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several localities for it in the Alps of Central Europe, and also a re- 

 description drawn up (diietly frt)ui Euro|)ean examples. On llie 

 strength of this, '• H. loiu/ifrona, Wlk.," has found its way into 

 European Lists, but erroneously. Although I think 1 have, probably 

 on more than one occasion, alluded to the eri'or, no formal correction 

 of it has been made. 



I now state that, although undoubtedly allied, the North American 

 insect is not, in my opinion, specifically identical with the European. 



This latter is what is known as II. concinnus, Steph., var. (/aadr/- 

 fasciafus, Eeuter, concerning which my friend Mr. Morton has just 

 written an article. Since my paper of 1S67 was published this insect 

 has ])roved wide-spread in Europe and even in Britain. Mr. Morton's 

 Views favour the idea that it is specifically distinct from H. con- 

 cinnus, and he is probably right ; according to my own observations, 

 the two foru)s appear to keep isolated, and without any very evident 

 intermediate conditions. I have about 1') examples of cjuadrifascintus 

 from very varied localities, 



T am glad to iiave an o[)p()rtunity of bringing this matter more 



promimnitly forward. 



Levvishani, Loncloti : 



June 2nd, 1901. 



C(ELIOXYS MA\DIBULARIS, Nyl., AN ADDITION TO THE BRITISH 

 LIST OF ACULEATES. 



BY AVILLOUGHBT GAKDNER, F.L.S. 



The sand hills fringing the coast at Wallasey in Cheshire have 

 long been famous as entomological collecting ground ; with their 

 luxuriant antl vai'icd flora thej are prolific in many uncommon forms 

 of insect life, and they have in course of years furnished such note- 

 worthy additions to our British insect fauna as Biston zonarin, ^c/inlia 

 rufa, and Collefcs cunicularin. Though now sadly deteriorated, from 

 a naturalist's point of view, by golf clubs, summer camps, etc., their 

 entomological treasures are apparently not yet exhausted, and they 

 have now the honour of adding another bee to our British list. 



AVhile collecting material for a new Aculeate- 1 lymenopterous 

 fauna of Lancashire and Cheshire, the writer had submitted to him a 

 small box of bees collected locally by Mr. Fredk. Birch, Joint Hon. 

 Sec. of the Lane, and Ches. Ent. Soc. ; this contained an unrecognisa- 

 ble speciuien of a female Coelioxys, which has since been indentified, 

 with his usual kindness, by Mr. Edward Saunders as C. mandihulnris, 

 Nyl., a species new to Britain. Mr. Birch informs me that he cap- 



