272 [May. 



6. Halictfs lj:vis, Kirby. 



A well-marked species, easily known by its impunctate abdomen 

 and the remote jjuncturation of its thorax, in which latter character 

 it resembles viUosulus. No specimens have been recorded since Kirby's 

 original captures at Nacton, Suffolk. 



7. Andeena angustioe, Kirby. 



Occurs on dandelion flowers, and is closely allied to Gwjjnnnn, 

 Kirby, but may be known by its clear testaceous tibite. I much wish 

 to obtain undoubted males o£ this. I think it very probably = 

 ruficrus of Continental Entomologists. 



8. A. POLITA, Sm. 



Taken at the chalkpits, Worthfleet ; easily recognised, according to 

 Smith, by its shining finely punctured abdomen and golden apical fringe. 



9. NOMADA GUTTULATA, Schcuck. 



A medium-sized species, very like ochrostoma, but rather smaller 

 and distinguishable at once by the 3 short blunt black spines at the 

 apex of the posterior tibia). I have only seen one $ of this, without 

 note of locality. 



10. Megachile ericetorum, Lep., = ptrina, Sm., nee Lep. 



Has occurred at Weyb ridge, Southampton and Bristol {Jide Smith), 

 but no recent captures recorded. May be easily known by the 

 testaceous tarsi in both sexes, and the small tubercular spine on the 

 7th abdominal segment of the ^ , also by the well-defined apical bands 

 to the abdominal segments in the $ . 



11. Heriades truncoeum, Linn. 



This little insect has not occurred for a great many years ; it is 

 one of our smallest bees, scarcely larger than a Prosopis, but in shape 

 more like an Osmia ; the carina at the base of the 1st abdominal 

 segment is a distinct characteristic of the genus. It is recorded from 

 Dulwich and Brentford. 



12. BOMBUS IflVALIS. 



Eecorded from Shetland, but the specimens in the British Museum 

 are much smaller than continental nivalis. More specimens, especially 

 males, for the examination of the genital armature are much wanted. 



St. Ann's, Mason's Hill, Brouilej, Kent : 

 April 4th, 1884. 



