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gaze upon some of the loveliest landscape scenery in Devon- 

 shire. High Peak, and the open commons in the neighbour- 

 hood, are, according to my experience, some of the richest 

 localities for Hymenopterous treasures ; the following enu- 

 meration of species will serve to prove the truth of this ob- 

 servation. 



Formica citnicularia is a common species on High Peak; 

 Methoca ichneumo?io'ides is also found there. One of the 

 most local of our British bees, Saropoda Mmaculata, is 

 found here in immense profusion ; I have seen it in great num- 

 bers in Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight ; but, along the whole 

 line of coast between High Peak, and Flag-staff Hill beyond 

 Budleigli Salterton, it occurred by thousands; its shrill piping 

 is heard all the day long. 



Of fossorial Hymenoptera I may note the occurrence of 

 Pompilus rufipes, not however common during August; 

 these insects would probably be found in greater numbers 

 during September. Pompilus fuscus I mention only be- 

 cause I captured a single specimen having the posterior 

 femora red; I do not know of its having occurred in this 

 form of variety previously in Great Britain; from the north- 

 ern parts of Europe I have seen many such examples. 

 Cerceris lahiata is a common species here, and also near 

 Budleigh, as is also Cerceris arenaria. The rare, or cer- 

 tainly extremely local insect, Astata hoops, was only taken 

 at Budleigh Salterton, on the ton of Flag-staff Hill; but it 

 was not in great abundance. The capture of a species, new 

 to the British fauna, is a circumstance that seldom falls to 

 my lot, but I was not greatly surprised when it occurred; I 

 should have been quite as much astonished if my visit to 

 South Devon had not been accompanied by such a result; 

 the capture was limited, I regret to have to record, to a single 

 specimen of the male — the species being the Aporusfemoralis 



