48 HISTORY OF GLANVILLE'S WOOTTON. 



1. Vespa crabro, Linn. Hornet. Common. It is the 



most formidable insect we have. The males 

 (which have no stings) are only found in 

 September and October ; but the females 

 hibernate in old thatch. 



2. V. vulgaris, Linn. Common Wasp. Abundant 



in most years. The males (which have no 

 stings) are only found in the autumn ; but the 

 females hibernate in old thatch. 



3. V. rufa, Linn. Common. 



4. V. Germanica, Fab. Common. 



5. V. sylvestris, Scop. Common. 



Apidce. 



1. Nomada ruficornis, Linn. Common Cuckoo Bee. 



Abundant from April to June. 



2. N. borealis, Zett. Common in company with 



Andrena Clarkella, from March 18th to May. 



3. N. succincta, Panz. Abundant from April to June. 



4. N. ochrostoma, Kirby. Common, May and June. 



5. N. Lathburiana, Kirby. Common, June and July. 



6. N. varia, Panz. Common, May and June. 



7. N. signata, Jur. Not common. 



8. N. alternata, Kirby. Not common. 



9. N. lineola, Panz. Not common. 



10. N. Fabriciana, Linn. Common, May and June. 



11. N. Germanica, Panz. Common, in company with 



Andrena sestiva, from March 27th to May. 



12. N. flavoguttata, Kirby. Common in June. 



