114 Ins. 
HYMENOPTEltA. 
Gribodo (Ann. Mus. Genov, xvi. pp. 244-249) Pompilus vespi- 
formis, King, and viaticus, Linn., and redescribes his Cyphononyx ahys- 
sinica (? = flavicornis, Dahlb., pt., nec Fabr.), and A genia per sonata. 
Pompilus, sp. said to be bred from Grapta interrogationis, described ; 
Packard, P. Bost. Soc. xxi. p. 38. P. concinnus, Dahlb., noticed ; Gri- 
bodo, Bull. Ent. Ital. xiii. p. 73. P. hcematopus, Lep., redescribed ; Kohl, 
Ent. Nachr. vii. pp. 92-94. 
Priocnemis abdominalis, Dahlb., redescribed ; id. 1. c. pp. 239-242. P. 
maculipennis, Smith, = fugax, Fabr. ; Kirby, Tr. E. Soc. 1881, p. 39. 
Pepsis heros, Dahlb. : var. from Porto Rico noticed ; Dewitz, B. E. Z. 
XXV. p. 203. 
New species : — 
Salius major, Marquet, Bull. Soc. Toulouse, xiii. p. 171, Vias. 
Ferreola nigra, id. 1. c. p. 172, Genoa. 
Pompilus villosus, id. 1. c. p. 174, South France ; P. dallatorreanus, 
Kohl, Ent. Nachr. vii. p. 93, Tirol ; P. cressoni, Dewitz, B. E. Z. xxv. 
p. 203, pi. V. fig. 6, Porto Rico. 
Priocnemis consobrinus and binotatus, Marquet, 1. c. pp. 175 & 176, 
South France ; P. wakefieldi, Kirby, Tr. E. Soc. 1881, p. 39, New 
Zealand. 
Mygnimia extranea, id. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 649, Socotra. 
Sphegides, 
Patton, W. H. Some characters useful in the study of the Sphecuhc. 
P. Bost. Soc. XX. pp. 378-385. 
Relates to the structural characters of various North American species 
of Pelopceus, Chalybion, Chlorion, Isodontia, Sp>liex, Harpactopus, and 
Priononyx. 
Gribodo (Ann. Mus. Genov, xvi. pp. 211-244) redescribes his Chlorion 
funereum and scioense, and notices Pelopceus spirifex, Linn., all from 
Shoa. 
Pelopceus cegyptius, Linn., recorded from Socotra; Kirby, P. Z. S. 1881, 
p. 650. 
Sphex. Kohl redescribes S. fuscata, subfuscata, fera, confinis, and 
bicolor of Dahlbom ; Ent. Nachr. vii. pp. 27-31, & 37-40. 
Isodontia, g. n., Patton, P. Bost. Soc. xx. p. 380. Placed after Chlorion ; 
to include Sphex philadelphica, Lep. (type, apicalis, Smith), tibialis, 
Lep., elegans, and nigella. Smith, azteca, Sauss., and costipennis. Spin. 
Ammophila abeillii and lanuginosa, Marquet, Bull. Soc. Toulouse, 
xiii. p. 177, South France ; A. egregia, Mocsary, Ent. Nachr. vii. p. 327, 
Beyrut : spp. nn. 
Sphex syriaca, sp. n., id. 1. c. p. 328, Beyrut. 
Larrides. 
Patton, W. H. List of the North American Larradce. P. Bost. Soc. 
XX. pp. 385-397. 
Includes table of genera ; list of species ; occasional remarks on 
characters, synonymy and habits ; and descriptions of a few new species. 
