Notes on Behavior of Bees 221 
Andrena geranii maculata (Robt.) 
Very many of these bees were seen going to the flowers of 
the spring beauty, Claytonia caroliniana, on my lawn at Kirk- 
wood, Mo., April 11, 1930. 
Hylaeus modestus (Say) 
A twig brought to me from Kimmswick, Mo., early in Octo- 
ber, 1929, contained a mother in the top por ion and six cells 
below. The cells had three larvae, two pupae, and one parasite 
and all were destroyed by a growth of fungus. I have no 
proof however, that the nest belonged to this mother ; she merely 
may have crawled into the twig to hibernate or to die. 
Agapostemon radiatus (Say) [S. A. R.] 
Dozens of these bees were at work burrow me vertically 1 ina 
bank of very fine sand at Creve Coeur Lake, Mo., August 8, 
1922, They were seen to enter their eee head first: <1 
complete for the mother was at the bottom and there was no 
evidence of brood chambers. 
Agapostemon texanus (Cress) 
One bee was seen feeding on honey placed in a saucer for 
honey bees in my garden, 
Melissodes hitei (Ckll.) 
Several bees were taken on the flowers of hen-pepper, at 
Metta Highlands, Mo., August 14, 1932. 
Tetralonia atriventris (Sm.) 
The automobile radiator as it sweeps through the air is a large 
factor in affecting the balance of life, and insects come in for 
their share = elimination. An interesting ae was made 
Say “courtship-dance” rather than the usual term 
because the sun was not shining and a cloudier or drearier day 
could hardly be — yet these supposedly sun-loving bees 
were abroad in numbers 
Tetralonia rosae (Robt.) 
Both sexes were taken from flowers of the weigelia, 
Diervilla Bee in my garden May 11, 1930. 
