1024 MR..A. loveridge: noies on 



ground, but my impression was four, the remainder being in the 

 air and the ventral surface of its abdomen so tilted as to be visible 

 to me standing above. The ventral surfiuie of tliis spider {Ctenas 

 sp., $ : Clubionidte) is a very bright scarlet with a blaclc basal 

 patch, ornamented by two yeiy white spots which, I take it, serve 

 as eye-spots. The spider was a female I believe, as I am familiar 

 with the f^pecies, having taken one only half the si/e of this 

 specimen the previoiis week. 



The wasp, which had llown off when first disturbed, liad now 

 I'etnrned, and was running hither and thither between the 

 stationary cycle wheels looking for the spider ; when close to its 

 victim the latter bolted with great swiftness across the load, 

 absolutely abandoning its " warning " or " terrifying attitude." 

 Swift fis it was, the wasp Avas swifter. I could not say if it ran 

 or flew along the surface of the road — probably a combination of 

 both ; on overtaking the spider it pounced upon ib with the 

 greatest ferocity, curved its abdomen under, and stung vigorously; 

 they rolled over in the road, and as I had nothing but a pen- 

 knife wherewith to capture them, unfortunately they v/ere 

 somewhat damaged. (Kilosa, 28. ii. 22.) 



50, DoLICIlOMUTILLAaUINEENSlS Fab.,f. AURATA Bischofr(Mutil- 



lidte). Rolled iu my blankets under a bush, and reading by 

 candle-light, 1 felt an insect crawling up my leg. Supposing it to 

 be an ant I atteuipted to brush it off, when I felt a sharp sting, 

 whose efiects travelled quickly up my leg to the hip. Tlie pain 

 lasted 48 hours and was like a bad nettle sting, leaving a red and 

 lumpy rash. (Ilaudeni, 25. vi. IG.) 



At Morogoro and Kilosa these wingless females were constantly 

 found in the house. At 4.15 p.m. one having crawled up my 

 leg, got caught between my stocking and slipper. It stung 

 me on the upper surface of the foot about 1.^ inches behind the 

 little toe. For ten minutes the pain was frantic — far worse than 

 a bee sting. An hour afterwards all pain had disappeared, but 

 treatment had been adopted by placing a small crystal of 

 potassiiun permanganate on the site of the sting. (Kilosa, 

 7.vi. 21.) 



Heterogyna (Ants). 



The actual specimens referred to were only i-eceived for 

 Nos. 52 and 53. 



51. ? PAI/rOTUYREUS TARSATUS F. or MeGAPONEBA FCEi'KNS F. 



A flight of termites had just taken place after heavy down- 

 pours of rain, and the termites were busy discarding, their 

 wings, when I noticed one of these ants carrying off a termite ; 

 another ant was carrying a spider, whilst a third was laboriously 

 dragging along a stick-insect many times its own bulk. (Longido 

 West, 30. i. 16.) 



Passed a dozen or more companies of the large black Ponerine 

 ants which wander across the road in a fusiform body, quite 



