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"doctored" as little as possible. — W. J. Lucas; Kingston-on- 

 Thames.] 



0. CEOCEUS IN SOMEESET IN MAY, JULY AND AUGUST.- — C. CWCeUS 



first appeared at Bruton this year on May 25th, when I took a $ of 

 68 mm. expanse (the largest specimen I have yet taken, although 

 I have examined several thousand in Egypt, etc.). On May 26th I 

 saw ab. helice and C. croceus was fairly common for a fortnight, but 

 I have only records of females. I also took it during this same 

 period on the Turf Moor at Ashcott and in Dorset at Shillingstone 

 (both females). On July 27th fresh males began to emerge at Bruton, 

 and are now not uncommon. I took my first $ on Aug. 7th— an ab. 

 helice (also ab. obsoleta, Tutt). — K. J. Haywaed, E.E.S. ; Bruton, 

 Somerset, August 8th, 1922. 



Colias CEOCEUS (edusa) in August at Beighton. — I captured 

 a fine female specimen of Gulias croceus on the Downs here on 

 August 15th last. — J. E. Sleath ; 112, Ditchling Eoad, Brighton. 



Colias ceoceus in Sueeey and Noeth Ooenwall. — Whilst 

 staying in North Cornwall in May I noted about half-a-dozen speci- 

 mens of C. croceus in the neighbourhood of Padstow, and on the 

 railway bank between Padstow and Okehampton. To-day when 

 taking a few Augiades comma on the downs at Coulsdon, I saw, but 

 did not capture, a male G. croceus, which appeared to be in fresh 

 condition. This was during one short burst of sunshine on an 

 otherwise almost sunless but brigbt morning. — Aethue Bliss ; 

 The Cottage, Eed Down Eoad, Coulsdon, Surrey, August 13th, 1922. 



Colias ceoceus, etc., in Sussex. — On July 25th I saw a 

 Colias croceus (edusa) on Sussex Downs, near here, and on August 

 10th I saw a specimen of the same species about twenty yards from 

 the same spot. This one I was able to bag, and found it to be quite 

 fresh and in perfect condition. I have seen no specimen since, but 

 expect by the time this is published G. croceus will be plentiful in 

 many places. On May 29th this year I netted a specimen of Eulype 

 hastata whilst beating herbage in this locality. It is very like 

 specimens taken at Eannoch, except that the black dots between 

 the bands on fore and hind wings and the dark triangle at base of 

 the latter are absent. On May 23rd I netted a fine specimen of 

 Lobophora viretata near its food-plant. This specimen was mostly 

 green in colour. On August 11th I took a second brood one at rest 

 on a fir tree ; it was quite fresh but without a trace of green on it ; 

 it was yellow with black markings. — (Major) J. J. Jacobs ; Holmes- 

 leigh, Burgess Hill, Sussex, August 15th, 1922. 



Thecla w-album in Staffs, etc. — On July 31st, at Denstone, 

 Staffs, I had a rather worn $ of T. w-album brought to me which 

 had been found with another specimen near Denstone. The other 

 specimen was not taken, however. This seems curious, since the 

 last North Staffs P.C. record is one seen in 1902 at Market Drayton 

 by Messrs. E. D. Bostock and F. C. Woodforde. It apparently also 

 used to occur near Burton. On August 10th, near Godalming, I saw 

 a specimen of G. croceus. — Guy Stanton ; The Glebe Farm, Shackle- 

 ford, Godalming, August 13th, 1922. 



