134 I November, 



larvae again, as they were in season, and to watch tliem iu the dark ; 

 no trace of luminosity was visible. Thus it remains only to ascertain 

 to what genus of MycetophilidcB the Xew Zealand larvae belong. 



I notice, by the way, that in my statement about luminous Dip- 

 tera, in the Ent. Mo. Mag., xv, p. 43, I forgot to mention Wahlberg's 

 observation. 



Heidelberg : Octoler, 1886. 



Aculeate Hymetioptera in 1886. — As I have been successful in capturing a con- 

 siderable number of scarce and local Uymenoptera, a record of some of the best of 

 these may not prove to be without interest. During May and the greater part of 

 June I was at Oxford ; the last two or three days of July and the first ten days of 

 August I spent at Sidmouth. To species that were found in these two localities I 

 shall affix the name of the locality where I found them ; where no locality is men- 

 tioned, it is to be understood that the species was caught within walking distance of 

 Chippenham. 



As no really scarce species of the Heterogyna was found, I record none of this 

 section. Of the Fossores I have taken — 



Myrmosa melanocephala, Fab. : two <? and several $ ; the latter sex also at 

 Sidmouth. 



Aporus unicolor, Spin. — of this rare species I was lucky enough to take one $ at 

 Sidmouth. 



Evagethes hicolor, Lep. — one $ at Sidmouth. 



Of the genus Pompilus : niger, Fab., was common, but so difficult to catch, that 

 i only secured about half a dozen — I took a single $ at Sidmouth ; spissus, Schiodte, 

 was generally common in our woods. 



Priocnemis was very well repi'esented, several good species being found : fuscus, 

 Linn., at Oxford ; exaltatus, Fab., common at Sidmouth ; pusillus, Schiodte, both 

 sexes, but not commonly ; parvulus, Dahlb., both sexes, rarely ; hyalinatus, Fab., 

 one c? at Sidmouth. 



Agenia variegata, Linn. — widely distributed, but not very common ; it is to be 

 found running over walls, heaps of road-scrapings, banks, on willow and other tree 

 trunks, and on old stumps. I have taken $ and ? in cop., and the latter sex with 

 its prey (a spider), as is usual with the PompiUdcB : hircana, Fab., much more local 

 than the former species, but not very scarce where it is found. I have only taken it 

 on tree trunks, and once or twice on a stump. 



Ceropales maculatus, Fab. — not uncommon in woods. 



Astata hoops, Schr. — I found the $ with its prey at Sidmouth. 



Spilomena troglodytes, V. d. Lind. — two ? in a quarry. 



Mimesa Dahlboini, Wesm. — in the woods, but not commonly. 



Crahro elavipes, Linn. — this species and several others seem particularly fond 

 of plum leaves iu gardens. I suspect that they come in search of the Aphides, 

 which are often so abundant on these trees ; capitosus, Shuck. — the $ was found in 

 our garden ; gonager, St. Farg. — I took throe or four $ and a few $ at Wootton- 

 under-Edge, near here, where the fu-st specimens were taken. I was very pleased to 



