IIS JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 1891. 



enee in the shape of the head is very obvious when the animals are seen 



together, that of L. vulgaris appearing almost spatulate in comparison with 



the other. 



H. S. FERGUSON. 



Trcvandrum, March, 1S01. 



No. IX.— OUR HYMENOPTERA. 

 In my paper on " Our Hymenoptera" (Vol. IV., page 26,) I recorded : — 

 "Very little seems to be known of the life history of Mutilla. The general 

 opinion seems to be that the $ makes burrows in the sandy soil, provisioning ber 

 nest with flies. I feel certain, and I hope, shortly to have convincing proof, that 

 sjme at least of our MutilUdee are parasitic, not by means of lurking house-tres- 

 pass, like the Chrysidida, but by burglary on the mud nests of other Hymenop- 

 tera." I have just received a letter from Major Yerbury, in which he writes : " I 

 took some mud nests off the walls of the bungalow at this tank (Periyakulam, 

 Ceylon), and from one of them bred two Mutillm^. ." I think this interesting fact 



is worth recording. 



ROBERT C WROUGHTON. 



Poona, April, 1891. 



PROCEEDINGS. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING ON 14th JANUARY, 1891. 



The usual Monthly Meeting of the Members of this Society took place on Wednes- 

 day last, the 14th January, and was largely attended. Mr. G. W. Vidal, C.S., 

 presided. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the Society : — The Hon. Mr. 

 N. N. Wadia, CLE., Rev. Charles Ferrell (Sehore), Professor R. G. Oxenham 

 (Bombay), Mr. F. T. Bird (Castle Rock), Mr. C. V. Osman (Bombay), Mr. R. A. D. 

 Sewell (Nellore), Mr. A. F. Beaufort (Bombay), Mr. Varman B. Davatia (Nandod), 

 Mr. E. C. Monod, and Mr. W. G. Wilson (Bombay). 



Mr. H. M. Phipson, the Honorary Secretary, then acknowledged the following 

 contributions to the Society's Museum : — 



CONTRIBUTIONS DURING DECEMBER. 



Contributions. 



2 Young Hysenas (alive) 

 1 Krait 



1 Nest of Common Honey- 



sucker 



A number of Teredos and 

 other marine animals. 



2 Cobras , 



1 Ruddy Shelldrake 



2 Pintail Snipe 



2 Jack Snipe 



1 Painted Snipe 



Description. 



Hyaena striata 



Bungarus arcuatns 

 Cinnyris zoylonica.. 



From the Prince's Dock 



Naga tripndians , 



Casar rutila 



Gallinago sthenura 

 Gallinago gallinula 

 Rhynchsea capensis 



Contributor. 



Mr. Baboji Gopal. 

 Mrs. Solly-Flood. 

 Dr. Kirtikar 



Mr. Geo. Ormiston. 



Mr. C. E, Kane. 

 Mr. E. L. Barton. 



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