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the rumours of the appearance of an unusual butterfly in that 

 neighbourhood for some two or three years. I ventured to 

 suggest that the insect might establish itself in this country; 

 and now that it has been taken in the Isle of Wight, in each of 

 the southern counties, and one western, such appears to be the 

 case. — J. Jenner Weir; January 7, 1887.] 



CoLiAs EDUSA IN EssEX. — It may perhaps be as well to record 

 the occurrence of Colias edusa in the neighbourhood of Rainham, 

 Essex, on August 20th last, when I observed at least four 

 specimens on tlie wing in this locality. Not being provided with 

 a butterfly-net, I restrained my natural impulse to capture this 

 old favourite, and contented myself with viewing their beauty 

 whilst flitting hither and thither close by me. The sun during 

 the afternoon was shining intensely, and butterflies, particularly 

 of the commoner species, seemed fairly numerous ; indeed more 

 so than I had noticed at any other time during the season. — 

 G. A. Lewcock ; 40, Oxford Road, Islington, N. 



Lyc.ena ICARUS, HERMAPHRODITE (?). — I took ou the Landslip, 

 Ventnor, Isle of Wight, 12th August, 1886, a peculiar herma- 

 phrodite of Lyccena icarus. The wings of ordinary pale blue of 

 male, on the right side of which the deep brown and orange 

 spots of female is partly developed, and also on the left side, but 

 not to so great a degree. — Malcolme Cameron; 102, Clarence 

 Road, Clapton, E., January 12, 1887. 



Hybrid Lyc^nid^ : Correction. — In the report of the 

 South London Entomological and Natural History Societ}^, 

 October 7th, 1886 (Entom. xix. 286), it is stated that the insects 

 I took in copulation were Lyccena hellargus and L.. icarus. This 

 was not what I wished to convey when exhibiting them. The 

 species I mentioned were L. hellargus and L. corydon, and my 

 opinion was, and is, that the vaiieties exhibited by me are 

 hybrids between these species, or else between L. hellargus and 

 L. icarus. Mr. Weir inclined to the latter view, he having seen a 

 specimen of Lyccena hellargus and L. icarus together at another 

 locality last season.— E. Sabine; 22, The Villas, Erith, Jan. 12. 



PiERis RAP^ IN January.— I found a perfect specimen of 

 Pieris rapes just emerged from chrysalis. Is it not very early ? 

 — R. B. Robertson; New Lodge, Hartley, January 17, 1887. 



