246 THE kntomoloqist's record. 



brighter, and the characteristic inverted V on segt. 2 remained more 

 distinct towards pupation. The full-fed larva is smaller, varying in 

 length from 3-25 to 3-5 cm. (1" 3'" to 1" 4'"). Thanks to Mr. 

 Mason, I had some other ova from a wild $ of the 2nd brood, taken 

 at Clevedon. These hatched on July 23rd, and the larvae pupated 

 between Aug. 18th and 22nd, a period of 26 to 30 days. The larvae 

 of this brood were even darker than those from the captive $ , there 

 being a large amount of black suffusion, and all the markings re- 

 maining more intense up to pupation. The imperfect inverted V on 

 segt. 1 was more noticeable in this brood than in any of the others, 

 and the V on segt. 2 was more defined and persistent. 



[To he concluded). 



Myrmecophilous Coleoptera in 1897. 



By HORACE DOXIfeTHOEPE, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



I have, as usual, devoted a good deal of time to the searching of 

 ants' nests for beetles, during the first six months of this year. I 

 give the result in this short note, as also the months in which I found 

 the different species, which I thought might be useful to other col- 

 lectors. 



Many old friends did not turn up this year, and I only added two 

 species new to me, namely, Notuthecta confusa with LaKim fiditjuumis, 

 and Heterothops quadriirunctida with Furmica rufa. It is worthy of 

 note that the latter insect has only been recorded with lAidm fxdvji- 

 nosns heretofore. The largest nest of Lasius ftdu/inosiis I found was at 

 Lymington, and though the situation — in the hollow of a large tree 

 — was in every way favourable for working, I never found a single 

 beetle, but a colony of La.siits f^aviis was living in the nest, both species 

 coming in and going out together. This is very interesting, as it is 

 not mentioned in Wasmann's Mi/niirknji/iih'u uiid TermiUiiiliilen Arthm- 

 pudvn. 



The localities worked were Oxshott, Weybridge, Tilgate Forest, 

 Lymington and Buddou Wood. I noticed that Formica rufa was very 

 early at work this year, and I took seven species of Coleoptera with 

 this ant in January. 



The following is a list of the species taken : — Microt/lossa (/entilis, 

 Maerk., with Lasius fulvjinosus, in February, March, April and May. 

 Microijlossa pnlla, Gyll., with L. fidif/iHDsus, in February, March and 

 April. Oxypuda rittata, Maerk., with L. fidii/inosiis, in May and June. 

 O./ormiceticola, Maerk., with Fnriiiira rufa, in January and March. 

 Oxijpoda haemorrhon, Mann., with F. rufa, in March. TlnaaophUa 

 aiKjxdata, Er., with F. rufa, in January, March and April. Diuarda 

 maerkeli, Kies., with F. rufa, in January and April. Mi/micdnnia 

 funesta, Grav., with L. fuliyinosuf;, in April, May and June. M. 

 Inme rails, Gy&\., with L. fulii/inosm, in April and May, and with 7^'. 

 rufa in April. Myniiedonia co(/nata, Maerk., with L. fulii/iiiosus, in 

 May. M. bir/ens, Grav., with L. fnlit/inoxus, in March, April and 

 May. M. laticollis, Maerk., with L. fulu/inimis, in March, April and 

 May. Notothecta Jlavipes, Grav., with F. rufa, in January and March. 

 N. confusa, Maerk., with L. fulv/inosus, in March and June. N. 

 anceps, Er., with F. rufa, in January and March. Heterothops tjuadru 



