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of which had been symmetrically injured, probably by the 

 girdle when in the pupal stage. 



Mr, G. C. Champion exhibited specimens of Nothorrhina 

 muricata, Dalm., from Las Navas, Spain, found trapped in the 

 earthenware cups used to collect the exuding resin on the 

 trunks of pines. 



Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpb exhibited specimens of the 

 rare beetle Cis bikcmellafus, Wood, taken at Shirley on October 

 10th last. 



Mr. W. J. Lucas exhibited a 5 specimen of the rare 

 dragon-fly Ayrion armalum. He said that a ^ and a $ were 

 taken in the Broads by Mr. F. B. Browne last year, and this 

 year about ten more, probably all $ $ , were taken in the 

 same district. It is everywhere scarce. The late Mr. 

 McLachlan had a pair sent him from abroad probably by 

 Dr. Hagen ; but besides these there are apparently no other 

 examples in Britain. It is quite distinct from our other six 

 blue Agrionines in form and colouring. 



Mr. W. J. Kaye exhibited five specimens of Dianthoecia 

 luteago, vav. Jicklitii, from Bude, North Cornwall, taken during 

 the first week of July 1901, and remarked that while the typical 

 D. luteago of the Continent was tolerably constant, wherever 

 it occurred in Britain it assumed a special local form. Thus 

 on the east and south coasts of Ireland var. barrettii was found, 

 and on the coast of North Wales a form rather similar to 

 barrettii but differing in some respects, while the Cornish 

 race was confined to var. ficklini. 



Professor E. B. Poulton, F.R.S., exhibited a number of 

 specimens of the genus Sphecodes, five species in all, and 

 of their mimetic Tachinid fly, Ocyjitera brevicornis, Loew, 

 illustrating his remarks on Mr. Edward Saunders' paper on 

 the Aculeate Hymenoptera from the Balearic Islands and 

 Spain, published in the Transactions, 1904, pp. 644-649. 



Mr. G. A. J. RoTHNEY sent for exhibition a series of 

 the Indian ant Myrviicaria fodiens, Jerdon {subcarinata, 

 Smith), and communicated the following notes : — 



"In the Proceedings of the Society, February 24th, 1892, 

 iv, V, and also in the Transactions, March 1895, viii, 201-202, 

 I have described at some length a colony of Myrmicaria fodiens 



PBGC. ENT. see. LOND., IV. 1904. F 



