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KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1900. 



PAPERS BY OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM AND 



MATERIAL. 



OTHERS, BASED UPON MUSEUM 



ADLER, Cyrus. The Hebrew collection 

 in the National Museum. 



Jewish Comment (Baltimore), X, No. 13, 

 Jan. 12, 1900, p. 1. 

 ASHMEAD, William H. Description 

 of the type of Polyodontoscelis Ashmead. 

 Psyche, viii, No. 279, July, 1899, pp. 387, 

 388. 

 Described Polyodontoscelis cinctifrons, from 

 Florida. 



Classification of the Entomophi- 



lous Wasps, or the superfamily Sphe- 

 goidea. ( Paper No. 2. ) 



Canadian Entomologist, xxxi, No. 7, July, 

 1899, pp. 161-174. 

 Treats of the family Oxybelida and part of 

 the Crabronidae. Twenty-two genera are 

 tabulated, of which 7 are new. The family 

 Crabronidse is divided into 5 subfamilies. A 

 list of the North American species, arranged 

 under their respective genera, as proposed in 

 this paper, is also given. 



Classification of the Entomophi- 



lous Wasps, or the superfamily Sphe- 

 goidea. (Paper No. 3.) 



Canadian Entomologist, xxxi. No. 8, Aug., 

 1899, pp. 212-225. 

 Treats of the remaining subfamilies and 

 genera of the Crabronidse and of the family 

 Pemphredonida;. Thirty-two genera are tab- 

 ulated, of which 7 are new. The Pemphre- 

 donidee are divided into 2 subfamilies, the 

 Pemphredoninse and the Pseninae. 



Classification of the Entomophi- 



lous Wasps, or the superfamily Sphe- 

 goidea. (Paper No. 4.) 



Canadian Entomologist, xxxi. No. 9, Sept., 

 1899, pp. 238-251. 

 Treats of the families Bembicidae and Lar- 

 ridae. In the former 5 genera are tabulated, 

 while in the latter 4 subfamilies and 38 genera 

 are tabulated. Pseudohelioyctcs, new genus, 

 is described from Africa. All the North 

 American species falling in these families are 

 listed. 



Classification of the Entomophi- 



lous Wasps, or the superfamily Sphe- 

 goidea. (Paper No. 5. ) 



Canadian Entomologist, xxxi. No, 10, Oct., 

 1899, pp. 291-300. 

 Treats of the families Philanthidse, Try- 

 poxylidse, and MelUnidae. The Philanthidse 

 are divided into two subfamilies, the Cer- 

 cerin;e and the Philanthinse. In the former 

 5 genera are recognized; in the latter 9, of 

 which 2 are new, Epiphilanthus and Pseudan- 

 thophilus. Ill the Trypoxylidw only 2 genera 

 are noted. The family Mellinidse, as here 

 defined, contains 8 genera, 4 being new, viz, 

 Harpactostigma, Hypomellinus, Mellinogastra. 

 and Hapalomrlliniis. The paper terminates 

 with a list of the North American species, 



ASHMEAD, William H. Classification 



of the Entomophilous Wasps, or the 



superfamily Sphegoidse. ( Paper No. 6. ) 



Canadian Entomologist, xxxi. No. 11, Nov., 



1899, pp. 322-330. 



Treats of the family Nyssonidse, which is 



divided into 4 subfamilies, Gorytinse, Alyso- 



nlnse, Nyssoninse, and Astatinse. In all, 26 



genera are tabulated, of which 3 are new, 



viz, Pseudoplistis, Argogorytes, and Metanysson, 



All the North American species are listed. 



Classification of the Entomophi- 

 lous Wasps, or the superfamily Sphe- 

 goidee. (Paper No. 7, conclusion.) 



Canadian Entomologist, xxxi. No. 12, Dec, 

 1899, pp. 345-367. 

 Treats of the families Stizldse, Sphegidae, 

 and Ampulicidse. In the Sphegidae 4 sub- 

 families have been recognized, while in the 

 Ampulicidse but 2 subfamilies are defined. 

 In all, 38 genera are tabulated. A list of all 

 the North American species is also given. 



The largest Oak-gall in the world 



and its parasites. 



Entomological News, x. No. 7, Sept., 1899, 

 pp. 193-196. 

 Describes the gall and gall-maker, Andricus 

 {Cynips) clmmpioni Cameron, from Mexico, 

 its inquiline, Synergus dugesii, new species, 

 and a parasite, Torymus mexicanus, new 

 species. 



On the genera of the chalcid-flies 



belonging to the subfamily Encyrtinse. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxn. No. 1202, June 

 5, 1900, pp. 323-412. 

 Defines the family Encyrtidae and divides it 

 into 3 subfamilies, Eupelminse, Encyrtinse, 

 and Signiphorinae. After a brief historical 

 sketch of the genera of the Encyrtinse, which 

 are divided into 4 tribes, viz, Ectromini, En- 

 cyrtini, Mirini, and Arrhenophagini, the 

 author gives tables for recognizing the genera, 

 90 of which are tabulated, 24 being new. The 

 paper terminates with a bibliographical and 

 synonymical catalogue of 292 species, 38 of 

 which are new and are described here for the 

 first time. 



Classification of the fossorial, pre- 



daceous, and parasitic wasps, or the 

 superfamily Vespoidea. ( Paper No. 1. ) 



Canadian Entomologist, xxxu, No. 5, May, 

 1900, pp. 145-155. 

 In this great complex, the author recog- 

 nizes and tabulates 15 distinct families. The 

 first of these, the family Pompilidae, is then 

 taken up, and after a brief historical sketch 

 of the genera, he gives his view in regard to 

 its classification and divides it into 6 sub- 

 families, viz, the Pepsinse, AgeniintB, Pompi- 

 linse, Planicepinse Notocyphinae, and Cero- 

 palinse. 



