368 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



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SOME CHANCiES IN GENERIC NAMES IN THE 

 HYMENOPTERA. 



I!Y WILLIAM H. ASHMEAD. 



The following generic names in the Hymenoptera, alphabetically 

 arranged, being preoccupied in other groups of zoology, must be changed, 

 and I propose for them the following names : 



BrachycepJialus, Forster, i86S, ;/^^ Holland, 1857, to Brachycranium. 



Cams, Riley, 1893, «^<r Selys, 1854, to Oethecoctonus. 



Canidia, Holmgren, 1858, //^r Thompson, 1857, to Canidiella. 



Ceratosoma, Cresson, 1865, nee Reeves, 1850, to Ceratogastra. 



Clepticus, Haliday, 1839, «f^ Cuvier, 1829, to Mischoxorides. 



Ca'/onoius, Forster, 1862, nee Peters, 1855, to Protaphidius. 



Eep/iora, Forster, 1868, //^r Conrad, 1843, ^o Ecphoropsis. 



Eueorystes, Marshall, 1888, nee '^cAa.iQx, 1883, to Eucorystoides. 



/loleonottis, Forster, 1862, nee Agassiz, 1864, to Aulonotus. 



Liogasier, Kriechbaumer, 1890, nee Perty, 1834, to Liotryphon. 



Limneria, Holmgren, 1888, nee Adams, 1857, to Limnerium. 



Obba, Tosquinet, 1896, 7iee Beck, 1837, to Tosquinetia. 



Op/iiodes, Hartig, 1840, nee Wagler, 1828, to Ophiogastra. 



Thaiessa, Holmgren, 1859, Wd-^ Adams, 1858, to Megarhyssa. 



Zarhynehus, Ashmead, 1900, jiee Oberholzer, 1899, to Rhyncho- 

 ihyreiis. 



Zetetes, Forster, 1862, ;/a- Cabanis, 1859, to Opiellus. 



OBITUARY. 



UR. OTTO STAUDINGER. 



The death of this prominent Lepidopterist is announced as having 

 taken place on October 13, at Lucerne, Switzerland, during a journey 

 undertaken for his health, and at the age of 71 years. Dr. Staudinger's 

 work is well known. It has been given to few to acquire his influence 

 over theoretical and practical workers alike. The new edition of his 

 standard catalogue of palearctic Lepidoptera, upon which the work has 

 been long in hand, has not yet appeared, but may very shortly be 

 expected. In this place we can only express our profound regret at 

 the closing of a long and prosperous career which has greatly benefited 

 the general cause of Entomology. — A. R. G. 



