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Mr. G. A. K. Marshall on 



other end of the series it converges to the Coccinelloid type, 

 particularly in the Gryptocephali. The association is prob- 

 ably of a purely Miillerian character so far as the species 

 mentioned are concerned. They all have very similar 

 Jiabits, occurring on low plants and flowers, and making no 

 attempt at concealment. A. /estiva is much more plen- 

 tiful tiian the others, and is probably the dominant member 

 of the group. 



y. Coccinelloid Group (Represented on Plate XIX). 



Chilo- 



coleoptera 

 Hemipteua 



CoccindUdcC 

 Pentatomidati 



CEpilaclma div-:;ei (ligs. 40, 41) 

 ^^ menes luuata (tig. 42). 

 Steganocerus maltipuiictatus (fig. 39). 



I have frequently found all these three species occurring 

 together on the flowers of a Lantami, and as they arc all 

 common, conspicuous, and strong-smelling insects, the 

 group is undoubtedly synaposematic. 



8. Group of 'small pale yellow and red Phytophaga with 

 their Mel grid and Gurculionid Mimics. (E. B. P.) 



With respect to a series of nine small brightly-coloured 

 Coleoptera of about the same size (with the exception of 

 Urodactyhis, ? sp. $, which is conspicuously smaller than any 

 of the others), Mr. Marshall wrote that he should be unwill- 

 ing to hazard an opinion. It appears tolerably clear how- 

 ever that they form a beautiful Miillerian group, including 

 perhaps a single Batesian mimic. All were captured at 

 Salisbury, and, with the two exceptions noted below, in 

 January 1(S99. The species are arranged below as they 

 are on Plate XIX, where each is rej^resented twice the 

 natural size. 



