[January, 



1900; and King's Cross, August ISth. B. xoroensis, Fab. —One $ , Barr, Ayrshire, 

 July, 18'J9; one (?, Kilkerran, September 15th, and $ s from Dundonald, July 14th ; 

 and Kilsyth, September 8th this year. 



Mr, Anderson Fergusson has kindly permitted me to record the 

 specimens taken by him. 



21, Princess Street, Pollokshields : 

 November, 1900. 



CORSICAN ANTS, &c. 

 BY G. C. BIGNELL, F.E.S. 



Last summer (May to October, 1899) I spent in Corsica, and the 

 greater part of the time 1 had lodgings in Ucciani, which is about 19 

 miles from Ajaccio, at an altitude of about 1250 feet ; it was in this 

 district that the undermentioned insects were obtained. I am very 

 much indebted to Mr. E. Saunders for naming the specimens. 



Camponotus maculatus, Fab. Leptothorax tuhervm, Fab. 



(r. athiops, Latr.). (r. Nylanderi, Foerst.). 



lateralis, Oliv. angttatulus, Nyl. 



pubescens, Fab. Myrmica rubra, Linn. 

 Colobopsis truncata, Spin. (r. scabrinodix, Nyl.). 



Lasius emarginatus, Olir. Cardiocondyla sp. 1 $ . 



fiavus, De Gear. Ajjhcenoy aster barhara, Linn. 

 Playiolepis pygmcea, Latr. testaceopilosa, Luc. 



Bothriomyrmex meridional is, Roger. Pheidole megacephala. Fab. 



Tapinoma erralieum, Latr. SoJenopsis fugax, Latr. 



Cremasiog aster gcutellaris, Oliv. 



The large species of the above began to sestivate in June and 

 remained in that condition until the rains appeared in September, the 

 smaller species were obtained by beatinir, mostly from Arhufns, which 

 is the prevailing shrub uf the island. It may be also interesting to 

 note that on May 11th and following days I observed Aplicenocjaster 

 testaceopilosa in several localities robbing weaker nests of their pupjE, 

 I presume to strengthen their own,^as do Formica rufa and Myrmica 

 rubra in England. 



I also obtained two species of Mutilla, viz., maura and viduata, 

 and three of Scolia ; S.Jlavifrons, Fab , was abundant on the flowers 

 of a large thistle at Campoloro, near Ajaccio, two or three often 

 occurring on one flower ; the other two I captured were smaller 

 species, viz., qiuidripunctata and unifasciata. 



Saltash : September lOth, 1900. 



