45 



ris, 23 Zethus, 1 Discoelius, 24 Eumenes, 5 Montezumia, 6 Monobia, 2 Nor- 

 tonia, 1 Rhyncliium, 6 Symraorphus, 29 Ancistrocerus, 70 Odynerus [sens' 

 strict.], 1 Epiponus, 1 Leptoclillus, 4 Ptei-ochilus, 1 Alastoroides, 3 doubt- 

 ful) species of America north of the Isthmus of Panama and catalogue 

 (with diagnoses of many species) of 1 36 (1 Trimeria, 1 Gayella, 30 Zethus, 

 1 Labus, 1 Discoelius, 29 Eumenes, 17 Montezumia, 4 Monobia, 1 Symmor- 

 phus, 10 Ancistrocerus, 34 Odynerus, 1 Epiponus, 1 Ctenocliilus, 1 Alastor- 

 oides, 1 Alastor, 3 doubtful) species of South America, besides 13 species 

 from both Americas or of doubtful or foreign origin, including 25 N. A. 

 and 12 S. A. n. spp., comprised in 2 subfamilies and 20 genera; the follow- 

 ing names of groups or genera seem to be new: Antezuinia, Metazumiaj 

 Pseudozumia, Nortonia, Pachodynerus, Epiponus [in place of Epipona] ; 

 special observations upon the affinities, geographical distribution, classifica- 

 tion and determination of the species of Odynerus [sens, lat.], with synop- 

 tical tables. 



* 792. S. H. Scudder. Notice of the Butterflies and 

 Orthoptera, collected by Mr. George M. Dawson, as Naturalist 

 of the B. N. A. Boundaiy Commission. 8vo. pg. 5. [Sept., 

 1875.] 



Localization of the region in which collections were made; comparison of 

 the butterfly faunae of this region and that of the Yellowstone [see Kec, 

 No. 179]. List of 22 butterflies and 15 Orthoptera, with notes on abund- 

 ance, seasons, habitat and varietal characters. Describes Pezoteltix Daiv- 

 soni, Gomphocerus clepxyrlra, Arplnn/rif/ida, Tettigidea acailica r= 4 n. spp. 



* 798. John C. Wise, "Warren Smith and Allen Whit- 

 man. The Grasshopper, or Rocky Mountain Locust, and its 

 Ravages in Minnesota. — A Special Report to the Hon. C. K. 

 Davis Governor of Minnesota. — Five thousand copies ordered 

 printed. — Saint Paul : The Pioneer-Press Company. 1876. 

 8vo. pg. 50, with eight figures. [Feb., 1876.] 



Title; list of writings and other soui-ces from which information was 

 obtained; record of invasions of Caloptenuti spretus since 1819 and partic- 

 ularly of invasions of Minnesota; years, seasons and places of invasion and 

 departure; amount of devastation caused; characteristics, relationsliips and 

 descriptions (with figures) of C. spretus, C. /emurrubrum, C. differenlialis, 

 C. hlvittatus, C. atlmils; growth, habits, native breeding-grounds, oviposltion 

 and food of C. spretus; natural and artificial means of destruction of the 

 locusts; climatic influences ; enemies; parasites. 



* 794. John S. Pillsbury, Chas. V. Riley and Pen- 

 nock Pusey. The Rocky Mountain Locust, or Grasshopper, 

 being the Report of Proceedings of a Conference of the Gov- 

 ernors of several Western States and Territories, together with 



