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we found Termites on the wing in swarms; five specimens 
were brought home alive in separate pill-boxes, on 
reaching the hotel it was found that one had cast off a 
wing, another all four wings. Later in the afternoon 
Syntomis kuhlweini, Lefebr., was found in some numbers 
flying about, or settled upon a particular species of tree. 
The large Reduviid bug Physorhynchus cruz, Thunb., was 
also taken on the wing. This insect usually carries its 
wings so closely appressed to the abdomen that when first 
seen it was thought to be apterous. 
On the morning of sailing, Sept. 29, a somewhat 
hurried visit was paid by one of us to the scrub-crowned 
SANDHILLS seen from the ship that August morning when 
we first anchored at East London, but this expedition did 
not add much to our list. 
Two ants turned up, Camponotus cosmicus, Smith, also 
taken at Estcourt, and Polyrachis gagates, Smith, of which 
but a single specimen was met with in this land of ants; 
there were also the following Aculeates: Polistes margin- 
alis, Fabr., 3, Belonogaster gquerini, Sauss., 9, var. dubius, 
Kohl (a very large specimen), Hwmenes tinctor, Christ, @, 
Icaria cincta, Lepel.,9, the big Carpenter bee Xylocopa 
flavo-rufa, De Geer, 2%, and two of the pretty little bees 
Prosopis 5-lineata, Cameron, taken at a red flowering shrub. 
The only other Hymenopteron was an Ichneumon with 
Lycoid colouring. 
A fly that seemed to mimic a pedunculated wasp Col. 
Yerbury says may be the g of baccha picta, Wied., of 
which that author has only described the 2 from the 
Congo and Guinea. Another fly taken would appear to 
be Sarcophaga ? carnaria, Linn. 
Beetles proved less numerous than might have been 
expected : two tiger-beetles, the first we had seen in 
S. Africa, Cicindela candida, Dej., and C. capensis, Fabr., 
were common close to the sea on the bare sand, which 
they so closely resembled in colour as to be scarcely visible 
save when on the wing. Also running on the sand was a 
nameless Zophosis and an equally nameless Anoplochilus, 
The flowers of a species of Iris produced, besides abundance 
of Malacosoma polita, Jac., Camptolenes fastwosa, Lac. 
Lissogenius conspersus, Burm., was taken flying in the 
sun, as was also Scarabwus converus, Hausm., and the 
Cassid Aspidomorpha tecta, Boh., the latter looking like 
a golden spangle floating in the light. The Hopliine 
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