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tosticha on etymological grounds but the emendation is (and has 
been) rejected as being untenable and unnecessary; even Chaetros- 
trinx was mentioned as a possibly necessary emendation on the 
same grounds. Without explanation the fore wings of this genus 
are described as bearing long marginal cilia, though no mention of 
such was made in the original description. Lathromeris is then 
concisely described, the description based on the male about which 
all that is stated is “welches ich wegen der gelben Farbung des 
Schildchens Lathromeris scutellaris nenne.” This, of course, is 
very inadequate description for the species, but the genus is ac- 
cepted as valid and several North American species are now known. 
Under Centrobia , Trichogramma walkeri Foerster was written as 
Calleptiles walkeri; the characteristics of the genus are explained 
briefly. Asynacta is briefly characterized, but no species is named 
in connection with it and its status was that of a nomen nudum. 
Today, however, it is valid, its type species having been recently 
described by Mayr (1904). The genus has the venation curved 
nearly as in Poropoea, apparently described as having nearly simi- 
lar antennae but differing in the wing pubescence and in having the 
ovipositor concealed. The name of Brachista Haliday is emended 
to Brachysticha which is of course to be rejected, the emenda- 
tion having been made solely on account of the close similarity 
of the original name to Brachistes Wesmael. According to the 
present code, this similarity is more unfortunate than erroneous 
and Brachista Haliday consequently holds; at that time its status 
was that of a nomen nudum and Mayr is now the author of it 
under Foerster’s emended name. In conclusion, Oligosita Haliday 
is briefly contrasted with the then Brachista. 
Foerster’s additions to our knowledge of the family are the most 
important which occur during the last half of the nineteenth 
century and for the sake of clearness in tracing the future history 
of the family a complete catalogue of the group up to the end of 
the year 1856 is here given. 
Revised Catalogue of the Trichogrammatidae, Compiled to the End of the 
Year 1856. 
Family Trichogrammatoidae Foerster, 1856. 
(Type by implication: Trichogramma Westwood.) 
Genus I. Trichogramma Westwood, 1833. 
Synonyms: Calleptiles Haliday — Westwood, 1840, Synopsis, p. 
73. (not real). 
