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Digne in July last. It is an entirely dark brown (almost black) 
form, with no white markings, though the ordinary markings are 
just traceable in a slightly lighter shade. He remarked that 
a similar specimen was described and figured in the Bulletin 
de la Société lépidoptérologique de Geneve (vol. i., plate 6). 
Commander WALKER observed that a similar example had 
also occurred in England at Chattenden Roughs, Kent, in 
July 1872. This insect is figured in the “ Entomologist,” 
vol. vi., p. 57 (1873), and is now in the collection of Mr. 
A. B. Farn. 
A RemMarRKABLE Oxytetus.—Mr. Norman H. Joy exhibited 
a remarkable specimen of Oxytelus taken at Tresco, Scilly 
Isles, April 1908. In many respects it is quite intermediate 
in character between O. sculptus and O. laqueatus, Marsh., 
having the large eyes of the former, and the sculpture of the 
neck and structure of the first joint of the antennae of the 
latter. The penultimate joints of the antennae are, however, 
different from either of these. It is probably a species new to 
science, but may possibly be a hybrid of these two species. 
SpeciEs oF Liopes.—Mr. Joy also showed Liodes stenocoryphe, 
Joy, 3, taken by Mv. W. E. Sharp, at Forres, in 1910, as well 
as its near allies for comparison, the aedoeagus being shown 
in each case. He also exhibited Liodes picea, Ill, taken 
by Mr. Tomlin and Mr. Joy at Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire, 
in September, when the larva was also found feeding on a 
small underground fungus; L. dubia, King, and its various 
varieties. ‘he extremes of these varieties are very distinct- 
looking forms, yet if enough material is collected from various 
localities no constant specific characters can be found, as so 
many intermediate forms are met with. JL. algirica, Rye, is 
almost certainly only another variety of this species. 
PaRTHENOGENESIS IN Lastus NicER.—Mr. W. C. Craw iry 
exhibited a mixed colony of Lasius wmbratus and L. niger. 
This colony consists of a 9 LZ. wmbratus, which was accepted 
in 1908 by a queenless colony of L. niger, During 1909 and 
1910 only nzger 9 & came to maturity in the nest ; those, there- 
fore, that hatched in 1910 must have been from parthenogenetic 
eggs laid by the niger § 9. Over a dozen of these latter 
were dissected, and found to contain no receptaculum seminis. 
PROC. ENT. SOC. LOND., 111. 1911. D 
