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South Texas. Eurelus and Anelus are the new genera from Texas; 

 three new species of Onychelus are described from Arizona, one from 

 the nest of a wood-rat. He also describes from Central America two 

 other two new genera; Glosselus, related to Anelus, and Centrelus, 

 closely allied to Eurelus. One misses the figures that are so useful in 

 papers on myriopods. X. Banks. 



ENTOMOLOGY. — Descriptions of new Hymenoptera. 3 parts. J. C. 



Crawford. Proceedings U. S. National Museum, 39: 617, 623; 



40: 439-449; 41: 267-282. 1911. 

 Forty-six new species are described from various parts of the world, 

 mostly in the Chalcidae and Proctotrypidae, a few are bees. The fol- 

 lowing new genera are erected; Dipachy stigma, Winnemana, Sophen- 

 ei/rtus, Leurocerus, and Agiommatus. A table is given for the West 

 Indian species of Horismenus. Figures of wings or antennae are given 

 for a few forms which are very useful in identification. The collectors 

 are remembered in the specific appellations. N. Banks. 



ENTOMOLOGY. — Notes on insects of the order Strepsiptera, with de- 

 scriptions of new species. W. D. Pierce. Proceedings U. S. 

 National Museum, 40: 487-511. 1911. 

 This is supplementary to the author's "Monographic Revision" 

 of the order. Twenty-four new species are described, and the following- 

 new generic names: Triozocera, Belonogastechthous, Tachytixenos, 

 Diozocera, Pentozocera , Pentozoe; three of these are emendations and so 

 synonyms. A host-list is appended giving many new records. 



N. Banks. 



ENTOMOLOGY. — On some Hymenopterous insects from the island of 

 Formosa. S. A. Rohwer. Proceedings U. S. National Museum, 

 39: 477-485. 1911. 

 A list of nineteen species captured at Horisha by Mr. T. Fukai, of 

 which nine are described as new; no new genera. X. Banks. 



ENTt )M( >LOGY— The color of the light emitted by lampyridae. W. W. 



Coblentz. The Canadian Entomologist, p. 3.")."). October. 1911. 



Phys. Zeitschrifc. October. 1911. 



The light of various species of fire-flies and of a standard lamp were 



photographed, and the densities compared by means of spectrophoto- 



graphic photometry. In this manner the spectral energy curve of the 



