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of the genus Andrena, in hopes that A. ruficrm might have been captured ; such 

 hopes, liowever, were not fulfilled, still some nice specimens of A. lapponica, 9 , 

 were brought back, and a c? tind ? of ^. ximilix, which I think has been previously 

 recorded from Scotland only by Mr. W. Evans, who captured a <J near King- 

 horn, Fife, May, 1901. Of Halictus freygexsneri, of wliich I am giving a descrip- 

 tion in this number, both sexes occurred ; this, ns will be seen from my notes on 

 that species, has been taken previously in Great Britain, but has been mixed with 

 fulvicornii, K., under the old name of subfascial us. 



The following is a list of the more interesting of Colonel Yerbury's captures. 

 The only wasps collected were two $ of Vespa norvegica ; Bombus is represented 

 by smithianus, agrorum, venuslus, hortorum, pratorum, lapponicus, lapidaritis, and 

 terrestn's. 



Pompilus approximatus, Smith, several of both sexes, Nairn, July. P. spissus, 

 Schiodte, 1 9 , Brodie, July. 



Saliusfuscus, L., 1 ? , G-lenmore, 3.vi.04, 1 $ , Aviemore, 30.V.04. 



Tachysphex pectinipes, L., 1 ^ i Nairn, 8.vii.04. 



Mimesa bicolor, Fab., 2 ^ , Nairn, 17.vii.04. 



Passaloecux monUicornis,'D\\\h., 1 S , Nairn, 4.vii.04, with very strongly monili- 

 form joints to the antennse. 



Crabro peUarius, Schreb., 1 J , Brodie, 1 ? , Nairn, July, both with unusually 

 small spots on the 1st abdominal segment. 



Halictus freygessneri, Alfk., Nethy Bridge and Golspie, June and July. 



Andrena rosee, Pz., r. trimmerana, K., (? , Aviemore, May, one or two specimens 

 with distinct genal spines, but no red on the abdomen. A. fuvata, Smith, ? , 

 Golspie and Nairn, June and July. A. lapponica, Zett., Aviemore, Golspie, Glen- 

 more, May and June, one specimen noted as taken on blackthorn blossoms. A. 

 fusdpes, K., 2 <J , Nethy Bridge, August. A. denticulata, K., ?, Nairn, July. A. 

 albicrus, $ ?, Aviemore, June, numerous. A. coitana, K., 2 (J, Nethy Bridge. 

 A. wilkella, K,, <J ? , Aviemore, June. A. similis, Sm., ^ ? , Aviemore, May. 



Nomada bifida, Thorns., several of both sexes taken with Andrena albicans, 

 which seems to be by far the most abundant spring species in the north. N.flavo- 

 guttata, Kirb., i 9 . G-olspie, June. N. ruficornis, L., ? , Golspie, June. 



Megachile circumcincta, Lep., <? ? , Nairn, plentifully, with its inquiline. 

 Ccelioxgs elongata, Lep., July. 



Osmia inermis, Gerst., 1 (? of this rarity at Glenmore, 2.Ti.04. 



Psithyrus vestalis, Fourc, var. distinctus. Per., S ? > Aviemore, Nethy Bridge, 

 ? May, (J August. P. quadricolor, Lep., (J , Nethy Bridge, August. 



Bombus smithianus, White, $ , Nethy Bridge, August. B. lapponicus. Fab., 

 ,J ? $ , Nethy Bridge and Golspie, June to August. 



St. Ann's, Woking : 



October 4th, 1904. 



