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ordinary spider, but there is much in their habits that show that they 

 belong to the same species. Whenever the nights becDme cold, ' Daddy 

 long-legs ' will disappear. At the worst he is a harmless nuisance." — 

 Pall Mall Gazette (late Sporting Edition), September 25th, 1913.— 

 H. W. Andreavs (F.E.S.), Shirley, Welling, Kent. ("What is a 

 species ? "— H. J. T.) 



Myrmica ruginodis, a marriage flight. — While tramping through 

 the pine forests near Nethy Bridge, on August 15th, I came out into a 

 clearing, and noticed at one spot that a number of winged $ and <? 

 ants of the above species were alighting upon and running about on 

 some of the fir stumps. They were so active in the fierce hot sunshine, 

 and fell off the stumps so quickly into the dense undergrowth of heather 

 and blackberries, that I had much difficulty in capturing a pair actually 

 coupled. I proceeded on, and about a mile nearer home, on one of the 

 forest roads, I found that the centre of the roadway, for a length of 

 some dozen yards, was covered with $ ? and c? c? of the same species ; 

 all the $ 2 were coupled, and at least three or four other j ^ were in 

 each case struggling desperately to displace their more successful rivals. 

 Running about amongst these Mi/ruiica riifiinodia were a couple of 

 winged 2 Formica riifa. I had settled down to watch operations, 

 when I heard the noise of an approaching motor car. I managed to 

 bottle the two F. mfa and about half a dozen of the coupled Mi/nnica 

 riiffinorUs, when a big car rushed over the spot and swept ants and dust 

 (of which, owing to the long drought, there was a thick coating on the 

 roadway) into the air and away in all directions into the undergrowth 

 by the side of the road. It is very rarely motor cars pass along these 

 forest roads, and it was therefore a piece of very bad luck to have one's 

 observations spoilt in this unlooked-for way. The hour of the day was 

 2.30 p.m., and the air temperature was 75"F., the day being very hot 

 and sultry. — T. Hudson Beare (B.Sc, F.E.S.), 10, Regent Terrace, 

 Edinburgh. 



Formica exsecta at Boat of Garten. A new locality. — On 

 August 12th I discovered two strong nests of the above species, near 

 Loch Var, which lies embosomed in the heather clad moor westward of 

 the railway line from Aviemore to Forres via Boat of Garten. — Id. 



At Harrogate. — The weather has been rather showery here for the 

 past few days and I have only seen Folia chi, Oporabia tili<iramuiaria, 

 and Hi/droecia niivacea, on the occasional walks I have been able to 

 take. — Stanley Edwards (F.L.S., F.E.S.). September 20th. 



Drinking habit of Euvanessa antiopa. — I note Mr. Turner's remark 

 on page 235 of the Fnt. Record, "I am inclined to ])ut E'livanessa 

 antiopa down as a drinker." When visiting the suburbs of Montreal 

 and Toronto, at the end of last July and beginning of August, I saw 

 several specimens of this fine insect. They were all flying at the road- 

 side or settling on the roads, and were not difficult to take when thus 

 employed. The roads had in nearly every case been recently watered. 

 — E. G. Whittle, Southend. September 'dOth. 



Celastrina argiolus, third brood (2) — During the last few days 

 of September I saw several specimens, both J and 2 , of Celaatrina 

 argiolus flying in my garden. — J. A. Butterfield (B.Sc, F.E.S.), 

 Plumstead. 



Notes from West Surrey. — On September 6th and 7th I spent a 

 week-end in West Surrey, in the neighbourhood of Godalming. The 



