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gronsa from sallows at Edmonton, in April, is interesting. — F. B. Jennings, 

 Meadow Cottage, Tanner's End, Upper Edmonton, N. : November Uh, 1895. 



[Growers of Narcissi, &c., in the London district know to their cost that M. 

 equestris lias been abundant for years in their gardens. — Eds.] 



Insects bred from a dead branch of maple at BJackheath. — In the early part of 

 this year I secured a large portion of a dead branch of a maple tree which was much 

 riddled with insect borings, and thinking it would be interesting to ascertain what 

 species of insects it would produce, I tied it up in a large muslin bag and waited for 

 the warm weather to tempt its inmates out. These began to appear at the end of 

 April, and came out pretty freely after a time, when thinking the branch lacked 

 moisture I gave it a bath, which process I fear was too much for its tenants, as 

 there were no emergencies afterwards. Amongst the species Mr. Saunders says is 

 one specially worthy of notice, viz., Pemphredon (Ceratophorus) morio, of which 

 five examples occurred ; this is one of our rarest Aculeate Hymenoptera, and has 

 not been recorded (as far as Mr. Saunders knows) from this country for thirty years 

 or more. 



The following is the list of species observed: — Coleopteba — Ptilinus pectini- 

 cornis, Anaspis subtestacea and ru/ieollis, Anthrenus pimpinella, Megatoma undata 

 (1), Tiresias serra (2), Omalium vile; Htmenoptera — Passalacus corniger, Pem- 

 phredon luguhris, P. CCeratophorus) morio, Crabro cephalotes (I should think as 

 many as fifty), Prosopis communis, Homalus auratus, Aphidins avence, Perifhous 

 varius ; Diptera — Spilogaster duplicata, Lonchcea vaginalis (in abundance). — 

 Alfred Beaumont, The Red Cottage, Blackheath: October, 1895. 



Aculeate Hymenoptera in Ireland.— The following captures are probably worthy 

 of record, as most of the species mentioned have not been previously reported from 

 Ireland, and the others have only been taken very sparingly, but the Order has not 

 hitherto received much attention in this country, and some species which are proba- 

 bly not very uncommon here have, until lately, escaped observation. This is the 

 case with Vespa austriaca, Caelioxys elongata, and others, which before last year 

 were regarded as rare species. C. elongata I have not thought worth noticing, es- 

 pecially as this season and last I hare found it very generally distributed, and the? 

 not uncommon. I have, however, only taken one <J . 



My notes refer to the eastern and some of the central counties only, and I 

 believe if the country were more tlioroughly worked, many species now unknown 

 from Ireland would be found. 



Pompilus rufipes — 1 took a ^ and two ? at Courtown, Co. Wexford, in August, 

 1894; this year I have looked for them in the same place in vain ; I believe they 

 are the only Irish specimens. Ammophila hirsuta — I took $ and $ about two 

 miles north of Arklow, Co. Wicklow, on July 12th last; I believe this is the only 

 Irish record. Pemphredon Shuckardi — The only Irish specimen I know of I took 

 at Dundrum, Co. Dublin, on June 5th last ; it is probably not uncommon. Nysson 

 spinosus — I took four J at GrleiicuUcn, Co. Dublin, last June ; I know of no others, 

 but it is probably not very uncommon. Crabro clavipes — I took one at Dundrum, 

 Co. Dublin, on June 13th last ; the only other specimen I know of is in the Irish 



