THK CANADIAN KNTOiMOLOGIST 347 



fused with black. Head and thorax finely sculptured; abdomen 

 \-er>- fineh- reticulatcly rugulose. Fore wings infuscated, opaque; 

 niarginai cilia \er>- short ; discal cilia \'ery fine and dense. 



(From 4 specimens, 2-3 inch objective, 1 inch optic, Bausch 



and Loml).) 



Ma le. — Unknown. 



Described from two 9 specimens caught while sweeping ths 



forest slopes of Mount Pyramid, 1,500-2,500 feet, near Cairns; one 



9 caught while sweeping in a jungle, Goondi (Innisfail), N. Q.; 



and one 9 received from the South Australian Mtiseum, and 



labelled, "Cairns district, N. Q., A. M. Lea." 



Habitat. — North Queensland (Mount Pyramid, near Cairns, 

 Innisfail). 



Type. — South Australian Museum, Adelaide, a 9 tagmounted 

 plus a slide bearing liead, anienna> and forewings. 



STRANGF ACTION OF BOMB US OCCIDENTALIS. 



BY J. WJNI. COCKLE. KASLO, B. C, 



Whilst walking across my garden to-day I )bserved a number 

 of bees disporting themselves on the fljwers of some Chinese 

 Cabbage that were running to seed. 



On closer inspection I found that they were all Bomhus occi- 

 dentalis workers, with the exception of a very few A. mellifica. The 

 Bomhus were there in thousands, and their actions caused me to 

 stop and watch them. Instead of settling and inserting their 

 tongues amongst the pistils of the flower, they tumbled in .e^'ery 

 direction over the flower, and seemed to be looking for hidden 

 treasure at the base of the corolla. Being unable t3 see what they 

 were so assiduously hunting for, I sat down in the middle of the 

 patch in order to get a closer observation. 



They inserted their tongues in small holes at the base of the 

 corolla and between the folds at the base of the petals. In many 

 cases they seemed to hav^e considerable difficulty in forcing an 

 entrance, raising their bodies and thrusting the tongue down with 

 force. 



October. 1913 



