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in a nest of Formica sani/iiiitea at Weybridge, on July ]2th. A $ in 

 a nest of F. exsecta at Parkhurst Forest, I. of W., on August 23rd. 



Leptothora.r vi/landeri, Forst. — A deJilated J in a nest of L. iiiixtus 

 at Box Hill on September 7th. 



Titrainoriiim caespitiDn, L. — Colonies not uncommon at Tenby, one 

 under the same stone as L, tiano^, on April 23rd. A small colony at 

 roots of Aienaria )iiaritliiia at Blackgang Chine, I. of W., August 26th, 

 all the ^ ^ being very small. 



Subfamily Dolichoderin^. 



Tapinoina erratictuii, Latr. — a fine colony was found in the New 

 Forest, on June 23rd, situated in a small, low, round mound made of 

 bits of cut grass, burnt heather, etc. The nest was traced by carefully 

 watching the 5 ^ in the neighbourhood, only a few being out as the 

 day was cold and cloudy. It contained a few 3 J , very many winged 

 2 $ , two deillated 2 2 , a large number of S ^ , J , J , and ^ pupae, 

 and some larvce. 



Another large colony was observed at Weybridge, on July 29th, in 

 a sandbank. Two deillated J 5 were present, and the ^ ^ were the 

 largest specimens I have ever seen. 



Subfamily Camponotin.e. 

 LasiiiK fidif/inofiiis, Latr. — On August 16th at Apse Heath, I. of W., 

 § ^ were traced from a copse to an oak tree on a hill at a considerable 

 distance from the copse. A number of J S were out on the tree 

 trunk, and the nest was situated just below the turf at the roots. A 

 deillated $ with the gaster enormously distended with egg?, and 

 surrounded by a mass of ^ ^ , was found in the carton cells at the top 

 of the nest. 



Lasiiis niijer, L. — Common at Tenby, a S was found under a tin 

 on the sand-hills, on April 26th. A very distended deillated 5 was 

 found in a nest at Box Hill, on July 30th. Naked pupse were abundant 

 in a mound-nest at Sandown on August 7th. 



Lasius nii/er, L., var. alieno-niyer, Forel. — A colony was found at 

 Bletchington in May. 



Lasiiix alienits, Forst. — Colonies were noticed at Tenby and 

 Bletchington. 



Lasiiifi fiacKs, F. — Common at Tenby and Manorbier. Two deillated 

 2 2 were observed in one nest at Bletchington, on May 14th, and in 

 another in which no 2 could be found, some very large dark § $ , 

 many times larger than ordinary ^ $ , occurred. 



Isolated deillated 2 2 , some with egg-packets, were seen at 

 Blackgang Chine, on August 26th, under stones and lumps of soft 

 green-sand. 



Lasiiis iitnhratus, Nyl. — A marriage flight had evidently taken place 

 at Weybridge on July 29th, since many deillated 2 2 were running 



