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whilst the structure of the thoracic segments, and of the ab' 

 dominal appendages, has not been investigated with that 

 precision which was requisite in a work of such high preten^* 

 sion. In these respects Burmeister's 'Genera Insectorum' 

 (which has now reached the fourth number), and the Illus- 

 trations of the Crochard edition of the ' Regne Animal,' come 

 much nearer to our notions of generic illustration. 



With all these deficiencies, however, the work will stand 

 as a lasting memorial of the zeal and untiring energy of its 

 author, during the best period of his life. 



Mr. Curtis has announced an Atlas to illustrate all ento- 

 mological works, consisting of figures and generic characters 

 of the groups not figured in the ' British Entomology,' each 

 plate containing four or five genera ; to consist of 200 plates, 

 price 6d. each, uncoloured. Thus it will be seen that there 

 remain nearly 1000 genera over and above those delineated 

 in the Illustrations. We wish Mr. Curtis health to complete 

 his announced undertaking, which appears to us capable of 

 being rendered even more useful than his former work. 



Art. IV. — Histoire Naturelle des Animaux ArticulSs. Par Laporte de Cas- 

 TELNAU, Lucas, et Blanchard. 4 forts vol. in 8vo. Paris : Dumenil. 



This very cheap illustrated work, noticed by us vol. i. p. 499, 

 has reached its 96th number, to the middle of the Hymenopte- 

 ra, and is promised to be completed in 24 more parts. M. 

 Lucas has completed the apterous insects of Linnaeus, and M. 

 Blanchard is the writer of the winged insects ; Laporte descri- 

 bing the Coleoptera. 



Art. V. — Revue Zoologique. Par la Societe Cuvierienne -. public sous la 

 direction de M. F. E. Guerin Meneville. 8vo. Paris, 



This periodical contains numerous original memoirs, com- 

 prising the descriptions of various tribes, genera, or detached 

 species, contributed by the Marquises Spinola and De Bresne, 

 MM. Lesson, Kiener, Gory, Chevrolat, Guerin, and many other 

 writers ; analyses of new works ; and notices of the proceed- 

 ings of the Parisian vSocieties. The last number we have 

 received (for November, 1839) contains a notice of the pro- 

 ceedings of the scientific meeting held last year at Pisa, at 

 which we perceive M. V. Audouin and Prince C. L. Buona^- 

 parte were present. 



Vol. IV.— No. 38. x. s. m 



