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them. [Substantially extracts from the Trans. Amer. Entom. Soc, 1877, 

 V. 6, p. 253-296; in which paper the species of ant is given rs Formica 

 rufa.'] 



*^ 1045. Hon. J. D. Cox. The smallest insect known 



(^Pteratomus putnaniii). p. 415-448, fig. 



Figures Ft. putnaniii. 



*^ 1046. D. C. McLaren. The mode of extrication of the 

 American silk-worm moth. p. 454-456. 



Observations on Telea poli/phemus in the act of emergence from the 

 chrysalis, and confirming the observations recorded in Rec. no. 1042. 



*^ 1047. A. S. Packard, Jr. Some characteristics of the 

 central zoo-geographical province of the United States, p. 512- 

 517. 



Review of the zoological provinces into which different authors have di- 

 vided the United States. Insects of the central province lyino- north of 

 the fortieth parallel, including (yolorado, Wyoming, northern Utah, west- 

 ern Idalio, central and northern INIontana. 



*^ 1048. E: D. Cope. The report of the Committee of 

 the American Association of 1876 on biological nomenclature. 



p. 517-525. 



Notes upon the circular in regard to nomenclature issued by the Amer. 

 Assoc. Advanc. Sci., with a summary of the answers received to the ques- 

 tions in the circular. 



*i 1049. Ja: a. Lintner. Tlie new carpet beetle — An- 

 threnus scrophulariae. p. 536-544, fig. 1. 



Introduction of A. acrophulariae into America; figures and descriptions 

 of larva, pupa and imago; habits and extent of its depredations; remedies; 

 enumeration of some other injurious insects said to have been introduced 

 from Europe. 



*^ 1050. J: A. Ryder. Discovery of two remarkable gen- 

 era of minute myriapods in Fairmount Park, Philadelplu'a. p. 

 557-558. 



Notes Folyxenus fasciculalus and Fauropus huxleyi from Philadelphia. 

 An appended editorial note says Fauropus lubbockii and Foli/xenus /ascicu- 

 latus have been found at Salem, Mass. 



*^ 1051. J: P. Marshall. Mode of construction of tlie 

 cocoons of Microgaster. p. 558-560, 2 fig. 



Figures the different stages of cocoon-building of a Microgaster parasitic 

 on Piiilampelus. 



*^ 1052. H: Turner. Notes on a New Jersey carpenter 

 bee. p. 627-628. 



Nest of Xylocopa virginica described. 



1 Record made by Mr. George Dimmock. 



