and Captures in South Africa in 1905. 351 
¢ Gstropis, sp., and ? Blymorphanismus sp. two green 
Trichoptera, together with other caddis-flies more 
like European forms. 
ORTHOPTERA. 
A cricket, 
HEMIPTERA. 
Acanthaspis nugax, Stal., a Reduviid bug with a peculiar 
fetor. 
COLEOPTERA. 
Apate monacha, Fabr. (2 2). 
Himatismus, sp. (3). Not in the British Museum. 
Trochalus, sp. (1). In the National Collection, unnamed. 
Aylopertha, sp. (1). 
Two Longicorns, Plocederus melancholicus, Gahan, and 
Tetradia lophoptera, Guen. (= fasciatocollis, Thomps.), also 
came to light; the latter was captured by one of us on his 
bed, clinging closely to the sheet, and making a curious 
creaking noise when disturbed.* 
Lastly a male Acrea alboradiata was taken fluttering 
on the floor below an electric light at 9.0 p.m. ! 
While one of us was busy with the electric lights a 
waiter excitedly called out that there was a “ Tarantula ” 
under the Stoep. He was most anxious that it should be 
secured, but declared that its bite was deadly. It proved 
very fleet of foot and doubled like a hare; other waiters 
joined in the chase, which turned out most exciting, 
especially when it ran over the neck of the ardent ento- 
mologist. When the fierce creature yielded at last to the 
soothing influence of cyanide it was seen to be of a pale 
reddish-brown, with pale grey abdomen, but armed with 
most formidable-looking red-brown mandibles, tipped with 
black. Black eyes added to its ferocious aspect. Ulti- 
mately a second specimen was bottled—together with one 
of another species. 
Above the Falls the Ricut BANK of the river (here 
the south-western) was the most readily accessible collecting 
ground, and perhaps for that reason received an undue 
* “The voice no doubt proceeds from the mesonotum.”—G. J. 
Arrow, in litt. 
