THE ENTOMOLOGIST 



Vol. XL.] MARCH, 1907. [No. 526. 



NOTES ON THE NOMENCLATUEE OF SOME 

 HYMENOPTERA. 



By T. D. A. COCKERELL. 



In the course of my work I have come across a number of 

 names, currently in use for Hymenoptera, which appear to need 

 rectification. A brief account of these is given herewith. 



EuGLOSSIDiE. 



Eulema mussitans (Fabr,). 

 Apis mussitans, Fabr., 1787. This has been referred by all 

 recent writers to E. surinamensis, based on Apis surinamensis, 

 L., Syst. Nat. p. 579, No. 36. It is not, however, A. surinam- 

 ensis, L., Syst. Nat. p. 575, No. 6, which is described as "A. atra, 

 alis atro-caerulescentibus, abdominis petiolo obovato. Habitat in 

 America, Rolander. Magna, facie Sphegis, sed lingua instructa." 

 This latter is a wasp, doubtfully identical with Zethus mexicanus 

 (L., 1767). Friese has described a variety from Venezuela, 

 which will stand as Eulema mussitans nigrifacies (Friese). 



Anthophorid^. 

 Anthophora atrocincta, Lep., 1841. 

 Apis plumipes, Fabricius, 1781 ; not Pallas, 1772. 

 South Africa (Dalla Torre wrongly gives the locality as India). 

 I have specimens from Dr. Brauns. 



Hahropoda montana, Had., 1882. 

 Dalla Torre referred this to Podalirius, and then changed the 

 name to P. radoszkoivskii, because of the prior P. montanus 

 (Cresson). Bingham correctly refers the insect back to Hahro- 

 poda, but retains Dalla Torre's specific name, which is quite un- 

 necessary. 



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