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^eta publication; 



THE ANATOMY OF THE BLOW-FLY {Musc^ Vom- 

 itoria. Linn.) A Monograph by Benjamin Thompson 

 Lowne, M. K. C- S., England. Ilhistrated with ten 

 phites. 



This work has been bronght forth w^ith wonderful pre- 

 cision and accnraoy. It emln-aces 121 images wuth ten- 

 plates on copper, executed by the author himself, and col- 

 ored. 



Plate I, facing the title page, shows the general form 

 and structure of the Fly. Plate II represents the hard 

 parts of the head and proboscis. Plate III represents the 

 right half of a vertical section of the proboscis, showing 

 the relations of its component structures. Plate IV rep- 

 resents, the alimentary canal. Plate V exhibits the various 

 structures of the thorax. Plate VI illustrates the devel- 

 opment and appendages of the thorax. Plate VII repre- 

 sents the sympathetic nerves and ganglia, also some of the 

 structures of the eye. Plate VIII represents other struc- 

 tures of the eye, also parts of the antennae. Plate IX 

 represents the various parts of the abdomen. Plate X 

 represents the organs of generation. i 



This is a very valua])le acquisition to entomological sci- 

 ence, and great praise is due Mr. Low^ne for his extensive 

 researches and for the neatness, clearness and erudition 

 which characterizes the work. The advanced student in 

 comparative anatomy and physiolog^^has, in this work, not 

 only a convenient manual, Init the most elaborate treatise 

 on the sul)ject. New facts arc brought to light, old ones 

 confirmed, and errors corrected. 



