136 Psyche [August 



minuta Aldrich (Canadian Ent. Vol. 24, p. 146, 189'-2 (PJiora)), 

 which is in turn a synonym of A. minor Zett. 



Aphiochceta ferruginosa nom. nov. for A. ferruginea Enderlein 

 (Stettiner Ent. Zeit., March, 1912, p. 37) which is homonymous 

 with A. ferruginea Brunetti (Indian Mus. Notes, p. 84, 1912) de- 

 scribed one month previously but referred to under that name 

 earher without description. 



ApkiochcFfa umhripennis nom. nov. for A. fnmipennis Enderlein 

 (Stettiner Ent. Zeit., p. 37, 1912), not A. fumipennis Brues (Ann. 

 Mus. Nat. Hungarici, p. 407, 1907). 



Aphiochceta juli Brues. This species was originally placed in 

 Plasiophora (Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc. 1908, p. 201), but must be 

 removed to Aphiochceta where it will find a place with A. xantippe 

 Banks which it resembles closely. Both have a lengthened ovi- 

 positor and thus differ markedly from the other members of this 

 extensive genus, but it would seem unwise to add another generic 

 name for this small group to the already large number now extant. 



Melaloncha Brues. 

 1903. Trans. American Ent. Soc, Vol. 29, p. 374. 



I do not see how the genus Udamochiras Enderlein can be re- 

 tained as distinct from Melaloncha, as the type U. colossia Ender- 

 lein differs from M. pulchella only by the form of its antennae which 

 are presumably rounded and not pointed, although their shape 

 is not mentioned in the description. Otherwise the two agree in 

 all characters that are of essential generic value. 



SPHEX OVERCOMING OBSTACLES. 



Mr. S. A. Rohwer of the U. S. National Museum has written that the 

 unidentified species of Sphex mentioned in the paper by C. H. Turner pubhshed 

 in the last number of Psyche (p. 100) is probablj the common Chalijhion ccervl- 

 eum (Linn.). 



[Editor.] 



