iJOfi THK entomologist's record. 



it is a case of mimicry is of course a difierent matter on which I offer 

 no opinion. — A. J. Chitty, M.A., F.E.S., 27, Hereford Square, S.W. 



CiCINDELA CAMPESTRIS FEEDING ON MyRMICA RUBRA.- AntS are SUp- 



posed to enjoy almost complete immunity from the attacks of other 

 insects for the purpose of food, so that it may be worth recording that 

 on May 25th I noticed a considerable number of L'icindela cainpestris, 

 L., on a narrow sheep track. Among them a J and $ were running- 

 together, the $ had in her jaws a Myrvuca rubra. I thought the ant 

 was struggling, for it was alternately right inside the mouth of the 

 beetle, and then nearly out, but I think this was really the mode 

 adopted by the beetle in devouring its food. Finally, the mesothorax and 

 spiny metathorax were ejected from the mouth, and also the shell of 

 the abdomen, which had been sucked empty. The rest of the ant was 

 apparently consumed, but possibly it was only the contents of the 

 abdomen that were really eaten. The beetles then flew away. The 

 jaws were very busy during the devouring process. — Ibid. 



BeBIBIDIUM ADUSTUM and OTHER CoLEOPTERA AT TeWKESBURY. On 



May 14th I went down to Tewkesbury for a week's collecting, to look 

 for He)iibi(liii)n aditattnii, which has only occurred on the banks of the 

 Severn, in England, and where it was taken first by Harris, afterwards 

 by Blatch in some numbers, and subsequently by Canon Fowler, but 

 it is over 20 years since it was last captured. Professor Beare joined 

 me for a few days and we were very successful. The weather was 

 beautiful, fine and warm, and the quaint old town of Tewkesbury, 

 with its old-world houses and grand old Abbey, full of memories of the 

 battle and the Wars of the Roses, was looking its best. Our first 

 expedition was to the banks of the Severn, where liewhidiiDu adustinii was 

 at once found in numbers on its sandy shores, in company with Bem- 

 bidiuw /laiiniiidatiiiii, which was also abundant. Other species worthy 

 of mention found along the banks of the river were — Bcvibldiuiii 

 ililripfs, rare ; 11. bni.a'lein^e, ;i)ittiila, rijtariinii, and aenemn, Tachypu^ 

 fiavipex, abundant ; Anc/Kiiiwuiis f/ntrili.s and )iiicans, Klaplnus ripariuH, 

 Tachyum unibratica, yevy common; T. Jiaiitarsh snad contitricta, com- 

 mon ; 7'. scitula, rare ; Artobiua pxjccntlus, Steniis hi<iiittatiis, not un- 

 common ; S'. bipnnctatus, rare ; S. hiviaciilatii.s, S. binotatuii, S, tar.salis, 

 Plati/sti't/ins coniiitiis, Tyixjopldoeua fiilitiiiwsiis, O.ri/telliif: hnecatns, Qeo- 

 ri/ssiis jii/i/Diaeiis, and Hcterocerus mariiiiiatus. Krirhinua biniariilatufi 

 and ('liri)w rollaiis were found under flood-refuse, as was Syvaptus 

 filifartiiis, which was also swept. Sweeping in the meadows near the 

 river produced (hiiicii^ vkiIUjiiis, not uncommon, Iktriinotiis mueren.'i, 

 'J'cDn/iiiocriis palliatuii, Apian act/iiujix, Poli/driixus j)tcn)t/<)))ialix, Hi/lt'ssiviix 

 fia.dvi, etc. An old poplar was discovered, part of which had been 

 blown down, in grand condition. How seldom it is one finds an old 

 tree really in good condition for coleoptera ! Out of the harder parts 

 a nice series of ( 'o.s-.sn/n/.s- ferrttip'neKs was dug, among the paper-like 

 layers of soft wood Plej/aderits dhsectus, not uncommon (quite a new 

 locality for this rare insect), Abranitt t/li)bosiis, Fanniialua jiacicurnis, 

 Crri/ldU liistcroidm, and Baptnlinvs alternans were found, and, in the 

 rotten wood-mould, Qncdiiis scitiis (7 specimens), (J. jiiicrojis, and Q. 

 centralis were taken. The rare Steredmri/nes trunroniui also occurred in 

 this tree, and under loose pieces of wood and fallen branches on the 

 ground I ><iri/t<niiiis rara.r and some H specimens of ( arabns nionilis 

 (always a rare insect in our experience) were taken. A series of 



