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of which he says that Mr. Verrall uses the term for that portion of 

 the second vein between its origin and the origin of the third vein, 

 but that in the present work the term is used in Osten Sacken's sense, 

 who, he says, applies it to the whole of the second vein as far as the 

 fork, which is beyond the origin of the third vein. In fact, Yerrall 

 uses the term in exactly Osten Sacken's sense, viz. : "the portion of the 

 second vein between its origin and the emission of the third longitud- 

 inal vein." The portion beyond, to the fork, Osten Sacken terms the 

 "petiole of the first submarginal cell." Tn the preface the author ex- 

 plains his use and understanding of the term "cotype." It is to be 

 regretted that he used this term at all for his species, but as he ex- 

 plains his meaning of the term, there need be no misunderstanding. 

 He is wrongly under the impression that his term "neotype" had 

 never been proposed before, but he fortunately uses it in practically 

 the same sense as originally proposed by Cossman.* The insertion of 

 text figures illustrating the principal characters of the species de- 

 scribed, is an excellent feature, as it is in any work, but could be 

 used less sparingly here to good advantage, although the work is 

 fairly well accompanied with good plates. In his treatment of some 

 of the nomenclatorial situations, he has shown some of his indepen- 

 dence and conservativeness, and will no doubt be criticized in this 

 respect by some of his colleagues. On the whole, I think the style of 

 the work is excellent, and I trust the subsequent issues, treating of 

 Diptera, will be of like character. E. T. CRESSON, JR. 



THE MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE STATE COMMISSION OF HORTICUL- 

 TURE, Sacramento, California, is a journal which, since its initiation 

 last year, has been nearly replete with entomological articles. The 

 latest issue, comprising Nos. i and 2 of volume ii, contains more than 

 350 pages. It bears the title, "The Injurious and Beneficial Insect* 

 of California," by E. O. Essig. The number is profusely illustrated 

 from drawings and photographs, many of which are by the author 

 and are for the first time published, or, have appeared only in one or 

 two of the western journals. This issue should certainly prove of 

 value, not only to the fruit-growers of California, but also to those of 

 other states, at least on account of the excellent illustrations which 

 have not heretofore appeared in the literature. E. T. C. JR. 



THE ENTOMOLOGIST'S LOG-BOOK AND DICTIONARY OF THE LIFE HIS- 

 TORIES AND FOOD PLANTS OF THE BRITISH MACRO-LEPIDOPTERA. giving 

 many thousands of facts and data connected with the appearance of 

 the ova, larvae, pupae and imagines; methods of capture; habitats: 

 food plants; authorities; synonyms; etc., in Latin and English through- 

 out, and interleaved for private notes. By ALFRED GEORGE SCORER, Fel- 

 low of the Entomological Society; member of the Royal Agricultural 

 ~*lLssais de Paleoconchologie comparee, 1896, pp. 2, 3. 



