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Election of Fellows. 
The following were elected Fellows of the Society :— 
Messrs. CHARLES L. Fox, 1621, Vallejo St., San Francisco, 
California; Wittram F. N. Grernwoop, Lautoka, Fiji; 
Henry W. Dosson, 14-16, Finkle St., Kendal; Katrpos D. 
Surorr, Nahani, Surat, India; ArNnoLp RorBuck, Edgmond, 
Newport, Salop; the Rev. J. Westey Hunt, 116, Cross St., 
Kroonstadt, Orange Free State; and Miss Amy CasTLex, 
Assistant Entomologist, Dominion Museum, Wellington, 
New Zealand. 
EBerhibits. 
NOTE ON THE HABITS OF THE BEE, ANTHIDIUM MANICATUM.— 
With reference to a recent note by Mr. Morice on the pugnacity 
of a bee, a male of Anthophora pilipes, which attacked a 
female of Bombus pratorum (Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1921, 
p. lxix), Mr. E. E. Green read the following extract from his 
Journal, dated 30th June: “A patch of Nepeta cataria, in 
my garden, is frequented by bees of the species Anthadiwm 
manicatum. The males have a peculiar flight, frequently 
poising themselves motionless in the air. They appear to be 
of an extremely pugnacious disposition. When a ‘ bumble 
bee’ (Bombus sp.) approaches the patch of flowers, the Anthi- 
dium poises itself for a moment, takes aim, then launches 
itself straight at the intruder, striking it with such force that 
the Bombus often loses its balance and falls to the ground, 
after which it picks itself up and makes a hurried departure. 
The Anthidiuwm does not follow up its victory or exhibit any 
further interest in its fallen foe, but resumes its previous 
occupation of cruising about above the patch of flowers, 
occasionally refreshing itself at a blossom.” 
Mr. Morice has suggested, as explanation of the action 
of his Anthophora, that this male mistook the Bombus for a 
female of its own species, but Mr. Green did not think that this 
explanation would fit the case just described. In the first 
place, the female of A. manicatwim is much smaller than the 
male, while the individuals of Bombus that were the objects 
of attack were considerably larger and more brightly coloured 
