172 THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 
having been slightly nibbled. On May 18th the Achillea millefolium had 
been slightly nibbled, and two larvee were dead. I then introduced Achillea 
ptarmica, Matricaria tnodorum, Pyrethrum aureum, and a further supply 
of Achillea millefolium. On May 20th the remaining six larye had 
slightly nibbled the two latter plants, the others were untouched. So 
far there had been no attempt to repair the clothing, the larve were 
visibly shrinking and obviously starving to death. I then introduced 
Tanacetum vulgare (tansy), Antheniis tinctoria (garden form) and the 
double Pyrethrum of the garden. This time there was no mistake 
about the taste of the larve, they fairly fell upon the tansy, and 
stripped it, besides using it to repair their worn-out garments. I 
could again find but httle or no trace of the A. méllefolium being more 
than slightly nibbled. There is a difficulty of course in making sure 
that the finely cut leaves of most of these plants are or are not eaten, 
and also whether eaten or used for clothes, but I feel certain that, at 
any rate, as food for larvee which had been fed up on one of our well 
known food-plants, of all the leaves tried, the Tanacetum alone would 
take their place. 
While experimenting, I was surprised to find three small larye of 
P. smaragdaria, of about the hybernating stage, that is of course, very 
much smaller than they ought to be, feeding wild upon plants of 
French lavender. ‘The true name of this plant, which is not a layen- 
der, but belongs to the Compositac, is Santolina chamoecyparissus. Ut 
appears to me to be closely allied to the tansy, and since these larve 
had chosen it of their own accord, one must conclude that it is not 
altogether distasteful to them, considering that they might, had they 
wished, have moved on to southernwood, Artemisia maritima or A. 
absinthium, all of which are growing close by. 
A few notes on Myrmecophilous Coleoptera. 
(With a table of all the British species recorded with ants, according to Father 
Sees method as applied to the Myrmecophilous Coleoptera of Hollandish 
Limburg,* 
a By 8. St. J. K. DONISTHORPE, F.2Z.8., FES, 
T take the opportunity, whilst bringing out this table, to write a few 
notes on some of our species, and as, at the same time, the translation 
of Father Wasmann’s valuable paper on the ‘“‘ Guests of Ants and 
Termites ”’ is being published, I hope they may help to stimulate 
British coleopterists to work at ants’ nests a little more. I should be 
very glad if coleopterists would send me local lists of the ants’ nest 
beetles that occur in their districts, giving the time of the year of 
capture, and any remarks they may have made on their habits, &e. 
More evidence is wanted on the species that possess two hosts, living 
with them as true guests. Records of the capture of Myrmedonia 
humeralis, Quedius brevis and Atemeles emarginatus with the ant, and 
the month when found, would be useful. Of the first of these species 
Fowler writes (Col. Brit. Isles, 11., p. 57), ‘In nests of Formica rufa, 
and has been recorded from nests of F’. fuliyinosa, but the latter habitat 
appears doubtful.”” It is now, however, known to occur freely with 
both ants. Wasmann says it lives with the former only in the winter 
till about February, but with the latter from then till the end of the 
year. ‘This is so as far as my experience goes. Quedius brevis is found 
* Tiydschr. v. Entom., &xx., 8. 181, and xxxi., s. 242, 
