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INSECTA, HYMENOPTERA. 
p. 700, rujicornis, p. 701, apicalis, p. 705, incrassatus, p. 707, paUicomis, 
p. 709, alhipes, p. 712, varius and nerooms, p. 713, vulgaris, p. facialis, 
p. 717, 2 LnA.physoceras, p. 721 (all Htg.), and S. thaumaltoytera, Dalm., p. 719 ; 
Sapholytus connatus, Htg., p. 722, Ceroptres arator, Htg., p. 724, and several 
new species. 
Microscopic slides of portions of Cynipidce referred to, and a fresh specific 
character noted in the structure of the compressed lobes at the apex of the 
ventral segment of the abdomen. J. O. Westwood, P. E. Soc. 1872, 
p. xviii. 
Cynips lignicola: parasites recorded, F. Walker, Ent. vi. p. 101; E. A. 
Fitch, ibid. p."243. It extends to East Lothian, J. Hardy, Scot. Nat. i. p. 181 ; 
also to Glasgow and near Hamilton, P. Cameron, Jun., {bid. p. 206. 
Spathogastei' baccarum : gall on upper side of leaf. P. Cameron, Jun.,/. c. 
p. 266. 
“ Chinese Artichoke Gall ” (Hance, J. L. S. Bot. xiii.) : A. Muller, J. L. S. 
xi. pp. 428-431, compares an excrescence found on oaks in China, and pre- 
sumably resulting from the operations of a Cynips, with the gall of the 
European ApJiilothrix gemmce, li. 
Mayr, /. c., describes the following new species : — 
Synergus reinhardi, p. 698, Austria, from galls of Cynips argentea and of 6 
other species ; S. evanescens, various parts of Germany, from galls of Aphilo- 
thrix gemmce &c., and S. pallid ipcnnis, Hungary and Austria, galls of Cynips 
conijica &c., p. 090; S. variabilis, p. 702, Austria, galls of Cynips cerricula, 
&c. ; S. rotundiventris, p. 700, Austria, galls of Diophanta macroptera ; S. 
tscheki i?=pallipes, Htg.), p. 708, Germany and Austria, galls of D. scutel- 
laris &c. ; S. tristis, p. 715, Austria, galls of Andricus urni/ormis and Neuro^ 
terus ostreus ; S. radiatus, p. 718, Austria and Germany, galls of Aphilothrix 
albipmictata »S:c. 
Sapholytus haimi, galls of Andricus nitidus &c., and S. undtdatus, galls of 
Cynips cerricola, Austria, p. 723. 
Ceroptres cerri, p. 726, Austria, galls of Cynips cerricola &c. 
IJROCERIDiE. 
Thomson, Hym. Scand. i. pp. 323-333, discusses the Swedish species, 
under the tribes ” Siricina, Xiphydr[{]ina, and Oryssina. He describes as a 
new species, under the name melanocei'us, p. 328, the Sirex juvencus of Htg., 
nec L. 
Tenthredinid^e. 
Thomson, Hym. Scand. i. pp. 13-323, discusses the Swedish species, under 
the “ tribes ” Cimbicina, Hylotomina, Tenthredinina, Blasticotomina, Lydina, 
Xyelina, and Cephina, giving (pp. 334 & 335) an outline plate with copious 
explanation of various portions of external anatomy. He adopts the name 
pentandrce from He Geer for the Cynips (^Nematus') amerince of Linnaeus, sup- 
posed to clash with the Cimbex of the latter name ; renames exarmata his 
own Blennocampa monticola (nec Htg.) ; and gives copious synonymy, partly 
original. 
A. J. VAN Rossum, Arch. N^erl. vii. pp. 381-384, describes the results of 
experiments upon the fluid ejected by Cimbex connata and sylvarum. He 
comes to the conclusion that it is a concentrated solution of a variable 
