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the antennae of the cf with apical joint dilated and lenticular. Sp. E. 
scripta, sp. n., p. 150, South of Spain. 
Omachthea, g. n., Gerstacker, /. c. p. 164. Allied to Ammohates ; third 
joint of antennae oblong; labrum subquadrate ;■ niaxillary palpi 4-jointed ; 
radial cell truncate, appendiculated. Sp. O. carnifeXy sp. n., 1. c. p. 155 ; and 
O. histrio^ sp. n., ibid., Cape of Good Hope. 
New species : — 
Prosopis. The following new species of this genus are described by 
Cresson (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1869) : — P. varifrons = (?) elliptica 
(lurby), 1. c. p. 270, Colorado Territory ; P. sparsa, Pennsylvania, P. verli- 
calis, United States, and P. antennata, New Jersey, 1. c. p. 271 ; P. pijgmcea, 
Illinois, P. azteca, duhiosa, and mexicana, Mexico, 1. c. p. 272. 
Ilalictus atricornis, Smith, Ent. Annual for 1870, p. 26, ^ and $ , Cheshire ; 
II. rimosicepsj Packard, First Ann. Hep. Peabody Acad. 1869, p. 57, Quito. 
Phileremtis nasutus, Gerstacker, 1. c. p. 143, Berlin (P = P. kirhyamis, 
Scheuck). 
Ammohates vinctus, Gerstacker, 1. c. p. 152, Portugal. 
Epeolus speciosus, Gerstacker, 1. c. p. 158, = ?P. luctuosus (Evers.), Pome- 
rania; E. amahilis, Gerstiicker, l.c. p. 159, = P. va7'iegatus,\ia'. (Smith), 
Cape of Good Hope ; E. militans, Gerstiicker, 1. c. p. 160, Capo of Good 
Hope. 
Nomada eustalacta, Gerstiicker, 1. c. p. 164, Berlin ; N. Morawitz, 
Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. vi. p. 66, France ; N. panurgina, Moraw. ibid., Nice. 
Ccelioxys tegidaris, Cresson, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. ii. p. 297, Cuba. 
Dioxgs ardens, Gerstacker, 1. c, p. 166, Southern Spain; D. crumta^ Gerst., 
ibid., Sicily; D. pumila, Gerst. 1. c. p. 167, Rhodes. 
Os7nia. The following new species are described by Gerstacker, 1. c . : — 
O. vidjiecula = ? parietma (Smith) = ? Anihopho7'a ine7'7nis (Zett.), p. 335, 
Thuringia; 0. imcinata A7ithopho7'a angustula (Zett.), p. 336, Berlin; 
O. platgce7'a = cf 7iig/'ive7it7'is (Morawitz), p. 338, Alps of Southern Ger- 
many ; 0. c<X7nent(i7'ia = A7ithopho7'a a7ilhoeca (Illig.) = spmolcc (Schenck) 
= loti (Mor.), p. 339, Germany and South Europe; O. hisidca, p. 344, Sicily 
and Rhodes; O. p. 345, Sicily ; O. c/rty/cuZu, p. 347, Naxos ; O. mus- 
ielma, p. 348, Culmbach, Franconia ; O. 77iac7'oglossa, p. 349, Greece. 
Os77iia quadricovTiiSf Kriechb., Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xix. p. 600, 
Tinos ; O. C'mftisa, Morawitz, 1. c. p. 38, and O. pa77ze7'i, Mor. 1. c. p. 65, 
Russia. 
Megachile. Gerstacker {1. c.) describes the following new species : — M. U7'~ 
sula, p. 355, Mountains of Bavaria ; 31. hy7ne7ima^ p. 356, Meran ; 31. mte7'- 
77\ixtay p. 358, Sicily ; 31. wibecilla, p. 359, Berlin ; 31. leuco7nalla, p. 360, At- 
tica; M. de7'asa, p. 361, Naxos. 
3Iegachile armaticeps, Cresson, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. ii. p. 296, Cuba. 
Chalicodoma bcetica, Gerstacker, 1. c. p. 364, Andalusia. 
A7ithidiu77i pictifrons, Packard, 1. c. p. 59, Brazil. 
Augochlora 7iig7'0(^7%ea^ Packard, ibid., Brazil ; A. fuscipeSj Packard, 1. c. 
p. 60, Quito. 
Heiiades trmacxiay Morawitz, /. e. p. 41, Russia. 
Ce7'atma ^rui’iV5^/a, Gerstacker, l.c. p. 179, Meran; C. nig7'occ7ieay Gerst. 
