Antiiophora furcata. Panz. Not uncommon at Eaton, Earlham, 
Mousehold, and Brundall; it frequents the flowers 
of the red nettle. I have taken the male as early 
as May 17th, but the usual time of appearance is 
the middle of June, and they may be found until 
the end of August. I have several times found 
the nests of this species in old posts. This 
differs slightly in its economy from the two pre- 
ceding species ; though all make cells in which to 
lay their eggs, the former making them of clay in 
banks or the ground, and the latter of triturated 
wood ; it also spins a brown cocoon previous to 
assuming the pupa condition, and which the 
former two do not, but it does not make the 
cocoon till just before it changes. When I have 
taken the larva in the middle of winter there was 
no cocoon. One, and the only one I raised or 
attempted to raise, passed through the pupa 
stage without making a cocoon. I made a cell of 
blotting paper formed round a pencil, secured the 
sides with a piece of cotton, and closed the 
mouth with a pellet of the same paper, and in 
this cell it passed to a perfect bee, as I have said 
before, without making a cell. 
Bom bus muscouum. Lin. Very abundant. 
„ agrorum. Fab. Neighbourhood of Norwich. 
,, venustus. Smith. Not uncommon. 
,, f. leg a ns. Seidl. Ear from common ; Mousehold, 
Yarmouth, Brundall, Cromer, Mr. Smith, ‘ En- 
tomologist’s Annual,’ I860. I met with a nest 
of this species underground at Brundall, in 
1876. 
„ sylvarum. Lin. Very common. 
„ dkruamellus. Kirby. Not uncommon. 
„ prato rum. Lin. Very abundant. 
„ jonellus. Kirby. Apparently scarce in this district. 
I have never taken it, but have two neuters which 
Mr. ('. G. Barrett gave me; these he took in the 
neighbourhood of Norwich in 1873. 
