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the males being on flowers. Pominlus viaticus and P. gthhus 

 were very common ; a solitary male of tlie rarer P. pectinijies 

 was also taken. Priocnemis fuscus and Ammophila campcstris 

 were plentiful. Tachytes j^ectinvpes and Miscophus bicolor, the 

 latter and rarer species being very difficult to catch. Diodontus 

 minutus and D. luperus were both taken, as also several speci- 

 mens of Pemphrcdon lethifer. Miniesa bicolor and M. equestris 

 were swept from Umbelliferse ; several specimens off Harpactus 

 tumidus. Two specimens of Gorytes mystaceus, as also Mellifius 

 arvensis, were taken, the two latter being from the leaves of a 

 stunted oak, where they were apparently in search of lepi- 

 dopterous larvae. Cerceris arenaria was common. Trypoxvlon 

 Jigidus and T. clavicerum were taken, but not commonly. 

 Amongst the Crabros, a solitary specimen of the rare C. capi- 

 tosus fell to my net, the other species taken being podagricus, 

 varius, ivesmaeli, elongatidus, vagabimdus, 4-maculatiis, cribrarius, 

 and peltarius. Entomognathus brevis was very abundant. The 

 Diploptera were represented by Vesjja germanica, Odynerus 

 parietum, and a single female of Eumenes coarctata. In the 

 family Anthophila Colletes succincta and C. fodiens were common 

 on the ragwort {Senecio jacobcea), while the bramble-flowers 

 swarmed with Prosopis communis and P. hycdinata. Sphecodes 

 gibbus, pilifrons, similis, and variegatus were captured at the 

 bloom of thistles ; and two specimens of the rare S. longidus 

 were taken by sweeping. Halictus cylindricus, albipes, and 

 tumulorum were in plenty, while specimens of H. punctatissimiis 

 were scarce. Andrena bicolor was common at the bloom of the 

 mallow {Malva sylvestris) ; A. fulvicrus and A. afzeliella were 

 also plentiful, but A. chrysoscelis was represented by two speci- 

 mens from the bloom of Umbelliferse. Nomada fabriciana and 

 N.furva were both taken, but much worn. Two specimens of 

 Ccslioxys elongata and one specimen undetermined complete the 

 list of captures of the Hymenoptera-Aculeata. 



Chrysidid^. — In this family I succeeded in taking three speci- 

 mens of the rare Elampus panzeri, by sweeping a small clump of 

 viper's bugloss (Echium vidgare). Several examples of Homalus 

 auratus and Chrysis ignita occurred, as also one specimen of the 

 rare C. succincta. 



IcHNEUMONiD^. — As my captures in this family were very 

 numerous, and not all at the present determined, I propose 

 giving the names of those identified, simply stating that they 

 were all taken by sweeping. Ichneumon xanthorius, 1. latrator, 

 Exophanes exidcms (both sexes), Amblyteles palliatorius, A. casti- 

 gator, Platylabus pedatorius, P. dimidiatus, Stilpnus gagates, Phy- 

 gadeuon brevis, P. jejunator, P. variabilis, P.fumator, Hemiteles 

 tenebricosus, Aptesis hemiptera, Pezomachus rufulus, Campoplex 

 erythrogaster, C. pugiltator, Sagaritis latrator, Limneria crassi- 

 cornis, L. unicinata, L. interrupta, L. ovata, Canidia pusilla, 



