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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
A£liirm fra(jiliSf Smith; Proc. Linn. Soc. viii. p. 78, from Morty. 
Enictus obsourm, Smith, 1. c. p. 79, from New Guinea. 
Scleroderma parasitica, Smith, I, c. p. 79, from Salwatty. — ScJderoderma 
(sic) matilloides, Oosta, Ann. Mus. Zool. Nap. ii. p. 134, pi. 1. fig. 4, from 
South Italy. 
Ehagig aster simillimus, Smith, Ent. Trans. 3rd ser. ii. p. 390, and R.Jtaui- 
frons, Smith, ibid., from Swan River. 
Psammotherma JlabcUata, Smith, L c. p. 396, pi. 21. fig. 0, Senegal. 
Midilla. Oresson (Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil, iv.) describes 19 new species of 
this genus from the Colorado Territory : namely, M. orcus, 1. c. p. 428 j M. 
macra, 1. c. p. 429 j M. monticola, 1. c. p. 430 j 3L biocidata, 1. c. p. 431 j M. 
creitsa, ibid. ; M. medea, 1. c. p. 432 j M. fidvohirta, 1. c. p. 433 j M. propinqua, 
ibid. ; M. hellona, 1. c. p. 434 ; M. cegina, 1. c. p. 435 ; M. asopus, ibid. ; M. 
vesta, 1. c. p. 436 ; M. montivaga, ibid. ; M. contumax, 1. a. p. 437 j M. ornati- 
ventris, 1. c. p. 438 ; M. clara, 1. c. p. 439 j M. concolor, ibid, j M. nubecula, 1. c. 
p. 440 j and M. glabrella, 1. c. p. 441. 
Oresson also describes seven neAv Californian species of this genus : namely, 
M. sackenii, 1. c. p. 385 j AL magna, ibid, j M. aureola, 1. c. p. 386 j 31. ulkei, 
1. 0 . p. 387 j M. connectens, ibid, j AI. castanea, 1. c. p. 388 \ and AI. unicolor, 
1. c. p. 389. 
The following four new Cuban species are also described by Oresson : — Al. 
nigriceps, 1. c. p. 110 j AI. rubriceps, /. c. p. Ill j M. palUceps, 1. c. p. 112 j and 
AI. ivilsoni, ibid. 
Alutilla. RadochkolFsky (Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxviii, pt. 1) describes 
the following new Russian species of this genus : — AI. trifasciata, 1. c. p. 43, 
pi. 7. fig. 11, from Spask ; AI. simplica, 1. c. p. 439, pi. 7. fig. 12, from the 
Crimea; AI. petiolaris, l.c. p. 448, pi. 7. fig. 15, from South Russia; 31. tri- 
angularis, ibid., pi. 7. fig. 16, from Saratow, Kasan, &c. ; AI. bicolor, 1. c. p. 461, 
pi. 8. fig. 2, from Songaria, &c. ; AI. desertorum, 1. c. p. 452, pi. 8. fig. 4, from 
Songaria ; AI. luctuosa, 1. c. p. 453, pi. 8. fig. 6, from Sir Daria ; AI. taurica, 
t. c. p. 454, pi. 8. fig. 7, from the Crimea ; AI. discoidalis (tiscoidalis in text), 
1. c. p. 455, pi. 8. fig. 8, from Spask ; AI. caucasica, 1. c. p. 459, pi. 8. fig. 9, 
from the Caucasus ; 2M. manderstiernii, 1. c. p. 460, pi. 9. fig. 1, from beyond 
the Caucasus ; AI. hartholomm, 1. c. p. 460, pi. 9. fig. 2, from Tah^ran ; 31. 
concolora, 1. c. p. 461, pi. 9. fig. 3, from Spask; 31. rubrosignata, 1. c. p. 461, 
pi. 9. fig. 4, from Kiachta; and AI. crenata, 1. c. p. 462, pi. 9. fig. 5, from Son- 
garia. 
Alutilla sericeiventris, Costa, 1. c. p. 130, pi. 1. fig. 3, and 31. cinereifrons, 
Costa, 1. c. p. 131, from South Italy. — AI. agilis, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. viii. 
p. 79, from New Guinea ; 31. Jlucluata, Smith, 1. c. p. 80, from Morty. 
Formicid^. 
Mayr (Reise der Novara, Zool. Bd. ii. Abth. 1) indicates the 
progress that has been made in the study of this family, and 
estimates tlie number of known species at almost 1200, which he 
distributes under 104 genera. Of described genera he professes 
himself unable to form a clear notion of the following ; — Para- 
trechina (Motsch.), Leptomyrma (Motsch.), Cerapaclus (Smith), 
