NOTES ON HYMENOPTERA. 



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not been waging war against their friends ; be that as it may, 

 one thing is quite certain, we had enough and something to 

 spare for the poor wasps. I for one cannot bring myself to 

 join in the exultation that has been occasioned by their whole- 

 sale destruction. Whenever we observe the appearance of 

 an insect so general and abundant, we may feel assured that 

 its appearance is for some wise, although probably to us 

 inscrutable, purpose. 



It will be found that the majority of my Notes this year 

 relate to insects captured at Bournemouth, Hants; and 

 perhaps of all the localities that I have searched, Deal and 

 its neighbourhood alone excepted, this is the richest in Hy- 

 menopterous insects. About two months of uninterrupted 

 fine weather preceded my ari'ival, therefore many species 

 were over for the season ; but I think the list of captures sub- 

 joined will amply bear out my opinion of Bournemouth being 

 one of the finest localities for Hymenoptera in England: — 



Captures at Bouryiemouth 

 Fam. FORMICID^. 

 Fonuica rufa, 

 „ congerens. 

 „ exsecta. 

 „ ciinieularia. 



nigra. 

 „ fusca. 

 „ umbrata. 

 „ flava. 

 „ fuliginosa. 

 Tapinoma erratica. 

 M}Tniica mginodis. 

 „ scabriuodis. 

 „ lajAdnodis. 

 „ sulcinodis, 

 Tetrainoriiim crespitum. 



during the month of August, 1SQ4:. 



Fam. MUTILLIDaE. 

 Mutilla Eiu'opaa. 



„ ephippiimi. 

 M}-nnosa melanocephala. 

 Methoca ichneumonides. 



Fam. SCOLIAD^. 

 Tipliia femorata. 



Fam. POMPILrO^F. 

 Pompilus fuscus. 

 gibbus. 

 plmnbeus. 

 rufipes. 

 sepicola. 

 affinis. 

 exaltatus. 



