260 Ins, 
NEUROPTERA. 
New species : — 
Macliilis bruneo-jiava [sic], Joseph, l. c. p. 24, Carniola. 
Nicoletia cavicola , id. 1. c. p. 25, Carniola. 
Campoclea nivea , id. ibid., Carniola. 
Iapyx forficularius (cf. also SB. scliles. Ges. lix. p. 254) and cavicola , 
id. 1 . c. p. 26, Carniola. 
Smynthurus niveus, longicornis, gracilis , p. 27, and ccecus, p. 28, id. 1. c., 
Carniola. 
Isotoma ( Desoria ) spelcca , id. 1. c. p. 29, Carniola. 
Achorutes spelceus, id. ibid., Carniola. 
Tomocerus niveus , id. ibid., Carniola. 
Cyphoderus mono cerus , id. ibid., Carniola. 
Anurophorus ccecus , id. 1. c. p. 30, Carniola. 
Anura infernalis, id. ibid., and hirta, p. 31, Carniola. 
Mallophaga. 
Simonetta, Luigi. Elenco sistematico del Podiculini appartenneti al 
Museo Zoologico della R. University di Pavia. Bull. Ent. Ital. xiv. 
pp. 204-220 [g/. Zool. Bee. xviii. Ins. p. 260]. 
Excluding the three ordinary human lice, there aro enumerated 17 
species of Docophorus, 11 of Nirnius, 1 of Goniodes, 4 of Lipleurus, 1 of 
Colpocephalum, 9 of Menopon, 1 of Trinoton , and 1 of Lcemobothrium. 
The notes give important information concerning the hosts.” 
Thysanoptera. 
Habits of Thrips. Herbert Osborn, Psyche, iii. p. 369, is of opinion 
that these insects cause much damage to fruit and other trees by devour- 
ing the style in unopened buds, and thus preventing fertilization ; in 
80 per cent, of unopened buds the style was found to be more or less 
injured. Theodor Pergande, l. c. p. 381, thinks this idea exaggerated, 
and that the secreted nectar is the main object sought; moreover, he 
believes they materially assist in fertilization. Furthermore some species 
are carnivorous, and destroy Acari, &c., that infest certain plants. He 
mentions that on the 14th November he found Heliothrips hcemorrhoi- 
dalis, Bouche, very lively on leaves of apple in an orchard, and he dis- 
covered II. draccence, Ileg., in a conservatory in America. 
Heliothrips destructive to fuchsia ; E. Lefevre, Ent. xv. p. 240. 
TERMITIDiE. 
Baumann, E. Chemische Untersuchung von Bruchstiicken einer von 
Hrn. Reuleaux aus Australien mitgebrachten Ameisen oder Termi- 
ten-nestes. SB. Ak. Berl. 1882, pp. 419-424 (with introductory 
remarks by E. Du Bois-Reymond), woodcuts. 
The nest, of which a portion was analyzed, was found at Somerset, N. 
Australia ; it then contained ants, but was believed to have been origin- 
