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A HISTORY OF DERBYSHIRE ACULEATE HYMENOPTERA HETEROGYNA FORMICID.S Formica rufa, L. Rather local, in woods ; Little Eaton (G.P.), etc. fusca, Latr. Common Lasius fuliginosus, Ltr. Rare flavus, DeG. Common. Near Derby (G.P.) niger, L. Common in gardens MYRMICID^ Myrmica rubra, L. Common, var. scab- rinodis, Nyl. Near Burton (E.B.) FOSSORES SAPYGID^E Sapyga quinquepunctata, Fb. Burton clavicornis, L. ' Burton, but not com- mon ' (one in collection of P. B. Mason, but without data). Since the publication of Saunders' Mono- graph several have been taken near Burton by P. B. Mason (A. H. Martineau) POMPILID.S: Pompilus viaticus, L. (fuscus, Sm.). Burton gibbus, Fb. Near Burton ; Little Eaton (J-H.) Salius exaltatus, Fb. Burton SPHEGID/E Trypoxylon figulus, L. Burton Pemphredon lugubris, Ltr. Will'mgton (G.P.), Little Eaton (J.H.), Seal Wood, etc. (E.B.) shuckardi, Moraw. (Cemonus unicolor, Smith, pars.). Burton ; Little Eaton (J.H.) Diodontus minutus, Fb. Burton ; Little Eaton (J.H.) tristis, V. de L. Burton Psen pallipes, Pz. Gorytes mystaceus, L. Little Eaton . (J-H.) Mellinus arvensis, L. Near Burton Cerceris arenaria, L. Repton Shrubs (E.B.) t Crabro clavipes, L. Breadsall Moor, 1886 (G.P.) podagricus, V. de L. Little Eaton (J.H.) chrysostoma, St. F. Burton; Little Eaton (J-H.) cribrarius, L. Repton Shrubs and Bur- ton district ; Little Eaton (J.H.), Shir- ley (F.J.) cephalotes, Pz. Chesterfield (F.G.), Little Eaton (J.H.) peltarius, Schr. (patellatus, Pz.). Bur- ton ; scarcer than C. cribrarius DIPLOPTERA VESPID.S Vespa crabro, L. One nest at Stapenhill, very rare in Burton district (E.B.), has occurred at Osmaston-by-Ashbourne and Clifton (F.J.), nvuCalke (H.H.C.), a nest at Egginton, 1 902 (G.P.) t vulgaris, L. Generally distributed ; very common in dry autumns t germanica, Fb. Also common (Burton, Dove Valley, Little Eaton, Chesterfield, etc.) t rufa, L. Not uncommon ; Dovedale (E.B.), Little Eaton (G.P.), Chester- field, frequent (F.G.) t sylvestris, Scop. Rather scarce, Bur- ton, Ashbourne, etc. ; frequent, Chester- field (F.G.) and Derwent (F.J.) norvegica, Fb. Not uncommon, Bur- ton ; Ashbourne (F.J.) ; near Derby (G.P.) Odynerus spinipes, L. Burton ; Willing- ton (G.P.) t parietum, L. Common, Burton ; Wil- lington (G.P.) ; Little Eaton, fairly common (G.P., J.H.) ; Clifton (F.J.) t pictus, Curt. Little Eaton (G.P., J.H.) t trimarginatus, Zett. Clifton (F.J.), Little Eaton (G.P., J.H.) t trifasciatus, Oliv. Little Eaton (G.P., J-H.) antilope, Pz. Little Eaton (J.H.) OBTUSILINGUES Colletes daviesanus, Smith. Burton Prosopis communis, Nyl. Burton ; Little Eaton (J.H.) ACUTILINGUES ANDRENIDJE Sphecodes gibbus, L. Near Burton pilifrons, Thorns. (?) Burton ; Little Eaton (J.H.) t Halictus rubicundus, Chr. Burton ; Clifton (FJ.) quadrinotatus, Kirb. Burton t cylindricus, Fb. Burton ; Willington (G.P.) albipes, Kirb. Burton longulus, Smith. (?) Burton t subfasciatus, Nyl. Little Eaton, 1882 (G.P.) morio, Fb. Burton t Andrena albicans, Kirb. Burton ; Little Eaton, common (G.P., J.H.) ; Bux- ton (E.S.), Chesterfield (F.G.)