Dec, 1916 Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 101 



Megaspilus, Megathymus, Mycetochares, Myrmlca, Nemdtus^ 

 Nemognatha, Nomada, O post eg a, Oxyptilus, Pachybrachys, 

 Paledcrita, Pemphigus, Pleris, Ponera, Sitotrdga, Stenoma, Sys- 

 tena, Tachyporus, Tetracha, Trypoxylon, Typhldcyha, Ypsolophus. 



The family termination -idse, meaning like, is added to the root 

 of the typical genus. The i is short, so the accent precedes this 

 suffix: Carabidse, Cdrabus-like; Dytiscidas, Dytiscus-like. When 

 the root differs from the nominative the family name may become 

 lengthened : Lepismatidas, based on the genus Lepisma; Belosto- 

 matidse, based on Belostom^a; Calamocerotidse, based on Calamo- 

 cerus. But Apioceridae, Leptoceridse, Tetanoceridas have had' 

 such long usage that to use Apioceratidse, etc., would appear 

 pedantic. Genera like Acridium, Anthomyia, Cecidomyia and 

 Stratiomyia form the family names Acridiidse, Anthomyiidse,, 

 Cecidomyiidse and Stratiomyiidse. To unite the ii would produce 

 a long vowel, resulting in such words as Acrididae, Anthomyidse,. 

 Cecidomyidse, more awkward than the cumbersome longer form. 



Finally, in determining the pronunciation, the most useful 

 single rule, especially for those familiar with spoken Spanish,, 

 is to regard the accent as recessive, considering the penultimate 

 vowel as short unless there is good reason for believing it long. 



ON THE OCCURRENCE OF VESPA AUSTRIACA PANZER 

 IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. 



By J. Bequaert, American Museum of Natural History, N. Y.. 



There are many facts in the taxonomy and still more in the Hfe- 

 histories of the common American wasps (Vespa) which need a 

 thorough revision. The following small contribution is made- 

 with the hope of interesting other entomologists in the subject. 

 During the last summer, the writer made a point of capturing all 

 the specimens of wasps he met with on his collecting trips, but 

 the result as a whole was very poor, 1916 apparently not being a 

 wasp-year. However, amongst the catch were found two females 

 which he was unable to refer to any of the species previously^ 



