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A LIST of the HYMENOPTERA-ACULEATA so far 



OBSERVED in the COUNTIES of LANCASHIRE 



and CHESHIRE, with NOTES on the HABITS 



of the GENERA. 



By Willoughby Gardner, F.L.S., F.R.GkS. 



[Eead May 10th, 1901.] 



Compared with the generally favoured and now well- 

 exploited Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, but little work has 

 been done in the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire up 

 to the present time in the order Hymenoptera. We have, 

 however, had several observers here and there, who, during 

 a series of years, have paid some attention to the Aculeata. 



The first of these who has left us any records is that 

 excellent entomologist the late Mr. Benjamin Cooke, who 

 resided at Hazlegrove and afterwards at Southport, and 

 whose observations extended not only around these places, 

 but also especially over Delamere Forest and the Wirral. 

 The result of his work is fortunately preserved to us in the 

 " Naturalist " for December, 1879, and January, 1880. 

 His records are marked B.C. in the following pages. 



The next observer in our district was that well-known local 

 naturalist the late Rev. H. H. Higgins, M.A., of Rain- 

 hill. He collected the Aculeata during a number of years 

 in his own neighbourhood, and also at many other places 

 in the two counties. He kindly handed over his notes to 

 the writer, and they appear here under the initials H.H.H. 



Other collectors who have at various times worked in the 

 district are— Mass E. C. Tomlin, Chester— E.C.T. Mr. R. 

 Newstead, F.E.S., Chester— R.N. Mr. J. Ray Hardy, 

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