8 
) Hnemies.--Mason and Lefroy have noticed the adults 
of G. depressum in the crops of the birds, Upupa indica, 
Centropus sinensis, Frankolimus vulgaris, Sypheotis 
bengalensis and Sarcogrammus indicus. And possibly G. 
hofmannsegg¢i is similarly devoured. The other enemies 
noted are a species of an acarid. and two hymenopterous 
parasites. ‘The acarids were found crowded on the soft 
skin of the abdomen beneath the wings (Plate’I, Fig. 3). 
They are blood-red in colour and much like those found on 
a common species of harvestmen found in situations similar 
to those where the beetles are found. They may be found 
attached singly to the legs of the beetles also. Plate I, 
Fig. 4, shows a young acarid, probably an earlier stage of 
the adults shown in Fig. 3. Of the two hymenopterous 
enemies found up to the present one is a small wasp 
scarcely half an inch in length which was noticed carrying 
a larva to its nest. The other is a large ichneumon (Text 
Fie.2) which parasitises the larva. Several larve collected 

TEXT FIG, 2. 
Ichneumon Parasite of G. hofmannseggi with pupal case on the left. 
in the field and reared had the development aborted by the 
parasite. Instead of pupating in the normal way, the larva 
after a moult assumes the shape of a blister beetle larva in 
its coarctate stage. ‘The legs are shrivelled into shapeless 
stumps and the mouth parts are seen only in bare out- 
lines. Out of this, the parasite soon emerges cutting a 
neat round hole (Text Fig. 2). The enemies described are 
not sufficiently numerous to act as efficient checks. — 
The following tables summarise the records of — rear- 
ings in the insectary. The difficulties attending the 
work have been considerable. The eggs were placed se- 
parately in shallow dishes with a small amount of soil. 
The larve on hatching were placed with small pieces of 
