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for retaining scientific names in one's memory, as these names express, 

 in great measure certain peculiarities of the structure or habits." 



On the philological side Herr Schenkling has had the assistance of 

 Prof. Richard Schmidt, of the University of Minister in Westphalia. 



The greater part of the hook is divided into two sections, generic and 

 s'.iligeneric names (pp. 1,5-116) and "Species and their varieties; ter- 

 minology" (pp. 117-249), the names in both sections being arranged 

 alphabetically. The nature of the information given is well illustrated 

 by examples from each part : 



Carabus L. V. Kapafios (karabos), Kafername bei den Griechen, 

 auch Meerkrabbe. Unmoglich von /cetvo) (keino) abschneiden. wie 

 Leunis will. Vgl. Scarabaeus? 



nemoralis, e, in Hainen vorkommend. 



Bogemani (nicht Bogema'nni), nach dem friihercn schwedischen 

 Hauptmann J. C. Bogeman. 



\s tbe subtitle of this Nomenclator indicates, the names included are 

 limited to those of the beetle fauna of Germany and of the neighboring 

 countries. With the increasing diffusion of European Coleoptera to 

 other parts of the world, however, this work will be useful to extra- 

 European entomologists who read German. P. P. CALVERT. 



UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STUDIES (NATURAL HISTORY), X, I. Iowa City, 

 March 15, 1922. This number contains reports on the Scutelleroidea [by 

 Prof. DAYTON STONER] and the Orthoptera and Dermaptera [by Mr. 

 A. X. CAUDELL] of the Barbados-Antigua Expedition of the University 

 in 1918. and a report on Scutelleroidea of the Douglas Lake Region, 

 Michigan, also by Prof. Stoner. The Barbados-Antigua collection of 

 Scutelleroidea consisted of about 800 pinned specimens, representing 17 

 species on Antigua (taken between June 19 and July 19) and 9 of the 

 17 also on Barbados (taken between May 16 and June 11). "Of the 

 17 Antigua species, 14 occur also in the United States and 3 are strictly 

 neotropical. ... As a whole the pentatomid fauna of the two 

 inlands seems to be Central American and Mexican in its affinities rather 

 than South American." 



The Orthoptera and Dermaptera of the same islands consisted of 334 

 pecimens comprising 31 species, but no general summary accompanies 

 Mr. Caudell's Report. 



The Scuttelleroidea of the Douglas Lake Region were collected in 

 July and AULMV,), 1919 and 1920. within 15 miles from the Lake, and 

 amount to 23 species, which may be compared with the West Indian 

 figures given above. Xo species is common to both lists but three 

 genera (.1/nrwiV/r </. I'.uxfluxtus and l\</lixits) are. Prof. Stoner makes a 

 brief comparison of the peiitatomid faunae of Doivl.i Lai e and oi Lake 

 ( ikohoji, Iowa, the latter of 2<) species, 17 of which are also found at 

 Douglas Lake. P. P. ("AIVKRT. 



