278 THi<; kntomolouist's uecokd. 



Platyphoea dorni, Enderlein. 



Oniscomyia donii, Enderlein, " Zool. Jahr.," 27, 145-5(i fl908)i. Aenifimatias 

 hlattoidca, Wasmann, "Biol. Centralb.," 28, 729 (1908)2 [in part]. Flatyphora 

 luhhocki, Donisthorpe, " Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond.," 1913, Ixsvi.^ [in part] : " Knt. 

 Rec." 25, 277 (1913)' [in part]. Aenigmutias dorni, H. Scbniitz, " Jaar. Nat. 

 Hist. Genoots. Limburg," 1913, 1245 ; " Zool. Jahr.," 37, 544-48 (1914)«. 



On August 18th, 1907, Enderlein described an apterous Phorid 

 found in a nest of rob/i'ri/us rufescem (the Amazon Ant) at Zeyrn, near 

 Kronals in Oberfranken under the name of 0)u'sco)iiyia dorni^ ; but as 

 ' pointed out by Schmitz Omacomijia is a synonym of Aenvjinatias^. 

 Pulj/en/iis possesses no myrmecophiles of its own ; this specimen 

 was therefore parasitic on the slaves of the " Amazons," the slave 

 species was not noted, but from what follows they were probably 

 F, ruftbarbis. 



On July 17th, 1902, Wasmann found a specimen in an observation 

 nest of F. ru/ibarbis at Luxemburg, on July 9th, 1904, he captured 

 another in a nest of F. rntlbarbis in a garden at Luxemburg, and on 

 July 31st, 1905, he found a third in a nest of F. rnlibarhiH in this 

 garden'^ On July 26th, 1913, I captured a specimen of a Platyphora, 

 which difiers considerably from P. Inbbocki, in my F. san</iiinea obser- 

 vation nest- ; this specimen Schmitz considers is probably the unknown 

 male of A. dorni. As my samjumea nest had been supplied with large 

 numbers of F. rujibarbh cocoons from Weybridge, as well as the 

 F. fnsca cocoons before mentioned, the Flatyphora most probably bred 

 out from the former. 



Edwards has kindly called my attention to the differences between 

 Flatypliora hibbocki from my F. picea nest (which are all very constant) 

 and this specimen. These may be tabulated as follows : — 

 P. luhhocki. P. dorni. 



1. Front tibiffi and tarsi much 1. Front tibial and tarsi very little 



thickened. thickened. 



2. Mid and hind femora yellow on basal 2. Mid and hind femora all black. 



i to g. 



8. Second thick vein with an indistinct 3. Second thick vein divided distinctly 



thin branch at tip. into two equal branches at tip. 



4. Hypopygium small, black. 4. Hypopygium large, yellow. 



Should this not be the male of P. dorni, End., it is a new species 

 of Flatyphora, and in any case it is new to the British fauna. 



CURRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICES. 



In the August No. of the Fnt. Mo. May., Comm. J. J. Walker adds a 

 new genus and species of Coleoptera to the British list, in the Staphy- 

 linid, liyyropora cunctans, which he took in a damp place on the open 

 heath near Brockenhurst while in company with Dr. Sharp. Mr. E. 

 E. Green also introduces a new species to the British list and also to 

 science in the Coccid, Kuwania britannica, which was found on birch at 

 Camberley, a birch, pine and heather country. The species is figured 

 in detail. 



Messrs. Watkins and Doncaster have sent us their new Label List 

 of British Butterflies and Moths, with Latin-English names. The list 

 comprises the Macrolupidoptera and is well and clearly printed, and 

 allowance for sufficient margin is made. This publication should 



