1890.] I ENTOMOLOGICAL NKYVS. I.} 



Cafius sericeus Holme, two 9 examples. This fixes an American lo- 

 cality for ami decides in tavor of the successful coloni/ation of this Knro- 

 pean species. It appears slender and delicate compared u ith the alnindant 

 vistriotus. 



Cryptobium pusillum I.ec., two examples, ' and + , .25 inch. lon.^. The 

 only specimen seen by Dr. Horn, when preparing his Cryptulnum pa|>er, 

 was the type in the LeConte collection, a from tin- sea-shore of l.on- 

 Island. N. Y. The last ventral segment of the has a parallel notch 

 from apex to base, and a contiguous depression on the apex of the pre- 

 ceding, as if nature had intended to continue the slit ; the last ventral of 

 the 9 ' s rounded. 



Cryptobium htgnbre Lee., three examples, unfortunately .. Having 

 In en described Iroin Florida, it is mentioned here to record the locality. 



Qiiediusbninncus Mann., and Aitolniis naiius \ lorn, were taken in some 

 abundance. The Coleoptera were for a time very much concentrated, 

 taking refuse under the trash swept up around the sandhills. The New 

 fersey coasl is rich in small Colepptera, apparently neglected by neigh- 

 boring collectors, or at least unrecorded. JOHN HAMILTON. 



Entomologica.1 Literature. 



iNS OF THE: ILLINOIS STATE LABORATORY OF NATVRAL HIS- 

 TORY, Vol. III. 



Article \'. ./ Descriptire Catalogue of the Phalangiines of Illinni.\ by 

 Clarence M. Weed, M. Sc. In a pamphlet of 20 pp. the author tabulate-, 

 the genera I.iohiniuiu, ( )liolophns and /'/la/iu/^iiini, describing in them 

 ei^lit, one, and one species respectively. Three figures are -iveii in the 

 text. /.. i-/i-^iin.^ and /.. politns are described as new. 



Artii le V\. A partial Bibliography of the I'lialan^ iiinr of' \. . l>/tt-rini, 

 by the same author, enumerates the general articles and follows with a 



reference li'.t i f the species. StlldelltS < if this little-klli IW11 '^\'( Hip so ( ( >lll- 



nioiily called " dadd\ -Ion- -le-s, " \\ill find these papers invaluable -uide-,. 



i-:. NI. A. 



MASSACIII ^i i is A( ,KM n/n KAI COLLEGE. Hull. 'tin No. 5, July, rj 

 Household Pests, \sy Charles H. I-'ernald, m pp. 6 \\ood-cuts [Dec.. [J 

 Carpet beetles, clothes moths ants and bacon beetles are treated of and 



their habits and remedies described in a way that renders the anil,. 

 meaning clear to any reader. I-'.. M. A. 



ACKKTI.I l K A I. l'.\l'i:KIMl N I STATION OF MINNESOTA. bulletin No. 

 N. |uly, [889. I'lii- A'm/sv Mountain Locusts in (>//i'r Tail ('ountv Minn., 

 in iS.s^. |()tto l.u--er, I'll. I).] 2<i p|>., 9 cuts. 2 plates, 53 fi-ure, [ 1 

 iNSi). ) A \eryfull ini|iiiry into the cause, elte< ts and piv\enti. , n ,,| this 

 visitation for the |>ast season. -V.. M. A. 



