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Psithyms vestalis, Foure. Very c. and gen. (list. 



var. distinctus, Per. C., but so far as I have seen the var. is in m. 

 P. barbutellus, Kirb. Not so c. as foregoing, Bonhill (J. E. M.) ; Barr, 



Milngavie (A. A. D.). 

 P. quadricolor, Lep. Scarce; Bonhill (J. R. M.); Elvanfoot (W. E.); Fossil 



Marsh (J. E. M.). 

 Bombus Smithianus. A light var. occurs in the district, which has I believe 



been confounded with Venustus. All the <^s examined have been 



declared to be Smithianus. 

 B. venustus, Smith. Recorded for several localities but no specimens are 



in existence so far as has been ascertained. The records seem to point 



to the foregoing sp. Until an authentic male is discovered the following 



localities must be looked upon as applying to Smithianus : Paisley 



(J. Dunsmore) ; Barrassie ; Kilsyth etc. (A. A. D.) ; Bonhill (J. R. M.). 

 B. agrorum, Fab. Very c. everywhere. 

 B. hortorum, Linn. Paisley (J. D.) ; Bonhill (J. R. M.) ; Irvine ; W. Kil- 



bride (A. A. D) ; Strone (R. Henderson) ; Possil Marsh (J. E. M.). 

 B. latreillellus, Kirb. Trans. Glas. Fid. Nat. Hist. Soc., 1872-73, p. 7 



(P. Cameron). Possil Marsh. 

 B. lapidarius, Linn. - - W. Kilbride ; Kilkerran ; King's Cross ; Irvine 



(A. A. D.) ; Cardross ; Bonhill ; Dumbarton (J . R. M.). 

 B. jouellus, Kirb. Elvanfoot (W. E.) ; King's Cross ; Irvine Moor ; Luss 



(A. A. D.). 



B. lapponicus, Fdbr. Argyllshire (Hym. Aculeata. E. S.). 

 B. pratorum, Linn. C. and gen. dist. 

 B. soroensis, Fdbr. Barr (A. F.) ; Elvansfoot (W. E.) ; Bonhill (J. R. M.) ; 



Kilkerran ; Kilsyth ; Dundonald ; Barr (A. A. D.). 

 B. terrestris, Linn. Very c. everywhere, 

 race, lucorum, Sm. $ common, 

 race, virginalis, Kirb. Much rarer than the other forms. Both $ and ; 



Bonhill (J. R. M.) ; Carmyle ; Crookston ; King's Cross, etc. (A. A. D.). 

 Apis mellifica, Linn. Not native in wild state ; generally cultivated and 



often crossed with other continental species. Sometimes wild as escape. 



