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H. rubicundus, Clir. — Generally distributed over the 

 district. 



H. leucozonius, Schr. — Noted at Marple, J.R.H., Oxton, 

 J.T.G., and as "well distributed," B.C. 



H. quadrinotatus, Kerb. — Reported from West Kirby, on 

 Rosa sjrinosissima, J.R.H. 



77. Icevigatus, Kirb. — lugubris, Kirk. $ . — This scarce 

 species has been taken at Hazlegrove, B.C., and 

 at Rock Ferry, J.T.G. 



77. cylindricus, Fab. — fulvocincta, Kirb. — Common and 

 widespread. 



77. albipes, Kirb. — obovata, Kirb. — Probably equally 

 common. Specially noted at Stretford, J.R.H. , 

 Delamere and Chester, E.C.T., Rock Ferry, 

 J.T.G., and Rainhill, H.H.H. 



77. villosulus, Kirb. — punctulatus, Thorns. — Only observed 

 so far at Hazlegrove, B.C., and at Rock Ferry, 

 J.T.G. 



H. atricornis, Sm. — This is another special bee in our 

 local list. The species, when first discovered by 

 the late Mr. B. Cooke at Hazlegrove, near Man- 

 chester, in July, 1860, was new to science, v. 

 " Ent. Ann.," 1870, p. 26. It was subsequently 

 obtained at the same place in some numbers by 

 Mr. Cooke. Since then this interesting little bee 

 has been taken by Mr. John Ray Hardy at Stret- 

 ford, near Manchester ; and the Rev. F. D. Morice 

 met with it in a sand-pit at AVhalley, in Lanca- 

 shire. More recently it has been found in other 

 parts of the country : in Warwickshire, both at 

 Rugby and near Birmingham, and also in 

 Gloucestershire, at Wotton-under-Edge ; but it 

 has not yet been discovered out of England. Both 

 our Hazlegrove and Stretford localities have un- 



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