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to this country, have been elected honorary members of the Bel- 
gian Entomological Society to fill the vacancies caused by the 
deaths of Boisduval, Mulsant and Snellen van Vollenhoven. 
Insect Locomotion.—M. G. Carlet, of France, has been study- 
ing the locomotion ofi tsand hnids, and réportsas the result 
of his observations that the walking of insects may be represented 
by that of three men in Indian file, the foremost and hindmost of 
whom keep step with each other, while the middle one walks in 
the alternate step. The walking of arachnids is represented by four 
men in file, the even-numbered ones walking in one step, while 
the odd-numbered ones walk in the alternate step. 
PLANT-FEEDING Hapits oF PREDACEOUS BEETLES.—In a recent 
letter Mr. V. T. Chambers suggests that when Harpalus has 
1See Curtis’ “ F, 
arm Insects,” p. 388. 
2 Am. Ent., Ill, p. 26. es 
