42 [Febniary, 



late in appearing with us, and those that did turn up were rather scarce. Of the 

 solitary bees Andrena clarkella was more common than usual, a fine series being 

 taken on a sandy bank in the Murrocli G-len. An unusual feature of last spring 

 was the exceptional abundance of the small larvae of Meloe proscarabipus on insects 

 taken particularly at furze bushes ; I counted as many as six on a single ? of 

 Andrena albicans. Even the Dipfera were not unmolested, such species as Eristalis 

 tenax occasionally showing an odd passenger. Sallow was late in blooming, and in 

 many cases the bushes were useless for collecting purposes. The best capture I 

 made during the season was a pair of Andrena rujlcrus,the ? being taken a week 

 or so after the cJ from a sallow bush in Murroch Glen, about a mile away from 

 the place of capture of the first one. The Tenthredlnidx were not by any means 

 common, but one or two good species were taken, notably Tentliredofsis fenesirata, 

 Knw. In the following lists there are one or two species included that are not in 

 the West of Scotland List (1901), and which I took previous to last season (1903). 

 The saw-flies may have been recorded by Cameron, but the changes of nomenclature 

 and want of sufficient material for reference prevents me forming an accurate opinion 

 on this point. 



TENTHREDINID^. 



Lyda stellata, scarce, Bonhill. 



Pamphilus silcaticus, common, Bonhill. P. balteatux, Bonliill. 



Abia sericea, not uncommon on the hill sides. 



Lophyrus pini, larvte often met with in pine woods. 



Pontania proxima, Bonhill. P. salicis, Bonhill. 



Solcocneme lucida, not uncommon in Murroch Glen. 



Soplocampa pectoralis, Bonhill. 



Tomoitethus fuscipennis, common, Murroch Glen. 

 * Blennocampa (Ardis) bipunctata, Bonhill. 

 *Phyllotoma micro eephala, Bonhill. 



Selandria morio and Strombocerus del icaiulus, both common in Murroch Glen. 



Pcecilosoma immersa, Bonhill. 

 *Dolerus gessneri, Bonhill. D.fumosus, Bonhill. 

 *Tenthredopsis dorsivittata and T. fenestrata, both scarce, Bonhill. 



ACULEATA. 



Formica fv.sca— In examining a nest of this species in April I discovered a 

 winged 9 among the general body in the nest ; it was a very conspicuous object, 

 and I believe very rarely met with thus early. 



Pompilus «v^er— Whilst digging among some broken rocks and sand in the 

 Murroch Glen I picked up a couple of small cocoon-like objects, and supposing them 

 to belong to some species of Ichneumon I took them home, and in the course of time 

 they produced specimens of niyer ; they were quite near the surface, but underneath 

 a stone, when found. P. spi.isus—l obtained several specimens of this species, the 

 first I have taken here. 



