rohwer: notes on sawfi^ies 509 



been some confusion as to whom the species should be accredited. 

 Most of the species hsted by Harris had been examined by Say 

 and the names pubHshed by Hairis were manuscript names 

 supphed by Say. It is very fortunate that in describing the 

 species Norton chose to use the names first proposed by Say. 



In treating the species described by Harris it has been con- 

 sidered desirable to list all of the names for which no author was 

 given, published in the second (1835) edition of the Insects of 

 Massachusetts, and to make notes as to the present status of 

 these names. Certain notes on the types of species described 

 by Harris are also added, and notes on a few of Norton's species, 

 the types of which are in the Harris collection, are appended. 



The Harris collection of sawflies is now housed, in one drawer, 

 in the Museum of the Boston Society of Natural History, Boston, 

 Massachusetts. The specimens are carefully cared for and 

 with the exception of damage done years ago are in a fair state 

 of preservation. 



Besides containing specimens determined by Norton and 

 Harris there are in the collection specimens of certain species 

 determined by Say. Some of these specimens belong to species 

 which were previously described by Say. These specimens 

 were years ago labeled as Say's types. They are not types in 

 the usual understanding of the word, although certain of them 

 might well be chosen as neotypes. 



Mr. C. W. Johnson has kindly looked over the manuscript 

 for this paper and under date of May 9, 191 8, states he has 

 marked the specimens here designated as types. 



SPECIES LISTED IN 1835 CATALOGUE 



Cimbex ulmi Harris, Cat. Ins. Mass. 586, nomen nudum. 1833; 

 ed. 2, 582, nomen nudum. 1835; Ins. Injur. Veget. 374. 1841. 



In the last reference the female is described, and the statement is 

 made that the name is that used in the manuscript lectures of Peck 

 and that "the male is Cimbex Americana of Dr. Leach." 



Type female with no. 128 in Harris collection. Mr. C. W. Johnson 

 has kindly examined this specimen and says it runs to var. decimaculata 

 in MacGillivray's key.^ 



^ Conn. Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey Bull. 22: 104. 1917. 



