( cii ) 



Ants, and a new myrmecophilous species. — Mr. Donis- 

 THORPE exhibited (1) a small incipient colony of CamjJonotus 

 ligniperdus taken at Yvorne, Switzerland, October 8th, 1912. 

 (2) Specimens of a Proctotrupid new to science, Loxotropa 

 donisthorpei, Kieffer, taken in a nest of Lasius flavns at Black- 

 gang Chine, Isle of Wight, September 9th, 1912. (3) A specimen 

 of Camponotus abdominalis var. africeps, Smdt., an American 

 species, captured alive in his room on his return from 

 Wey bridge, September 6th, 1912. It seemed probable 

 that it had come from the hotel at Weybridge, as he 

 was told of the capture of other specimens there on his 

 next visit. 



Commander Walker observed that one of the Australian 

 species of Camponotus occurred constantly in houses, and was 

 familiarly known as the " sugar ant." 



Mr. Donisthorpe also handed round a photograph of 

 Professor Forel, and of his house, where he had lately 

 been Professor Forel's guest. 



Hybrids and Second Broods. — Mr. L. W. Newman ex- 

 hibited (1) a long and varied series of the Hybrid Smerhithus 

 ocellatus $ x Amorpha popidi $, bred September 1912, out-of- 

 doors, from pairing obtained June 1912, the larvae pupating 

 in July and early August. There was considerable variation 

 in the eye-spots, some being very pronounced and others 

 obscure ; several having a washed-out appearance and others 

 being very brilliant, two or three being well flushed with 

 pink scaling. (2) Living specimens of the Hybrid Zonoso7na 

 pendiolaria ^ x omicronaria $ {annulata). Pairing took 

 place July 1912; the larvae were sleeved out-of-doors on 

 growing birch till September 15th, when they were not half 

 fed, then brought into a hot-house (temperature 60° to 70°) 

 and fed in glass-topped metal boxes ; they at once grew very 

 rapidly, pupating October 1st to 12th, and started to emerge 

 on October 8th and continued to emerge every day since. 

 The specimens showed characters of both species well, and 

 vary somewhat in the quantity of pink coloration. (3) A 

 living $ specimen of Metrocmnpa margaritaria, taken at rest 

 in Bexley Woods October 14th, 1912, which points to a 

 second emergence of this species. (4) A 9 specimen of 



