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they gradually became less numerous, and the two bees entirely dis- 

 appeared, owing, doubtless, to my capturing several and disturbing 

 others by my unbecoming curiosity. 



The Hymenoptera registering at the hotel were as follows : 



Atiuiiflphila picfipcnnis ^^'alsh, many specimens. 



Auimohliila vulgaris Cress., next in numbers. 



Ainmophila urnaria Klug, two only observed. 



Epeo/iis rei/iii^ati/s Fabr. , three or four for several nights. 



Alelissodcs bimaculata St. Farg., three or four for several nights. 



Myziue sexcincta Fabr., one or two nearly every night. 



The three species of Anniiophila slept in the position figured. The 

 mandibles grasped the grass-stem very tightly, yet in no case did they 

 ])ierce the tissue. The wings were folded, one o\er the other, and the 



Ainmophila piclipci7nii, asleep. 



tij) rested on the highest point of the abdomen. The legs were tlexed 

 at the fenioro-tibial articulation, and rested on the grass stem. The 

 hind pair of legs diverged at an angle of about 35° to 40°. In the 

 evening the posterior abdominal segments moved back and forth in a 

 telescopic way. But as the insect became sound asleep all motion 

 ceased, and by 9 o'clock I could take a wasp off with my fingers and 

 drop it in a bottle before it woke up. They came every evening be- 

 tween 7 and 8 o'clock and were gone before 5 o'clock in the morning. 

 When a wasp came it did not at once attach itself, but flew about a 

 while, often resting on the grass-heads or leaves. Frequently after 

 attaching itself, it left to try some more suitable spot. They rarely 



