MR. TUCK ON THE ACULEATE-HYMENOPTERA OF A SUFFOLK VILLAGE. 45 
Psitiiyrus quadricoi.or, Lep. Scarce. A female, May, 1893 ; 
male, June, 1894. 
Bombus. 
Bombus oognatus, Steph. Not very common. It is fond of the 
flowers of the Rest-harrow. 
„ MUSCORUM, Linn. 
„ latreillelus, Kirb. The rarest of our local Bomlri. 
I found a nest in a hole by the side of a stony bank, 
August, 1893, and secured all the sexes going in 
and out, but although 1 dug a hole two feet square, 
1 never reached the nest. My attention was called 
to it by the loud noise of the males going in and 
out, as described by the late F. Smith, in the 
‘ Entomologists’ Annual’ for 1858. 
„ hortorum, Linn. 
„ subterraneus, Thoms, [var. Harrisellus, Kirb]. This is 
now claimed to be identical with Ilortornm, but 
I much doubt it. I have found a nest with all 
the sexes, coal-black, and of great size. It was 
live feet deep in a pit of white sand. The sting 
is very painful. 
„ pratorum, Linn. The earliest of the Bombi at the 
garden flowers. 
„ sylvarum, Linn. This pretty Bee does not appear before 
June. I have not found a nest. 
„ derhamellus, Kirb. Not common. April until June, 
when it disappears. 
,, lapidaries, Linn. 
„ terrestris, Linn. The variety known now as Jucorum 
(Smith) often occurs, sometimes of a very fulvous 
type. 1 certainly am inclined to class it as distinct. 
The nest is also to be found earlier, and in rather 
more open situations, than B. terrestris. 
Apis, Linn. 
Apis meli.ifica, Linn. We have had a colony in the roof of the 
house for many years. They appear to thrive 
when unmolested, and throw off a swarm every 
spring. It is considered very unlucky to disturb 
them. 
