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gische beobachtungen an termiten und ameisen, 22, 1911, 243-253. 

 Von Rabe, F. — Zur lebensweise des Velleius dilatatus, 193, vii, 

 149-152. Rohwer, S. A. — Two new names of sphecoid wasps, 5, 

 1911, 153-1."j5. Santsch, F. — Obsen-ations et remarques critiques 

 sur le mecanisme de Torientation chez les Fourmis, 278, 1911, 303- 

 338. Strand, E. — Neue arten der Chalcididengattungen Epistenia, 

 Aepocerus und Podagrion, 119, 1911, 153-159. Xeue exotische 

 Chalcididen der gattungen Lycisca, Dirhinus und Hontalia, 40, 1911, 

 25-27. Neue exotische Chaloididen der gattungen Phasgonophora, 

 Heptasmicra, Anacryptus, Antrocephalus, Aperilampus & Chrj'se- 

 ida, 346, 1911, 6-8, 9-10. Turner, C. H. — Notes on the behavior of 

 a parasitic bee of the family Stelidae. 324, i, 374-392. Viereck, H. 

 L. — Descriptions of one n. g. and three n. spp. of Ichneumon flies, 

 50, Ixi, 293-295 (*). Wheeler, W. M.— A. new Camponotus from 

 California, 6, 1911. 96-98 (*). Zavattari, E.— Beitrage zur kenntnis 

 der H3'menopterenfauna von Paraguay — VIII, Eumeneidae, 89, 

 xxxi, 39-58. 



T.AxoNOMY OF Family Names.— In the Annals of the National Mu- 

 seum of Hungary, volume IX, Dr. Horvath has recently published a 

 paper on the Nomenclature of the Families of the Hemiptera which is 

 of the highest importance, not only to the Hemipterist but to all stu- 

 dents of taxonomy. It is the most sane and logical discussion of this 

 subject which has yet appeared and should go far toward offsetting 

 the revolutionary changes made by such extremists as the late Mr. 

 Kirkaldy and his followers. Dr. Horvath takes the stand that we must 

 follow priority in the names of the families as well as in that of the 

 groups of lower value, and in this I believe he is absolutely correct. 

 I have long advocated this in my correspondence and hinted at it in my 

 review of the Kirkaldy Catalogue of the Pentatomidae (Entomological 

 News, for March, 1910, p. 141), where I say that '"the family and tribal 

 names should be formed from the 'type genus,' which I take to mean 

 the genus considered most characteristic by the founder of the family." 

 I can see no reason why a family name so formed should not always 

 be used for the group of genera related to the "type genus" no matter 

 what changes may be made in the limits of such family. It seems to 

 me this is the only way to prevent our whole family nomenclature 

 from falling into inextricable confusion. 



In this paper Dr. Horvath gives us a chronological bibliography of 

 each family name in the Hemiptera, throwing out all that are not 

 Latin, and it is encouraging to note that in this order nearly all our 

 old familiar family names will stand. I believe the same conditions 

 would prevail in nearly all orders if this rule is adopted by the next 



