14 [June, 



found Cicindela coAivpestris and Dendrophilus punctatus in the above court-yard, and 

 that Dr. Power last year took a Bpecimen of Ancliomenus sexpunctahis on the 

 pavement opposite the Museum. — E. Waterhousf, British Museum, 6th May, 1865. 



Ants'-nest beetles at Sca/rhorough. — On the 28th April, I made my first essay 

 at examining some nests of Formica rufa, which are plentiful in woods near this 

 place, and soon found several species of their beetle-tenants, some of which were in 

 abundance. I send a list of their names, thinking it may be of interest to some of 

 the readers of " the Entomologist's Monthly Magazine," as showing the northern 

 prevalence of our southern forms. 



Thiasophila angidata. Dinarda Mdrlcellii. Oxypoda formiceticola. Oxypoda 

 hcemorrhoa. Honialota flavipes. Homalota anceps. Homalota parallela. Leptacinus 

 formicetorum. Monotonia angusticolUs. 



I also met with other species which are not peculiarly ants'-nest beetles. — 

 T. Wilkinson, 6, Cliff Bridge Terrace, Scarborough, May 12th, 1865. 



Note on Thyamis dorsaUs and Phloiophilus Edwardsi. — The former insect is 

 now to be taken at the Burning Cliff, Weymouth ; and the latter was out at Glan- 

 villes Wootton, soon after Christmas last. — C. W. Dale, Glanvilles Wootton, 

 May, 1865, 



Re-occurrence of Bemhidium Foclcii. — On the 8th of this month I secured five 

 specimens of this rarity. I regret that I can add nothing more to its history than 

 that this is the third year of its occurrence in the same place, " beneath stones on 

 the sands near South Shields." — Thomas John Bold, Long Benton, May 16th, 1865. 



Singular habit of a Nova-Scotian Arachnidon. — Mr. Trimen's observations on " the 

 imitative hahits of a spider at the Cape of Good Hope " [vol. i., p. 52] reminded me of a 

 very similar fact I had observed some years ago in Nova Scotia, whilst naturalizing 

 in the neighbourhood of the Grand Lake. 



One of the most common plants in that locality is the ox-eye {Chrysanthemum 

 leucanthetnum), which grows profusely on railway banks and waste ground, and, 

 from its abundance, proves very injurious to grass land. 



Its flowers attract numbers of Coleoptera, — amongst others, that elegant 

 Longicorn, Leptura chrysocotna. Whilst engaged searching for these, my 

 attention was frequently drawn to the tangled remains of small flies, &c., attached 

 by a web to the flower-centres ; though by what means they came there was a 

 mystery to me at that time. 



However, one day, on looking into them more narrowly than usual, I detected 

 a spider of a pure milky white colour, and slim elongated form, resting on one of 

 the outer florets, which (of course ?) it closely resembled, and so placed as 

 nowhere to project beyond the margin. ITere, then, was the solution of the enigma: 

 the creature was doubtless lying in wait for any insect that might be attracted by 

 the yellow discs. — Bernard Piffard. 



Occtvrrence of the female imago of Cloeon under submerged stones. — In the 

 course of a few days after the middle of April, I chanced to meet with three or 



