INSECTA. 473 
Diplotepis (jenicnlata, L. Diif. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4* s^rie, tome iv. p. 214, 
in galls on Quercus tauzin. 
Synophrus alhipes, Walsli, 1. c. p. 496. 
Amhlynotus ensiyer, Walsh (~A. petiolicola, 0. S. P), 1. c. p. 496 ; and A. 
inermis, Walsh, 1. c. p. 498. 
Syneryes mendaxj Walsh, 1. c. p. 498; and /S', rfioditiformisj Walsh, 1. c. 
p. 499. 
Urocerid^e. 
Hartig has observed the ovi position of Swex yiy as in the Black Forest be- 
tween 6th and 14th August. Berl. ent. Zeitsch. 1864, p. 397. 
Urocerus c7-essonii,B^. n., Norton, Broc. Ent. Soc. Philad. vol. iii. p. 16, from 
Pennsylvania. 
Tenthrediniba:. 
Smith has published some observations tending to show that Ilemichroa 
alni (Linn.) may be the male (hitherto unknown) of Eriocampa ovata. Ent. 
Ann. 1864, p. 113. 
Frauenfeld records the occurrence of an enlargement of the egg previous to 
hatching in two species of this family, namely, Nematus fuscus (Lep.), found 
on the stems of Stachys recta (Lin.), and a species of Tenthredo, which pro- 
duces a globular gall on willow-leaves at Trondhjem in Norway. Verb, 
zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, Bd. xiv. p. 693. , 
Norton describes a variety of Tiichiosoma b'ianytdum (Kirby) from the 
Colorado (Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. vol. iii. p. 6). Also the male of Hylotoma 
ahdo77iinalis (Leach), and a variety of the male of IT. scapidaris (Klug), L c. 
p. 6. The same author describes a variety of Hyloto77ia {Schizoce7'us) pl7imi^ 
yc7'a (Klug) = C7'7yptus Idnyii (Leach), 7 c. p. 7. AUa7itus bar da (Say) is de- 
scribed as a Selmidria by Norton, 1. c. p. 9. Norton also describes varieties 
of Alla7itus hasila7'is (Say) and Mac7'opliya hicincta (Nort.), 1. c. p. 10, and of 
X.7jpliid7'ia tibialis (Say), 1. c. p. 16. 
lAicas has described the transformations of Lophyrus piTii (Fab.). Ann. 
Soc. Ent. Fr. 4*= serie, tome iv. pp. 216, 210. 
Snellen van Vollenhoven (Tijdschr. voor Ent. vii. deel, pp. 69-68) describes 
the transformations of Chnhex connata (Schr.), and figures it in its different 
states (pis. 1 & 2). 
The same author also describes and figures Ne7n.atm hetul<s (Hart.) and its 
transformations (7 c. pp. 70-74, pi. 3). 
The ^Zoologist’ contains translations of Snellen van Vollenhoven’s life- 
histories of AthoUa spina7'um, pp. 9067-9072, and Cwibex axillaris, pp. 
9262-9266. 
Couper describes the habits of Eurytoma frdmpes (Fitch), which produces 
a sort of gall upon Triticu77i 7'cpens in the vicinity of Quebec. Can. Nat. & 
Geol. new series, vol. i. p. 444. 
New species : — 
Nematus vitreipermis (Eversm.), Kawall, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. p. 296. 
Te7ith'edo {Mac7'ophya) fe7noralis (Eversm.),. Kawall,/. c. p. 297 ; T. (M.) 
maynicornis (Eversm.), Kawall, ibid. ; 71 (ilf.) a7iyustula (Eversm.), Kawall, 
ibid. ; T. (ilf.) ischiadica (Eversm.), Kawall, I, c. p. 298. 
