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MR. W. II. TUCK ON ACULEATE-IIYMENOPTERA. 
IV. 
AC U LE ATE-H Y ME N OPTE R A AT TOSTOCK, NEAR 
BURY ST. EDMUNDS. 
By W. H. Tuck. 
Read 27 th November, 1900. 
The season of 1900 will be certainly remembered by entomologists 
as one of unusual interest. Probably never before have so many 
workers been out, and so many good things come to light. 
Although the weather was at times broken, I managed to put in 
over seven weeks of field work, and explored several fresh 
localities. 
Beginning with Aculeate-Hymenoptera, I added four species to 
my local list : — 
Formica cunicularia, Ltr. A worker, October 1st, near the 
Mill Heath, Rougham, beaten from the dense undergrowth at the 
base of a Lime-tree. 
Pompilus plumbeus, Fab. October 2nd, same place, sitting on 
a sandy bank ; it allowed me to “ box ” it quite easily. 
Tiphia femorata, Fab. August 26th, upon Angelica bloom. 
Both this and T. minuta were rather abundant this season. 
Andrena niveata, Freese. Three queens in June and July upon 
Parsley. This is a new species recently added to the British list by 
Mr. E. Saunders, probably overlooked, and mixed up with A. nana. 
At Brundall, in August, I took Odynerus antilope, our largest 
solitary Wasp. It was flying round the reed-thatching of a summer- 
house. This species has only once before been recorded for Norfolk 
by Mr. Atmore of Lynn. 
Near Coldham Hall I found Prosopis brevicornis, and Halictus 
punctatissimus, one of the rare Halicti, and at Blofield Andrena 
nigriceps on Thistle blooms. 
