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seems to have been a great success, judging from the results obtained by 

 Lancashire collectors. Among other insects taken was a curious specimen 

 which my good friend G. Lotxam captured and brought to me. I fancy 

 it must be a variety of Xylophasia sublustris, but no typical specimens 

 of this species have been taken. My son found a specimen of Epunda 

 lutulenta in his tobacco pouch, where it must have crept while he was lying 

 on the grass. — J. B. Hodgkinson ; Nov. 15th, 1895. 



PcERis PAPLiDiCE IN Kent. — 1 took four examples of P. daplidice at 

 Deal, in August this year, under the cliff towards Dover, one on one day 

 and three on another, all ragged examples. — C. Swinhoe ; Avenue House, 

 Oxford, Nov. 14th, 1895. 



CoLiAS EDusA IN 1895 : Additional Records. — 



Devonshire. — During a three-weeks' stay in South Devon in the month 

 of October, i found C. edusa fairly abundant, though only one specimen of 

 the var. helice was noticed. Those specimens of the type captured as late 

 as Oct. 25th were in excellent condition, which points to a third brood. 

 On the same day I saw also examples of Vanessa cardui and Chrysophanus 

 phiceas, in addition to the usual V. atalanta. — (Kev.) J. E. Takbat ; Wey- 

 bridge, Nov. 4ih, 1895. 



Hampshire. — On Aug. 15th, on the Golf-links at Bournemouth, I caught 

 three males, and saw one or perhaps two others. On Aug. 17th, near 

 Holmslea in the New Forest, 1 took one female. — W. J. Lucas ; 25, Ivnight's 

 Park, Kiugbtou-ou-Tnaiues, Nov. 12th, 1895. 



Kent. — A friend took two female C^ edusa on Aug. 8th (one var. helice); 

 these were disturbed from grass, as the day was very windy, and insects 

 were not on the wing ; the heiice he fiist took for a "white;" but luckily 

 followed and captured it, when he was agreeably surprised; on the 16th 

 another typical female, 22ud another helice, 28th one male, and Sept. 3rd 

 a male and female. It will be seen that of the seven specimens caught 

 only two were males, which is rather unusual. Several others were seen. 

 I saw one on Aug. 18th, and on Sept. 21st took two, besides seeing four or 

 five others in the trenches round the Castle here, but these were poor speci- 

 mens, being much worn. The last 1 saw was on Oct. 14th, flying swiftly 

 along a bank by the Castle. This day I took a fine M. steUatarum at rest 

 on a wall. — H. Douglas Stockwell; 2, Albert Road, Dover, Nov. 16th. 



Suffolk. — i saw one specimen of C. edusa ou Sunday morning, Aug. 18th. 

 Also one was seen near Giemsford station, about a mile from Cavendish. — 

 (Miss) M. Wilson; Cavendish Rectory, Suffolk, R.S.O., Nov. 5th, 1895. 



Surrey. — During August and September G. B. Cooper and other 

 young friends of mine took about a dozen male specimens near Claygate 

 and Guildford. — W. J. Lucas. 



Sussex. — While staying at Eastbourne in October I took a fine male, 

 also an example of var. helice. They were feeble and easy to take. — H. M. 

 Edlksten. 



Late Specimens [of Colias edusa in Britain. — At the last October 

 meeting of the^ South London Entomological and Natural History Society 

 Mr. Carrington and Mr. Frohavvk reported fresh specimens of C. edusa on 

 the south coast, Oct. 20th. In a recent note concerning the species in 

 West Sussex, Mr. W. M. Christy states : " Specimens were taken here up 

 to Oct. 17tb; and again one example was captured on Oct. 28th. A friend 



