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beny, "although human ingenuity has doubtless introduced many 

 very striking deviations, both in plants and animals, from the 

 original type, it has never yet, I believe, proceeded so far as to give 

 rise to what naturalists would regard as a new species, that is, an 

 individual incapable of producing a fertile progeny with any other 

 member of the parent stock." 



In connection with this pamphlet, may be read the summary 

 of the arguments of Prof. Asa Gray, which we presented in Athen. 

 No. 1710. Thus the reader will have the calm plea lings of two 

 distinguished botanists for and against the ingenious Theorist now 

 taking his trial in the Court of Natural Science. Both botanists 

 however, agree that Variation and Natural Selection are " probably 

 inadequate to the work which they have been-put to." — Aihenoeum. 



The Canadian Naturalist. A series of conversations on the 

 Natural History of Lower Canada J' By P. H. Gosse, 

 London, 1840. 



The intelligent author was fully aware when he published the 

 above work, that confusion arose from want of a thorough know- 

 ledge of entomological nomenclature. The book has a good 

 circulation in the Provinces, and is accessible to young students 

 of entomology. To my knowledge the tyro has frequently made 

 confidential reference to it for the purpose of naming his in- 

 sects. I have therefore reviewed the whole of the entomological 

 index, commencing with the 



COLEOPTERA. 



Brachynotus Bennettii, (page 78), should be Poddbrus tricosta- 

 tus, Sfiy. 



Rhizotroya fervens, (p. 106), should be Phyllophaya quercina^ 

 Knoch. 



Phyllodecta vittelina, (p. 185), should be Gastrophysa vitel- 

 linoe, Linn, 



Meloe proscarahoeus, (p. 185), should be Meloe angusticollis, Say. 



Chrysomela 10-notata, (p. 185), should be CalUgrapha Phila- 

 delphica, Linn. 



Odontqmis trinervia, (p. 224), should be Chrysobothris den- 

 tipes^ Germ. 



Nephropis Canadensis, (p. 224), should be Leptura Canaden- 

 sis, Oliver. 



