108 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



It is gratifying to note the good progress made by the ento- 

 mologists of the Province of Quebec in their arduous task of list- 

 ing the insect fauna of their Province. With the appearance of 

 the third part, three of the four largest orders have now been 

 covered, and the work is, therefore, more than half-way towards 

 completion. 



The list of Coleoptera, numbering 1,810 species and varieties* 

 is compiled from various published lists together with records of 

 captures furnished by a number of collectors, of whom the author 

 contributes a large majority. It is a very creditable list for a 

 region of which but a small part has been explored from the ento- 

 mological standpoint, and in which but few entomologists have 

 made a specialty of the beetles. As the author remarks, the 

 number of species which occur in the Province will be easily in- 

 creased by over 500 by more assiduous collecting, particularly in 

 the remoter districts. 



Studies in Kansas Insects. — A Treatise of the More Com- 

 mon Species. Bulletin of the University of Kansas, Biological 

 Series, vol. XVIII, No. 1, October, 1917. 



This is a most useful report, which should find its way into 

 every entomological library. It contains the following five articles: 

 "The Grasshoppers of Kansas, Part I, The Melanopli of Kansas," 

 by P. W. Claasen. This is divided into two parts, (1) Systematic, 

 (2) Biologic and Economic. No fewer than 6 genera and 39 species 

 are discussed. Part 2, "The Oedipodinse of Kansas," by Raymond 

 Beamer; a systematic account of this subfamily, which is richly 

 represented in the State. It is abundantly illustrated, chiefl>- by 

 photographs of actual specimens. "The Dragonflies of Kansas," 

 by C. H. Kennedy, an annotated list with an analysis of the 

 fauna from the standpoint of distribution, illustrated by 7 excel- 

 lent plates. "Scale Insects Injurious to Shade and Fruit Trees, ^ 

 The Coccidse of Kansas," by P. B. Lawson, a valuable descriptive 

 account of the 75 species of this family known to occur in the 

 State. All the species are well figured. "The Cankerworm — An 

 Orchard and Shade Tree Pest," by Walter H. Wellhouse, a \ery 

 full account of both species of cankerworm, describing their various 

 stages, distribution, life-history, food, enemies, methods of con- 

 trol, etc. It is illustrated by 3 plates. 



Mailed March 1.5th, 1918. 



