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cardui was abundant, and Vanessa io swarming, in the same field. I also 

 took two fine specimens of Catocala nupta, on tarred wood, in the same 

 place. — F. A. Oldaker; Parsonage House, Dorking, Oct. 11th, 1900. 



COLIAS EDUSA AND C. HYALK IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. — C edusa haS 



been fairly abundant in many localities in Northamptonshire, and C. hyale 

 has been seen and captured frequently. My sons caught five of the latter, 

 and altogether I have heard of some twenty more captures near North- 

 ampton. The appearance here of C. hyale is most unusual, and 1 have not 

 seen it before over a period of twenty-five years. — W. Bostcck ; Spring- 

 field, Northampton, Oct. 9th, 1900. 



CoLiAs EOUSA IN NoRTH Wales — During a five weeks' sojourn in 

 Wales, over an extensive tract of country, I was much struck by the com- 

 parative rarity of C. edusa, in what has evidently been "an edusa year." 

 Starting at Aberystwyth on Aug. 9th, I went out in daily expectation of 

 seeing edusa, especially as the weather was all that could be desired for 

 entomology. No sign of it appeared, however, until Aug. 23rd, when a 

 fine female was given to me on Constitution Hill, caught within a few yards 

 of the turnstile at the top of the cliff tramway ; and on the loUowing day a 

 second specimen was noticed, flying on the railway embankment between 

 Aberystwyth and Clarach. On Sept. 3rd we left Aberystwyth for Barmouth, 

 and though we explored the country in all directions, edusa was still scarce. 

 On the 0th, 9th, and 10th, odd specimens were seen in Barmouth, probably 

 the same insect, as all occurred within a few yards of each other and near 

 the sea-shore, the last being seen on the station siding. On the 5th a 

 single specimen was noticed, flying in some fields between Llanbedr and 

 Harlech ; and on the 7th another was observed, near the head of Tal-y-Llyn, 

 close to the foot of Cader Idris. On Sept. 10th we moved into Snowdonia, 

 and on the 11th saw three edusa within a few miles of Beddgelert. Another 

 single specimen on the 14th, near the Fairy Glen. Bettws-y-Coed, completes 

 the list — a very disappointing one for the large area comprised. — E. Maude 

 Alderson. 



C. edusa was abundant this year at a small place about two miles from 

 Holyhead, in Anglesea. First seen on Aug. 26th, and in numbers during 

 first week of September; I have seen as many as seven in flight at once; 

 my daughter caught no less than eleven in about an hour and a half. I 

 was unfortunately, lame, and could not join in the pursuit. We caught 

 twenty-three, all, except one that was worn, fine fresh specimens ; there 

 were twenty males and three females. I also ascertained that some neigh- 

 bours captured sixteen males and two females. I left on Sept. 10th, and 

 do not know what was done after, No hyale seen. — T. Romer ; The 

 Lings, Livingstone Drive, S., Liverpool, Sept. 22nd, 1900. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN SouTH PEMBROKESHIRE. — This butterfly has been 

 quite common here this summer, chiefly males ; but though a careful watch 

 has been kept, we have not seen a single specimen of helice, nor of C. hyale, 

 which I believe never comes so far west. There have been immense numbers 

 of the common E. tithonus, both here and at St. Davids, but sugar and ivy 

 have both been very unproductive this year. — J. S. Puckridge ; Castle- 

 martin Vicarage, Pembroke. 



CoLiAs EDUSA AND C. HYALE IN SOMERSETSHIRE. — I did not come here 

 till Aug. 8th. I saw my first C. edusa on the 13th, and have observed 

 stray specimens on most fine days since the 18th of that month, which, with 

 very few exceptions, were males. The laud here being nearly all grass, 



