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of an extraordinary abundance of ants. The species, according to Giraiid^ Was 
F. aliena (Fdrst.). Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1867, pp. Ivii-lviii. 
The Prussian Government has issued a decree against the destruction of 
Ants and their pup?© in the forests, on the ground of their keeping caterpil- 
lars in check. Arch. Cosmol. 1867, p. 190. 
New species : — 
Formica. S. B. Buckley (Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil, vi.) describes the follow- 
ing as new North- American species ofthis genus j—JF nova anglcc (sic),p. 16.6, 
Maine; F. nortonii, ibid., F. americanay p. 164, F. connecticutenm, ibid., 
Connecticut; F, gnamy p. 1.66, Texas, Now York, Connecticut; F. occiden- 
talisy p. 167, F. monticolay ibid., and F. gracilis, p. 168, Western New York ; 
F. parva, p. 169, F. atra, ibid., F. virginiana, ibid., F. armicola, p. 160, 
Washington; F.politurata, ibid., Michigan; F. septentrionale, p. 161, Michi- 
gan and Illinois ; F. Jloridana, ibid., Florida ; F. tejonia, ibid., California ; F. 
tenuissima, p. 162, F. permmuta, ibid., F. picca, p. 163, F. lincecumii, ibid., 
F. festinata, p. 164, F. insana Crazy Ant ”), p. 166, F. masonia, ibid., F. 
saxicola, p. 166, F. discolor, ibid., F. san sabeana, p. 167, F. foetida, ibid., F. 
(Tapmoma) terricola, p. 168, F. (T.) wichita, p. .169, F. {Hypochira) subspi- 
nosa, ibid., from Texas. 
Folyergus iexana, Buckley, 1. c. p. 170, Texas. 
Camponotus nutans, Fraiienfeld, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvii. p. 440, 
on board the ^ Novara ; ’ C. vcnnstus, Frauenf. 1. c. p. 441, on board the ^No- 
vara ’ at Gibraltar. 
Fonera sidcata, Fraiienfeld, l.c. p. 441, on board the ^Novara* near Gi- 
braltar. 
Poncra. Buckley (/. c.) describes the following new species of this genus : 
— P. tcxana, p. 170, P. amplinoda, p. 171, P. elongata, p. 172, and P. {Beta- 
tomma) lincecumii, ibid., Texas ; and P. j)ennsylvanica,\i. 171,Penhsylvania. 
OdontomaeJms texana, Buckley, 1. c. p. 335, Texas. 
Myrniica. Buckley describes the following as new North- American spe- 
cies of this genus : — M. 7'ubra, p. 336, Texas ; M. subrubf'a, p. 336, Washing- 
ton ; AT. californica, ibid., California ; M. nova eboracensis, p. 337, New York ; 
M. {Monoinariuni, sic) diversa, ibid., M. (AT.) minima, p. 338, and M. (AT.) cceca 
(sic), p. 339, Texas ; M. (AT.) mayylandica, ibid., Washington and Maryland ; 
M. (Af.) montana, ibid., Texas ; Af. (AT.) lineolata, p. 340, origin not stated ; 
Af. (Af.) Columbiana, ibid., Washington ; Af. (Af.) aquia, p. 341, Virginia 
and New York; Af. (Af) saxicola, ibid., Texas ;.Af (Af ) atra, p. 342, George- 
town, D.C. ; Af {Tetmamorimn, sic) exigua, ibid., Washington; Af {Diplo- 
rhoptruni) scabrata, p. 343, Connecticut ; Af {Atta) sabeana, ibid., and Af 
{A.) sublaimginosa, ibid., Texas. 
Alia. Buckley (7 c.) describes 6 new North- American species of this 
genus, namely : — A, lincecumii, p. 344, A, picea, ibid., A. brazoensis, p. 346, 
and A. coloradcnsis, p. 346, Texas ; A. pennsylvanica, p. 346. 
CEcodo^na virginiana, Buckley, 1. c. p. 346, Virginia ; (E. pilosa, Buckl. /. c. 
p. 348, (E. tardigrada, Buckl. 1. c. p. 349, (E. (Alta) arborca, Buckl. ibid., and 
E. (Atta) bicolor, Buckl. /. c. p. 360, Texas. 
Cryptocerus conspersus, Smith, Ent. Trans. 3rd ser. v. p. 623, pi. 26. fig. 1, 
Amazons ; C. exiguus. Smith, 1. c. p. 624, pi. 26. fig. 4, C. scutidatus, Smith, /. c. 
p. 624, pi. 26. fig. 3, and C. angulosus,^m\W\, I, c. p, 626, pi. 26, fig. 7, Mexico, 
