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by their stings, but describes tlie AVasps especially as superadding to this 
general bad quality other injurious habits,' particularly the destruction of 
fruit and of Bees. He describes the appearance and habits of Vespa crahro, 
V. mJgaris, V. germanica, and Polistes gallica. 
Lahus, g. n., Saussure, Zool. Novara, ii. Hym. p. 3. Allied to Elimus ; pro- 
notuni very small, wide and spinous in front ; peduncle long, thin, slightly 
dilated only at the apex ; second cubital cell not pedunculate, narrowed to- 
wards radial, first recun’ent vein coincident with hinder margin of second 
cubital cell. Sp. L. spiniger, sp. n., Saiiss. l.c. p. 4, pi. 1. fig. 1, Javaj L. 
Iiumhct'tianus, sp. n., Sauss. 1. c, p. 4, pi. 1. fig. 2 (wing), Oeylon. 
New species : — 
Zethus (Calligaster) ceylonicus, Saussure, /. c. p. 5, Ceylon. 
Emnenes novaree^ Saussure, 1. c. p. 6, pi. 1. fig. 3, Rio Janeiro; E. humher^ 
tiamtSy Sauss. ibid., Oeylon. 
Rhynchiumtaliitense, Saussure, 1. c. p. 7, pi. 1. fig. 4, Tahiti ; P. erythrinumy 
Sauss. ibid.. Capo of Good Hope. 
Eumenes haerii, Radoszkowsky, 1. c. p. 69, pi. 1. fig. 6, Bakoii (Caspian). 
Odymrus. Saussure (/. c.) describes the following new species of this 
genus ; — (subg. Oi)YNERUS=X<?wno^?//f, Sauss.) 0( cUrco-cinctuSy p. 10, pi. 1. 
fig. 6, Sidney; O.fistulosusy p. 11, Ceylon; 0. dccipiens, ibid. pi. 1. fig. 0, > 
Sydney; O.JavanuSy p. 12, pi. 1. fig. 7, Java; O. ceylonicuSy ibid., and O. 
hnmhertiamiSy p. 13, Ceylon ; O. araucanuSy p. 14, pi. 1. fig. 8, Chili ; O. 
frauenfeldiy p. 16, pi. 1. fig. 9, Shanghai ; O. macilentusy p. 16, pi. 1. fig. 10, 
Sydney; and O. ihertciiSy p. 17, pi. 1. fig. 11, Gibraltar. 
Odynerus. Morawitz (Horae Soc. Ent. Ross, iv.) describes the following 
new species of this genus from the Government of Saratov : — (Ancistbo- 
CERUS, Wesm.) O. transitorius, p. 117 : (Leionotus, Sauss.) O. magni- 
JicuSy p. 119 ; O. siiperbus, p. 121 ; O. angustusy p. 122 ; O. opacuSy p. 124 ; O. 
beckeriy p. 127 ; O. proximuSy p. 128 ; O. ballioniy p. 129 ; O. difficilisy p. 132 ; 
O. membranaceuSy p. 136 : (Epipona, Kirby) O. serripesy p. 137 ; O. simile 
IhmtSy p. 138 ; O, bembeciformisy p. 139 ; and O. crabroniformisy p. 141. 
Odynerus limbiferus (Lewnottis)y Morawitz, l.c. p. 136, note, Dalmatia; 
O. sibiricus (E^npona), Morawitz, 1. c. p. 144, note, Siberia. 
Alastor lateritiusy Saussure, h c. p. 17, and A. cruentatusy Sauss. I, c. p. 18, 
pi. 1. fig. 12, Australia. 
Vespa peruanuy Saussure, 1. c. p. 18, Quito. 
Polistes novarccy Saussure, 1. c. p. 19, pi. 1. figs. 13, 14, Nicobar Islands and 
Australia ; P. dubiusy Sauss. 1. c. p. 20, pi. 1. fig. 16, Manilla. 
Polybia plebejOy Saussure, /. c. p. 21, Mexico. 
Nectarinia mbbianay Saussure, /. c. p. 22, Surinam. 
POMPIUDA^. 
Cresson lias published (Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. i. pp. 85-150) 
a revision of the North- American genera and species of this 
group, containing a list of known genera and species, with syno- 
nymy, data as to geographical distribution, &c., and, in some 
cases, descriptions ; also descriptions of numerous new species : — 
Pompilus h-notatus {^^^g^-^biguttatus (Fab.); P. marginatus and petio^ 
latus (Say) are identical ; P. plcbfjus (Dahlb.) and P. trifasciuius (Bal. B.) = 
