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ABERRATIONS OF CALYMNIA AFFINIS AND XYLOPHASTA POL 
a nice specimen of (’. affinis a night or two ago, without the usual 
white marks. I also captured the first black Yylophasia polyodon 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 1 
generally see 500-1000 of the ordinary form at sugar every year.—R. 
Freer, M.D., F.E.S., aeeey Staffs. July, 29th, 1900. 
T,X OTES ON COLLECTING, Ktc. 
Conias EDUSA AND C. HyALE In 1900.—A single female of C. edusa 
was seen at Reigate, June 11th. Subseqently t netted three femaleg 
from south Devon (near Salcombe) on July 13th, 14th. One of 
these was almost unrecognisably wasted, died soon after c capture, with 
only a very few ova left in her alnilonnem. 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 CU. edusa are not infrequent, in some years, but my only 
record for 1899 was one male specimen, near Dartmouth, June 28th. 
—R. M. Pripraux, Reigate, Surrey. July 24th, 1900. 
Colias edusa was seen careerine 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. Turr. 
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. Rypoy, Awbrook, Lindfield, Sussex. Auwyust 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 was flyg 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.—K. W. Lane, 9, Teesdale Street, 
Hackney Road, London, N.E,  Angust 22nd, 1900. 
On Aueust 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. 
Antram, 54, Elgin Road, Croydon. August 14th, 1900. 
T 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 cursoria being 
particularly fine, variable, and abundant.—B. H. Crantrer, F.E.S., 
The Acacias, Levenshulme, Manchester. 4nqgust 18th, 1900. 
