22 r.Tanuary, 



Calioxyx elonfjata, Lep., acuminata, Nyl., Megachile circumcincta, Lep., Ouniia 

 cwrulescens, Linn., Jeucomelatia, Kirb., Sle/ii 8-maculala, Sni., Podalirius furcatun, 

 Panz., Psithyrus ruptstrln. Fab., campestris, Paiiz. (black vars. ), quadricolor, Lep., 

 Bombus agroriim, Fab., latreillellus, Kirb., var. distinguendux, Mov.,jonellus,'K\rh., 

 si/harum, Linn. I tliink the lateness of the season accounted for some that were 

 not observed last year. Andreiia Ivcen.i and Didlnei.s limicornis apyioared on almost 

 the last day of my visit, so I was unable to obtain any new details as regards their 

 habits. The former was always taken on Daucus carota, the latter creeping among 

 the roots of grass. T may also mention that Nyxson trimaculatus occurred where 

 the wild strawberry was growing in abundance. — Edw. B. Nevinson, 5, Bentinck 

 '1 errace. Regent's Park : November, 1904. 



Note on the hehaoiour of Leptothorax luberum. — During my stay at Lyme Regis 

 I found some rotten sticks bored by Osmia leucomelana lying on the ground. On cut- 

 ting one of these open to look for the cells of that bee, I came upon a nest of Lepto- 

 thorax tuberum, Fab. (race unifasciata) , with undeveloped eggs. This stick I kept 

 in a box, in the hope of obtaining the sexes. I afterwards found similar nests 

 wliile working in the same place, but only one with eggs in an advanced stage. 

 These unfortunately fell out as I was breaking up the stick ; but I recovered most 

 of tliem, and, on my return, placed them in the box with the others to see what 

 would happen. I then noticed that immediately the workers discovered the new 

 eggs they felt them with their antennae, seized them about two-thirds down, and 

 carried them into their nest. Within twenty minutes all the eggs had disappeared, 

 the workers being indefatigab'e. A few days later I opened the stick, and found 

 the eggs in two groups— perhaps owing to want of space — but all carefully tended 

 by the workers. All the eggs hatched out, and several i S and ? ? were obtained. 

 It would be interesting to know if the allied species behave in the same way.— Id. 



Societies. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 October 13th, 1904.— Mr. Hugh Main, B.Sc, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited two species of Ascalaphus taken by Dr. Chapman this 

 year : A. coceajus in South France in May, and A. longicornis in Spain in July ; 

 also living males and females of Apterygida media (albipeiinisj from its old 

 locality. Mr. Moore, several large species of Cicada from Tasmania. Mr. Turner, 

 imagines and cases of the local Coleophorid, C. vibicella from Trench Wood, where it 

 was now very rare ; and a life history of C. laricella, showing the peculiar structure 

 and position of the cases at various ages of the larva. Mr. Joy. a bred scries of 

 Polyommatus bellargus from Folkestone, and gave notes on their history. Mr. 

 Carr, the cocoon of Lasiocampa querctis previously shown. Since no imago had 

 emerged he had opened it and found a crippled imago, a batch of ova, and a 

 distorted pupa, all dead. Mr. West (Greenwich), four species of grasshoppers from 

 Box Hill : Stenohothrus parallelus, S. elegans, Oomphocerus rnfu.i and G. macu- 

 latus. Mr. Goulton, lantern slides of the larva of Oonepteryx rhamnl, in various 

 positions during the act of pupating. Mr. Luca.s, lantern slides showing larva and 

 details of the lady-bird llalyzia ocellata, Lepidoptera at rest, »&c. 



