Determination.^ and Records of Insects. 303 



Family Sphecid^e. 

 Isodontia Itanisi Fern., {—philadelpliica Lep.) September. 

 Chalyhion cxruleiim L. August; September, in house. 

 Sceliphron (Pelopoeiis) cementariiis Dru. June; June and July, in house; 

 August; and September, in house. 



Family Vespid^. 

 PoUstes onnulariti L. August; October; and November. 



niiuor Beauv. August, male and female, September; October, 



November ; and November, for variety of female. 

 rubiginosKs Lep. June, incage in oats field; and July to Decem- 

 ber, taken in house during the last three months. 

 icxanus Cr. August; October; November. 



Family Eumenid>e. 

 Odyyierns hidalgi Sauss. Mexican var. of female. August. 

 Ancistrocerus fidvipes Sauss. July to September. 

 Monobia quadridens L. June. 



Family Ponerid^. 

 Ponera trigona opacior Forel. June, in cages in oats fields and at 

 random ; July, at night, taken at trap light and in cages in 

 oats fields; October, in flight. Females. 



Family Dorylid^. 



Ecitoji (Acamatus) harrisi Hald. August, at night, taken at trap light, 

 a male specimen. 

 (A.camatiis) melsheimeri Hald. July and August, at night, taken 



at trap light, all males. 

 (Acamatus) minor Cr. August, at night, taken at trap light, a 

 male specimen. 



Family Myrmicid^. 



Mij7'7nccinu graminicola, americana Emery. July, at night, taken at 

 trap light, a male specimen. 



MonoD'crium minimum Buckley. June, troublesome on pantry shelves 

 and in other parts of house; also destructive to insect speci- 

 mens, workers and males. 



Solenopsis geminata diabola Wheeler. June, nesting in hard, bare 

 ground; June to September, troublesome in house, especially 

 food supplies; and September in fields. Workers and males. In 

 October these ants were observed attacking termites (Termes 

 lucifiigus Rossi.) as they emerged fiom a sod nest. 



(' remantogaster lineolata Ixvinscnla var. clara Mayr. June and July, 

 females. 



Strumigenys sp. A male, which may possibly be louisianse Roger. June. 



Family Dolichoderid^. 

 Foreliits maccooici Forel. July, a'female. 



Family CAMPONOTioyE. 

 Brachymyrmex sp. July at night taken at trap light, male. 



