40 HISTORY OF GLANVILLE'S WOOTTOX. 



CLASS V. INSECTA. 



Of the 13,280 insects which (as far as I know) have 

 been taken in the British Isles, 4118 belong to 

 the order Hymenoptera, 3374 to Coleoptera, 49 to 

 Orthoptera, 331 to Neuroptera, 2062 to Lepidoptera, 

 2235 to Diptera, 55 to Aphaniptera, 441 to Hemiptera, 

 and 622 to Homoptera. 



3890 have been taken in the parish of Glanville's 

 Wootton, of the following orders : Hymenoptera, 

 631; Coleoptera, 911; Orthoptera, 23; Neuroptera, 

 149 ; Lepidoptera, 910 ; Diptera, 800 ; Aphaniptera, 

 33; Hemiptera, 178; and Homoptera, 194. 



Owing to its having been my father's favourite 

 branch of Natural History, and to the multitude of 

 species, I have thought it best to divide the class 

 Insecta into orders and tribes, or families. 



Several of the insects found in this parish are figured 

 and described in Curtis's ' British Entomology.' 



Order I. HYMENOPTERA. 



Amongst the rarer species of Hymenoptera found in 

 this parish, I think the following are most deserving 

 of notice : Pompilus variegatus ; Crabro signatus ; 

 Cephus phthiscus ; Lydamarginata; Lyda arbustorum ; 

 Hylotoma segmentaria ; Myrmosa melanocephala ; 

 Evagethes bicolor; Spilomena Troglodytes; Alyson 



