Sub-Order Aculeata. 

 BY J. EUSSELL MALLOCH, BONHILL. 



ARRANGEMENT. 



Hymenoptera Aculeata, Edward Saunders, 1895. 



Mr. Saunders has kindly identified many species in the list. Records 

 have also been received from Messrs. A. Adie Dalglish (A. A.D.), "Win. 

 Evans, Jn. E. Murphv (J. E. M.), Anderson Fergusson, and the late 

 G. W. Ord. 



HETEROGYNA. 



Fam. Formicidae. 

 Formica rufa, Linn. Not unc. ; pine woods ; Tignabruaich ; Rowardennan 



(J. R. M.) ; Colintraive, etc. (A. A. D.). 

 F. fusca, Latr. Very c. and gen. dist. under stones, etc. ; sometimes nesting 



under same stone as M. rubra. 

 Lasius flavus, De G'eer. Not so c. as preceding ; under stones, etc. ; Gallan- 



gad, Campsie (J. R. M.) ; Irvine Moor, Kirkintilloch, Bishopton (A. A. D.). 

 L. niger, Linn. Very c. ; in the ground and under stones, etc. ; well dist. 



throughout district. 

 Prenolepis vividula. Introduced. Queen's Park hot-houses and Botanic 



Gardens, Glasgow (A. A. D.) (J. R, M.). 



Fam. Myrmicidae. 



Myrmica rubra, Linn. Everywhere c. 



race sulcinodis, Nyl. Irvine Moor (A. A. D.). 

 race ruginodis, Nyl. Very c. 

 race laevinodis, Nyl. Barr, Ayrshire (A. A. D.). 

 race scabrinodis, Nyl. Gourock Hills (A. A. D.) ; Bonhill (J. R. M.). 

 Stenamma westwoodi, Westw. R., Misty Law, Renfrewshire (Taylor). 

 Leptothorax acervorum, Fab. Not unc., under stones and in rotten 

 wood. Bonhill ; Whistlefield ; Gallangad (J. R. M.) ; Irvine Moor ; 

 Bishopton (A. A. D.). 



FOSSORES. 



Fam. Pompilidae. 



Pompilus plumbeus, Fabr. Irvine Moor c. (A. A. D.). 



P. niger, Fab. Not unc.; Bonhill; Levenside Moor (J. R. M.) ; one Irvine 



Moor (A. A. D.). 



P. spissus, Schiodte. Dundonald (A. A. D.). 

 P. unguicularis, Thorns. King's Cross, Arran (A. A. D.). 

 Salius fuscus, Linn. One taken and others seen Arrochar 25/5/99 (J. R. M.). 

 S. pusillus, Sckiodte.Tvro Jamestown (J. R. M.). 



