52 THE ENTOMOLOliJST's RKCOKI). ' 



has only been recorded twice in this country. It therefore seems 

 worth while to put on record that I took this mite in nests oi\ Lasius 

 ni(jer in 1898 at Oddington near Oxford. It was present in consider- 

 able numbers and both sexes were observed. Vide Ent. Rec, 23, 

 23 (1911), for notes on its habits in artificial nests. Two other 

 species were found in the same year in the same locality, undoubtedly 

 A. (irandb with L. fnliginoniia and A. piibeacens with. L. /iavits (Ent. liec, 

 loc. cit.). I still possess a slide containing two $ J of A. foreli 

 (determination verified by Mr. J. E. Hull) prepared in 1898.— W. C. 

 Crawi.ey. 



[On first reading- the above short note I was much afraid that I 

 was at fault, as I rather pride myself on having indexed every 

 British record of ants, or myrmecophiles, into my Pilot files, etc. 

 However, on looking up the reference given by Mr. Crawley, the 

 mystery was explained. He had very unfortunately not mentioned 

 any locality (the note does not even indicate that the ants in. question 

 were British), nor the names of the mites (except A. iirandia) ; though 

 any AntcnnnjJwnis found on Acaiithniin/njix {Ddni^tlKiriica) niiji'r would 

 of course be A. foreli, Wasm. 



In 1910 I pointed ont , [Ent. I!,'r. 22, 69 (1910)] that the 

 Anteunopliorii.': recorded by -Crawley on A. {DciKlrnlasiiis) fulifiimmis 

 ^ ^ , would be A. (jrandin : a species I had added to the British list 

 in 1 90G. — Horace Donisthorpe] . 



(^t^URRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICES. 



The first portion of the Farn Collection of Aberrations of British 

 Lepidoptera was a record we understand both for the company in the 

 room and for the prices realised. We print a review of it in the present 

 number. The rest of the aberrations will be sold on March 14th, when 

 no doubt another fine sale' will take place. Attractions to buyers fall 

 thickly just now, for on the following day, March 15th, the bulk of 

 the Library of the late Dr. Chapman will be disposed of. Probably 

 this is one of the most perfect libraries of entomological books ever 

 dispersed. All notable authors are represented. Of many works 

 there are two or three copies. Old and modern work, complete series 

 or long runs of British and foreign periodicals, quantities of assorted 

 separata bound in half morocco will be sold. Practically all the 

 volumes are in very good bindings and in excellent condition. There 

 should be another record for Stevens' Rooms. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



L. HiRTARiA.— A male Li/ria In'rtai ia emerged on March 23rd, 1921, and 

 paired the same day with a recently emerged female. On March 27th it 

 paired a second time with a very large female, which had emerged on 

 March 9th and had been laying a few infertile eggs since the 17th. 

 On March 31st it paired with a third female, on April 2nd with a 

 fourth, and on April 4th with a fifth. All these pairings were 

 actually observed. Meanwhile two other females, which had been 

 kept in the same cage had started laying eggs, which proved to 

 be fertile. As far as I know parthenogenesis does not occur in this 



