54 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
characteristic types, the wings were properly developed, and in one 
case I noticed an attempt at flight; but as far as one experiment 
goes, the slow rate of development which in thirteen months has 
only given one brood, and that not as numerous as the parent 
weevils, shows the effect of unfavourable climate or surroundings 
in materially retarding multiplication. 
HYMENOPTERA IN NORFOLK. 
By J. B. Brinaman. 
Tue above heading would have been more correct if I had 
prefixed “want of,” for this has been by far the worst season 
I have known for these insects. The first bee I met with was 
the male of Anthophora acervorum, on the 8rd of March; 
the unusually fine weather at the beginning of this month had 
tempted it out about three weeks before its usual time. The fine 
weather was soon over; the spring and summer here were 
generally dull and cold; so also was the autumn. 
I have never seen the hedgerows so deserted by bees as 
during the past season. Bombi were scarce in the spring ; and in 
autumn, when generally the red nettles abound with the workers, 
and thistle-heads with the males of many species of Bombi, and 
with these latter the males of their parasites the Apathi, this 
year these flowers were almost deserted. Halictt and Andrene 
were equally scarce ; so in fact were the other genera. 
T went to Brundall several times after the new Nomada, but 
could not find a single specimen. I was not much more successful 
in searching for Macropis labiata. After many visits I succeeded 
in taking a very few of both sexes on one day only, July 24th. 
Dull weather, with cold east winds, prevailed at this season. Two 
years ago I found a small colony of Andrena Hattorfiana, and 
took three females of the beautiful Nomada armata flying 
about the mouths of the burrows. I have not seen the Andrena 
since last year. I took another Nomada in the same spot, but 
could not find a single Andrena at the burrows or on the flowers 
of the Scabious in the neighbourhood ; this is the only plant I 
have seen them frequent. In June I took for the first time, near 
this city, the pretty little Andrena chrysosceles. One of the best 
additions to my collection this year was Bombus Smithianus, 
