1S92.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 239 



Archives Italiennes de Biologie, xviii, r, Turin, 1892. — Note on a 

 series of new excretory organs discovered in Bombyx mori, E. Verson. 



Entomologische Nachrichten, xviii, 19, Berlin, October, 1892. — 

 On the naming of varieties of palaearctic Cicindelas, H. Beuthin. On the 

 development of Hemerobius siibnebulosus St., and on the change of col- 

 oring in Neuroptera, C. Verhoeff. 



Verhandlungen der k. k. Zool.-Bot. Gesellschaft in Wien, xlii, 

 3, September, 1892. — The ant fauna of Bulgaria with biological observa- 

 tions,* Dr. A. Forel, i pi. Alpine gall-flies. Dr. F. Thomas, 2 pis., figs. 



NEW SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS DESCRIBED 

 IN THE PRECEDING LITERATURE. 



NEUROPTERA. 



Rhaphididae: Rhaphidia assimilis Albarda, Tijds. Ent. xxxiv, p. 144, pi. 

 8, fig. 23, Vancouver Is. R. bicolor, p. 152, pi. 9, fig. 24, Col. Inocellia 

 longicornis, p. 169, pi. 11, fig. 32, Calif. / Hageni, p. 171, pi. 11, fig. 33, 

 Calif. 



HYMENOPTERA. 



Tachytes, 9 n. sp., U. S., Fox, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, xix, pp. 234-52. 



Encyrtinae: Pentacnemus n. gen. Howard, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. xv, p. 

 366. P. bucculatricis. Mo., p. 366, pi. xlvii, fig. i. Tetracladia n. gen. 

 p. 367. T. texana, Tex., p. 367, pi. xlvi, fig. i. Calocerinus n. gen. p. 

 368, for Tetracnentus floridanus. 



DIPTERA. 

 Sarcophaga opifera Coquillett, Insect Life, v, p, 22, Cal. 

 Cecidomyia negundinis Gillette, Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci. I, p. 108, Iowa. 



HEMIPTERA-HOMOPTERA. 

 Thamnotettix Smithi Van Duzee, Can. Ent. xxiv, p. 266, N. J. T. 

 longiseta, p. 266, Col. T. Gillelti, p. 267, Col. T. montanus, p. 268, 

 Brit. Colum., Col. 



Doings of Societies. 



Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 

 OF Philadelphia. Meeting held May 26th, Dr. Horn, Director, presid- 

 ing. The Publication Committee reported in favor of the publication of 

 a paper entitled, " Preliminary Notes on some African Odonata," by P. 

 P. Calvert. Mr. C. S. Welles stated that in the latter part of March, 1892, 

 he had captured a specimen of Grapta vau-album, and saw another one 

 * Contains new species other than North American. 



