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Salius exaltatus Fab. — A 2 beneath a stone on east cliff of Clare Island, July 



(Morley). Mainland: one at Knappagh, near Westport, 3rd August, 



1911 (Grimshaw). 

 Pemphredon lugubris Fab. — Mainland : one in Old Head wood, July, 1910 



(Morley). 

 Gorytes mystaceus Linn. — Mainland : one 2 , Knappagh, Westport, August, 



1911 (Grimshaw'. 

 G. quadrifasciatus Fab. — Mainland : Glendarary, Achill Island (Johnson). 

 Mellinus arvensis Linn. — Several nesting in east cliffs of Clare Island, July, 



1910 (Morley). Mainland: one 2 at Westport, June, 1909 (Halbert). 

 Crabro clavipes Linn. — Mainland : a 2 atBelclare, in July, 1910 (Halbert). 

 C. leucostomus Linn. — Mainland : two at Westport in July, 1911 (Halbert). 

 C. palmipes Linn. — Common. Clare Island in June 'Johnson) and July 



(Morley). Mainland : Belelare in July (Halbert) ; Louisburgh, flying 



at stone wall, July (Morley) : Mulranny in June (Johnson). 

 C. albilabris Fab. — Mainland : Mulranny (Johnson). 



DIPLOPTERA— Social Wasps. 



Vespa vulgaris Linn. — Mainland : Sraheens Lough (Johnson; ; Westport, 



August (Grimshaw). 

 V. sylvestris Scop. — Mainland : two 3 3 captured at Westport and Mount 

 Brown Lough in July, 1911 (Halbert). 

 It is worthy of note that wasps are unknown on Clare Island. The 

 islanders know them only through visits to the mainland : to the 

 island children they are quite unfamiliar. 

 Odynerus pictus Curt. — Xine of both sexes on Clare Island 'Johnson) and 

 several in their burrows (Morley). Mainland : two at Achill Sound, 

 June, 1910 (Johnson). 

 0. trimarginatus Zett. — A pair on Clare Island in 1909 (Halbert). 

 0. trifasciatus Oliv. — Clare Island (Johnson). 



ANTH0PHILA— Bees. 



Colletes succinctus Linn. — Mainland : a 2 at Sraheens Lough and another at 



Achill Sound (Johnson). 

 Sphecodes affinis Hag. — Three 2 2 on Clare Island, June, 1911 (Johnson). 

 S. hyalinatus Seh. —Mainland : two $ 3 , Castlebar, July, 1911 (Halbert). 

 S. ferruginatus Sch. — Clare Island (Johnson). 

 Halictus rubicundus, Chr. — Clare Island (Johnson). Mainland : one $ at 



Westport (Halbert). 



