9 If) [September, 



about tliis single ants' nest. Several of tliese, however, though of constant 

 occurrence in the " traps," can scarcely be regarded as genuine associates of 

 D.fidiffinosa, but rather as more or less casual visitors. 



Homoeusa acnminatn Mark., one or two specimens only. Aleochara 

 succicola Thorns. ; Mic?-()(/!ossa suturalis 8ahlb., very abundant in the nest 

 itself, with M. (jentilis Mark., in numbers. Oxypocla vittafn IMiirk., abundant, 

 especially in autumn; O. haemorrhoa Sahib., frequent. Thiasophila inquilina 

 Mark., sparingly, always in the nest itself. Myrmedonia Umbata Payk., occa- 

 sional ; M. funesta Grav., licf/ena Grav., and laticollis Mark., all plentiful. 

 Nutothecta confusn Mark., sometimes not rare ; Homalota vicina Steph., 

 xanthojms Thorns., laticollis Steph., etc. Oliyota injlata Mann., very com- 

 mon; Heterothops ? niyra Kraatz, sometimes plentiful in the nest, and 

 apparently identical with the species which is associated with the mole. 

 Quedius piinctifollis Thorns., sparingly in the autumnal montlis; Q. hreris Er., 

 fairly common. Jloinaliion caesum Gr., H. ti-icolor Key, not infrequent; 

 H. conciiDium Marsh., sometimes plentiful in the ne.-^t.* Trichoptcryx montcnt- 

 doni All., scarce, and Orthoperus sp. (? coriaceiis Key), abundant in the fine 

 debris of the " ti'aps," with Sci-ifoderus lateralis Gyll. Ahraeas ylohosus 

 HofFm., not r;ire. Coninomus nodifer Westw., JEuicmus mimdus L., trans- 

 versus 01., and histrio Joy, all more or less common, and Cartodere ehnynta 

 Curt., iu numbers, in the "traps" at the foot of the tree. Cryptap/iayus 

 scuiiicus h. and \Ar. patriielis Sturm, C. deidatus Ilbst., and C. affinis Sturm, 

 common; C.fuinatus Gyll., this fine and rare species has occurred singly on 

 two occasions only. Caenoscelis pallida, WolL, also very rare. Myceto2)hac/us 

 qxuidriyuttatus Miill., common at times in the nest itself. Ptinus sexpiinctatns 

 Panz., singly, and P. subpilosus Miill., three specimens at long intervals apart. 

 Otiorrhy achus picipes F., O. ovatus L., and O. scabrosas Marsh., constantly met 

 with in the " traps," the last-named species being found hardly anywhere else 

 in the Oxford district. — James J. Walker, Aorangi, Lonsdale Road, Summer- 

 town, Oxford: Anyust 16th, 1920. 



Cicindela germanica L. and its Larva. — On May 4th last, during a visit to 

 Shanklin, I made a special expedition to Chale to see if the larvae of C. yer- 

 inanica were to be procured, and found the holes plentiful enough on the 

 slipped ground at the foot of the cliff. The ground here was very wet and 

 boggy, of a sandy or muddy nature, with water-holes between masses of fallen 

 earth ; but I was soon able to get a dozen or twentj' larvae without having to 

 venture far on to the somewhat treacherous ground. Except for the different 

 nature of their surroundings the larvae were very like half-grown C. campestris, 

 and their holes were similarly situated in patches of earth bare of vegetation. 

 From the remsiiiis found in the bottoms of the holes the larvae seem to subsist 

 mainly upon ants. On reaching home, they were put into glass tubes three- 

 quarters hlled with damp sand from the phice where they were found, and a 

 few ants were put iu with each one. In many tubes the ants did not seem to be 

 attack'T'd, though in some they disappeared, but the larval holes became blocked, 

 and I did not care to disturb them to see how they were faring. Three beetles 



* [Oil Aujjust 2">th Cholecn. culoiwides Kr. was added to the list of \isitora to the nest. — J. J. W.] 



