4732 THE ZooLocist—DEcEMBER, 1875. 
Mr. Phipson exhibited a specimen of Catocala nupta, which had a number 
of Acari attached to one of the anterior wings, instead of being attached to 
the body as is usually the case. 
Mr. Boyd exhibited a living Myriapod from the West Indies, which was 
identified by Mr. Butler as a species of Spirobolus. 
Papers read, dc. 
The Rev. H. 8. Gorham read descriptions of some new species and a new 
genus of Endomycici. 
Mr. Arthur G. Butler communicated “ A List of the Lepidoptera referable 
to the Genus Hypsa of Walker's List, with Descriptions of some new Genera 
and Species.” 
Mr. Edward Saunders communicated a second part of his Synopsis of the 
British Hemiptera-Heteroptera. 
Mr. Charles O. Waterhouse read descriptions of some new genera and 
species of Heteromerous Coleoptera (Helopide), chiefly from Terra del 
Fuego. The specimens had been brought to this country by Mr. Charles 
Darwin, and had been described many years ago by Mr. Waterhouse, sen., 
in a paper on the classification of the Heteromera; but the portion of the 
paper containing the descriptions was unfortunately lost, and the insects 
remained unnoticed till the present time. 
New Part of ‘ Transactions.’ 
The second Part of the ‘Transactions’ of the Society for 1875 was on 
the table—l’. G. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Joun Cordeaux: Food of Black Woodpecker.— The enclosed I took 
from the stomach of a black woodpecker (from Norway). Can you give me 
any idea of the contents?” 
[One larva of an Elater, a few wings of females of Formica herculanea 
and a multitude of Formica rufa, males, females and neuters. This last- 
named ant seems to constitute the chief food of the black woodpecker.— 
Edward Newman.] 
J. Youna: Food of Wild Duck.—The curious little objects contained in 
the crop of the wild duck are the seeds of the sea-wrack (Zostera marina). 
I have several times answered this question in former years in the ‘ Field’ 
newspaper: it seems to be a favourite article of food with the Anatide.— 
Edward Newman. 
EDWARD NEWMAN, PRINTER, 9, DEVONSHIRE STREET, BISHOPSGATE. 
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