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comments on the forms of Orchelimum are in some cases distorted by par- 

 tial quotations from other authors and do not give a full consideration 

 of all the points involved. Partial and incomplete quotation is a weak- 

 ness of the author, a method unfair to all concerned. The study of the 

 genus Ceuthophilus is one of the best pieces of work in the manual, par- 

 ticularly with the original illustrations. Two new species are described 

 in this genus, one with the specific name of rehebi, an atrocious effort 

 to associate the names Rehn and Hebard in one specific name. In the 

 new tettigoniids described we are sorry to see no single types indicated, 

 as has been recommended more than once by congresses of zoologists 

 and is now pretty general entomological practice. These new forms are 

 Conocephalus viridifrons, Odontoxiphidium apterum affine and Diestram- 

 mena japanica (error for japonica). In the case of the latter the recent 

 Old World literature has been ignored. 



In his treatment of the Gryllidae the author leaves much to be desired, 

 and shows a lack of appreciation of tarsal characters in his presentation 

 of the genus Anaxipha. 



Vernacular names are given to most of the species, many newly coined 

 and often mere translations or near translations of the technical specific 

 names. Some new full synonymy has been established, and in some cases 

 in a rather obscure way. 



The type work leaves much to be desired as errors are numerous, although 

 the press work, except on certain cuts, is good. Cuts on pages 223, 253 

 and 560 appear inverted through printer's slips. 



Professor Blatchley has given to us a work of considerable usefulness, 

 and one which must be in the hands of any student of our eastern Orth- 

 optera. It contains much original matter and represents a vast amount 

 of labor, while our one regret is that it most signally fails to be the im- 

 partial, evenly balanced and personally unbiased exposition of the sub- 

 ject a manual for the "tyro" should be. The entire work was done too 

 hastily, without the proper examination of the larger collections upon 

 which such a work must be grounded, if it is to be more than a summary of 

 the past literature. The author was handicapped by lack of constant 

 access to the material absolutely necessary for the critical type of work 

 into which he unconsciously turned his manual, originally intended for 

 the beginner. Many of the seeming inconsistencies of some previous 

 work would have been apparent to him if the material in the Philadelphia 

 collections alone had been given more than a several days' examination. 



J. A. G. R. 



Doings of Societies 



Entomological Section, The Academy of Natural Sciences of 



Philadelphia 



The annual meeting was held I ><( -ember S, i<)i<), with Director Philip 

 Laurent presiding and twelve persons present, including Mr. J. J. Davis 

 and Mr. ('. II. Hadley, of Riverton, New Jersey. 



