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But the work is very far from being a mere compilation only ; we constantly 

 meet witli valuable remarks on the ontogeny, variation, geographical distribution, 

 migration, and other points of interest bearing on the life-history of the species 

 treated of in its pages. As before, tlie autlior has been most fortunate in such col- 

 laborators as Dr. T. A. Chapman, Messrs. Prout, Kaye, and Bacot— to mention only 

 a few of the Entomologists whose assistance he acknowledges ; while his indebted- 

 ness to the recent fine work of the Hon. Walter Eothschild and Dr. K. Jordan, 

 " A Revision of the Lepidoplcrous Family SpMriffidrp," is fully recognised. Tn this 

 volume we are glad to see two very good half-tone plates, of the variation of 

 Manduca atropos, and the earlier stages of Daphnis nerii respectively ; and an 

 excellent portrait of Mr. Tutt is an appropi-iate frontispiece. We would suggest 

 that a certain amount of space, as well as expense, might be saved by judicious 

 tabulation of such matters as localities and dates of capture, in the case of the more 

 connnon and widely distributed species at any rate ; and that a few really good 

 woodcut (or other) illustrations of the earlier stages, and structural points of each 

 species, would be a highly desirable addition. But on the whole we have nothing 

 but praise for this great enterprise, and trust that Vol. V — the MS. of which, we 

 understand, is in an advanced state — will not be long in following its predecessor. 



The price of the volumes of such a work as this, though very moderate as com- 

 pared with that of some other Natural History publications, is of necessity such as 

 to place them beyond the reach of many a working Entomologist whose observa- 

 tions would gain greatly in value if he could have access to this book. In order to 

 adequately pursue the cultivation of the vast field which Entomology presents, 

 Science requires the intelligent assistance of all these ; and to bring these volumes 

 within their reach, they should find a place on the shelves of every fairly equipped 

 library of reference in tlie United Kingdom. — J. J. W. 



Entomological Society of London: June \st, 1904. — Professor E. B. 

 PouLTON, M.A., D.Sc, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Arthur F. Bayne, Gerencia, Ferro Carril del Sud, Plaza Constitucion, 

 Buenos Ayres ; Dr. Simon Bengtsson, Ph.D., Lecturer at the University of Lund, 

 Sweden ; Mr. G. Bertram Kershaw, Ingleside, West Wickham, Kent ; Mr. W. A. 

 Nicliolson, 36, Promenade, Portobello, N.B.; and the Rev. Thomas John Robert 

 Armine Slipper, M.A., Tivetshall Rectory, Norwich ; were elected Fellows of the 

 Society. 



After a few sympathetic words from the President, who announced tfie death 

 of Mr. Robert McLachlan, Treasurer, and one of the oldest Fellows of the Society, 

 it was unanimously resolved to express, on behalf of tlie Society, sincere sympathy 

 with the family of the deceased in their bereavement. It was then announced 

 that, in accordance with the Bye-Laws of the Society, Mr. Albert Hugh Jones had 

 been elected a Member of the Council, and also elected to act as Treasurer in tlie 

 place of the late Mr. Robert McLachlan. 



Mr. E. B. Green exhibited various insects from Ceylon, including a " Car- 



