Abstracts. 131 



DlPTERA.„ 



Froggatt (16) notes llonchcen splendida from New Zealand. The same author, in 

 another place (17), describes and figures Dacus xantlwdes (91, pi. 1, fig. 3) and Ceratitis 

 capitata (100. pi. 5, fig. 18). 



The fourtli volume of Theobald's Monograph of the Culicidce appeared in 1907. 

 It is supplementary to the previous three (18). 



The list of New Zealand Myceto-pMlidce is very little changed in the latest arrange- 

 ment. When ^larshall's work came out in 1896 it was very severely criticized in 

 " Natural Science " (x, 225-26, 1897), but all Marshall's species are now accepted, and 

 only two genera placed in synonymy ! 



S. fagi and hirtus are considered as doubtful in Sciophila ; Euryeeras is a syn. of 

 Boletina, Brachidicrania of Exechia, and Brevicornu of Corydyla. Mycetopkila antarctica 

 remains undescribed ; Aneura boletinoides is vvTongly included by Johannsen from 

 Australia. In the Index Faunae N.Z. (133-34), for " antennatis" read " -alis,'" and for . 

 " ninor " read " minor." 



General. 



Silvestri (21) has given an account of his tour of investigation into the methods 

 taken by other countries (than Italy) for the control of insect pests. There is a consider- 

 able amomit of information on New Zealand insects. 



PART II. 



In the third, eighth, and tenth volumes of Dalla Torre's " Catalogus Hymeno- 

 pterorum," the Austrian author has substituted new names for certain preoccupied ones 

 in New Zealand Hymenoptera. These were ignored in the " Index Faimae Novse-Zealandiae," 

 probably because of the obscure method of publication, the new names being quite 

 incidentally included, and not specially indexed or indicated. I now enumerate those 

 that I have traced, and add two new ones that appear to be required. It may be added 

 that Dalla Torre's catalogue has been carelessly prepared as regards the habitat.s of the 

 New Zealand species, one being recorded from Sokotra, and most of the rest from Aus- 

 tralia ! The jiagination on the left-hand side is that of the " Index " : — 



96. DasycoUetes hirtipes, not hirticeps. 



Halktus .smithii, D.T., 1896, vol. x, p. 85 = familiaris, Smith. 



Prosopis relegata, not regelatus (sic). 



P. maorica, nom. nov. = P. Icevigatus, Smith. 

 98. Bhopalum carbonicolor, D.T., 1897, viii, 586 = B. carhonarinm, Smith. 



Tachytes depressus and helmsii are spp. of Tachysphex. 



100. Platylahus decoratorius, Fabricius = Ichneumon decorator ins of the Index. 



101. Ichneumon, placidulus, D.T., 1902, iii, 970 = /. placidiis. Smith. 



/. lotatorius, Fabricius = pascoei = cinctus = Colobacis forticornis = C. insidiator. 



Smith (sec. Morley). 

 Cryptus geiri, D.T.. 1902, iii, 573 = C. penetrator, Smith. 

 Mesostenus novozdandicus, D.T., 1902, iii. 545 = albopictus, Smith. 



102. Ophion maoricum. nom. nov. = 0. ferrugineus, Smith. 

 0. skeltoni, not skelloni. 



Rhyssa, not Bhyssus. 

 Add to Tryphonince, — 



Bassu-s Icetatorius (introduced). [N.B. : Bassus in " Index," p. 358, should 

 be Ballus.] 



