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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1899. 



ASHMEAI), William II. A generic 

 synopsia of the Blennocanipidse. 



Journ. N. Y.Eni. Soc, vi, No.2, July.lHOs, 

 pp. 126-129. 

 Twenty-two genera are characterized, ! 

 of which are new, viz, Isodi/ctutm,ParazaiT<(, 

 EnjIliniKjiida;. and Culozdira. 



C'lasyilieation of the Horn-tails and 



Saw-tiies, or the Hul)()rder Phytophaga. 

 Paper No. 2. 



Canndinn EnUmidoijixl , xxx, No. 7, July, 

 1898, pp. 177-183. 

 Gives generic tables of the Oryssidcc, Siric- 

 idse, Xiphydriida-, and Cephidse. Twenty- 

 four genera and 3 new species are charac- 

 terized. 



Chissitication of the Horn-tails and 



Saw-flies, or the suljorder Phytophaga. 

 Paper No. 3. 



Canadian Ent(i)iiolo!/isl. xxx, No. 8, Aug., 

 1898, pp. 205-213. 

 Gives generic tables of the Xyelidtc, Lydi- 

 dse, and Hylotomidse. Forty genera arc tali- 

 ulated, 7 of which are new, viz, Liolydn, 

 Pseudocyphona, Caloptilia, Acanihoptenos, Ne- 

 optiUa, Gijmniopterug, and Micrarge. 



Thynnidai in the United States. 



Psyche, vut. No. 268, Aug., 1898, p. 251. 

 Describes 1 new genus {Glyptometopa) and 

 2 new species: Telephoromyia anthraeina and 

 Glyptometopa americana. 



Classification of the Horn-tails and 



Saw-flies, or the sul)order Phytophaga. 

 Paper No. 4. 



Canadian. EntomobKjist, xxx. No. 9, Sept., 

 1898, pp. 22.5-232. 

 Gives generic tables of tne Lophyridfe, Per- 

 reyiidiie, Pterygophoridie, and Pergidse. 

 Thirty genera are tabulated, of which 7 

 are new, viz, Lophyridca, Lophyrotoma, Ptery- 

 gophorhms, Syzygonidea, Paraperga, Pseudo- 

 perga, and Neoperga. 



Classification of the Horn-tails and 



Saw-flies, or the suborder Phytophaga. 

 Paper No. 5. 



Canadian Entomologist, xxx, No. 10, Oct., 



1898, pp. 249-257. 

 This paper treats of the family Selandri- 

 idse, which is divided into 4 subfamilies. 

 Generic tables of all the genera are given. 

 Thirty-seven genera have been recognized, 

 of which 9 are new, viz, Monophadnoides, 

 Paraselandria, Pcriclistoptera, Endelomyia, 

 Ericampoidca, Tetraneura, Pacilostomidea, 

 Zaschizonyx, and Macgillivraya. 



Two new genera of Sand Wasps. 



Entomological News, ix, 1^0. 8, Oct., 1898, 

 pp. 187-189. 



ASIIMEAJ), William H.— Continued. 



Describes 2 new genera and 1 new species 

 (if Sand Wasps, viz, Fn.rid jmcifica, Micophi- 

 viis laticepa, M. ndif'iniinis, iind M. texaiius. 



Classification of the Horn-tails and 



Saw-flies, or the suborder Phytophaga. 

 Paper No. 6. 



Canadian Entomologist, xxx, No. 11, Nov., 

 1898, pp. 281-287. 

 Treats of the family Neniati(l;e, which is 

 divided into 2 subfamilies, (1) C'ladintc and 

 (2) Nematina'; and of the family Dineuridse, 

 which is also divided into 2 subfamilies, (1) 

 Hemichroiiue and (2) Dineurinie. In all 28 

 genera are tabulated, of which 2 are new, 

 Opisthoncura and Marlattia. 



Some new genera of l)ees. 



Pmjchc, vui, No. 271, Nov., 1898, pp. 282- 

 285. 

 Gives a generic table of t)ie Stelitllda;, in 

 which 5 genera are tabulated. In this paper 

 8 new bee genera and 1 new species arc 

 described, viz, Zacosmia, Melanogtelis betheli, 

 Neopasitcs, Hoplopasites, llyheosoma, Cockcr- 

 ellia, Philoxanthus, and Nomadopsis. 



Classification of the Horn-tails and 



Saw-flies, or the suborder Phytophaga. 

 Paper No. 7. 



Canadian Entomologist, xxx, No. 12, Dec, 

 1898, pp. 30.5-316. 

 This par>er, which is the last of the series, 

 treats of the families Tenthredinidte and 

 Cimbicids. The first is divided into 4 sub- 

 families, the last into 2. In all, 48 genera 

 are tabulated, 11 genera being new, viz, 

 Pscudosiobla, Strongylogastroidca , Diinovphop- 

 teryx, Parasiobla, Aoniddi/ctinnt, Aphilodyr- 

 tium, Polystichophagus, Jlypotaxonus, Ilcmitax- 

 onus, and Honwconeura. 



Eeports upon the insects, si)iders, 



mites, and myriapods collected l)y Dr. 

 L. Stejneger and G. E. H. Barrett- 

 Hamilton on the Commander Islands. 

 Report of Fur Seal Investigations 1896-1897, 

 Part IV, 1898, Appendix i, pp. 328-351. 

 This report is edited by Mr. Ashmead, and 

 is the joint work of several of the specialists 

 connected with the National ISIuseum (vide 

 Banks, Cook, Coquillett, Dyar, Linell, and 

 Schwarz.) 



Mr. Ashmead contributed the report upon 

 the Hymenoptera and Rhynchota. In the 

 former, U species are recorded, 8 being new; 

 in the latter, 3 species are noted, only 1 being 

 new. 



Four new entomophilous wasps. 



Entomological Neios, x. No. 1, Jan., 1899, 

 pp. 9, 10. 

 Describes Pisonopsis triangidaris, Niteliopsis 

 gtriatijies, Hai-pactus howardi, and H. cockerelli. 



