REVIEWS. 



Heteeoceea. Division VIII. — Ptealites. 

 Tribes. Families. 



I. — Squamosse. Odontidse. 



2,-Pulverulentae. { ^-Qedlobkk 



1. — Ennychidse. 

 2. — Asopidse. 

 3. — Luridse. { 3. — Steniadse. 



4. — Hydrocampidse. 

 5. — Botydee. 



4. — Plicatse. Scoparidse. 



(* To be continued.) 



Tlie Natural History of the Tineina. Vol. 2, containing Lithocolletis, Part 

 1. By H. T. Stainton, assisted by Professor Zeller and J. W. 

 Douglas. London: Van Voorst. 



The first volume of this important work was published in 1855, and 

 comprised the Nepticula, Part 1, and Cemiostoma, Part 1, with eight coloured 

 Plates of the larvae, food-plants, cocoons, and perfect insects of twenty-four 

 species of these interesting and beautiful motbs. 



The volume before us is a continuation of the history of these little 

 gems among the smallest of the Lepidoptera family. The larvae and insects 

 of twenty-four species highly magnified, (and also natural size,) of the 

 family Lithocolletis are given with much fidelity and beauty of execution. 

 The drawings of the perfect insects are by Mr. E. W. Robinson, and the 

 larvae partly by the late Mr. Wing and Mr. T. D. Scott. 



The letter-press, extending to 312 pages, is written in four languages, 

 English, French, German, and Latin, in parallel columns. It consists of 

 general observations upon the genus Lithocolletis, including a catalogue of 

 the seventy- six species already known in the world; an arrangement of the 

 larvae according to the food-plants — a new and most interesting feature in 

 the work; and a valuable chronological history of the literature of the 

 family. The rest of the volume is occupied with a minute description of 

 each of the twenty-four species illustrated; the heads of which are — The 

 larva, how noticeable — The imago — Mode of life — Description of the imago 

 — Description of the larva — Geographical Distribution — Synonymy and Ob- 

 servations of Authors. 



Few people are aware of the exquisite beauty of these small moths. To 

 the naked eye their minuteness frequently conceals them from observation, 

 even that of the Naturalist; but if any of our readers wish to have a rare 

 treat, we advise them to look at any of the genus treated of in this 



