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the attacks of Ant Lasius fuliginosus, by curving its body 
over its back into the Ants face and ejecting a noxious vapour — 
this latter being an interesting observation of the author. 
The parasites are subdivided into the ento- and ectoparasites, of 
which the latter are perhaps the most interesting. One of them is 
Antennophorns, a small Mite that rides upon the chin of the Ant 
and scrapes the Ants mouth with its long antenna-like front legs, 
when the latter lets out a drop of liquid which the little Mite 
sucks up. 
In his extensive researches, Mr. Donisthorpe has made many 
additions to the British list and to science. (Vol. Il, Mémoires, 
P- I 99 )- 
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