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“ bradawl”’ action recorded in Pimpline. In ali the insect 
spent fifteen minutes fiying (from 38 to 7 feet) about this trunk, 
keeping to the very hot, sunny side only, and taking no notice 
whatever of such bees, fossors and Diptera—Sarcophaga carnaria, 
etc., basking on the wood—as came in its way. Giraud claims 
(‘Ann. Soc. Ent. France,’ 1877, p. 417) to have bred I’. jaculator 
from Osmia tridentata. I have little doubt that O. Leaiana was 
the host in the present instance. 
(To be continued.) 
Monks’ Soham, Suffolk. 
NEUROPTERA AND ODONATA FROM SALONICA. 
By W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S. 
On June 10th, 1916, I received through Mr. A. E. Gibbs 
fourteen insects belonging to eleven different species, taken by 
Mr. P. J. Barraud near Salonica. The insects in themselves 
were very interesting, and coming from such a locality at such 
a time a still greater interest attached to them. As so many 
species were represented amongst fourteen insects, it would 
appear that Mr. Barraud had carefully selected the specimens 
he took. They are as follows :— 
NEUROPTERA. 
* Nemoptera sinuata, Oliv., one distinctly marked specimen of 
this singular insect with long tail-like hind wings, taken near 
Lembet Camp on May 26th. 
*Ascalaphus macaronius, Scop., var. kolyvanensis, Laxm., one 
male of this very beautiful variety captured near Lembet Camp 
on May 28rd. Kolyvanensis is brilliant yellow and black in 
colour, except for part of the fore wings, which is hyaline (fig. 1). 
ODoNATA. 
Libellula fulva, Mull., one female, taken on April 29th near 
Lembet Camp. The wings possess the small dark spot at 
the tip. . 
*Orthetrum brunneum, Fonse., one male, that had not attained 
its blue coloration, taken on April 80th near Lembet Camp. 
*Gomphus schneiderii, Selys (see ‘Revue des Odonates,’ 
p. 292), in rather teneral condition, captured near Lembet 
Camp on May Ist. ‘This insect resembles a small Gomphus 
vulgatissimus, Linn., with yellowish colour on the under side 
of the thorax. It may be only a form of that insect, rather than 
a distinct species. 
*Anax parthenope, Selys, one female, taken April 30th near 
Lembet Camp. The brilliant colour had gone, but, although a 
female, the white accessory membrane and faint frontal triangle 
attest the species. 
* These species do not belong to the British fauna. 
