Ins. 
HYMENOPTEKA. 
ripeSy and claviger, p. 296, planiusculuSy facialiSy and astichus, p. 297, and 
melittohiuSy p. 298, id. 1. c., Sweden. 
Ophioneurus grandisy id. 1. c. p, 299, Sweden. 
Proctotrypid^. 
Pteratomus putnamiy Pack., said to be the smallest insect known, 
redescribed ^nd figured. It is probably an egg-parasite on Megachile 
centunculariSy or on a parasite of that bee. J. D. Cox, Am. Nat. xii. 
pp. 445-448. 
New genera and species ; — 
AtritomuSy A. Forster, Verh. Ver. Rheiul. xxxv. p. 56. Ceraphronidce : 
allied^ to TrichosteresiSy Megaspilusy and Lygoceras \ type, A. coccophaguSy 
sp. n., 1. c.y Aachen. 
Synarsisy id. 1. c. p. 57. Ceraphronidce : allied to DichogmuSy Thoms. ; 
type, S. pulla^ sp. n., 1. c., Aachen. 
Proctotrypes intrudenSy F. Smith, Tr. E. Soc. 1878, p. 5, Otago, New 
Zealand. 
Spilomicrus quadricepSy id. 1. c. p. 6, Otago, New Zealand. 
Goniozus tibialiSy S. 0. Snellen van Vollenhoven, Tijdschr. Ent. xxi. 
p. 177, pi. xi. fig. 6, Hague. 
Cynipim. 
(See also Aphididje in the Hemiptera, infra.) 
Bassett, H. F. Agamic Reproduction among the Cynipidce. P. Am. 
Ass. xxvi. pp. 302-306. 
Contains observations on American oak-galls by the writer; and 
remarks on Adler’s observations on those of Europe. 
Hagen, H. On the Natural History of Gall-Insects. Canad. Ent. x. 
pp. 85-94. 
Contains an abstract of Adler’s observations on alternation of genera- 
rations in the Cynipidce. 
Mayr, G. Die europaischen Cynipiden-Gallen, mit Ausschluss der auf 
Eichen vorkommenden Arten. (Aus dem 15 Jahresberichte der 
Rossauer Communal-Oberrealschule in Wien). Wien : 1876, 8vo, 
pp. 24, pis. iii. 
Contains figures and descriptions of 20 galls belonging to the genera 
AulaXy Diastrophusy Phanacis, XenophaneSy RhoditeSy Pediaspisy and 
BathyaspiSy found on the following genera of plants : Triticum or 
Arrhenatherumy Glechomay Salviay Hieraciumy Scorzoneray Centaur ea, 
Potentillay Rubus, Rosay Sorbus, Acer, and Papaver. 
Riley, C. V. A new Oak-Gall on Acorn-cups. Tr. Ac. St. Louis, iii. 
pp. 577 & 578. 
The gall, which he describes, occurs on every species of Quercus of the 
group of Q. prinuSy to which it is apparently confined. The insect which 
produces it has not yet been determined. 
