THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
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358, 363, 366, 367, 370, 372, 374, 376, 
378, 379, 381, 388—390, 406, 409, 410, 
412, 421, 424, 438, 462, 464,471,479, 
482, 485, 491—493. 
Imagos. — 1 , 5, 20 — 23, 30, 36—41, 46, 
59, 62, 67—70, 72, 78—80, 85, 86, 90, 
92, 93, 95, 97, 99, 100, 102, 103, 105, 
106, 109, 110, 113, 115, 116, 119, 126, 
135, 138, 140, 142, 144, 149, 158, 160, 
163, 164, 166—171, 173, 177, 186, 191 — 
194, 196,20 1 , 203, 205, 207, 209, 215, 2 1 6, 
218—220, 222, 223, 226, 227, 229, 231, 
232, 234, 237—240, 242—244, 246,247, 
257—262, 264, 267, 272, 275, 282, 283, 
285, 287, 290—292, 299, 300, 302—304, 
310, 312, 314, 315, 317, 322, 329, 330, 
333, 336, 337, 340, 343, 389, 395—399, 
401, 415, 416, 418—420, 423, 425—435, 
446—448, 450, 451,454,455,459,461, 
463, 464, 466— 469, 472, 486, 495. 
Note. — The dash between any two 
numbers signifies that the intervening 
numbers are included. 
The number for any one month has 
now reached its maximum ; imagos 156, 
larvas 93. Doubtless late specimens of 
last month and early ones of next month 
will appear. 
By an error I find I have overlooked the 
following larvae to he found in May: — 
174, 175, 179, 184, 192—195, 200, 241, 
245, 249, 250, 25 1 , 263, 280, 288, 305— 
307, 318—320, 323, 339, 341—344,347, 
348, 350, 362, 364, 368, 369, 375, 380, 
382, 384, 386, 391. This correction will 
not be too late for next year. — E.Tearle, 
Gainsborough ; May 30. 
ANTS’ NESTS AND THE BEETLES 
THEREIN. 
COMMUNICATED BY THE WIZARD OF THE 
NORTH. 
Bishop's Square, London, 
April 1, 1999. 
My dear Johnson, — I am truly sorry 
to say I have been unable to obtaiu any 
specimens of the wood ant for you. 
During the last season I visited many 
parts of the country which were well- 
wooded ; these I searched most assidu- 
ously, and I also made every inquiry 
about them, I am sorry to say, to no pur- 
pose. I was not aware that the Formica 
rufa was quite exterminated about Croy- 
don and Guildford, and I am surprised 
to hear from you that it appears to be 
extinct in the counties Kent and Surrey. 
A few days ago I dropped upon a rare 
old book, in the British Museum, called 
‘ The Entomologist’s Annual ;’ it appears 
to have been published during twelve 
successive years, and then it appeared as 
a monthly work, under the title of the 
‘ Entomologist’s Monthly Register : ’ the 
only perfect copy, I believe, is in the 
Museum. On consulting the volume of 
the 4 Annual’ for the year 1857, 1 find that 
the wood ant was found at the very spot 
where this Square is now erected. I also 
find an account of the ravages committed 
by collectors of those days, not only on 
the nests of the wood ant, but also upon 
those of other species. The author very 
properly condemns such reprehensible 
proceedings, and it appears plainly to me 
that he clearly foresaw the gradual but 
certain extinction of the species. 
I am told that ants have become quite 
as rare in France and Germany. In 
another scarce work, which appeared co- 
temporary with the 4 Annual,’ I have dis- 
covered several papers which tend to show 
the origin of the cause of ant extermina- 
tion. It appears that ants’ nests were 
sent from one part of the kingdom to the 
other in sacks, in order that entomologists 
might examine them at their leisure in 
search of small Coleoptera ! hence such ac- 
quired the name of 44 Ants’-nest Beetles.” 
One entomologist, 44 whose only care was 
to increase his store,” made many a 
foray upon ants’ nests, and even boasts 
of having 44 fought and conquered” them, 
treading numbers of those interesting in- 
sects under foot. Unluckily the mischief 
