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riphcus being particularly mentioned. Prof. C. I loulhert makes a valu- 

 able contribution, a study of the Melanargiinae of China and Siberia. 

 There are 28 plates with the numerous species figured in color. These 

 plates are of the superb character of those we have mentioned as appear- 

 ing- in former volumes. M. Oberthiir richly deserves the thanks of all 

 Lepidopterists for the production of this valuable series. H. SKINNER. 



PROFKSSOR BENEDICT JAEGER, Early Entomologist of Xew Jersey. 

 Under this title, Mr. Harry B. Weiss has contributed a biographical 

 sketch to the Proceedings of the Xczv Jersey Historical Society (new 

 series, vol. VII, No. 3, pp. 196-207, Xewark, N. J., July, 1922). The 

 author tells us that his interest in Jaeger "was first aroused by read- 

 ing in Mr. John D. Sherman's 'Catalogue 10 of- Books on Insects' 

 the following statement referring to Prof. Jaeger's book on 'The Life 

 of North American Insects' : 'famous as the most worthless of all 

 American Insect books'." In his usual painstaking way, Mr. Weiss 

 brings together a number of scattered bits of published and un- 

 published information on his subject. Jaeger was born in Vienna, 

 Austria, in 1789, came to the United States in 1831 and died in Brook- 

 lyn, August 17, 1869. His activities in natural history embraced other 

 groups of animals in addition to insects and also plants. P. P. CALVERT. 



NOMENCLATOR CoLEOPTEROLOGicus. Eine etymologische Erklarung 

 samtlicher Gattungs- und Artnamen dcr Kafer der deutschen Fauna 

 sowie der angrenzenden Gebiete. Zweite Auflage In Verbindung mit 

 Prof. Dr. R. SCHMIDT herausgegeben von SIGM. SCHENKLING. Jena 

 Verlag von Gustav Fischer 1922. 8vo., pp. iv, 255. Price in paper 

 binding 95 Marks, in cloth 125 Marks. In 1894 Herr Schenkling pub- 

 lished the firs! edition of this book, now long since out of print. In 

 1917, at the expense of the German Union of Teachers of Natural 

 Science, he issued an "Explanation of the scientific names of beetles 

 in Reitter's Fauna Germanica" (Lutz, Stuttgart, publisher). This new 

 edition of the Nomenclator Coleopterologicus goes beyond the "Ex- 

 planation" in that it gives not only the meanings (in German) of 

 the generic and specific names, but also their roots, both Greek and 

 Latin, the quantity of the syllables of the roots, and a detailed chapter 

 (pp. 1-12) on entomological nomenclature, explanations of technical 

 terms and translations of a number of Latin adjectives, adverbs, num- 

 erals and conjunctions "so that one not acquainted with the ancient 

 languages can, with the use of this book, translate Latin diagnoses and 

 descriptions without great difficulty" that is, if he can read German. 

 The author further tells us in his preface: "One will find also in tlr's 

 book the explanation of many geographical names which, since they 

 are often not of classical origin, are sought in vain even in the larg.T 

 classical dictionaries. I need only hint at the high value of translation. 



