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BOOK NOTICES. 

 Catalogue of the Lepidoptera PhalcetKX in the British Museum. Volume 

 VI. London: 1906. Catalogue of the Noctuidas in the collec- 

 tion of the British Museum by Sir George F. Hampson, Bart. 

 Volume VI, now before us, comprises the Cucullianse, a subfamily 

 of the Noctuidae "characterized by its trifid neuration of the hind 

 wings combined with spineless tibiae and smooth eyes surrounded by 

 eye-lashes of bristle-like hair." 692 species are catalogued in 11 1 

 genera, of which 251 species in 46 genera are from the North Ameri- 

 can fauna, north of Mexico. The changes in our familiar names, 

 while considerable, are not greater than would be expected as a result 

 of the revision of the species of the world, nor greater than in preced- 

 ing volumes of this work. The same scheme has been rigidly adhered 

 to. The largest North American genera are Oncocnemis, Graptolitha 

 (^Xylina of our lists), and Cucullia, containing 52, 39 and 24 spe- 

 cies respectively. Xylitia replaces Calocampa, as used by us, owing 

 to a change in the type species. Ten new genera are proposed, 

 viz. : Protophana for Herrichia cervina Hy. Edw. ; Homoncocnejnis 

 for Oncocnemis fortis QxX.. ; Brachylomia for Cleocefis poptiH ^irec^., 

 Dryobota rectifascia Sm. and Cleoceris discolor Sm. ; Dryotype for 

 Dryobota opina Grt. ; Xylotype for Xylina capax Grt. ; Eurotype 

 for Polia acutissima Grt., inedialis Grt., confragosa Morr. and con- 

 tadina Sm. \ Harpaglcea for Glcea sericea Morr., tremula Harv. and 

 pastillicans Morr. ; Psectragltza for Glcea carnosa Grt. and olivata 

 Harv. ; Brachycosmia for Anchocelis digitalis Grt. Among other 

 changes, Dryobota Led. is restricted to the European /^/rz^a Esp., and 

 does not occur in our fauna ; Staudinger's genus Bryomnia is used for 

 our five species taken from Perigea, Polia and Hadena of our lists ; 

 Gl(za is sunk under Conistra Hiibn., the Tentamen names not being 

 recognized ; A)?iathes Hiibn. takes most of our Orthosias. Several 

 new species are described. The volume of plates accompanying the 

 text seems even better than usual. We only regret that these very 

 useful volumes follow each other so slowly, although we fully realize 

 that it is impossible for one man to do more than Sir George Hamp- 

 son does, and do it so well. 



