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Coelioxys rufescens, Lep., elongata, Lep., and acuminata, Nyl. 

 3Iegachile maritima, Kirb. — Walton-on-the-Naze : Wilhighbiella, Kirb., cir- 

 cumcincta, Lep. — Nayland : Ugniseca,'Kxrh. — at flowers of Geranium pratense in my 

 garden ; this plant does not occur here in the wild state ; also at flowers of ever- 

 lasting pea, &c. : centuncularis, L. — very common in my garden. 



Anthidium manicatum, L. — at flowers of Ballota nigra, Geranium pratense, 

 and raspben-y ; I have found G. pratense a very attractive plant to bees generally, 

 and especially to those belonging to the genera Coelioxys and Megachile. 

 Stelis aterrima, Panz. 



Chelostoma jlorisomne, L., and campanularum, Kirb. 



Osmia rufa, L. — common at Brassica flowers, also flying on sunny afternoons 

 about the fronts of cottages, to which grape vines, &c., have been nailed : pilicornis, 

 Sm. — of this rare species I met with two specimens in 1883 : ccerulescens, L., and 

 /"ulviventris. 



Eucera longicornis, L. — very abundant, especially at flowers of Ajuga reptans. 

 Anthophora retusa, L. — Nayland, &c., rare : pilipes. Fab. — very abundant about 

 sunny banks in the early spring ; the male was out last year on March 4th : furcata, 

 Panz. — rare. 



Ceratina cyanea, F. — Nayland, rare. 



Psithyrus rupestris, F., vestalis, Fourc, Barbtitellus, Kirb., campestris, Panz., 

 and quadricoJor, Lep. — the males of this genus seem much more abundant than the 

 females ; a friend of mine last year brought me a " humble bees' nest," from which 

 I bred a number of male rupestris, but the occupants of the very few female cells 

 all died without emerging. 



Bombus cognatus, Steph. — when collecting Coleoptera on the St. Osyth coast 

 last year, I unwittingly disturbed a nest of this species, the proprietors of which 

 came buzzing about my head in a very menacing manner, but having a good-sized 

 net with me, I quickly made them all prisoners ; they were mostly males, and 

 probably some of them had never flown before ; I tried to breed some females, but 

 failed, probably I kept the cells too dry ; this is a common species here, especially 

 towards the coast : muscorum, L. — excessively variable : LatreiUellus, Kirb. — not 

 common ; in 1882 I only obtained females, but last year I found all the sexes : 

 hortorum, L., and var. ITarrisellus, ^ivh. , pratorum,Jj. , sylvarmn, L., lapidarius, 1j., 

 terrestris, L., and var, lucorum, Sm. 

 Apis mellifica, L. 



Colchester : Januai-y 9th, 1884. 



Captures in North Uist and St. Kilda. — Last June I spent a few days in the 

 island of North TJist, one of the Hebrides, and met with the following species : 



Lepidopteea : Sericoris littoralis, Bactra lanceolana, Grapholita eampoli- 

 liana, Argyrolepia Baumanniana, Dicrorampha simpliciana, JEupoecilia angustana, 

 Simaethis Fabriciana, PluteUa craciferarum, Gelechia tenebrosella, Tinea rusticella, 

 Miana fasciuncida. 



Neueopteea and Obthopteka : Asynarchus coenosus, Limnophilus extricatus 

 and affinis Lestes sponsa, Forficula auricularia. 



