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Obsolete. — Only faintly to be discerned. 



Pectinated. — Comb-like. 



Peduncle. — A contracted process joining two parts of the body (as between 



the thorax and hind body of a wasp). 

 Penultimate. — Immediately preceding the last. 

 Posterior. — Behind. 



Punctate-striate. — Having stria? in which are punctures. 

 Pygidium. — Upper surface of the last segment of the hind body. 

 Reflexed margin. — The under surface of the extreme margin. 

 Rostrum. — A snout. 



Segment.— A division, or joint (spoken of the hind body). 

 Serrated. — Saw-like. 

 Sparing (when spoken of punctuation). — Having the spaces between the 



punctures larger than the spaces occupied by the separate punctures. 

 Stria. — An impressed line, or long narrow channel. 

 Subulate. — Like an awl {i.e., with the apex abruptly contracted). 

 Testaceous. — Of a transparent yellowish colour. 

 Transverse. — Broader than long. 



LOCALITIES. 



S. — Scotland. 

 I. — Ireland. 



B. — Great Britain generally (so far 

 E. — England & Wales, [as known). 



My information concerning Irish and Welsh localities is very limited. I 

 should be glad of local lists. 



N. s. E. w. c. F. m. (printed above the line, e.g., E.s.c.) signify severally, 

 North, South, East, West, Coasts, Fens or marshes, Mountains. 



! — A common insect. ! !— An abundant insect. The names of the 

 rarest species, some possibly not indigenous, are printed in italics. 



N.B. — The figures preceding the locality indicate the length of the insect 

 measured from the base of the antennae to the apex of the hind body. "1." 

 signifies "line": (a "line" is one -twelfth of an inch). The average length 

 is given, but most species vary more or less in this respect. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



Abb rev. — Abbreviated. 

 Abr. — Abrupt, or abruptly. 

 Ac. — Acute, or acutely. 

 Alt. — Alternate, or alternately. 

 An. — Antennae. 

 Ang. — Angle. 



Ant. — Anterior, or anteriorly. 

 Ap. — Apex, or apical. 

 B. — Black; when prefixed, "black- 

 ish," as "b.-r." 



Ba. — Base, or basal. 



Backw. — Backwards. 



Bil.— Bilobed. 



Bl.— Blue, or bluish. (See "B.") 



Br.— Bright. 



Chan. — Channel, or channeled. 



CI.— Club, or clubbed. 



Clyp. — Clypeus. 



Cone. — Concave. 



Cons. — Considerably. 



