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T. pectinipes, Linn. — pompiliformis, Sm. — Wallasey 

 sandhills ; Oakmere, Delamere, E:C.T. 



Dinetus, Jnr. — Allied to last-named genns ; only taken 

 very rarely in South of England. 



Miscophus, Jur. — Our two British species burrow in sandy 

 places like Tachytes, but provision their cells 

 with spiders. They have not been observed in 

 our district. 



Tryposcylon, Latr. — The several species excavate their 

 little tunnels in various different situations, T . 

 figulus either in banks of light earth or in wooden 

 posts, often in colonies, T. clavicerum in old 

 timber, and T. attenuatum in briar stems. 

 Spiders are stored up as food. 

 T. figulus, Linn. — Only reported so far from Bowden, 

 B.C., but probably overlooked, as common in 

 North Wales. 



Ammophila, Kirb. — The nest cells of these formidable 

 looking sand-wasps are at the end of a burrow 

 excavated in a bank of earth or sand. The prey 

 of the various species consists of Lepidopterous 

 larvse, with the exception of A. hirsuta, which 

 apparently confines its attention to spiders. 

 A. sabulosa, Linn. — Our most abundant species of this 

 genus, extending along the coast from Hoylake 

 to Southport. Inland also at Delamere, E.C.T. 

 A. hirsuta, Scop. — viatica, Sm. — Taken on sandhills at 

 Southport, B.C. and J.R.H., and at Formby, 

 H.TI.H. and F. Birch. Observed once carrying 

 Pyralidcv, J.R.H., though on North Wales coast, 

 where abundant, it stores spiders. 

 A. lutaria, Fab. — Brought to me from sandhills at 

 Blackpool, by Mr. C. E. Stott. 



Spilomena, Sch.uk. — Our one very small British species 



