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sunny, but though I had passed along the same road about 11 a.m., and 

 had been working for insects during the day, I had seen no others of the 

 same species. The next day, however, on my journey to London, I saw 

 three or four while passing through Cornwall. — B. W. Adkin ; Morden 

 Hill, Lewisham, S.E., Sept. 16, 1893. 



On Aug. 1st, near Penzance, not far from the coast, I took a rather 

 large male C. edusa in very fair condition. — W. J. Lucas ; Cumberland 

 Villa, Gordon Road, Kingston-on-Thames, October 9, 1893. 



Devonshire. — At Budleigh Salterton, S. Devon, during the last week in 

 July, I saw two C. edusa, the first on the 24th, and the other on the 30th. 

 No more were observed from that time until August 14th, from which day, 

 until my departure on the 19th, several (nearly a score) G. edusa occurred, 

 but only on an extensive piece of marsh-land adjoining the town, whereas 

 last year they were distributed throughout the whole neighbourhood. 

 Vanessa atalanta I found very common, V. io and V. urticm being rather 

 scarce, whilst a single specimen each of F. polychloros and V. cardui was 

 also taken. — Herbert F. Hunt; 14, Thistlewaite Road, Sept. 11, 1893. 



Though I have been unable to do much practical work this season, yet 

 I have had time to notice the abundance here of C. edusa, and a short com- 

 parison between the seasons 1892 and 1893 may be interesting to your 

 readers. They are almost, if not quite, as plentiful as last year, and seem 

 to be everywhere, in gardens, lanes, clover-fields, and especially along the 

 sea coast. Last year, out of over 400 specimens I netted, there was a 

 considerable majority of females in this district, but this year males are by 

 far the more abundant. I have only noticed one variety helice this season, 

 in contrast with over a dozen I took last year and more than a dozen 

 missed. Up to the time of writing (October 12th) they are still abundant, 

 and most are in beautiful condition. Last year the last one I saw was on 

 Nov. 1 0th. As regards their first appearance, both in '92 and '93 I saw 

 the first newly emerged ones during the third week in July. I have also 

 noticed less variety among them this year, though this may be partly 

 accounted for by the fact that I have not had so much time for observation. 

 — (Rev.) W. R. S. Majendie ; Sid House, Sidmouth. 



Dorsetshire. — G. edusa abundant during last two weeks of August 

 {ante,T^. 302). 



On August 28th, at Swanage, G. edusa swarmed in one place, and I 

 saw one specimen of G. hyale, but failed to capture it. — F. W. Fretr ; 

 Elm House, Walthamstow, Essex, Oct. 4, 1893. 



I left Weymouth at the end of August, and at that time G. edusa was 

 just beginning to appear, with indications that it was likely to be fairly 

 plentiful. Last year it was in full swing in the same place by the end of 

 July. — (Rev.) W. Claxton; Hartley Wintney, Winchfield. 



C. edusa common here this year; I took my first specimen on June 

 29th.— E. G. Wakhill; Poole, Dorset, Oct. 11, 1893. 



On June 30th G. edusa was on the wing in profusion upon the downs 

 at Swanage. — J. A. Mackonochie ; Tlie Hirsel, Coldstream, N.B., Oct. 20. 



On the 16th Aug. we saw several G. edusa at Swanage, of which we 

 secured one, a fine male, measuring just over two inches across. We also 

 secured some fine specimens of H. actceon on the same day. — George E. 

 Bergman; 29, Priory Road, Kilburn, N.W., Sept. 3, 1893. 



[Other captures of G. edusa in Dorsetshire will be found on p. 323], 



Gloucestershire. — One example of G. edusa seen April 28th {ante, p. 



