132 Ins, 
HYMENOPTKKA. 
Vespa holsatica. Observations on its domestic habits ; F. Katter, Ent. 
Nachr. iv. pp. 23 & 24. 
New genera and ajpecies : — 
Nortonia, Saussure, 1. c. p. 139. Mouth-organs nearly as in Eamenes 
and Odynerus ; body as in Montezumia ; first segment of abdomen funnel- 
shaped, not sessile or petiolate. For 0. intermedius and symmorphus, 
Sauss., and N. tolteca, sp. n., 1. c. p. 140, pi. i. figs. 13 & 13 a, Mexico. 
Microdynerus, C. G. Thomson, 1. c. p. 68. Allied to Lionoius ; to con- 
tain L. alpestris and helveticus^ Sauss., and exilis (sp. n. ?), 1. c. p. 59, 
locality not stated. 
Vespula^ id. 1. c. p. 10. New section of Vespa^ to include all the smaller 
species, V. crabro being treated as the type of Vespa. 
Zethus niyHcorniSy Mexico, p. 22, heydeni, Brazil, p. 23, olmecus, p. 25, 
toltecus, p. ^7, imitator^ p. 33, clypearis^ p. 34, otomitus^ p. 37, strigosus, 
p. 42, and zendalus, p. 63, all from Mexico, H. de Saussure, 1. c. ; Z. 
(Zethusculus) inca, Kirsch, 1. c. p. 375, Colombia. 
Labus sicheliamiSj H. de Saussure, 1. c. p. 57, pi. iv. figs. 20 & 20 a, 
Chili. 
Eumenes auratus^ p. 62, Bahia, olivaceus^ p. 64, Surinam, totonacuSy 
p, 72, aviculus, p. 73, thoracicus, p. 74, sumichrasti, p. 78, Mexico, 
brasil[Qanus. p. 79, Brazil, incertus, p. 84, Para, miles, Guiana, Surinam, 
and olmecus, Mexico, p. 85, infernalis, p. 86, Brazil, Guiana, nortonianus, 
p. 88, cressonianus, p. 90, simulans, p. 91, Mexico, wagnerianus, p. 94, 
chalicodomce, p. 108, Pernambuco, id. 1. c. ; E. nanus, Colombia, and 
pusio, Brazil, T. Kirsch, 1. c. p. 376. 
Montezumia ghilianii, Brazil, p. 121, marthce, Santa Martha, Antilles, 
p. 124, azteca, Mexico, p. 125, pi. ii. figs. 10 & 10 a, H. de Saussure, 1. c. ; 
M. saussurii, T. Kirsch, 1. c. p. 377, Woodlark Island. 
Rhynchinm nyassce, id. 1. c. p. 378, Nyassa. 
Monobia bi-angulata, p. 135, pi. ii. figs. 12 & 12a, nigripennis, p. 136, and 
variabilis, p. 137, H. de Saussure, 1. c., all from Mexico. 
Lionotus picticrus (^Odynerus dentisquama var., Thoms, olim'), Sweden, 
orbitalis, S. Germany, and punctifrons, Switzerland, C. G. Thomson, 1. c. 
p. 57. 
Ancisirocerus clavipennis {parietum var., Wesra.), p. 76, and pictipes, 
p. 78, id. 1. c., Sweden. 
Odynerus lativentris, id. Z. c. p. 86, Sweden; 0. vmlshianus, p. 152, 
Illinois, debilis, p. 155, United States, sutterianus, p. 186, California, H. 
de Saussure, 1. c. ; 0. {Hypancistrocerus) carinifer, Cayenne, p. 378, 0. 
{Lionotus) pacijicus, Woodlark Island, p. 379 ; 0. {L.) caviventris, Nyassa, 
and 0. (X.) micado, Japan, p. 380, T. Kirsch, 1. c. 
Pterochilus formosus, J. Frivaldszky, Term, kozlem. xiii. p. 357, 
Hungary. 
CrABRONIDJ). 
C. G. Thomson (Hym. Scaud. iii.) divides the Fossoria (with which he 
includes the Mutillidoe) into the following families: — MutilUdce, Scolietce, 
