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what similar to those of the fore wings, but the white spots on sub- 

 marginal area are smaller and not so well defined ; marginal spots 

 white with blackish centres. The under surface of all the wings is 

 very like that of a normal male. The specimen was taken at Wrotham 

 in August last by Mr. W. A. Carter, and is now in the possession of 

 Mr. Sabine. 



Variety of Vanessa antiopa. — One of the imagines resulting from 

 a batch of German larvte of Vcmessa antiopa bred by me this season is 

 rather a remarkable variety, of which I can find no mention in my 

 entomological books. On the upper wings there is a complete absence 

 of the blue spots, and on each of the lower wings there is only one 

 small blue spot. The specimen is somewhat smaller than the normal 

 ones of the same brood, and I had noticed a sort of indentation on the 

 wing-cases of the pupa, which led me to fear that the imago might not 

 emerge. However, though it was not the first to pupate, it came 

 through first, on July the 24th, having been sixteen days in the pupa 

 state. — F. A. Oldaker ; Parsonage House, Dorking, Sept. 23rd, 1902. 



Typhlocyba coloradensis in Mexico. — Dr. Bonansea Silvio has 

 just sent me numerous specimens of this grape-vine leaf-hopper, 

 collected at Cuidad Porfirio Diaz, Mexico. The insect is common in 

 New Mexico, but is, I believe, new to the fauna of Mexico. — T. D. A. 

 Cockerell ; Sept. 16th, 1902. 



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CollAlS edusa at Bexhill. — In August last I took C. edusa near 

 Bexhill — one male on the 13th, another male on the 16th, and a 

 male and two females on the 20th. — P. Towell ; Homesdale Road, 

 Teddington. 



CoLiAs hyale and C. edusa in Kent. — As far as I can ascertain, only 

 the early brood (consisting of immigrants) of C. hyale has appeared 

 this year at Sheeruess, the headquarters of this species. My in- 

 formant, Mr. E. Griffiths, very kindly sent me all his captures, which 

 amounted to seven specimens, consisting of six males and one female 

 (which proved infertile). These he captured on June 27th, 29th, and 

 July 12th. He now informs me he has not seen one C. lujale since the 

 latter date, and that C. edusa has been scarce, having only seen ten 

 altogether, three of them in June. The above is interesting, showing 

 how unsuitable a cold English summer is for the existence of these 

 butterflies.— F. W. Frohawk ; October, 1902. 



I noticed two specimens of Colias edusa at Folkestone in August of 

 this year, on the golf links. — Harold Hodge ; 9, Highbury Place, N. 



While staying at Folkestone the first fortnight of September, I 

 captured a few Colias edusa, one var. helice, and four C. hyale. — W. E. 

 Butler ; Hayling House, Reading, October 4th, 1902. 



Colias edusa, &c., in Sussex. — My boy caught here, in September 

 last, four male C. edusa, in quite fresh condition ; also about six 

 Vansesa cardui, and four V. io, in equally good condition. The latter 

 insect only turns up occasionally here. It has been a very bad year 

 for insects ; treacle and light absolutely useless. I collect on my 



