XXll. THE ACULEATE HYMENOPTERA — METEOROLOGY. 



very scarce throughout this district. P. vestahs, which lives with B. 

 terrestris, is very common on thistles and other flowers in autumn. 

 P. barbutellus is rather a rare species, so far as my experience goes ; it 

 frequents the nests of B. pratorum, B. schrimshiranus, and B. Der- 

 hamellus, according to some authorities. P. Campestris is common and 

 is found wherever its host, B. hortorum, dwells. P. quadricolor lives 

 with B. pratorum and B. schrimshiranus, and is fairly common in some 

 localities. 



Such is our review of the genera and species of Aculeate Hymenop- 

 tera that have been taken by a very few collectors and observers in the 

 district betwixt Annan and the Dee. Many more species remain to 

 reward the labours of those who diligently search out the haunts of the 

 wild bee. A rich field, almost untrodden, lies ready for exploration by 

 any student who cares to take up one of the most fascinating branches 

 of entomological study. 



METEOROLOGY. 



By the Rev. Wm. ANDSON and G. F. SCOTT-ELLIOT. 



The Meteorology of Dumfriesshire, as a whole, cannot be easily 

 described, for there are no records from, e.g.^ the Moffat Hills or the 

 Merrick, and without these, it is scarcely possible to understand the 

 bearings of the peculiarities shown in the county. 



The following tables show the results which are at present available. 

 The death of Mr Dudgeon of Cargen has been a severe loss to meteo- 

 rology, as well as to many other sciences, and the first table which gives 

 the mean of no less than thirty years' observations (1860-1890) taken by 

 him, is one of extreme value. 



Cargen (Elevation, 90 Feet). 



As a result of five years' observation obtained at 



