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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
E. (Trielii) nilotica, Sauss. et Sichel, 1. c. p. 163, from Egypt j E. (J}ielis) 
distinguenda, Sauss. 1. c. p. 171, from Egypt j E. {Dielis) klugii^ Sauss. et 
Sichel, 1. c. p. 172, from Nubia (= hyalina, Klug nec Lepell.) j E. (Dielis) 
ccelehs, Sicbel, 1. c, p. 184, from Africa j E. (Dielis) vittata, Sichel, 1. c. p. 
214, from Brazil and Mexico ; E. (Dielis) cineraria, Sichel, 1. c. p. 225, pi. 
2. tigs. 13, 14, from Montevideo j E. (Dielis) mutanda, Sauss. et Sichel, 
1. c. p. 233, pi. 2. fig. 16, from Brazil (=iE. variegata, Sauss.) j E. (Dielis) 
amhigua, Sichel, 1. c. p. 236, from Brazil •, E. (Dielis) regalis, Sichel, 1. c. p. 
190, from China j E. (Dielis) limhata, Sauss. 1. c. p. 206, from Java •, E. 
(Dielis) wagneriana, Sauss. 1. c. p. 229, from S, America. 
FORMICIDiE. 
Auh6 describes the habits of a large black Ant (Alta capitata?) found 
abundantly in the South of France. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1863, pp. li, lii. 
Smith describes and figm’es Formica exsecta (Nyl.). Ent. Ann. 1866, p. 87, 
fig. 2. 
The male of Myrmica lippula is figured by Smith, Ent. Ann. 1864, fig. 2. 
Formica vinsonnella, sp. n., L. Duf. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s^rie, tom. iv. 
p. 210, from Reunion. 
ICHNEUMONID^. 
Evaniides :-r- 
Oresson describes the female of Fcenus tarsatorius (Say). Proc. Ent. Soc. 
Phil. vol. iii. p. 133. 
Fcenus. Of this genus Cresson describes the following four new species 
from the Colorado Territory (Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. iii.) : Fcenus occidcn- 
talis, 1. c. p. 131 ; F. perplexus, ibid. \ F. montanus, 1. c. p. 132 ; and F. 
incertus, 1. c. p. 133. 
Aulacus rufitarsis, sp. n., Cresson, 1. c. p. 134, from the Colorado j A. stig- 
materus, sp. n.. Cress, ibid., from New Jersey. 
Ichneumonides : — 
Ch’otea, g. n., Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. iii. p. 397. Thorax much 
elongated in front of wings, flattened ; wings long and narrow, stigma and 
areolet of fore wings nearer than usual to the apex ; abdomen much elongated, 
slender, basal segment very long, curved upwards at the middle j ovipositor 
as long as first segment. Sp. G. anguina, Cresson. 
Labena, g. n., Cresson, 1. c. p. 399. Neuration of the wings similar to that 
of Grotea j posterior coxae very long, nearly cylindrical ; abdomen much elon- 
gate and clavate, especially in male. Type L. grallator (Say). 
Cresson states that Say has described two distinct species under the name 
of Ichneumon parata, one in Contrib. Mad. Lyc. i. p. 68, the other in Best. 
Journ. Nat. Hist. i. p. 228. The latter is Ichn. Icetus (Brulle) ; the former 
belongs to the genus Ischnus, and may stand as Isehnus paratus (Say). Proc. 
Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. iii. p. 16^ 
Ichneumon. Seventy-six new North American species of this genus are 
described by Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. iii., namely : — 
§ 1. Black species : — 
Ichneumon maurus, 1. c. p. 135, from Virginia j I. orpheus, 1. c. p. 136, 1, viola, 
