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the rarer species may be named Prosopia cornuia and 

 P.varieynta ; Andrena Hallorjiana, A. ferox, A. mouffeteUa, 

 and A. polita ; Haliclns sexciiictus, Macropis labiata ; the 

 unique specimen of Rophiles guingucspinosus, captured last 

 year at Guestling, near Hastings; Nomada Bridymanimia, 

 A', armaia, N. baccala, and N. Roherjeoiiaud ; Osvi'ki 

 parietina, Heriades truncorum, and Meyachile pt/iiiid. 

 There was also a remarkable hermaphrodite of Antliopliora 

 acervorum, having the left side n)ale, with the iutermediate 

 log elongated and fringed, whilst the opposite leg was of the 

 ordinary female type; as well as hermaphrodite examples of 

 Andrena nitida, Noniada haccata, and Apis mdlijica. 

 The humble-bees contained a splendid series of Bomhux 

 Sniithiaiins, and four examples of B. pomoruni^ not in other 

 British collections. The Formicidie contained every kuow n 

 species found in this country. The drawers of fossorial 

 Hymenoptera were full of rare species, especially Methoca 

 ichneutnuHoides, Ponipilus sericatus and P. uoiatus, Ceropiles 

 varieyala, Aporiis unicolor and A. femoraia, Miscoplinn 

 hicolor and M. maritimus ; also Artata stiyma. Among the 

 lespida were a fine series of the very local Eumenes coitrctato ; 

 and of Odytterus Icevipes and Vespa arborea, both being 

 first discovered by Mr. Sujith. The tongues of the genera of 

 bees accompanied the insects ; exhibiting in a very instructive 

 manner the gradual development of that organ, (rom the 

 short, blunt, wasp-like tongue ol the genus Col/etes, to the 

 elongate form found in the groups Aniliophora and Botnbns. 



Sir Sidney S. Saunders lent a collection of Grecian 

 Hymenoptera, with their galleries and cells formed in the 

 stems of various briars, as well as their parasites and larvas. 

 Amongst them were specimens of Osmia iridcNtato, Meya- 

 chile centinncularis, and the beautiful blue-black Xylocopa 

 cyauescens ; a fine series of the narrow-bodied liaphioylossa 

 eumeiioides ; and Psiliylossa odyneroides, in which the sexes 

 are remarkably distinct. 



Amongst the remaining insects in this group were two 

 drawers of aculeate Hymenoptera., sent by Mr. Goodman; 

 and souie British Hynienojitera, by Mr. Mapleston. 



As might be expected, fVoni the large number of entomo- 

 logists who devote their attention to the British Lepidoplera, 

 the cases containing insects of this group were very 

 numerous, and iticluded selections fiom nearly every large 

 collection. 



'J'lie Diurni of Mi. S. Sli-vcns wen- very fine, and excei'd- 



