsaken, for up to Oct. 6th and 7th V. atalanta was to be 

 seen in them also. — W. Brooks ; Grange Hall, Rotherham, Oct. 9th, 1899. 



Vanessa atalanta and Var. at Erith. — This has certainly been an 

 atalanta year. From the end of July till within the past day or two the 

 species has been very much in evidence here in all stages, imagines, larvae 



