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men of C. edusa var. helice, just emerged and drying its wings. — B. L. 
Nussry; Forest Gate, Essex, Aug. 17, 1892. 
Hampshire.—It may be of interest to note that C. edusa made its 
appearance at Christchurch as early as the middle of July, and soon became 
extremely abundant; but during the first fortnight or three weeks the 
specimens consisted chiefly of males. Those friends who have been 
successful so far are, firstly, Mr. Brameld, who took a large number, 
including four of the well-known variety helice, on the cliff not far from 
High Cliff; Mr. Druitt found it very plentiful in meadows by the river, 
and captured six of the variety helice; whilst Mr. McRae and myself 
succeeded in taking an unusual number by the river in one morning 
(August 6th), finding the species in extraordinary profusion, unparalleled 
since the year 1877. We succeeded in capturing one fine specimen of 
Colias hyale, and missed two others; on the following morning I visited 
the same particular field, and managed to get another similar specimen of 
this latter in fine condition. Ihave never heard of this species occurring 
in Christchurch. I took rather a poor specimen on the cliff at Bourne- 
mouth in 1875.—J. M. Apyzn; August 20, 1892. 
During a week (Aug. 4th to 11th) in the New Forest, near Brocken- 
- hurst, we captured three males and eight females of Colias edusa ; also one 
fair specimen of var. helice—F. L. BLaruwayr; Walney House, Aylstone 
Hill, Hereford, Aug. 20, 1892. 
Colias edusa is very common at Gosport. I have been out twice, 
and have captured over a hundred, including examples of the var. helice. 
—W. H. Mackerr; St. Matthew's School, Gosport, Aug. 5, 1892. 
Herefordshire.—At Hereford, this year, one male Colias edusa was 
taken. — F. L. Buaruwayr; Walney House, Aylstone Hill, Hereford, 
Aug. 20, 1892. 
Yorkshire.— Last Sunday (August 21st), when rambling near Aberford, 
Yorkshire, I captured a male of Colias edusa in splendid.condition, and a 
gentleman from Idle, who was with me, also took one. Both specimens 
were beaten from a whitethorn hedge.-—Epwarp Serr; The Gardens, 
Ferniehurst, Shipley, Yorkshire, Aug. 23, 1892. 
NOTES ON THE SYNONYMY OF NOCTUID MOTHS. 
By Artruur G. Burzter, F.L.S., F.Z.8., &e. 
(Continued from p. 191.) 
Phrygionis ceruleilinea. 
Palindia ceruleilinea, Walker, Lep. Het. xv. p. 1768 (1858). 
Var. Palindia lucia, Bar. Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr. 1875, p. 300 ; 
pl. 5, te: 7. 
Espiritu Sancto and Rio Janeiro. In Coll. B. M. 
P. lucia is the commoner form, in which the area enclosed 
by the first and second bands is not suffused with purple: it 
seems highly probable that P. stella and P. corinna are parallel 
forms of one species, since they differ precisely as P. ceruletlinea 
