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In the 'Entomologist' for March, 1877, Mr. F. Smith has given 

 a summary of the new and rare species of Aculeate Hymenoptera, 

 taken in this country since the termination of the 'Entomologist's 

 Annual,' in 1873. 



A memoir, in the Russian language, upon the species of Ants 

 collected in Turkestan by H. Fedtschenko, extending to twenty 

 pages, 4to, has been published by Dr. Gustav Mayr, as portion of 

 the tra 'els of that voyager. Fortunately the specific characters of 

 the new species are given in Latin. 



The Smithsonian Institution of Washington has published an 

 8vo volume, of about 430 pages, by Dr. H. de Saussure, containing 

 a complete monograph of the solitary species of wasps of America, 

 north of the Isthmus of Panama, likewise of the Antilles and 

 Mexico ; including the catalogue of all the species hitherto 

 known in the rest of America. The descriptive portion of the 

 work is preceded by an excellent introduction, of which the only 

 passage that appears to me objectionable is one in which the 

 author recommends that specimens should not be carefully set 

 whilst fresh ; the consequence of this practice would be that the 

 veining of the wings would not be seen, owing to those organs 

 being folded, and in many cases the peculiar structure of the legs 

 would not be at once visible. The number of species described or 

 mentioned are — Trimeria, one (S. Am.) ; Masaris, three; Gayella, 

 one (Chili); Zethus, sixty; Labus, one (Chili); Discaelius, two; 

 Eumenes, fifty-three; Monteziwiia, twenty-four; Monobia, eleven ; 

 Norlonia, three; Odynerus, one hundred and fifty-nine; Lepto- 

 chilus,\lwo ; Pterochilus, four ; Ctenochilus, one (Chili) ; Alasior, 

 five; Smiihia, one (Africa); with seven uncertain species: total, 

 three hundred and thirty-eight. 



Lepidoptera. 



The trustees of the British Museum have at length issued a 4to 

 volume of excellent coloured plates of Sphinc/idce and nocturnal 

 Lepidoptera, executed many years ago by Mr. W. Wood, jun., 

 with additions and with text by Mr. A. G. Butler. 



The first part of the ' Mittheilungeu' of the Zoological Museum 

 of Dresden contains a memoir, by Kirsch, on the Lepidoptera of 

 New Guinea (one hundred and sixty-seven species, ol which only 

 one hundred and thirty-three are Diurna). 



