50 [Feln-uary, 



October 29th, 1860. Hesperia Actreon, mj earliest and latest dates are May 31st, 

 1833, June 26th, 1877, September 5th, 1877, and September 13th, 1888.— C. W. 

 Dale, G-lanvilles Wootton : January \st, 1892, 



StylopidcE. — My father took Halictophagus Curtisii at Lulworth on August 

 15th, 1832, also at Portland on June 16th, 1840 ; Elenchus Walkeri at Glanvilles 

 Wootton on June 11th, 1830, and at Cosmore Quay on July 27th, 1839 ; Stylops 

 Dalii at Glanvilles Wootton on May 3rd, 1827, and May 23rd, 1827 ; Sfj/lops 

 Kirbyi at Glanvilles Wootton on May 12th, 1836, May, 1840, and May 7th, 1827. 

 Halictophagus is supposed to be a parasite of Ralictus ; Elenchus of Prosopis ; 

 whereas Sty lops is known to be on Andrena. — Id. 



Exorista apicalis. — This rare fly I took at Vallay, North Uist, on June 18th, 

 1883.— Id. 



A Chrysopa destructive to Coccids in New South Wales. — Mr. A. Sidney Olliff 

 Government Entomologist for New South Wales, has sent me for identification 

 specimens of a Chrysopa, the larvae of which are found in great numbers eating the 

 eggs of a species of Pulvinaria which is killing miles of " salt-bush," a shrub that 

 often forms the principal food of sheep on the dry western plains at Wentworth, the 

 junction of the rivers Darling and Murray. 



The Chrysopa is Ch. Ramhuri, Schneider, which appears to have a wide distri- 

 bution, and is probably not attached to Pulvinaria in particular, nor to Coccids in 

 general. In addition to Mr. Olliff's examples I possess it from Queensland (Rock- 

 hampton). South Australia (probably Adelaide, the late Dr. C. A. Wilson), West 

 Australia (Geraldton and Cax'narvon, Mr. Meyrich), New South Wales (Glen Innes, 

 3500 feet, Mr. Meyrick), and finally I have an example from the Marshall Islands 

 in the Pacific {Mr. G. F. Mathew) that does not differ from others from Australia. 



ChrysopidcB undoubtedly play a large part in the destruction of small insects 

 injurious to vegetation, and when found in sufficient numbers it should not be difficult 

 to transport them from place to place when in cocoon. There can be little doubt 

 that the occurrence of Ch. vulgaris in remote islands, &c., can be only accounted for 

 by its introduction when in cocoon (or possibly in the egg-state) with shrubs and 

 other plants. — R. McLachlan, Lewisham, London : December 26th, 1891. 



Formica sanguinea at Shirley. — Twenty years ago sanguinea was a very common 

 ant on the Shirley Hills, but, for the past five or six, it had disappeared, and I began 

 to fear had been altogether driven from this, its nearest London home, by the armies 

 of excursionists who now invade this charming spot on every Bank Holiday, for 

 though a fighting ant, I fancy sanguinea is retiring in disposition, and objects to 

 ginger beer, bands, and " three shies a penny." Last October, however, a patient 

 search was rewarded by the discovery of one small colony as far from the holiday 

 side of the heath as the ants could well get, and I was indebted for this success 

 entirely to a worker of Leptothorax acervorum, which, by careful watching, led me 

 some yards straight to sanguinea'a secluded retreat, in which I also found other 

 workers of acervorum. 



