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as British insects ; all these genera are now expunged 

 from our list, one or more, I trust incorrectly so ; not 

 one of these species has been captured in England during 

 the last thirty years, but many localities, frequented by 

 Entomologists of former days, may not have been explored 

 by collectors of the present day ; be this as it may, it will, 

 no doubt, be desirable to wait until some recent capture 

 warrants any of the above insects being again incorporated 

 in the British list. There are many extensive portions of 

 inland country, as well as long ranges of our coasts, but very 

 slightly explored ; many species, new to our Fauna, may be 

 reasonably expected to be discovered, both on the north and 

 south Devon coasts; Braunton Burrows would surely yield 

 species new to our fossorial list, whilst at Torquay, — the 

 MontpeUier of England,— surely we may confidently reckon 

 upon the discovery of one or more of the insects that I have 

 enumerated above. 



If the coasts of Devon were thoroughly investigated, I 

 feel assured the task would amply repay the Hymenopterist 

 who undertook such a tempting excursion. These are not, 

 however, the only unexplored localities ; portions of the south- 

 eastern coast have never been well hunted over by competent 

 Hymenopterists, and I feel fully pursuaded, that we have a 

 very imperfect knowledge of the bees of Scotland and its 

 islands. If any of our younger Entomologists are deterred 

 from. turning their attention to the Hymenoptera, under an 

 impression, that our Fauna of that order is pretty well 

 known ; let the experience of one who has turned his at- 

 tention to these insects during the last thirty years, unde- 

 ceive him; each succeeding year more thoroughly con- 

 vinces me, that there is no order of insects, in which more 

 important discoveries are likely to be made. I feel assured 

 that whenever a young and zealous band of Hymenop- 



