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undeveloped wings ; she was twice in coitu, and with different males. On July 

 23rd nine or ten of these larvae were full fed, and went to earth, the rest taking a 

 few days longer, and on the 2nd of this month one of these appeared as an imago : 

 thus, in less tlian three months, this insect was perfected. I gave the moth alive to 

 Dr. Butler, of the Natural History Department, South Kensington, with particulars 

 of dates. — Akthue E. Steabns, New Mills Cottage, Henley-on-Thames : September 

 oth, 19ul. 



Fumpilus approximatus, Sm., in Horth Wales. — During a short stay at Bar- 

 mouth at the beginning of August 1 determined to run over to Criccieth in search 

 oi 1'. approximatus, where Mr. Nevinson informed me he had taken it. The day 

 (August 3rd) was not an ideal one for i'ompilidre, being dull and windy. However, 

 in the neighbourhood of the Black Rocks, about two miles down the coast, on very 

 stony ground covered with plants of Euphorbia, some 2l yards from the sea, we 

 found the species dodging about the stones. After three hours' hard work my son 

 and self had captured 28 specimens, 5 males and 23 females. They were extremely 

 active, and very difficult to take when running in and out the stones, and many were 

 missed. Two days later, on the Dyffryn Sandhills (an entirely different class of 

 ground), I captured two more, one of each sex. 



Mr. Saunders, in his Synopsis of British Fossorials, quoting from Smith, says : 

 " Closely resembles F. niger, but is a larger insect ;" but, judging from the 30 

 specimens before me, the females are about the same size as niger, and the males 

 decidedly smaller. — Ralph C. Bhadley, Moseley, Birmingham : September, 1901. 



Andrena helvola, Linn., ni Scotland. — As there seems to be a doubt as to the 

 authenticity of the Scotch record of Andrena helvola, Linn., it may probably be of 

 interest to record the occurrence of this species at Bonhill in May last, where I took 

 seven specimens (4 J and 3 ?). — J. R. Malloch, 17, Dillichip Terrace, Bonhill, 

 Dumbartonshire: Augu.it 20tk, 1901. 



Sirex gigas, L., in Ireland. — I captured a fine female example of the above 

 large saw-fly on the 20th inst.,at rest on the trunk of a felled fir tree in Clandeboye 

 demense, near Bangor, in the County of Down. I was greatly surprised to meet 

 with this insect, which I believe is of rare occurrence in Ireland. — L. H. Bonapaete 

 Wtse, Bangor, Co. Down : August 'J,8th, IQul. 



Attraction of the flowers of Ampehpsis tricuspidata {Veitchii) for the Hive 

 Bee. — My house, both back and front, is covered with Ampelopsis " Veitchii," which 

 at the present moment is in full bloom. The inconspicuous, greenish, grape-like 

 flowers are a great attraction for the Hive Bee {Apis mellifica), which visits them 

 in myriads all day long. What the nature of the nectar, or its quality, may be I 

 know not, but of the partiality of the bees for it there can be no doubt. Sj/rphida 

 and other JJiptera also visit the creeper ; but 1 am not sure that these habitually 

 visit the flowers, they seem rather to pose on the smooth shining leaves. — R. 

 McLachlan, Lewisham, London : August 23rd, 1901. 



Anthrax paniscus, Rossi, at Criccieth. — On the Euphorbia plants referred to 

 in a previous note Anthrax paniscus occuri-ed much to my surprise for several 



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