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with American forms. The advantage of this is shown in many places. We 

 trust that Major Casey may at no very distant date treat the other subfamilies 

 of the Tenebrionidse in the same thorough manner as he has done in this pub- 

 lication. 



Gillette, C. P., Chermes of Colorado Conifers (Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sciences, Philadelphia) January, 1907 (separates issued April 2, 1907), pp. 

 22, plates 11. This article by Prof. Gillette is the most important contTibu- 

 tion towards our knowledge of the spTuce gall lice which has yet appeared. 

 It is copiously and beautifully illustrated and the different new species 

 described are dealt with in an exhaustive manner. Chermes Cooleyi is the 

 name given to the large and handsome gall found in British Columbia upon 

 the Sitcha Spruce, and the gall, as well as the insect in all its stages of de- 

 velopment, are figured and described with great detail. This pape-r will be 

 welcomed by all homopterists who will be glad to have these different species 

 characterized. In the past nearly all the gall making species of Chermes 

 found on spruce have been called Chermes ahietis. 



Hampson, Sir. George P., (Bart.), Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phal- 

 senae in the British Museum, Vol. YI, Noctuidse, 1906, pp. 532, plates XCYI 

 to CVII. Sir George Hampson's new volume appeared early in the year and 

 through his kindness and that of the Trustees of the British Museum was 

 presented to several of the members of our Society who had helped by send- 

 ing good specimens to the British Museum collection. This volume is of 

 particular interest to Canadians from the large proportion of insects belong- 

 ing to our fauna which are included among the 692 species described. Of 

 the 322 coloured figures given on the plates no less than 141 species have 

 been already taken in Canada or are quite likely to occur within our limits. 

 The range of the present volume is "the Cucullianse, the third of the fifteen 

 sub-families into which the Noctuidse are divided. This subfamily is 

 characterized by its trifid neuration of the hind wing combined with spine- 

 less tibiae and smooth eyes surrounded by eyelashes of bristle-like hairs. 

 It forms a group of genera very closely related to the Acronyctinee, the 

 lowest of the subfamilies of the Noctuidae Trifinse." This Tolume is of 

 great importance to all North American students. From correspondence 

 with Sir George Hampson it is apparent that there are a great many species 

 of North American Noctuidae, of which good specimens would be most 

 acceptable for the British Museum. It is manifestly to the advantage 

 of everyone to help now by sending specimens to Sir George Hampson, 

 particiilarly those concerning the identity of which there is any doubt. He 

 will gladly examine and report upon them. It may be noted that Prof. J. 

 B. Smith, who is one of ourselves, is closely in touch with Sir George Hamp- 

 son and has been of great assistance to him in the vol me now referred to. 



Kearfott, W. D., New North American Tortrieidae; Transactions of the 

 American Entomological Society, Philadelphia, Vol. XXXIII, No. 1, pp. 

 1 to 98. (Separate signatures mailed as issued between Feb. 2 and March 

 27, 1907.) In this article 159 species and 4 varieties are described as new, 

 and of these 20 species are from Canada. This valuable contrib tion will 

 be of great value to Canadian students of microlepidoptera, in whose behalf 

 the author has been so untiring in his efforts. Many hundreds of speci- 

 mens have been submitted to him from collectors in all parts of the country 

 and he has been most generous in naming and returning authoritatively 

 labelled material. Our Ottawa members not only had the great pleasure 

 of meeting Mr. Kearfott when he paid us a short visit last spring but had 

 th privilege of accompanying him to the field, where they got muc'' valu- 

 able information as to the best ways of collecting and rearing microlepid- 

 optera. Mr. Kearfott's enthusiasm was an inspiration. 



