128 Ins. 
HYMENOPTERA. 
p. 201 ; D. scrimshiranus, K., Sm., — jonellus, Kby., p. 209 ; B. terrestris, 
Kby., nec L., = virginalis, Kby., p. 214 : F. Smith, Cat, Hym. B. 
M. (2). 
Humble-bees perforating the base of the calyx of Bibes aureum and 
Rohinia pseudacacia in N. America, to get at the honey ; W. F. Bundy, 
Am. Nat. x. p. 238. 
Bomhus and Psithyrus, with their lower wings cut away, flew as well 
as if these had not been removed ; in A/ris mellijica, flight was very 
materially affected by the removal of the lower wings. Reference is 
made to C. G. Thomson’s characters of different structure of lower wings 
in these genera. M. Girard, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) vi. pp. cl. & cli. 
Watel, Raveret. Rapport sur les Mdlipones. Paris : 1875, 8vo. 
[Not seen by the Recorder.] 
Girard, M., Notice sur les M41ipones et Trigones br^silliennes, and 
Drory, E., Notice sur la Melipone scutellaire. Paris : 1876, 8vo. 
Melipona scutellaris has a Gamasus for parasite, and ? also a Micro - 
gaster ; M. Girard, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) vi. pp. 1. & li. 
Clerici, — . Anatomia dell’ Ape. Milano : 1876. 
Consists of 30 plates of anatomical detail, issued under the supervision 
of the Central Italian Bee-keepers’ Association. 
Apis mellijiea. “Manual of the Apiary,” by A. J. Cook (Lansing, 
Michigan : 1876, 8vo, pp. 69), is well spoken of in Am. Nat. x. p. 621. 
Epimethea^ g. n., F. Morawitz, Hor. Ent. Ross. xii. p. 61. Next Panur- 
ginus, Nyl., but with the second cubital cell subequal to the first, &c. ; 
facies of Camptopceam. For E. variegata, p. 62, and pictipes^ p. 64, 
spp. nn., Alexandropol. 
New species : — 
Panurginus altk'ola, p. 60, pimrtiventris, p. 60, Morawitz, 1. c., Caucasus. 
Rliophites caucasicus, id. 1. c. p. 35, Gudaur. 
Osmia hidentata, p. 38, linguaria, p. 39, longiceps, p. 40, cerinthidis, 
p. 41, antennata, p. 43, bicallosa, p. 44, tiflmsis, p. 45, id. 1. c., Caucasus ; 
0. incerta, Radoszkovsky, Hor. Ent. Ross. xii. p. 113, Egypt. 
Lithiirgus apicalis, E. T. Cresson, in Wheeler’s Rep. 1. c. p. 724, Colo- 
rado, New Mexico. 
Megachile australis, H. Lucas, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) vi. p. 305, pi. iv. 
fig. 9, $ , nest, p. 303, fig. 13, Noumea, New Caledonia; M.nigrita, p. 114, 
incerta and branichili], p. 115, minutissima, p. 116, Radoszkovsky, 1. c., 
Egypt ; M. ruficrus, Morawitz, 1. c. p. 47, Sardarabad. 
Anthidium carduele, p. 48, ducale, p. 50, nigricolle, p. 52, Morawitz, 
/. c., Caucasus ; A. amurensis\jense'\, p. 90, E. Siberia, superbum, p. 01, 
Amasia, Radoszkovsky, 1. c. 
Ceratina savignii, Radoszkovsky, 1. c. p. 120, Egypt. 
Nomada amurensis,'p. 91, E. Siberia, moravitzi, Caucasus, and dyhovsidi, 
Baical, p. 93, amabilis, p. 94, pi. ii. fig. 5, and bicolor, p. 95, Caucasus, 
^ sabulosa, p. 121, and vagans, p. 122, Egypt, id. 1. c. ; N. grandis, Cresson, 
1. c., p. 725, Colorado ; N. putnami, id., P. Davenport Ac. i. p. 210, Spring 
