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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
PcsdloBtictiis (? Cryptus) ratzehurgiy Kawall, 1. c. p. 603, Courland j bred 
from pupas of Fidonia piniaria. 
Ilemiteles (?) cressomi, Riley, First Ann. Report Ins. Missouri, p. 177, 
pi. 2. fig. 7, from Missouri j JL utilis, Norton, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. ii. 
p. 326, note, bred from cocoons of Lophyrus ahietis, 
CryptuB lophyriy Norton, ibid., also bred from cocoons of L. abietisy Con- 
necticut. 
Fimpia cheloni<^, Giraud, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s6r. ix. p. 149, Franco. 
Arotes (Grav.). Cresson, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. ii. p. 260, tabulates the 
North -American species of this genus, and describes the following new 
species : — A. vicinusy Massachusetts, and A. venustusy Mass, and W. Virginia. 
Aleiodes parasiticus, sp. n., Norton, I, c. p. 327, note, bred from cocoon of 
Lophyrus ahietisy Connecticut. 
Aleoides. Cresson, 1. c. p. 377 et seq.y tabulates the North- American species 
of this genus, including the following new species : — A. texanus, Texas, 
Illinois, mexicanus and fascipennis, Mexico, p. 378; Mexico, 
^erm/wrt//s,East.,Midd., South, and West. States, abdominalis, East, and Midd. 
States, and IcctuSy Illinois (P S of abdominalis) , p. 379; atriceps, Mexico, in- 
termediuSy E., M., S. & W. States, canadensisy Canada, discoideus, Illinois, 
and ornatuSy Mexico, p. 380 ; fulvuSy Canada, acicidatusy E., M., & W. States, 
and burrusy Conn., Rls., and Mexico, p. 381 ; rileyiy Missouri,/e??iora<<fs, West 
Virginia, mcllcus, Massachusetts, and fusciccps, Mexico, p. 382. 
Microyaster yaUicolus [sic], Giraud, /. c, p. 480, Franco [belongs appa- 
rently to Forster’s genus Apantelcsy as the author states it to have only two 
cubital cells] ; M. gelechia [sic], Riley, 1. o. p. 178, Missouri. 
Chalcididas. 
Melittobia audouini. Giraud (/. c. pp. 151-156) describes the habits of this 
insect, Anthophorabia retusa (Newport) = Cirrhospilus acasta (Wtilk.). 
Arthrolysis. Giraud {1. c. p. 483) remarks on the imperfection of this 
genus of Forster, founded only on the cf. Pteromahis scabriculus (Nees) is a 
5 of the same genus. 
Dichalysis, Giraud (ibid.) remarks that this genus of Forster, founded only 
on the cl, =Psilocera (Walk.) = JSupsiloce7'a (Westw.), and that the $ is to 
be sought in the genus Metopon (Walk.). 
Sympiesis, Giraud (/. e. p. 145) redescribes S. sericeicornis (Nees) = ii'w/o- 
phus eneugamus (Wd\k.) = Entedon laticornis (Ratz.). 
Pteromalus sieboldi (Ratz.) is rcdcscribed by Giraud (/. c. p. 147). 
Chapman (Ent. Monthly Mag. v. pp. 297-298) describes the pairing of 
Pachychirus (^Cheiropachys) quadrum (Walk.), reared by liim from branches 
of an apple-tree infested by Scolytus rugulosus (Ratz.). 
New epecies : — 
CalUmome alhipeSy Giraud, 1. c. p. 482, France. 
Megastigmus albifrotiSy Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd series, vol. iii. 
p. 314, California. 
Arthrolysis guyoniy Giraud, 1. c. p. 484, pi. 12. figs. 3 <fe 4, Franco. 
Pirme. Riley (First Ann. Report Ins. Missouri, p. 176, pi. 2. fig. 6) de- 
scribes the habits of, and figures a new species, probably of this genus, from 
ISIissouri. 
