and Captures in South Africa in 1905. 313 
Cosmozosteria sp., and three specimens of another Blatia 
which stands unnamed in the National Collection. 
An old termitarium, long abandoned by its builders, 
afforded asylum to a number of insects, among which the 
most numerous and most conspicuous was the large 
Carabid Microlestia rugoso-punctata, Thunb.; there was also 
a solitary weevil, Hipporrhinus appendiculatus, Gyll. 
The great spikes of Aloe proved attractive to flies and 
a bee, Prosopis sandaracata, Bingh. At the same flowers 
a long-tailed bird was very busy, but whether catching bees 
or eating honey could not be made out. 
The Hophine beetle Gymnoloma atomaria, Fabr., was 
taken on a flower. Among flies the cosmopolitan genus 
Sarcophaga was represented, and what would appear to be 
a Dysmachus was noted to settle on the ground. 
While searching for beetles it was impossible to overlook 
the numerous empty spires of the large and handsome 
snail, Achatina zebra, Chem. [=/ulgurata, Pfr.]; one of 
them was tenanted by a stump-tailed lizard. A couple of 
tortoises added to the picture. 
[Among the small bees that we brought home was a 
small one (unfortunately not labelled) that was in all 
probability taken at Zwaartkops, though possibly at Cape 
Town, which turns out to be a new species, Halictus 
inornatus, Bingh. Its description, with those of other 
Aculeata taken by us in South Africa, will be included 
in a paper to be presented to the Society very shortly.] 
Kast Lonpon, CAPE COLONY. 
Lat. 33° 8. Sea level. August 12th. 
An eager reconnaissance from the deck before breakfast 
revealed a tempting spot a mile or two to the north-east 
of the town where hills of blown sand capped by scrub 
suggested many possibilities. Accordingly we landed at 
the earliest opportunity and took a carriage. The road 
from the quay in the inner harbour brought us in a very 
few minutes into the QUEEN’s PARK, through which we 
were to drive. Our attention was at first caught by the 
weird forms of gigantic tree-Euphorbias, but these were 
soon forgotten, for as we passed the park gates we seemed 
to enter a very preserve of butterflies. To one of us the 
sight was new as it was beautiful, to the other it brought 
back vivid recollections of India and Ceylon; both agreed 
