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doubt first saw the light in a breeding-cage or something equivalent ; 

 but, even so, it seems a pity to catch them, as at least three of them 

 were females, and, if impregnated, might have deposited eggs in the 

 neighbourhood. But this, of course, would depend upon whether 

 any of their food-plants were available, a point which none of the 

 captors seem to think worth mentioning. P. inachaon, by the way, 

 is not so much confined to actual fen in this country as many people 

 imagine, I having taken larvce in fields round Olayhytte, only a few 

 miles up the river from Cambridge. This, certainly, was some years 

 ago ; but larv© hunters (at Wicken, for instance) invariably do best 

 in the open meadows surrounding the fen rather than in it, as this 

 beautiful butterfly, when egg-laying (like A-patura iris) likes to have 

 plenty of space at its disposal. The wonder is that it is so local. — 

 Hugh Percy Jones ; 19, Tenison Avenue, Cambridge. 



[Machaon affects numerous food-plants. Cp. my note, ' Ento- 

 mologist,' vol. xlviii, 219. — H. E.-B.] 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN LoNDON.— On September 29th I saw from the 

 train-window an example of Golias eclusa flying over a little patch of 

 marigold flowers just outside Addison Eoad Station towards West 

 Brompton.^H. Kowland-Brown. 



CoLiAs EDUSA AND C. HYALE IN SussEX. — At Fclpham, in Sussex, 

 in the middle of September, I noticed, altogether, on several fine 

 days, about a dozen specimens of Golias edusa, of which I captured 

 six. Of these, only one was a female. On the 18th I also noticed 

 one specimen of Golias hyale, but did not succeed in catching it. 

 These were all found within 200 yards of the seashore. To Mr. 

 W. S. Thomson's list of Highgate butterflies I can add Vanessa io, 

 Pyrameis cardui, and Gveyionympha pamphilus. — A. D. Hobson ; 

 16, Parliament Hill Mansions, Highgate Road, London, N.W. 5. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN SussEX. — I havo to record that I caught a very 

 fresh specimen of Golias edusa var. helice (pallida) on September 25th 

 on the Sussex Downs above Steyning. The species did not seem 

 to be at all plentiful in this district, as I only saw three or four 

 specimens of the ordinary form during three days spent on the 

 Downs.— G. L. Keynes, Capt. R.A.M.C. 



CoLiAs EDUSA IN SussEX. — Although records of the occurrence of 

 Golias edusa during the present autumn, reported in the October 

 number of this Journal, cover the majority of the southern covmties, 

 there is no mention of the species having occurred in Sussex among 

 them (ante, pp. 232, 259). It would appear, however, that it has been 

 at least as common in that county as elsewhere, and perhaps, as an 

 illustration, what came under my notice on September 29th — the 

 only fine day on which I had an opportunity of looking for the 

 species — may not be out of place. The early morning was brilliant 

 and with little wind, and having to go down the town, I returned by 

 way of the parade between nine and ten o'clock, when I met with 

 the first specimen. Having secured a net, I continued my ramble, 

 seeing another flying about a potato-field before getting clear of the 

 town, thence along under the cliff, where I met with two more, of 

 which one was captured. Clouds had now come up and frequently 



