THE GENERAL SUBJECT, APID^.. 
345 
F. Walker (London ; 1874, 8vo, pp. 1-48) commences a “ Translation 
of Synoptical Arrangements of some European Families and Genera of 
Hymenoptera.” Foerster’s Synopsis of the ‘ Cynipsites ’ and ‘ Braconites,’ 
and a Synopsis of the ‘ Ichneumonites ’ adopted from Holmgren and 
Taschenberg, are given in this part. 
Hymenopterous insects living in or in connection with oak-loaves, id. 
Ent. vii. p. 92. 
E. Greenland. Bonihus pratorum^ Cryptus sponsor, and Limneria dif- 
formis recorded by A. Gerstacker, in “Die zweite deutsche Nordpolar- 
fahrt’^ (Leipzig: 1874, 8vo), ii. p. 404 (note by A. Pansch). 
Captures in Norwich and Sussex, and at Aiiglesea : F. Smith, Ent. vii. 
pp. 66-68. At Rotterdam; C. Fransen, Tijdschr. Ent. xvii. Versl. pp. 
Ixv. & Ixvi. In N. Italy ; G. Gribodo, Bull. Ent. Ital. vi. pp. 150-153. 
Spain. A list of 151 species, named by L. Dufour ; Martinez y Saez, 
Act. Soc. Esp. hi. pp. 89-91. 
S. W. Africa. Remarks on a small collection from Lower Guinea 
(chiefly near the mouth of the Congo), by C. Ritsema, Tijdschr. Ent. 
xvii. pp. 175-21 1, pi. xi. 27 spocios aro doscribod (13 now). 
Japan. In describing 88 new species, chiefly taken by Mr. G. Lewis, 
F. Smith, Tr. E. Soc. 1874, pp. 373-409, notes that the general aspect of 
the collection is European, only one exotic form {Thyreodon) occurring. 
Several species very closely resemble European, and even English, forms, 
and one or two are absolutely identical with the latter. F. Walker, Cist. 
Ent. pt. xi. pp. 301-310, describes 24 further species. 
Apidj5. 
C. F. ScuENCK, B. E. Z. xviii. pp. 347-349, considers Latroille’s system 
artificial, on account of its separation of genera with evidently natural 
affinities. The German bees fall very naturally into the followdng 3 
sections (sub-families h and d are exotic) : — 
I. Social. 
Tribe I. Permanently social. Subfam. a, Apidse {Apis^. 
b, Meliponidge {Melipona, 
Trigona). 
Tribe 2. Social for one year c, Bombidee (Bombus). 
d, Eulemidoo (Eulema, Eu- 
glossa). 
II. Solitary Cell-builders. 
Tribe 1. Collecting pollen with the tibiae 
{PodiUgidm, Crurilegidoe, Scopuli- 
pedes) e, Anthophoridee {Antho- 
phora, Saropoda, Te- 
tralonia = Macrocera, 
Eucera, Meliturga, Sys- 
tropha). 
/, Melittidse (Cilipa, Ma- 
cropis). 
