520 Mr. G. A. K. Marshall on 



other end of the series it converges to the Coccinelloid type, 

 particularly in the Cry'ptocej)hali. The association is prob- 

 ably of a purely MuUerian character so far as the species 

 mentioned are concerned. They all have very similar 

 habits, occurring on low plants and flowers, and making no 

 attempt at concealment. A. fcstiva is much more plen- 

 tiful than the others, and is jorobibly the dominant member 

 of the grouj). 



y. Coccinelloid Group (Represented on Plato XIXV 



COLEOPTERA Coccindlid^ /Epiladmi dregei (tig« 40, 41) ; Chilo- 



(^ iiu'iies luiiata (rig. 42). 

 Hemiptera rentatomidx Stegauocerus multipunctatus (fig. 39). 



I have frequentl)'^ found all tliese three species occurring 

 together on tlie flowers of a Lantana, and as they are all 

 common, conspicuous, and strong-smelling insects, the 

 group is undoubtedly synaposematie. 



6. Group of small p)cile yelloiu and red Phytophaga with 

 their Mclyrid and Gi(,rculionid Mimics. (E. B. P.) 



With respect to a series of nine small brightly-coloured 

 Colcoptera of about the same size (with the exception of 

 Urodactylxs, ? sp. ^, which is conspicuously smaller than any 

 of the others), Mr. Marsliall wrote that he should be unwill- 

 ing to hazard an opinion. It ap])ears tolerably clear how- 

 ever that they form a beautiful Mullerian group, including 

 perhaps a single Batcsian mimic. All were captured at 

 Salisbury, and, with the two exceptions noted below, in 

 January 1899. The species are arranged below as they 

 are on Plate XIX, where each is represented twice the 

 natural size. 



