92 (April, 



Cai-clew Woods, at rest on road in sunshine. A. clarkella, Kirb., one ? April 

 1st, near Truro, flying about gorse flowers. A. /ulvicrus, Kirb., three <? J and 

 three ? ? April 2nd, near North Coast, on gorse flowers and sallow catkins. A- 

 proxima, Kirb., five ? ? July 2nd, near Idless ; two ? 9 July 8th, near Idless ; 

 one ? September 9th, Lizard district ("a very rare insect," Saunders): the 

 only previous recoi-d for Cornwall is a single 9 taken June 7th, 1883, at Gidval, 

 near Penzance, by Mr. E. D. Marquand ; see Penzance Transactions, previously 

 referred to. A. afzeliella, Kirb., one 9 September 5th, Carnon Croft, on heath 

 and heather flowers ; one 9 September 9th, Lizard district, on flowers of Erica 

 vagans. Cilissa leponna, Panz., one J Jnly 9th, Calenick, on flower of field 

 rose ("not common," Saiuiders). Panurgus calcaratus. Scop., one J July 20th, 

 near Helston, curled up in flower of hawkweed, in heavy sea fog. Nomada 

 solidaginis, Panz., four 9 9 September 5th, Carnon Croft, on flowers of heath 

 and heather. N. bifida, Thoms., one 9 May 16th, near Truro, about gravelly 

 bank. Epeolus rufipes, Thoms., one 9 September 5th, Carnon Croft, on flowers 

 of heath and heather. Megachile argentata. Fab., four ^ ,7 June 18th, North 

 Coast. Osmia aurulenta, Panz., three J <? and one 9 April 30th, three <? <? 

 May 14th, five <? J and four 9 9 May 21st, one S and four 9 9 June 18th, all 

 on North Coast ; 9 9 taken twice in snail shells into which I saw them creep. 

 A^ithidium manicatum, Linn., one 9 Jiily 8th, near Idless ; one 9 July 23rd, 

 Calenick (" not common," Saunders). Bombus jonellus. Smith, one 9 April 8th, 

 near Truro, on sallow catkin. Last year I recorded as " new to the coiuity " the 

 following species, of which I have again captured specimens this year : — Andrena 

 fucata, Smith, twe S S May 6th, near Trvu'O. Bombus soroensis, Fab., one S 

 September 30th, near Truro (" a rare insect," Saunders, '• a good thing every 

 where," Rev. F. D. Morice). 



Amongst my other captures for 1909 were the following additional species 

 which the late Edward Saunders especially asked me to record, and of which I 

 have further captures this year as follows : — Oxybelus mucronatus, Fab., $ 9 

 only September 2nd, between Newquay and Perranporth ("rare," Saunders). 

 Odynerus trimarginatus, Zett., one 9 September 10th, Lizard district. Colletes 

 succindus, Linn., foiir J <J and two 9 9 September 5th, Carnon Croft, on flowers 

 of heath and heather, Andrena rosse, Panz., var. spinigera, Kirb., one 9 March 

 23rd, near Feock ; three S i April 1st, near Truro, flying around gorse flowers ; 

 one 9 September 7th, near Helston, on bramble flower; six 9 ? September 9th, 

 Lizard district, on bramble flowers (" not common," Savinders). A. angustior, 

 Kirb., one 9 March 23rd, near Feock, on dandelion flower ; one 9 April 29th, 

 Devoran ; five S S May 16th, between Truro and Restronquet. Osmia solslcyi, 

 Moraw., = leaiana, Kirb., =^ fulviventris, Panz., one 9 June 17th, Calenick ; 

 one 9 June 19th, Truro. Bombus latreillellus, Kirb., var. distinguendus, Mor., 

 one 9 June 3rd, near Truro, climbing about tall gTass stems in a somewhat 

 lethargic condition, about 10 a.m. on a grey morning. 



It may be interesting to record the following " Stylopised " insects : — An- 

 drena rosse, var. trimmerana, Kirb., one 9 May 15th, 1909 ; A. nigrosenea, Kirb., 

 one (J ? May 29th, 1909 ; A. rosse, var. trimmerana, Kirb., one ^ April 24th, 1910 ; 

 A. nana, Kirb., one 9 July 2nd, 1910; one 9 July 8th, 1910. 



Vespidse (wasps) were much less numeroiis than usual throughout the year. 

 — W. A. RoLLASON, " Lamorna," Truro, Cornwall : February Wth, 1911. 



