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Adephagous tribes, but that they consist chiefly oi Xylophagi, 

 especially in their larva state ; and but very few water-insects. 

 He has figured fifteen Coleopterous, one Orthopterous, two 

 Hemipterous, one Hymenopterous, one Lepidopterous, and 

 five Dipterous species. It is to be regretted that Professor 

 Germar does not always put the time of publication to his 

 fasciculi ; for, of the nineteen now published, between the first 

 in 1812, and the last in 1837, none of them are dated, and this 

 may, at some period, produce doubts respecting his priority of 

 nomenclature. Professor Germar, we think, should take care, 

 likewise, that the figures of his work are more artistically 

 executed; for, in this country, it is an expensive publication, 

 and it has hitherto added only to the costliness of entomo- 

 logical literature without embellishing it. 



3. Deutschlands Insecten von Jacob Sturm. Bd. XI. ^ XII. 

 Nurnherci, 1837. {The Insects of Germany.) — The venerable 

 Sturm still continues his very useful Fauna ; and, in the first of 

 these volumes, he presents us with sixteen plates, containing 

 thirty-seven beautifully-executed figures, and the dissections, of 

 the genera Tillus, Noto.vus {Opilus, Steph.), Trichodes {Clerus, 

 Steph.), Clerus (Tkanasimiis, Steph.), Corynetes, Enoplium, 

 Lymexylon, HylcBcetus^ Ptilitms, Xyletinus, Ochina, and Ano- 

 hium; and the twelfth contains thirty figures, upon fifteen 

 plates, with dissections, of the genera Dorcatoma, Hedohia 

 (Ptinus piihescens and regalis), Gibbium, Meziimi, and Ptinus. 

 Thus we have two volumes published in the course of last 

 year; and this we hail with satisfaction, as it gives promise of 

 increased energy, which, if it continue, will help to supply 

 many deficiencies that are now constantly obstructing the 

 progress of the student. We are happy to say, also, that we 

 observe no decrease of skill in the delineation of the figures, 

 or in the accuracy of the dissections. The latter, especially, 

 are very useful contributions to the science ; for although no 

 system can be founded exclusively upon the trophi, yet they 

 always supply important characters, which, in the course of 

 study, we have constant occasion to consult. The great value, 

 therefore, of a repertory, containing faithful delineations of 

 accurate dissections, is thus incontestably proved, for it is 

 seldom convenient, and sometimes impossible, to make a 

 dissection at the moment it may be wanted. 



