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technical one, and is before the International Commission on Zoological Nomen- 

 clature for a definite decision. Until such a decision is rendered, we prefer to re- 

 tain tne long established usage of these names, as indicated below, where is also 

 shown the equivalent name used by some recent authors. 



Argidae instead of Cryptida) for a family of sawflies. 



CimbicidtE instead of Crabronid^ for a family of sawflies. 



Proctotrupidee instead of Serphidas for a family of parasitic wasps. 



Proctotrupoidea instead of Serphoidca for a superfamily of parasitic wasps. 



Ceraphronidae instead of CalliceratidEe for a family of parasitic wasps. 



Toryminae instead of ailimominae for a subfamily of chalcid-flies. 



Lasius instead of Acanthornyops or Donisthorpea for a genus of ants. 



Pompilidae instead of Psammocharidse for the family of spider-wasps. 



Bethylidae instead of Psilidae for a family of parasitic wasps. 



Prosopidas instead of Hylasidaj for a family of bees. 



Prosopis instead of Hylteus for a genus of bees. 



Bombidaj instead of Bremidae for the family of bumblebees. 



Bombus instead of Bremus for a genus of bees. 



Anthophora instead of Lasius or Podalirius for a genus of bees. 



Ammophila instead of Sphex for a genus of thread-waisted wasps. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE HYMENOPTERA 



Suborder CHALASTOGASTRA. The sawflies and horn-tails, p. 891. 



The Xyelid sawflies. p. 896 Family Xyelid^e 



The Web-spinning and the leaf-rolling Sawflies. p. 897. .Family Pamphiilid^ 



The Horn-tails, p. 898 Family Siricid^ 



The Xiphydriid sawflies. p. 899 Family Xiphydriid^ 



The Stem Sawflies. p. 900 Family Cephid^ 



The Cimbicid Sawflies. p. 902 Family Cimbicid^ 



The Typical Sawflies. p. 902 Family Tenthredinid^ 



The Argid Sawflies. p. 904 Family Argid^ 



The Oryssids. p. 905 Family OryssiDvE 



Suborder Clistogastr.v or Apocrita. 

 Superfamily Ichneumonoidea 



The Stephanids. p. 919 Family Stephanid^ 



The Braconids. p. 919 Family Braconid.^ 



The Ichneumon-flies, p. 922 Family Ichneumonid.^ 



The TrigonaUds. p. 929 Family Trigonalid/E 



The Aulacids. p. 929 Family Aulacid^ 



The Gasteruptiids. p. 930 Family GASTERUPTiiDyE 



Superfamily Proctotrupoidea. 



The Roproniids. p. 931 Family ROPRONIID^ 



The Helorids. p. 931 Family Helorid^ 



The Vanhorniids. p. 931 Family Vanhorniid^ 



The Proctotrupids. p. 931 Family Proctotrupid^ 



The Belytids. p. 932 Family Belytid^ 



The Ceraphronids. p. 932 Family Ceraphronid^ 



The Pelecinids. p. 932 Family Pelecinid^ 



The Scelionids. p. 933 Family Scelionid^ 



The Platygasterids. p. 933 Family Platygasterid^ 



Superfamily Cynipoidea. The Cynipids. 



The Gall-flics or Gall-wasps and their Allies, p. 934 Family Cynipids 



Superfamily Chalcidoide.\. 



The Chalcid-flies. p. 941 Family Chalcidid^ 



Superfamily Evanioidea. 



The Ensign-flies, p. 949 Family EvANilD^ 



Superfamily Vespoidea. The Vespoid-wasps. 



The vSpider-wasps. p. 950 Family Pompilidae 



The Embolemids. p. 951 Family Embolemid^ 



The Cleptids. p. 951 Family Cleptid^ 



