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these insects, they dug up the nests and consumed the honey with perfect impunity : 
in the plains the nests were usually found in those of the white ants, which had pre- 
viously been ravaged by the anteater; in the hills, in holes and caverns. He had 
always understood that the cause of the swarming of bees was want of room in the 
hive or nest; he had, however, noticed that in the caverns above mentioned the nests 
threw off swarms, and want of room could not be the cause in those cases. 
Mr. Tegetmeier observed that the Scotch plan of providing additional room, by 
placing a box hive containing a strong stock between two empty hives, usually pre- 
vented swarming in this country, the bees availing themselves of the increased accom- 
modation instead. 
Mr. Layard said that both this and Nutt’s system had been tried by himself and 
Mr. Corless, the most experienced bee-master at the Cape, and had failed. Mr. 
Corless had lately constructed a hive in sections, so that each comb could be removed 
and examined with the bees zn situ; they hoped on his return to be able to settle 
some vexed questions by the aid of this observatory, and their observations should be 
communicated to the Society. 
Papers read. 
The Rev. Douglas C. Timins communicated a paper entitled “ Notes of collecting 
at Hyéres (Var).” 
Mr. Desvignes sent a paper entitled “ New British Ichneumonide,”’ containing 
descriptions of 39 species of Gravenhorst’s genus Tryphon. 
New Part of ‘ Transactions.’ 
Tr, Ent. Soc., third series, vol. v. part 2, containing the Prize Essay ‘‘ On Ailanthi- 
culture” by Dr. Wallace, and being the second Part for 1866, was on the table. 
June 4, 1866. 
Sir Joun Lusgock, Bart., President, in the chair. 
Additions to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the donors:— 
‘ Proceedings of the Royal Society,’ No.83; presented by the Society. ‘A Catalogue 
of Phytophaga, Part 1, by the Rev. Hamlet Clark; by the Author. ‘On the Structure 
of the Egg in Scatophaga, and ‘ Description of the Skin cast by an Ephemeron, in its 
“ Pseud-imago” condition, by Tuffen West, F.L.S., &c.; by the Author. ‘ Notes 
upon some Odonata from the Isle of Pines,’ by Samuel H. Scudder; by the Author. 
‘New Species of North American Coleoptera, Part 1; ‘List of the Coleoptera of 
‘North America,’ Part 1; ‘On the Species of Galeruca and allied Genera inhabiting 
North America;’ ‘ Note on the Species of Myodites, Zatr., inhabiting North America ;’ 
and ‘Remarks on Stylopide, by John L. Leconte, M.D.; by the Author. ‘The 
Zoologist’ for June; by the Editor. ‘The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine’ for 
June; by the Editors. 
The addition by purchase of the 13st livr. of the ‘Genera des Coléoptéres 
d’Europe’ was also announced. 
