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lake at Park on 2ncl Aug. Macrocentrus ahdominalis. Fab., a 9 on Aitgelica 

 flower on 25th July. Alysia manducator, Panz., a ? swept by Loch Skene on 

 7th Aug. 



Pkoctotrtpid^. — Galesus Juscipennis, Curt., one swept at Eauchory on 

 27th July. 



AcuLEATA. — Myrmica nihra, L., race nujinodis, Nyl., a S taken on 9th Aug. 

 Formica fusca, L., a ? on 13th Avig. Bombus afjrorum. Fab., a $ found on 

 25th Aug. ; doubtless common. 



Tenthredinid^. — Dolerns seneus Htg., one $ by Loch Skene on 7th Aug. 

 Allantus arcioatus, Fab., a couple of + V at Skene and Banchory. 



Besides these there were only a J Ichneumon (s. s.), four Tryphonmx and 

 two Limnerii (s. 1.), which I am unable to identify. — Claude Mokley, Monk 

 Soham House, Suffolk : October, 1909. 



Hymenoptera Aculeata in Cornwall in 1909. — Although the weather has 

 been very unfavourable for general Entomology dui'ing the present year, it 

 may be of interest to record some of my captures in this Order, all the species 

 liaving been determined by Mr. Edward Saiinders, to whom I tender most 

 gi'ateful thanks for the vahiable assistance so generously given. I have taken 

 eighty-nine species and six varieties, of whicli the following may be worthy of 

 mention : — 



1. — Species new to Cornwall : — Atulrcna J'ucato^, Smith, one female, Malpas, 

 April ; A. analis, Panz., one female, Truro distx'ict, August. Bombus smithianus, 

 White, one male, three females, and three workers, Penweathers and PeiTan- 

 porth, July and August (there is no record for the mainland, and only a single 

 specimen for Scilly) ; B. soroensis, Fabr., one male, Truro district, September. 

 Psithyrus vestalis var. distinctus, Perez, one male, Perranporth, August. 



2. — Other captures worth recording : — Pompilus chalybeatus, Schiodte, one 

 male and two females, Peri'anporth, June to Atigust ; P. minutulus, Dahlb., one 

 female, Perranporth, August (only two previous county records). Ccrceris 

 labiata, Fabr., two males and six females, Calenick and Perranporth, August. 

 Oxybclus mucronatus, Fabr., three males and several females, Perranporth, 

 August. Crabro podagricus, V. d. Lind., one male and three females, Pen- 

 calenick, August. Colletcs picistigma, Thoms., thi-ee males and six females, 

 Perranporth, and several localities in Truro district, July and Aiigust ; C. suc- 

 cincta, Linn., three males and five females, Truro district, September. Prosopis 

 conjusa, Nyl., one female, Calenick, August. Andrena rosie var. spinigera, Kirb., 

 two males, near Triu-o, April ; A. angustior, Kirb., five males, Truro district and 

 Uevoran, July and August. Eucera longicornis, Linn., five males and ten 

 females, from a large colony near Perranporth, June. Anthophora quadri- 

 mac^data, Panz., two males, Perranporth, June. Saropoda bimaculata, Panz., 

 ten males and two females, near Falmoutli and Perranporth, July to September ; 

 a rather large colony at Perranporth. Psithyrus campcstris, two females, Triu-o 

 district, May and August. Bombus latreillellus var. distinguendus, Mor., male 

 and female, near Trviro, September (only three previous county records. — 

 W. A. RoLLAsoN, " Lamorna," Truro : December, 1909. 



