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COLEOPTERA. 



StaphylinidsB. ^ 



Small beetles o£ this family are not uncommon in the 

 refuse, but have not yet been worked out. Specimens of 

 Oxytelus sculptiiratus and O, complanatiis, collected in the 

 chapel by H. Jenkinson,, M,A._, are among the University 

 collections. 



DermestidaB. 



Dermestes lardarias. 



Common in botli adult and larval stages during the 

 summer, feeding on refuse and dead pigeons. 



Cryptophagidse. 

 Cryptophagus hadias. 

 Both larvae and adults very common in pigeon-refuse. 



Ptinidse. 



Ptinusfur, 



Both larv8& and adults very common in the refuse or on 

 dead pigeons, 



Tenebrionidse. 



Tenehrio molitory L, 



Larvse and adults common in refuse. Tiie larvae are 

 usually found feeding in very dry masses of pigeon-droppings 

 mixed with vegetable matter round the nests. 



DiPTERA. 

 Fminia sp. Latrine Fly, 



Larvse not generally common, but when found occur in 

 large numbers. Apparently usually occurs in accumulations 

 of wet droppings, and by a process of external digestion 

 prevents the mass from drying up. The only refuse-feeding 

 animal found which does not feed exclusively on dry materiah 



Calliphora erytkrocepliala. Blue-bottle. 



Very common, the larva3 feeding upon dead pigeons. 



