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Juoe 26th. — Anthrocera jiUpendulae. — This species and A. trifulii, 

 usually so common, were very scarce ; no doubt owing to the drought 

 during the preceding summer. Where I tV>'merly met with them the 

 herbage was, in 1911, cropped close to the ground by cattle and 

 horses, and I expect the larvie suffered in consequence. Enple.ria 

 Incipara. AiirotiH cortieea. — Two at Portugal laurel. The blossoms 

 of this evergreen vvere most attractive during the latter end of June 

 and many common species swarmed round the flowers at dusk, 

 amongst others : Hadena thalcmsina, Tripliaena pronuba, Enplexia 

 lucipara, Xylopliasia lithoxi/lea, Noctua primidae (festica), Onraptenj.v 

 sambucaria, Boarmia repandata ab. conversaria, Aathena liiteata and 

 Hi/drioijieiia i)iipliiviata. Znnosoma Unearia. — A few beaten from 

 beech. 



June 28th. — -Xijlopliasia lithoxijlea. Oiuapteri/.r saiidiiicaiia. — I 

 observed a 2 at dusk hanging from under a sage leaf in the garden, 

 and next morning found it had laid five eggs. On July 8th, I netted 

 an example of ab. citspidana, 3" • AKtliena liiteata. 



June 30th. — Hijdrioniena fnrcata. — I bred a melanic example from 

 a larva off sallow on June 26th. This form is common in the district. 



[To he concluded.) 



Myrmecophilous Notes for 1912. 



By H. St. .J. K. DONISTHOEPE, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 

 (Concluded from page 68.) 



COLEOPTERA. 



O.vypoda vittata, Milrk. — ^A specimen was captured on the wing ?.t 

 Woking on April 2lst. 



O.vypoda haeiiwrrhoa, Sahl., IViiasophila aiKjidata, Er., Notnthecta 

 flavipes, Gr., and Honialota parallela, Man. — Mr. Butler tells me he 

 took these four species in nests of Formica nifa at Llanberis last year. 

 They are all new records for W^ales. 



Tldasophila inqnilina, Miirk., occurred in great abundance in a nest 

 of Lasiiis fuliyinosiis at Wellington College, on April 17th, when some 

 50 specimens were secured. This, however, was a very small pro- 

 portion of the beetles present. I have never seen it in anything like 

 such numbers in a nest before. Notothecta confusa, Miirk., was also 

 plentiful in this nest. 



Dinarda itidrkcli, Kies. — A specimen was observed on July 23rd in 

 the New Forest, crawling up toAvards a nest of Formica rufa, which 

 was situated on a bank. 



Dinarda dentata, Gr. — A specimen from Woking was introduced 

 into my F. mnyiiinea observation nest on April 22nd. A .•ianiitiinea ^ 

 at once seized it by the antenna, but quickly let go when the beetle 

 poked its tail into the ant's face. The usual defence, which 1 have 

 always found to be successful. A second specimen was introduced on 

 May 13th. They lived in the nest till September 1st, when they were 

 accidentally killed by me. On my return from Belgium, I found the 



