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ACULEATE HYMENOPTERA OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE: 
A PRELIMINARY LIST. 
Rev. ALFRED THORNLEY, M.A., F.L.S., F.E.S., 
South Leverton Vicarage, Lincoin. 
As I can find no lists of the Hymenoptera of the county of 
Nottingham, I publish the following short one, and hope to oe 
follow on with similar preliminary lists of Tenthredinide, 
Ichneumonide, Cynipide, etc. The present list, whichincludes 
64 species, has been drawn up chiefly from my own captures, 
which Mr. Edward Saunders has kindly verified; and some 
older records which have been kindly furnished me by Mr. W. 
Denison Roebuck. Captures, other than my own, are all ~ 
acknowledged. The names in every case are those employed 
by Mr. Saunders in his valuable monograph of the group. 
I shall be very glad to have my attention called to any other 
records of Hymenoptera taken in the county of Nottingham. 
The. species here enumerated have all been captured casually 
along with insects of other orders, and have not had any special 
attention given them; and no doubt special work in the group __ 
would soon result in doubling or trebling the number. For 
_ those who would like to take up the study of the Hymenoptera 
Aculeata, Mr. Saunders has published some exceedingly valuable 
‘and useful hints on collecting y tania pon in ‘The Entomo- 
logists’ Monthly cedagetl for 1897. 
ACULEATA. — 
HETEROGYNA (ANTS). 
_ Lasius flavus DeG. South Leverton, common. 
_ Lasius niger L. South Leverton, common. 
Tetramorium guineense Fab. (Kollar? Sm.). An _ introduced 
species. Retford, one 9 example (S. Pegler). 
- Myrmica rubra L. 
Race Javinodis. ‘South Leverton, common. 
‘Race conrne South Leverton, common. 
~ FOSSORES. — 
ke Sapyga idaitioarais L. Recorded by. J. F. Stephens (Ent. 
- Mag., Jan. 1836, iii. 415) as having been taken near 
; Nottingham by R. Bakewell. This record is repeated by 
i es be Sheckard ie Foss te 1851» os see and 
