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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Frauenfeld (Verli. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvii. pp. 429-430 
and 440-442) gives a list of species of this Order taken by him 
on board the ^ Novara^ during her voyage. It ineludes only 9 
species, 6 of which are Ants. The only permanent ship-inha- 
biting species is Evania appendig aster, 
ScHENCK (Berl. ent. Zeits. 1867, p. 156) adds a few notes to 
his Catalogue of the Aculeate Hymenoptera of Nassau. 
Smith (Ent. Annual, pp. 81-80) remarks on the comparative rarity of Hy- 
menoptera during the last two years, and suggests that in many cases, besides 
the influence of the weather and the destruction caused by various enemies, 
the disappearance of species from old-established haunts may be accounted 
for by migration. He cites several instances in support of this view. A 
species of the Acarina {Ileteropus ventricosa, Newport) is very destructive in 
tho'nests of some species ; Smith indicates its habits and states that the ova re- 
tain their vitality for years and become developed as soon as they come in 
contact with the larvie of Hymenoptera (/. c. pp. 84-80). Smith suggests the 
name of Netv2yortici iox the genus containing this Acarine parasite, as Ileteropus 
had been previously employed by seven different authors. Smith notices the 
capture of various rare species, and remarks upon some other points, which 
will be referred to hereafter. 
Smith publishes notes on various species of Aculeate Hymenoptera from 
his observations made in 1866. Entomologist, iii. pp. 193-199. 
Anthophila. 
SicHEL (Reise derNovara,Zool.ii.Hym.pp. 143-156) publishes 
a list of the Bees eollected on the voyage of the ^ Novara,^ and 
describes numerous new species. Lamprocolletes [Andrena) cha~ 
lybeatas (Erichs.) 6 is described^ p. 144, as also $ Ceratina macu- 
lata (Smith), p. 152, Apis fasdata (Latr.) occurs in Chili, to- 
gether with examples of yl. melUJlca showing a tendency towards 
A, fasdata, 
Mohawitz publishes (IIora3 Soc. Ent. Ross. v. pp. 45-71) a list of the 
species of this group captured by him in the Upper Engadine, 56 in number. 
He describes in detail the following known species : — Diifourea alpina (Mo- 
raw.), Panurginus mmitanm (Giraud), Prosopis angustata (Schenck), P. an- 
Qiulata (hmxi.)=idilatata and borealis (Nyl.) =^patellata (Eversm.), and P. rinhi 
(Gorski) = distans (Eversm.) = annularis (Schenck). He also gives notes upon 
the characters and synonymy of Andrena shaivella (K.) = nana (Nyl.)=«2/- 
(Moraw.), Halictus fulvicornis (lL.')=albipes (Schenck), H. morio 
(Fab.), Anthidmm punctatum (Lat.)=mmws (Nyl.), A. strigatum (Panz.) = 
minusculum (Nyl.), Megachile analts (Nyl.), Osmia nigriventris (Zett.), O. tu- 
bereulata (Nyl.), O, angustula (Zett.), O. rhinoceros (Giraud), Heriades nigri^ 
cornis Chelostoma inerme (Eversm.) =probably H. rapunculi (St. F.), 
Nomada robertjeotiana (Panz.), var., Codioxys conica (Linn.), C. simplex (Nyl.), 
C. mandibidaris (Nyl.), Stelis signata (Lat.), and 8. pusilla (Spin.)=//e- 
riades breviuseula Stelis pygmeea (Sch.). 
Morawitz publishes (Horse Soc. Ent. Ross. iv. pp. 1-28) an 
important contribution to the knowledge of the Russian Andre- 
