4<> Thornley and Carr: Hymenoptera Aculeata 



Odynerus spinipes Linn. 'Treswell Wood, one ? , July 1897 

 (Thornley). In this same locality we found the insect in 

 profusion in July 1899, burrowing- into the soil among- the 

 branches of old upturned tree roots. The beautiful external 

 tubular structures forming- the entrances to the burrows 

 were very numerous. The parasites Chrysis ignita and 

 C. viridulus {bidentatus) were not uncommon about the 

 burrows. The burrows were also found in the clay banks 

 of the Lea Beck in the villag-e of Treswell ; in and about 

 these we caug'ht Chrysis viridulus and C. neglectus (Thornley 

 and Carr). South Leverton, one q* , nth July 1898 (Thorn- 

 ley). Strelley ; Sutton, near Retford (Carr). 



OdyneruS pictus Curt. South Leverton, one 0 , ' May 1897; 

 one ? , July 1897 ; Treswell Wood, 14th July 1897 (Thornley). 



Odynerus parietinus Linn. South Leverton, June and July 

 1897 (Thornley). Treswell and Treswell Wood (Thornley 

 and Carr). 



Odynerus gracilis Brulle. On flowers of Scrophularia aquatica, 

 North Wheatley, 13th July 1899 (Carr). _ Rather common 

 with Vespa sylvestris on Scrophularia at Treswell, 18th July 

 1899 (Thornley and Carr). 



ANTHOPHILA. 



Colletes succincta Linn. Bulwell Forest, two ? s flying over 

 Erica cinerea, Aug-ust 1899 (Carr). 



Colletes daviesana Sm. South Leverton, one $ , July 1898 ; 

 Lang-ford Moor, 29th June 1899 (Thornley). Bagthorpe, 

 Notting-ham, July 1899, both sexes in profusion burrowing 

 in the sandstone rock at the sides of the road-cutting near 

 the prison ; Sutton, near Retford, in gravel pit, 19th July 

 1899 ; Bulwell Forest, September 1899. At Bagthorpe and 

 Sutton the parasites Epeolus productus and Chrysis ignita 

 occurred commonly (Carr). 



Sphecodes gibhus Linn. Treswell and Cottam, July 1899 

 (Thornley and Carr). Basford ; Blidworth; Budby; Bunny; 

 Langford Moor; July and August 1899 (Carr). 



Sphecodes subquadratus Sm. Cottam, about burrows of 

 Halictns rubicundus, July 1899 (Thornley and Carr). 

 Arnold ; Bagthorpe ; Blidworth ; Budby ; Bulwell Forest ; 

 Langford Moor, Newark ; Treswell Wood ; June to August 

 1899 (Carr). 



Sphecodes si m His Wesm. South Leverton, one $ , 1897 

 (Thornley). 



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