( 259 ) XII. Notes on Part III. of the Catalogue of British Insects published by the Entomological Society of London ; Hymenoptera [Clnysididn?, Ichneu-monidte, Braconida3, and Evaniidre]. By the Rev. T. A. Marshall, M.A., F.L.S. [Read 4tli November, 1872.] The compiler liaving willingly complied witli the sugges-tion that no notes should be printed with the Catalogue, desires to make a few remarks upon such points as are not apparent upon the face of the work, and yet ought not to be passed over in silence. The printer's task has been Avell performed, the revision was executed with every care, and no table of errata is now necessary. With the single exception of p. 112, line 7 from top, centaurse (a misprint for centaureae)? it is believed that no erratum exists of a kind likely to mislead the reader. With regard to the generic and specific names adopted, and their orthography, very few changes have been ven-tured upon, and those only of an obvious character, care being always taken to observe the law of priority, and in cases of misspelling to preserve as far as possible the iden-tity of the word corrected. The cataloguer has borne in mind that his function was to register the facts observed by others in their own manner, and not to indulge in any originalities. And he has had cause to congi^atulate him-self upon the general correctness of the received names, which compare very favourably with those of some of the other orders of insects. The following are the chief altera-tions Avhich have been adopted: p. 1. Elampns Spin, is corrected by Forster to Ellamjms ; p. 2. Omalus is changed to Ilomalus ; p. 19. Exeplianes to Exoplianes; p. 41. Linoceras Tasch. (1865) is preferred to Macrobatus Holmgr. (1854), because the latter overthrows Graven-horst's original specific name macrobatus, and substitutes clavator Holmgr. ; Brachycentrus is discarded for the same reason, and also because it is preoccupied in Neu-roptera: for this a new name, Cyrtocryptus, was neces-sary ; p. 50. Trachynotas is changed to Nototrachys, to TRANS. ENT. SOC. 1872. — PART IV. (DEC.) T
Notes on Part III. of the Catalogue of British Insects published by the Entomolical Society of London; Hymenoptera [Chrysididæ, Ichneumoniæ, Braconidæ, and Evaniidæ]
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