308 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
_ A rather small specimen of C. edusa, measuring only 13 in. across the 
widest part, was taken in a field on Sept. 17th. It was the only one seen 
by me in the neighbourhood.—E. H. Brackmore; 13, Bull Ring, Ludlow, 
Salop. 
Somerset.——C. edusa has appeared in fair numbers in this district. The 
first specimen I observed was a male in good condition on the 24th of July. 
—Puuip W. Ripiey; 2, Camden Terrace, Bath, Sept. 12, 1892. 
Staffordshire. — A female specimen of C. edusa was captured close to 
the town of Cheadle, about the middle of last June. — E. W. H. Buaae ; 
Cheadle, Staffordshire, Sept. 20, 1892. 
Sujfolk._—T wo specimens of C. edusa were seen at Southwold, Suffolk, 
on the Ist of September.—WatprGrave; 20, Bryanston Square, W., 
Sept. 2, 1892. 
C. edusa has occurred in quantities here, and C. hyale in plenty. I 
never saw so many butterflies of the common sorts as there are this year.—— 
RenDiesHam ; Woodbridge, Sept. 4, 1892. 
* Since my note in October number Colias edusa has been taken in large 
numbers by a cousin of mine at Waldringfield near Woodbridge. Among 
them were eleven specimens of the variety helice, varying considerably in 
tint. Colias hyale appeared in fair numbers, and in a series of twenty-five 
taken, yellow, white, and intermediate forms were shown. One very small 
specimen was taken. One male edusa, although quite fresh, has the wings 
very thinly scaled, giving it a pale appearance; and the black spot on the 
fore wings, on being held up to the light, is almost transparent.— RussELL 
HK. James ; Chesterville, Hornsey Lane, N., Sept. 14, 1892. 
I saw one specimen of C. edusa in a sand pit near here on July 29th. 
On Aug. 9th I took four on a railway bank near Wickham Market Station, — 
and since then it has been very plentiful. Males have been more numerous 
than females. I have not seen C. hyale, but I hear two or three have been 
seen in this neighbourhood ; var. helice I have neither seen nor heard of. 
Vanessa cardui has been very common, and [ have counted as many as five 
specimens of V. atalanta on one bunch of thistles. I took three specimens 
of V. polychloros during August. Plusia gamma has been a perfect 
nuisance here.—RanpoitpH L. Hopeson ; Campsea Ashe Rectory, Wick- 
ham Market, Sept. 14, 1892. 
Whilst driving with Sir W. Hyde Parker and Mr. L. G. Fisher, of 
Long Melford, between Melford and Cavendish, on 11th August last, we 
saw a specimen of either C. hyale or C. edusa var. helice. Coming back to 
Ipswich, wa Bury St. Edmunds, I saw C. edusa on the railway banks. 
The next day I saw C. edusa again on the railway banks on the way to 
Southwold, and I saw specimens again at Southwold. I believe C. edusa 
has been plentiful nearly all over Suffolk, and about a fortnight ago I saw 
a specimen in the town here.—K. F. BissHopp; 32, Museum Street, 
Ipswich, Oct. 6, 1892. 
Surrey. —I1 have not done much Entomology, but I have seen five or 
six stray specimens of C. edusa, near Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey, between 
August 5th and 27th, where, 1 do not believe, it has been seen since 1877. 
On August 20th I went to Box Hill, and found C. edusa fairly numerous. 
I also took one C. hyale and a splendid specimen of helice.—WaLDEGRAVE ; 
20, Bryanston Square, W., Sept. 2, 1892. 
On the 15th August I observed a very fine specimen of C. edusa flying 
along the railway bank on the Croydon side of Anerley Station, and on the 
20th August I netted one fine female on a hill near Dorking, and saw one 
