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appears to be so frequently wanting in the works on Aculeates, that I have so 

 far been able to study. The Classification is that of Saunders's " Hymonoptera 

 Aculeata of the British Islands." 



I. — Tliree species new to Cornwall : Astatus stigma, Panz., five S cT 

 June 11th, on North Coast; (a very rare insect, of which Saunders says ''A. 

 stigma is so rare that nothing is known of its habits"). Andrena apicata. 

 Smith, eight S i and one ? March 30th, Truro district, at rest in sunshine on 

 telegraph post ; one 9 April 1st, Trxiro district, on wing about gorse flowers 

 ("a rare insect," Saimders). Megachile Zi^f jwseca, Kirb., two g S J^ily 2nd, near 

 Idless (•' not common," Saunders). 



II. — Other species to those recorded in last year's Ent. Mo. Mag., p. 38. 

 Tiphia miniUa, V. d. L., one ? Jirly 2nd, near Idless, at rest on alder leaves. 

 Pompilus gibbus, Fab., one ? July 2nd, near Seawswater, on Heracleum flower ; 

 three ? ? September 8th, 10th and 13th, Lizard district. P. pectinipes, V. d. 

 L., one $ September 2nd, North coast. Salius affinis, V. d. L., one 9 September 

 5th, Carnon Croft ("rare," Saunders). Trijpoxylon figulus, Linn., one ? July 

 23rd, Calenick. Ammophila hirsuta. Scop., numerous 9 9 from April 13th to 

 Jixne 18th, on North Coast. Pemphredon luguhris, Latr., seven 9 9 September 

 14th, Lizard district, found flying in and out of a rotten stump of tree of which 

 I broke off a piece and found nests in galleries which were abundantly pro- 

 visioned with green Aphides ; flying in and out of same tree stump I took at 

 same time iowv 9 9 Crabro clavipes, Linn. Grabro clavipes, Linn., four 9 9 

 September 14th, Lizard District (see note with preceding species). C. leucos- 

 tomus, Linn., two 9 9 September 14th, Lizard district. C. varius, Lep., one g 

 July 2nd, near Idless, at rest on Alder leaves. 0. cavifrons, Thoms., two g g 

 July 1st, Devoran, on Heracleum, flowers ; four J <J July 8th, near Idless, on 

 Heracleum flowers. C. vagus, Linn., one t^ July 8th, near Idless, on Heracleum 

 flowers. Odynerus pictus, Curt., one (J June 19th, Trvu'O; one 9 July 1st, De- 

 voran, about one foot above high water mark in a horizontal crevice of rock 

 along tidal cx-eek; the crevice was sealed with mud for about an inch in 

 length, which attracted my attention ; a single green Lepidopterous larva was 

 found inside crevice with the insect ("not common," Saunders). 0. gracilis, 

 Bridle, one ^ and one 9 July 2nd, near Idless, on wing about marshy ground. 

 Halictus xanthopus, Kirb., one tJ September 7th, near Helston, on bramble 

 flower (uncommon in Cornwall). H. leucozonius, Schr., two 9 9 June 18th, 

 North Coast ; one <J September 5th, Carnon Croft, on heather flower ; two ^ <J 

 September 14th, Lizard district. H. quadrinotatus, Kirb., one 9 April 8th, near 

 Triu'o ; one 9 May 16th, Truro ; one J September 5th, Carnon Croft, on flowers 

 of heath and heather (" uncommon," Saunders) . Andrena pilipes, Fab., one J 

 and seven 9 ? September 9th, Lizard district, on flowers of Erica vagans (" not 

 common," Saunders). A. rosrn var. austriaca, Panz., one (J July 23rd, near 

 Truro, flying along hedgerow ; the Eev. F. D. Morice remarks, " very beautiful 

 variety, with white apical bands ; c/. Panzei-'s austriaca." The only previous 

 record for Cornwall is that of Mr. D. Marquand for Land's End district, 1881, 

 see Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society Transactions, Vol. I, 

 N.S., 1880-1884, where Mr. Marquand states that "all liis Acxdeates were de- 

 termined by Mr. J. B. Bridgman, Norwich." A./ulva, Schr., one 9 May IGtli, 



