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A Hypsip MOTH INSPECTED AND NEGLECTED BY GECKOs.— 
Prof. Pounron exhibited a female Hypsa (Asota) alciphron 
Cram. (caricae F.), referred to in the following note written 
Nov. 21, 1920, from Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S., by Mr. W. A. 
Lamborn :— 
““T was much interested to watch last night the attitude 
of some Geckos on the ceiling of my dining-room to some 
moths, the selection exercised being so very definite. The 
moth No. 28 sat for a very long time at one place, where three 
separate Geckos came up and inspected it, but passed by 
on the other side, not molesting it. Neither did the moth 
move at all. The Geckos made frantic rushes at other sitting 
moths, occasionally securing one, but many were too alert 
for them. Certain small moths, however, which made no 
attempt to escape were passed by. I must make a long 
handle to my net and secure a series.” 
Musca AUTUMNALIS DE G. (corvinA F.), HIBERNATING AS 
IN PREVIOUS YEARS IN A LOFT IN THE ISLE oF WicHtT.—Prof, 
PovutTon said that he entered the loft at St. Helens on Dec. 16, 
1920, and found many patches of flies. The numbers appeared 
to be greater than in any winter except that of 1914-15 when 
they were first observed. (Proc. Ent. Soc., Lond., 1915, 
Pp. Xxi.) 
Mr. H. Sr. J. DonistHorpPeE exhibited a number of workers 
of Acanthomyops (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus, all of which had 
workers of Acanthomyops (Chthonolasius) umbratus fastened 
by their mandibles on to their legs, etc. These ants were 
taken at Woking on August 27, 1915, when a fierce battle 
was taking place between the two species; the former en- 
deavouring to turn the latter out of their nest, which was 
situated in the hollow base of a birch tree. All the wmbratus 
were eventually killed, and the fuliginosus took possession of 
the tree. It seemed a good opportunity to note how soon 
the new nest became infested with Myrmecophiles, and 
consequently he had visited this tree from time to time from 
August 1915 to November 1920. During this five years 
some thirty species of Myrmecophiles have established them- 
selves in the nest. The following is a list of the species taken 
(all of which Mr. Donisthorpe exhibited),-and they are listed 
