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ASH MEAD, William H.— Continued. 

 Can. Ent., xxxv, Nov., 1903, pp. 303-310. 

 Treats of the family Mutillidse, which is di- 

 vided into two subfamilies, (1) Mutillini and 

 (2) Ephutini. The first subfamily is divided 

 into two tribes, (1) Phtopsidini and (2) Mu- 

 tillini. A generic table of the Photopsidini is 

 then given in which 17 genera are tabulated, 

 four of which are new, namely, Tetraphotop- 

 sis, Neophotopsis, Bruesia, and Leucospilo- 

 mutitta. 



A new Ammoplmms. 



Ent. News, xiv, Nov., 1903, p. 295. 

 Describes Ammoplanus cockerelli from New 

 Mexico. 



Classification of the fossorial, pre- 



daceous, and parasitic wasps, or the 

 superfamily Vespoidea. (Paper No. 17. ) 



Can. Ent, xxxv, Dec, 1903, pp. 323-332. 

 Treats of the tribe Mutillini. In this paper 

 31 genera are tabulated, 11 being described as 

 new, viz: SpUomutiUa, Vu reckia, ApteromutUla, 

 Dimorphom utitta, Euspinolva, Radosskowskius, 

 Blakeius, Myrmecomidilla, Peringueya, Pristo- 

 mutilla, and Xenomutilla. 



A new joint-worm parasite from 



Russia. 



Can. Ent, xxxv, Dec, 1903, pp. 332,333. 

 Describes Homoporus vassiliefl. 



Classification of the fossorial, pre- 



daceous and parasitic wasps, or the 

 superfamily Vespoidea. (Paper No. 

 18 — conclusion. ) 



Can. Ent. XXXVI, Jan., 1904, pp. 5-9. 

 Treats of the subfamily Ephutinae, which is 

 divided into two tribes: (1) Ephutini and (2) 

 Sphserophthalmini. 13 genera are tabulated, 

 of which Ephutopsis, Pycnomutilla and Beedia 

 are new. 



Description of the type of the 



genus Curriea Ashmead. 



Ent. New., XV, Jan., 1904, p. 18. 

 Describes and figures Curriea fasciatipennis 

 from Africa. 



Descriptions of four new horn-tails. 



Can. Ent., xxxvi, Mar., 1904, pp. G3, 64. 

 Describes Sierex taxodii, S. flskci, Paururus 

 caU/ornicus and P. hopkinsi; also the male of 

 P. pinicola Ashm. 



A list of the Hymenoptera of the 



Philippine Islands, with descriptions of 

 new species. 



Journ, N. Y. Ent. Soc., xn, Mar., 1904, pp. 

 1-22. 

 Records 183 species of Hymenoptera from 

 the Philippines, two genera and 31 species 

 being described as new. 



■ A new Alysiid from Ceylon. 



Ent. News, xv, Apr., 1904, p. 113. 

 Describes Asphilota ccylonica. 



ASHMEAD, William H. Descriptions 

 of new Hymenoptera from Japan. 1. 



Journ. N. V. Ent. Soc. xu, June, 1904. pp. 

 65-84. 

 44 new species are described. 



Classification of the Chalcid flies,, 



or the superfamily Chalcidoidea, with 

 descriptions of new species in the Car- 

 negie Museum, collected in South 

 America by Herbert H. Smith. 



Memoir* Carnegie Museum, i, 1903-4, No. 4, 

 pp. 221-551. 



This forms a large quarto volume of 326 

 pages, with 9 plates, containing 51 figures. 

 It is devoted to the classification of the Chal- 

 cid flics, or the superfamily Chalcidoidea, and 

 to describing the new genera and species in 

 the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg, Pa. It is 

 based principally upon the extensive collec- 

 tion of these insects made by Mr. Herbert H. 

 Smith in South America, although others in 

 the U. S. National Museum are also included. 

 The work is divided into two parts; the first 

 part is devoted to the classification of the 

 Chalcid flies of the world; the second part 

 deals with the South American Chalcidoidea, 

 and contains, besides the descriptions of the 

 new genera and species, a full bibliographical 

 catalogue of all the known species. Dr. Ash- 

 mead has been studying these insects for over 

 25 years and he now recognizes and defines 

 14 families, namely, Agaonidae, Torymidse, 

 Chalcididse, Eurytomidce, PerilampidSe, Eu- 

 charidse,Miscogasterid8e,Cleonymidse, Encyr- 

 tidse, Pteromalidae, Elasmida, Eulophidse, 

 Trichogrammida?, and Mymaridae. Each of 

 these families is taken up in order, fully de- 

 fined and discussed and separated into sub- 

 families, tribes, and genera. Eull tables for 

 the recognition of the families, subfamilies, 

 tribes, and genera are given, and with the 

 aid of these tables the student should have 

 no difficulty in classifying his material in 

 this great complex. In all 621 genera are 

 recognized as valid and tabulated. In the 

 second part over 30 { J new species are described 

 from South America. A full bibliography of 

 the genera terminates part first, in which the 

 type of each genus is specified. The last ten 

 pages (pp. 522-532) are devoted to the litera- 

 ture on the subject, arranged in alphabetical 

 order. This is the first complete work ever 

 published on these minute and obseure 

 Hymenoptera, and it is hoped that Dr. Ash- 

 mead's work will stimulate and facilitate their 

 study. 



Three new Ichneumon flies from 



Russia. 



Can. Ent., xxxvi, 1904. 

 Describes Pristomerus schreincri, Temelucha 

 plutellss and Epiura carpocapsx. 



New generic names in the Chalci- 

 doidea. 



