362 Professor E. B. Poulton on 
VIII. Diprera. 
Undetermined . : : 
Tipulide (Daddy-longlegs) 
Stratiomyide . 4 
Tabanide (Horse-flies) 
Females devouring males of same sp. 
Asilidx u a females ‘, 
eres a species different from captor 1 
Hmpide ‘ 
Dolichopodide. . 
Syrphide . 
Conopide 
Tachinide 
Sarcophagine 
Dexine 
Muscine 
Anthomyide 
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TOTAL 
The whole of the 226 records in the tabular statement 
are included in this analysis, except No. 29, in which the 
nature of the prey is uncertain. To these 225 are added 
the 2 butterflies in the footnotes on pages 345, 346, 
together with one extra example, because three victims 
accompany the two Nos. 59 and 117 in the Table. Thus 
the total number included in the analysis of prey is 228. 
A glance at the above list shows that the Hymenoptera, 
Diptera, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera, placed in the order 
of importance, make up between them ;, of the recorded 
prey. The other Orders are of small importance, but it is 
a striking fact that Acridiide are the only recorded prey 
among the Orthoptera, Cicadide (except for a single 
Cercopid) among the Rynchota Homoptera. 
HYMENOPTERA.—About 307% of the entire records 
belong to this order. The Aculeata are strongly repre- 
sented, other groups except the Jchnewmonide (restricted), 
very weakly. Among the Aculeates the Anthophila mclude 
more than half the victims ; but this immense preponder- 
ance is brought about by the numbers of Apis mellifica. 
Reasons will be given below (p. 366) for the conclusion 
that the hive-bee, weakened by domestication, is an easy 
prey,—a conclusion supported by the fact that there is only 
