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while guiding its young. During the course of 

 hatching, my attention was drawn to what I may 

 term a sudden conflict between the spider and 

 the so-called water-shrimp [Oniscus aquaticus), 

 which had unfortunately partly gained an entrance, 

 but only to be rolled out a lifeless victim. On 

 another occasion a trumpet snail (Planorbis corrtcus) 

 happened to advance on the ends of its telephone. 

 To such an herbaceous monster Argyroneta did not 



ant, common about houses here. I have obtained 

 similar wings from undoubted termites secured during 

 a flight. In the drawing, a represents the venation 

 at the point of insertion ; b is a more highly magni- 

 fied view of the star-like dots distributed all over the 

 cells of the wings ; in c these star-like dots are still 

 more highly magnified. They are shown in profile 

 in e, in the folded edge of a wing ; they are promi- 

 nences which project above the surfaces of the 



Fig. 88.— Wing of Termite. 



venture so very near, but with its furcated claws 

 continued annoying, at each protrusion, the horns 

 of the snail, till it reversed its course, then the 

 water-spider retired the victor. 



Jos. I. Newton. 



NOTE ON WING OF A SPECIES OF 

 TERMITE. 



THE wing from which the drawings which ac- 

 company were made, was found with a number 

 of similar cast-wings in a nest of the harmless black 



wing, and are distinguishable from the strong, 

 long hairs (/) which also occur, but less numerously. 

 The star-like dots (prominences) appear on both 

 surfaces of the wing. The venation of the entire 

 organ is shown in d. The features alluded to in 

 this note are brought out in ^a balsam mount ; 

 but in order to see the delicate contour of the 

 projections on the folded edge of the wing, a little 

 weak spirit and water is a preferable medium to 

 balsam : c is from a balsam mount ; e e are in dilute 

 spirit. 



W. J. Simmons. 

 Calcutta. 



