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College, Cirencester; Professional Associate of the Surveyors' Insti- 

 tution, etc. London : George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., $3.00 net. 

 This work of 374 pages should prove invaluable for the student of 

 British Lepidoptera who wishes to do more than gather together a 

 collection and who desires a knowledge of the life history and habits 

 of the species, or wishes to add to the great amount of knowledge al- 

 ready accumulated. It also contains many notes of value to the col- 

 lector. It has a vast amount of useful information and we trust it 

 may meet with the appreciation it deserves. H. S. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF 

 NORTH AMERICA, Vol. 2, No. I. Illustrations of Rare and Typical Lepi- 

 doptera. By WILLIAM BARNES, B. S., M. D., and J. H. McDuNNoucn, 

 H.D. Plate one figures and differentiates Mclitaca alma Streck., and 

 M. fuli'ia Edw. Megalhymus stcplicnsi Skinner, is also figured. The 

 remaining twenty plates figure Heterocera, many of the illustrations 

 representing various kinds of type and typical material. 



Vol. 2, No. 2. This is an exceedingly valuable revision of the North 

 American species of the Liparid genus Olene. Descriptions, notes, etc., 

 and seven plates figuring the species are given. The half-tones in 

 this part are much better than some in previous issues of the Contri- 

 butions. 



Vol. 2, No. 3. The first seven pages are devoted to diurnals and some 

 new varieties of Argynnis are described, and also Chlorippe clyton sub- 

 paUida, a new subspecies from Arizona. Observations are given in 

 regard to other species or forms of this genus, and opinions expressed 

 thereon. The type of codes, which the authors have not seen, is in 

 the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences, of Philadelphia. 

 A new Copaeodcs, from Texas, is described under the name rayata- 

 The remainder of the number is taken up with descriptions of new 

 moths. Two plates are devoted to butterflies and seven to moths. We 

 hope the authors may be able to continue these valuable publications 

 for a long time to come. HENRY SKINNER. 



Doings of Societies. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION, ACADEMY OF NATU- 

 RAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. 



Meeting of January 23rd, 1913. Mr. Philip Laurent, Direc- 

 tor, presided. Seven persons were present. 



Dr. Calvert described a collecting trip he had made with 

 Mr. K. J. Morton, at Loch Rannoch, .in the Highlands of 



