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a mixed diet. Six examples out of ten belong to this 
Order (1 Tipulid, 1 Empid, 1 Conopid, 1 Syrphid, 1 
Tachinid, 1 uncertain), the other victims being an Aphodiid 
and a Curculionid beetle, a Cimicid bug, and a Hepialid 
moth.* A single example of another species of the genus 
Neoitamus was carrying a beetle. 
Epitriptus (Nos. 217-219).—The three victims (2 small 
moths, and 1 Muscid) recorded for two species are quite 
insufficient as evidence for the existence of any prefer- 
ence; but comparing the number of the moths with that 
shown in the complete analysis (p. 361), it becomes not 
improbable that future observation will demonstrate 
some preference for this diet. 
The remaining records (Nos. 220-226), dealing with 
undetermined Asi/idx, cannot of course be considered in 
this section. 
Mimicry IN ASILIDA RECORDED WITH PREY. 
The statements on mimicry and its varying relationship 
to the prey attacked by the mimetic species, scattered 
through the preceding pages, and already published (Trans. 
Ent. Soc. Lond. 1904, pp. 661-665) may now be gathered 
together into a tabular statement. It is important to 
remember that most of the species are only provisionally 
included in their respective groups on account of the 
insutficiency of the records. It is hoped however that the 
publication of a tabulated scheme, given on page 378, will 
stimulate observation and the preservation of material, 
so that at no distant date the means for a more com- 
prehensive and more trustworthy classification may be 
gained, 
* My. G. H. Verrall’s observation recorded in footnote * on p. 356, 
proves that moths are sometimes attacked on a large scale by 
this species. 
