heath pone: a profusion of Swichic rufa flew at dusk; also I got 
Tholomages turfosalis (I am nearly sure) ; ib was very hard in the dusk 
to sort them out among the quantities of small pale micros that were 
flying, and with the temperature at 80° these little marsh moths dry 
up before you can set them properly. My other chief capture was a 
larva of Odontosia carmelita, taken on my coat-sleeve when tapping 
birch-trees with my net. No amount of beating would produce 
another; it did not look very healthy, but “went down.” My L. 
cuculla emerged safely in June, rather late, but I cannot find any 
larve this summer.—H. A. C. SrowreLt; Eggar’s Grammar School, 
Alton, Hants. 
VESPA CRABRO.—On July 26th last, in a warm bank facing the 
midday sun, I found a hornet’s nest. The bank was covered with a 
layer of thick short heath, through an opening in which I watched 
the insects coming and going. One was captured, although of course 
there could be no doubt of their identity. I mention the occurrence 
as I fancy this is a somewhat unusual place for a hornet’s nest.— 
W. J. Lucas. 
SPHECOLYMA INANIS.—Referring to notes on this species in the 
last volume (pp. 213 and 263), I am delighted to be able to report 
that I have at last met with the above fly. I was called to remove a 
nest of Vespa germanica from rockwork in a neighbour’s garden, and 
after getting out the nest I had all but finished filling in the cavity - 
- again and was replacing the brick burrs of which the rockwork was 
composed when I espied on one of them a single specimen of 
Sphecolyma, which allowed me to box it with ease. Whether it had 
just recently emerged from the nest—by no means a large one—or 
whether it had just arrived there, I cannot say ; the former alternative 
seems the more probable from the apparent sluggishness of the 
specimen. I saw no more specimens, and it was of little, if any, use 
to reopen the cavity on the chance of finding larve. Does anyone 
know whether this species is parasitic in wasps’ nests or only a 
scavenger ?—C. Nicnoxson; 35, The Avenue, Dale End, Essex. 
MarertaL WANTED.—Can anyone supply me with samples of 
any cereals containing specimens of the grain-feeding insects (beetles, 
moths, etc.)? I particularly want larve of Tenebris (both species — 
and Pyralis farimalis and imagines of the grain weevils). -I will pay 
postage for reasonable consignments. —C. NicHotsoy ; 35, The Avenue, 
Hale End, E. 4. 
SOCIETIES. 
Entomoroaicat Society or Lonpon.—June 1st, 1921.—The Rt. 
Hon. Lord Rothschild, M.A., F.R.S.,-etc., President, in the Chair.— 
The President announced the death of Dr. Longstaff, and a vote of 
condolence was passed to his widow and relatives.—Dr. Sharp, M.A., 
M.B., F.R.S., etc., was elected a special life fellow. Mr. P. V. 
Castling, of Peshawar, India, and Dr. §. C.- Harland, D.Se., of 
Shirley Institute, Didsbury, were elected Fellows of the Society.— 
_ The Treasurer made a statement explaining that the Society as a 
=~ _ friendly society had been pronounced free from all income tax, 
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