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of the same tree grew close by, but no other (in spite of care- 

 ful search) could be found anywliere in the neighbourhood. 

 Nor had the exhibitor, except on this one occasion, encountered 

 several of the largest and most striking species then taken in 

 the course of tlu-ee weeks spent at Jericho and devoted 

 entirely to the search for Hymenoptera. The tree has since 

 been identified as one of the Chenopodiaceae — Ochrademus 

 baccatus, Del. The insects included the magnificent Sphex 

 hirtus, Kohl, a large Povipilus, probably P. vespiformis, Klug, 

 also Eumenes dimidiatipennis, Sauss., and an enormous Ody- 

 nerus (apparently undescribed), whose coloration both of body 

 and wings exactly reproduced that of the Utimenes. 



Professor E. B. Podlton, F.R.S., agreed with the exhibitor 

 that this was apparently a Miillerian group, and refeired to 

 similar groups observed by Mr. G. A. K. Marshall in South 

 Africa and described in the Society's Transactions. The 

 insects, he said, while alive and in flight would appear even 

 more similar in their general appearance, than as now when 

 pinned in the carton. 



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Teratological example of a Carabid. — Dr. G. B. Long- 

 staff showed a teratological specimen of a Carabid beetle 

 from Ceylon (Omphra, Latr., sp.). The middle femur of the 

 right .side was dilated at the distal end, bearing at its 

 anterior angle two supplementary tibiae coherent at the 

 base ; the rudimentary tarsi were also adherent. 



Wednesday, December 1st, 1909. pxxii 



Late Autumn Coleohtera. — Commander J. J. Walker 



exhibited 128 species of Coleoptera, belonging to 68 genera, 



which he had taken, by sweeping only, at Wytham Park, 



Berks, between 12.30 and 3.30 p.m. on November 5th, 19u9. 



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 Several local and uncommon species wore included among 

 these, such as Homalota jmbernla, Sharp, Anisotoma cinnamo- 

 niea, Panz. (both sexes), A. 2>w>ich(,lata, Gyll., llydnobius 

 punctatissimus, Steph., Cryptophayxus pulescens, Sturm, 

 PhJoeophilus edwardsi, Steph., Mantura matlhewsi, Curt., Sal- 

 pingus castaiieths, Panz., Apion fdirostre, Kirby, etc., etc. 



[Richard Clay A Son; Ltd., London and Bungay. 



