Volume 9 - Electric Scotland

136 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY
was some confusion about the origin of the specimen, those
who knew Mr. Lennon never had any doubt as to his bonafides
in
the matter.
The third order of the insects that Mr. Lennon paid
attention to was the Hymenoptera. Although he did so in
only a very casual way, yet so minute and painstaking was
he in his collecting that he got one new species in this Order
also. This was a little bee of the genus Sphecodes wild bees
of black and red colours that are parasitic on some of their
relations.
print.
Mr. Lennon seldom put his splendid experiences into
The Transactions of the older Dumfries Natural History
Society contain one or two of his papers. These are
"A List of Lepidoptera taken near Dumfries," communicated
in April 1863 ;
"Notes
on a few of the Rare Lepidoptera
observed in the Vicinity of Dumfries," communicated in
January 1864; "Notes on Lepidoptera," communicai xl in
March 1871. To the present society he contributed in
February 1878 "The Rarer Coleoptera of the Dumfries
District," and in April 1880 "Notes on Rare Beetles." In
1892 he contributed to this magazine ("Annals," 1892, pp.
107-115), in conjunction with Mr. W. D. R. Douglas, a
valuable article on " Some Additions to Scottish Coleoptera."
To the " Entomologist's Monthly Magazine " he often sent
short paragraphs dealing
with his more
interesting finds.
ROBERT SERVICE.