BRACONIDiE — C HALCIDID2E. 
Ins. 139 
Myosoma pennipes, id. 1. c. p. 25, pi. vi. fig. 8, Santarem. 
S pinaria attenuata , fig. 1, Sarawak, p. 30, leucomelama , fig. 2, Cambo- 
dia, Siam, dimidiata, figs. 3 & 4, Ceram, p. 31, and suliana , Sula, p. 32, 
id. 1. c. pi. vii. 
Cenoccelius amazonicus , Amazons, p. 36, gerasinorum , Minas Geraes, 
p. 37, columbianus , Colombia, nigritus , p. 38, and sexnotatus , pi. vii. fig. 6, 
Amazons, p. 39, id. 1. c. 
Stenophasmus apicalis , Borneo, and femoralis , Mysol, irZ. Z. c. p. 43. 
Strcblocera longiscapha , id. Z. c. p. 45, pi. viii. fig. 9, England. 
j Bracon sculptilis , id. Tr. E. Soc. 1882, p. 327, pi. xiv. fig. 27, Ceylon. 
Microplitis ceratomice (fig. 8, cocoons), Missouri, and gortynce , Iowa, 
Riley, Tr. Ac. St. Louis, iv. pp. 303 & 304. 
Apanteles megathymi , South Carolina, p. 304, cacoecia , p. 305, Missouri, 
aletice, fig. 1, Florida, Alabama, p. 306, politus , Missouri, cassianus , Illinois, 
p. 307, theclce, Georgia, limenitidis and form flaviconchai , Connecticut, Mis- 
souri, p. 308, semerinthi , St. Louis, p. 311, acronyctce , Illinois, p. 312, 
and palceacritce, Illinois, Canada West, p. 313, ?tZ. Z. c. 
Evaniid^. 
Paramegischia , g. n., Provancher, Nat. Canad. xiii. p. 302. Allied to 
y! ulacus ; typo, P. burquii , sp. n., Z. c. p. 303, Canada. 
Chalcidid.e. 
Asiimead, W. II. Studies on the North American Chalcidulcc , with 
descriptions of new species from Florida. Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. ix. 
pp. xxix.-xxxv. 
Relates to Smicra , Eurytoma , Decatoma , Isosoma, Callimome , and 
Chirocerus. 
Mayer, P. Zur Naturgeschichte der Feigeninsecten. MT. Zool. stat. 
Neap. iii. pp. 551-590, pis. xiv. & xv. and 2 woodcuts. (6y. H. Muller, 
Biol. Centralbl. ii. pp. 545-550 ; also Bull. Ent. Ital. xiv. p. 242.) 
Relates to caprification, and contains a detailed account of the habits, 
anatomy, and transformations of Blastopliaga grossorum , Grav., “ Ichncu- 
vion” ficarius, Cav., and Sycop/uiga sycomori, Linn. The other known 
species of fig-insects, are more briefly noticed, and a large number of 
undetermined species from various parts of the world are mentioned, 
and details figured. 
Saunders, [Sir] S. S. Notes on the Euchalcis vetusta, Duf. (fam. Chal- 
cididce ), and on the terminal segments of the females in Halticella 
and its allies. Tr. E. Soc. 1882, pp. 291-305, pi. xii. 
Chalcis vetusta , Andris, is quite distinct from Dufour’s iusoct, but por- 
haps = Halticella osmiicida , Saund., of which an amended description is 
given. The terminal segments of II. osmiicida are then elaborately de- 
scribed, with special reference to the opinions expressed by Andre and 
Walker, and most of the important structural details of the insect are 
figured. (See also a correspondence between Sauuders and Andre, P. E. 
Soc. 1882, pp. xxiii.-xxviii., figs. 
