348 THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S RECORD. 
Conias EDUSA AND C. HyALE IN Normanpy.—In Normandy, Colias 
hyale appears first in May and again in August and September but it 
is much more common in the autumn than in the spring, in fact, I 
have but rarely taken it in May. Colias edusa, which appears in the 
spring in Algeria and in the south, is very rare in Normandy at this 
season of the year, I saw it on June 12th, 1898, on the dunes by the 
seashore near ‘Trouville, but I have never taken it in the spring at 
Pont-de-l’Arche, where I have collected continuously for many years; 
it occurs, however, in August and September and sometimes emerges 
at the end of July. At Havre it appears late, and I see it every year 
flying at the foot of the cliffs on fine days at the commencement of 
October, whilst in 1898 I saw one as late as November 6th. It is true 
that the locality is perfectly protected against the wind by the cliffs, 
and is exposed to the south. As to the 9 var helice it is extremely rare 
in Normandy, and I have only once taken it in this district viz., Pont- 
de-l’Arche in 1879, in fact, (’. edusa varies scarcely at all, whilst C. 
hyale varies enormously.—L. Dupont, 3, Rue de l’Orangerie, Le Havre. 
November 14th, 1900. 
Conras EDuUSA IN MippiEesex anp Touratne.—Colias edusa has turned 
up here in Middlesex again this year apparently in some numbers. 
During my absence from home several specimens haunted the garden 
in July, and others were taken by friends quite close. I noticed that, 
in the October number of the Hntom. Record, p. 279, M. C. Oberthur 
remarks that, in the southern part of Finisterre and in Brittany, both 
C. edusa and C. hyale have been rare. On September 18th in a lucerne 
field just outside Tours to the east, by the banks of the Loire, I found 
C. edusa swarming with countless hosts of Pieris brassicae; in fact, 
since 1877 1n the Isle of Wight, [never remember to have seen so many 
together or in such fine condition. Very little besides was on the wing 
and the only other insects I came across were a few battered Vanessa io 
which haunted the asters in the grounds of the Paris Exhibition. In 
Touraine the drought and heat were exceptional I understand during 
the summer months and the garden crops largely destroyed. The CU. 
edusa ret with at Tours were, therefore, probably a second brood.—H. 
Rowianp Brown, M.A., F.H.S., Oxhey Grove, Harrow- Weald. 
November 15th, 1900. 
UnusuaL TIMES OF APPEARANCE OF S§puincips.—I captured 
(August 29th, 1899) a specimen of Smerinthus populi flying in the 
evening around a lamp at St.-Jean-de-Luz (Basses-Pyrenees). As to 
Macroglossa stellatarum, 1t occurs regularly at Le Havre, and I captured 
one February 7th, 1899, in my own room. It appears to be common 
everywhere throughout the country in spring and autumn.—th. 
Dupont, 3, Rue de lOrangerie, Le Havre. November 22nd, 1900. 
RuMIA LUTEOLATA IN SEPTEMBER.—Referring to the note (anted, 
p. 804) on the autumnal appearance of Mumia luteolata, I may state 
that I saw the autumn brood of this species in Norwood this year for 
the first time. The earliest was seen July 18th and the next not until 
September 6th, after which a few others were observed every evening 
until the 14th.—A. M. Sway, 5, Kelvin Terrace, Sydenham. 
November 22nd, 1900. 
Lepipoprera at Norwoop anp SypENHAM.—It may be worth noting 
that Letocampa dictacoides was common at Norwood during August, 
and that two specimens of Vanessa io were captured, one August 17th 
