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Abebeations OF Calymnia affinis and Xylophasia polyodon. — I took 

 a nice specimen of 0. a/fi.nis a night or two ago, without the usual 

 white marks. I also captured the first black Xylopliada j^olyodon I 

 have ever taken near this town, I got it in my garden. It will be 

 interesting to note if the number of the black aberrations increases, as I 

 generally see 500-1000 of the ordinary form at sugar every year. — R. 

 Freer, M.D., F.E.S., Rugeley, Staffs. July, 29th, 1900. 



3i^0TES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Colias edusa and C. hyale in 1900. — A single female of C. ediisa 

 was seen at Eeigate, June 11th. Subseqently I netted three females 

 from south Devon (near Salcombe) on July 13th, 11th. One of 

 these was almost unrecognisably wasted, died soon after captiu^e, with 

 only a very few ova left in her abdomen. The other two specimens 

 were fresh-looking examples, one of which laid eggs freely, when 

 confined over clover, which hatched in six days, previously changing 

 in colour from straw to scarlet and subsequently to leaden-coloured, 

 just before hatching. These early summer appearances, especially 

 the Surrey examples, may perhaps be the heralds of an abundant 

 second appearance in August. On the south Devon coast early 

 examples of C. edusa are not infrequent, in some years, but my only 

 record for 1899 was one male specimen, near Dartmouth, June 28th. 

 — R. M. Prideaux, Eeigate, Surrey. July 2itJt, 1900. 



Colias edusa Avas seen careering at a rare pace through Hither Green 

 railway station about 11 a.m. on July 27th. Another was seen in the 

 street just outside the station. — J. W. Tutt. 



My son caught a fine specimen of Colias edusa in a clover field here 

 on the 14th inst., also two rather worn specimens of Pyrameis cardui. 

 — A. H. Rydon, Awbrook, Lindfield, Sussex. Auynst 15th, 1900. 



It may interest lepidopterists who are following the reports of the 

 above insects to know that on August 19th, in a fallow field in the 

 Croydon district, C. hyale Avas flying very commonly. I captured 

 fifteen specimens, and eight more were seen. They were flying at 

 the flowers of ragwort and thistle. Colias edusa also put in an 

 appearance during the day, four being taken and about eight 

 observed ; these, curiously enough, were all males. Most of the 

 specimens appeared to be only just emerged, though occasionally worn 

 ones of both species were met with. — E. W. Lane, 9, Teesdale Street, 

 Hackney Road, London, N.E. August 22nd, 1900. 



On August 12th I had the pleasure of netting two fresh specimens 

 of our great rarity Colias hyale at Addington, and hope this is a 

 new locality for the insect. The next fourteen days or more should 

 be accountable to me for a few more specimens. Colias edusa at the 

 same time was flying about in good numbers. Apparently the time has 

 come round again for this insect to be common among us. — C. B. 

 Anteam, 54, Elgin Road, Croydon. August lith, 1900. 



I took three specimens of Colias edusa at St. Anne's-on-Sea on 

 August 15th (one male and two females) and saw several others. They 

 were flying over ragwort flowers close to the sea. I had one or two 

 good nights at ragwort flowers with the Agrotids, Agrotis cursoriaheing 

 particularly fine, variable, and abundant. — 13. H. Crabtree, F.E.S., 

 The Acacias, Levenshulme, Manchester. August 18th, 1900. 



