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COLIAS EDUSA, C. HYALE, &c., IN ENGLAND IN 1892: 
ADDITIONAL RECORDS. 
Bedfordshire.—C. edusa was very abundant in a field in the middle of 
the village of Clapham at the beginning and middle of August. The field 
was planted with peas, oats, and barley, plentifully besprinkled with thistles 
and various wild plants, but no clover. The first time I visited there was, 
I think, August 10th, when I captured twelve specimens, males, and one 
female. Two of the males were worn so pale that, when flying, I took them 
for var. helice. Altogether I saw captured in this field about fifty speci- 
mens, but only heard of one being a female. It was fairly plentiful in fields 
neat the road leading from Bedford to Bromham, and from Bromham to 
Turvey. I took a splendid specimen of var. helice on the road from Barford 
(Great) to Blunham in the middle of August. On June 2nd of this year I 
took a hybernated female of C. edusa on some chalk hills near Harlington, 
and on August 12th I took one female near the same place. I have seen 
no more. I took one or two males near the village of Milton, and one 
specimen of var. helice. — H. W. Tomuinson ; 52, Chaucer Road, Bedford, 
Sept. 6, 1892. 
Berkshire-—Of the occurrence of C. edusa in this county, I have no 
notes, except near the north border. In and near Bagley Wood, and at 
Ferry Hinksey, I took several specimens during August, and saw many 
others. While at Kingston Bagpuze, early in the month, I was shown a 
fresh specimen, which had just been taken. On Sept. 15th I saw four 
rather worn exawples at Cumnor, and succeeded in taking one female, 
although I had no net.—F. W. Lampert; 17, Woodstock Road, Oxford. 
C. edusa has been common at Reading this season. ‘The earliest taken, 
to my knowledge, was a female, in my back garden, July 29th; and on the 
31st I saw three, one pair in cop., on the railway-bank near my house ; 
Aug. 28th I took twenty (all males) and two hyale—W. EK. Butter; Hay- 
ling House, Oxford Road, Reading. 
C. edusa was fairly plentiful during the month of August near Inkpen, 
in Berkshire—Joun C. Bett; 87, Darenth Road, Stamford Hill, N. 
At an estimate, from 200 to 250 C. edusa have been taken here, with 
about a score of C. hyale, and about as many var. helice ; so that edusa may 
be termed fairly common; the variety and hyale somewhat scarce.— 
J. CLARKE; 26, Zinzan Street, Reading, Sept. 2, 1892. 
Berks and Oxon.—I saw one C. edusa on Whit-Monday, June 6th. On 
July 29th I saw a male flying in one of the principal streets of Reading ; 
the same day I went into the country, and took two males. Since then I 
have taken between fifty and sixty, and seen many others, the males being 
in excess of females as three to two. Of the var. helice, I netted two and 
saw another. C. hyale is scarce; I caught one and saw another. —J. 
CLARKE; Reading, Sept. 2, 1892. 
Cambridyeshire.—1 took thirteen specimens of C. edusa last month 
(August), and one on May 30th. Only two were females.—(Miss) Maper 
A. WILSON. 
Odd specimens of C. edusa were seen here in June. In August they 
were plentiful in the clover-fields just out of the town, and I have seen two 
or three in the middle of the town. Var. helice also occurred sparingly, 
and 1 know of about ten C. hyale taken in this district by Messrs, Jones, 
