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at ‘‘sugar patches.” V. vulgaris and V. germanica both at 
Lymington, but V. rufa is the wasp of the forest, whether heaths, 
gardens or woods. V. sylvestris and V. norvegica were both taken 
at Royden (‘‘ workers ”’ only), but not seen elsewhere. Neither 
species can be overlooked. 
Odynerus: Although, continually working at this family I 
experienced very poor results. O. spinipes was fairly common on 
most banks in most woods, and when not seen its absence. was 
probably owing to the ‘‘ wood ant,” but O. melanocephalus was 
not taken. The latter is more a hedge species. O. callosus, 
O. parietum and a few O. trifasciatus. O. pictus was not seen, 
and probably deserves the ‘‘ not common” of Saunders. I have 
taken both this species and the preceding commonly in Cambridge 
gardens. O.parietinus : A single 2 brought to me in September. 
O. crassicornis : A female of this scarce species was taken in July 
during a short break in the rain flying round some »ushes. 
Being almost certain of its identity directly I had it in my hand 
I tried hard for more, but wet weather set in again, so had no 
chance. Of its congeners only a solitary O. sinuatus was taken, 
but probably gracilis also occurs. The two common species, 
O. callosus and O. parietum, were brought to me in numbers 
throughout August and September on the chance that there 
might be some rarer species amongst ,them. Unfortunately 
this was not so! 
Eumenes coartata: Not uncommon during September on 
heaths at Setley, but I could not find any “ nests.”’ 
Bees: Colletes succinctus, C. fodiens, and C. daviesana, 
Sphecodes gibbus, S. subquadratus and doubtful females. 
Falicti: These little bees were unusually scarce. Out of 
those taken I have determined the followmg: H. rubicundus, 
quidrinotus, prasinus, cylindricus (1 don’t think any of these are 
albipes), villosulus, nitidusculus, minutissimus (a few at Norley 
Wood) and morio. Leucopus not found amongst few ‘ green ”’ 
ones taken. I was disappointed at not taking H. xanthopus. 
Andrena: A.albicans, florea, thoracica, fuscipes, fulvicus, argen- 
tata, afzeliella and minutula. A very poor lot, owing to the fact 
that I did no spring collecting for them. The beautiful Dasypoda 
hirtipes was not seen on the coast. 
Panurgus calcaratus: Two from Mr. G. Gulliver; exact 
locality in forest uncertain. 
Nomada : N. solidaginis was in the greatest abundance on all 
heaths. Whatever the host of this ‘‘cuckoo’’ I pity it! A few 
N. roberjeotiana were found at Setthorns, and other species taken 
were N. sexfasciata, alternata, jacobee and lathburiana. . With the 
exception of a solitary N. furva no others of the family were 
seen and I could not work for them in the spring. 
Epeolus rufipes : Not uncommon where colletes was burrowing. 
A few Celoxys (rufescens, elongata) and Megachile circumcincta, 
