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a useful help to those who are now taking up this attractive subject. Bio- 

 graphical references under the different species are a noticeable feature. 



Kellogg, Vernon L. American Insects. Henry Holt & Co., New York. 

 Pages 674; 13 colored plates; figs. 812 in text. — Prof. Kellogg gives us in this 

 work a useful addition to the books on general entomology which will be 

 appreciated by beginners and will be found interesting to all who consult it. 

 It is more popular and more up to date in many respects than the two stand- 

 ard works of a similar nature, Comstock's "Manual for the Study of Insects" 

 and Packard's "Text-book of Entomology." The author states in the pre- 

 face that "the book is written in the endeavor to foster an interest in insect 

 biology on the part of students of natural history, of nature observers and 

 of general readers, and does, as it professes, provide in a single volume a gen- 

 eral systematic account of the principal American insects. Comstock's clas- 

 sification, which is now generally adopted by American teachers, is followed 

 and synoptic tables are given which will be found very iiseful to students. 

 The whole work shows evidence of the writer's original investigations, but 

 naturally the specialist is more apparent in certain places than in others. 



The physiology of insects, their relations to the development of plants 

 and as carriers of disease, are treated of at greater length than is usual in 

 such works, and form valuable contributions to the literature of these sub- 

 jects. The printing, paper and general get-up of the book are excellent. 

 The colored plates are good and will be found a great attraction to many who 

 wish for such a work as a present for boys and girls. A few of the text 

 figures are poor, and there are a few instances of errors as to the names of 

 species represented. These, however, are minor faults which can be cor- 

 rected by an "errata" slip or in a future edition. 



Hampson, Sir George F. (Bart.), Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalsense 

 in the British Museum. Vol V. Noctuidse, 1905, pp. 634, plates 78 to 95.— 

 This volume is a continuation of Sir George Hampson's monographs of the 

 moths of the world, and gives the classification of the subfamily Hadeninse 

 as he understands it. "The subfamily is characterized by its trifid neuration 

 of the hind wing combined with the hairy clothing of the eyes and forms an 

 extremely natural and well-marked group of species." The generic names 

 used will be found unfamiliar to American students. The old genus Mames- 

 fra is now included in Polia. Many species recognized in our lists are in- 

 cluded as synonyms of other species. Possibly, however, larger series of 

 specimens would enable the eminent author to change his judgment on some 

 of these. The specific limits of many insects can on'^^" be decided after care- 

 ful breeding from the egg, a class of work i^hich :is now receiving great 

 attention in this country, and of which mucK is' still to be done for many 

 North American species. Some of the Caijiadian localities given are very 

 vague and give little information as to distributi(>n. The figures in the 

 plates are for the most part excellent and,' bout 160 sipecies are shown which 

 have already been or are likely to be foun in the Do iiinion. It is noticeable 

 what good work has been done by Mr. / H. WolL y-Dod in supplying Sir 

 George Hampson with specimens. 



OsBORN, Herbert. Jassidse of New York State. (20th Report of the 

 State Entomologist of New York, pp. 498-545. — This comprehensive list of 

 the Jassidse of New York is of special interest to hemipterists in Eastern 

 Canada, as all the 175 specimens mentioned may be expected to occur with 

 us. Prof. Osborn has for many years made a special study of the Jassidse, 

 so is well fitted to prepare this list. It is printed on. good paper and in the 

 admirable manner characteristic of Dr. Felt's reports. It contains copious 

 bibliographical references and is carefully indexed in the general index to 

 the Entomologist's report. 



