16 THE entomologist's eecoed. 



Lasius fJavus, Beg. — I found a colony of this ant using the same 

 tree as a nest of Laaius fulif/inoms at Lymington, both species coming 

 in and going out together. 



Ponera contracta, Ltr. — Farren White records {Ants and Their 

 Ways, p. 239) that " Mr. Janson found it in company with F. fnliyin- 

 osHs. I have a specimen found in the same situation, presented me 

 by Mr. Shepherd, of Fleet Street." I took a specimen in a nest of 

 Formica fusca at Doddington, Kent, in May, 1901. 



Leptofhorax ocevurnm, F, — Farren White records (loc. cit., p. 171) 

 finding it with F. sanr/Hinea on Shirley Common. I have taken it in 

 the nest of F. rufa at Weybridge. 



Leptothorax n)jlanderi,Foerst. — F. Smith says {Inc. o?'i.,p. 94), " The 

 Leptothorax nijlanderi ha.s never been found in any other situation than 

 in ants' nests, usually those of Formica rnfa." I have taken several 

 specimens in the nest of Lasius fali<jinosiis at Oxshott. 



Asemorhoptriim lippidiim, Nyl. { = Stenamma wcsticoodi, West.). — This 

 ant does not appear to be looked on as myrmecophilous, Wasmann 

 (loc. cit., p. 162) says, " The true StcnamiDa westwoodi, Westw. 

 {Asemorhoptrtim lippulnm, Mayr.) is not myrmecophilous." I think, 

 however, that the following notes prove that it has some claim to be 

 considered so. F. Smith (loc. cit., i860, p. 92) writes : " I took this rare 

 ant twice in the nest of Formica fiilininosa," again {loc. cit., 1861, p. 

 42) : " I may here record the capture of Miir))iicd lippula in the nest of 

 Formica fuliiiinosa hy My. Edwin Shepherd; Mr. Janson, as well as 

 myself, has also previously found these ants in company "; and {loc. 

 cit., 1863, p. 59), " This minute ant appears to be a constant resident 

 in the nests of other species, at least in this country ; whether it is 

 found invariably in such situations throughout Europe, I am not 

 prepared to say, but I have never found it separated from other ants. 

 Mr. Janson and also Mr. Shepherd, find it in nests of Formica 

 fulifiinnsa. I have also myself found it in company with the same 

 species, but sparingly. In May last it occurred in some numbers in 



ants' nests near Highgate I am inclined to believe that 



M. lippnla never constructs its own nest, but resides constantly with 

 species of Formicidae.'' Farren White says {loc. cit., p. 243), "Mr. 

 Janson has found it in company Avith the jet ant, F. fnliijinosa. I 

 have found it at Charlton, Kent, in company with B\ iniibrata." 

 Finally I have taken seven specimens at different times during the 

 last few years in a nest of Lasias fidininosiis at Oxshott. 



^fi/rmica scahrinodis, Nyl. — Farren White says {loc. cit.,-g. 240), "I 

 have found it occupying one side of the raised mound of flara, and 

 also sharing with this species the shelter of the same stone." I have 

 found it with the same species in the Isle of Wight, and twice in the 

 nests of Formica sant/uinea at AVeybridge. 



Myrmica laevinodis, Nyl.— Sharp {loc. cit., p. 148) says, " It some- 

 timeslives with F. rnfa in perfect harmony." 



Myrmccina latrcillii. Curt. — I took two specimens of this ant in a 

 nest of Lasins niyer, at Doddington, May, 1901. 



Pezomachidae. — Pezomachns rttlpiniis, Grv. — F. Smith {loc. cit., 

 1861, p. 41) says that P. vidpinus and P. vncropterus were both found in 

 the nest of F. rufa. Wasmann {loc. cit., p. 167) says the former is a 

 parasite on F. rufa. 



Microcrijptus niyrocinctus. Grav. — I took several ? s in a nest of 



