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Vespa germanica, Braunton Burrows ; V. norvegica, $ $ , Morte Point. Colletes 

 suecincta, Morte Point and Saunton Cliff ; C. fodiens, Saunton Cliff. Frosopis 

 hyalinata, $ , Halictus Smeathmanellus, ? , burrowing on roadside, Braunton. An- 

 drena nigriceps, $ , burrowing on roadside, near Bullpoint ; A. coitana, $ , on 



Verbascum fhapsus, Bullpoint. Dasypoda hirtipes, S , on thistle, Saunton. Cilissa 

 leporina, $ $ , near Saunton Court. Panurgus calcaratus, Saunton Hotel Grounds ; 

 P. ursinus, Nomada jacobcecB, ^ 5 , Braunton Burrows ; N. solidaginis, ? , entering 

 burrows of A. nigriceps. Epeolus producius, $ ? , Saunton Sands. Cwlioxgs vectis, 



(J 5 ) Megachile maritima, $ ? , Saunton Sands and Cliff ; M. centuncularis, ? 

 Saunton. Chelostoma florisomne, $ , on Ranunculus, Saunton. Osmia ccerulescens, 



9 , Saunton Hotel. Saropoda bimaculata, most abundant, Saunton. Bombus 

 sylvarum, $ , Q-eorgeliam. 



Calyptonotus pini, one in ant's nest, one on sandhills. Rhyparochromus pra- 

 textatus, sandhills. Pseudophloeus Fallenii. Carpocoris baccarum. Verhtsia 

 rhombea. Stygnus arenarius. Monanthia cardui. — H. SwALE, Tavistock : Sep- 

 tember, 1893. 



Methoca ichneumonides, Latr., at Bexhill. — The $ of this usually rare species 

 occurred in some numbers at Bexhill dui-ing August of this year, but the majority 

 of specimens taken were smaller and much darker than the normal form, some of 

 them being almost black ; it would be interesting to know if this variation is in any 

 way connected with the long dry summer of 1893. At Mr. Saunders' request I 

 spent a considerable time in watching these curious sand-wasps, with the hope of 

 throwing some light on their habits ; but although I closely shadowed many indi- 

 viduals at different times, I had no success. One fine dark specimen in particular 

 led me up and down a hot sand-bank for some 25 minutes, covering over 10 yards, 

 till the sun pouring down on the back of one's neck, made it a positive relief when 

 she finally disappeared in the long grass on the top of the bank ; she never entered 

 the burrows of any bee, and never captured anything, but with her antennae con- 

 stantly in motion moved in rapid zigzags with occasional short rests, as convenient 

 tufts of grass afforded shelter. She was extremely sensitive to any local disturbance, 

 caused by shifting one's position, however carefully, so much so, indeed, that it 

 seemed almost like appreciating sound without earth tremors ; she also took instant 

 alarm if one's shadow fell across her path. A few Salicti of several species (chiefly 

 rubicundus) frequented the same spots &a Metkoeajhut were not in sufficient evidence 

 to even suggest any association between them. The ^ , though carefully looked for, 

 I did not succeed in finding. Mr. McLachlan (for whose views of a close time and 

 never doing a rare species to death I have the utmost respect and appreciation) may 

 be glad to hear that the specimens I watched I did not capture, but passed free 

 of the collecting bottle. — Gr. A. James Eothney, 15, Versailles Eoad, Anerley : 

 September 9th, 1893. 



[I have not sufficient knowledge of the habits of Methoca to enable me to form 

 any opinion, as to the advisability or otherwise of moderation in collecting. I find 

 there is some amount of popular misapprehension current as to the scope of my 

 suggestions. As the title indicated, they concerned British Butterflies, and I had 

 one species especially in view, viz., Lyoana Arion. Given one of the restricted 



