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vestalis v. distinctus, 9 , Nethy Bridge. Bonihus LatreiUeUus v. distinguendus, $ , 

 Golspie ; lapponicus, Fab., Craigellochie. The variety of Passaloecus monilicornis 

 is particularly interesting, as the white labrum has been generally considered to bo 

 the chief distinguishing character of the species, the unconstricted base of the 2nd 

 abdominal segment, however, will always distinguish monilicornis from the other 

 British species. — Edward Saunders, St. Ann's, Woking : October \Mh, 1900. 



The Entomology of the new Victoria History of the Counties of England. — This 

 " Victoria History " (published by Messrs. A. Constable and Co.) is a gigantic 

 matter, under distinguished patronage, and careful editorship. Each vol. will be an 

 ouvrage de luxe on large paper, in large type and with no expense spared. We 

 are concerned only with the Entomology, which is edited by Mr. G-oss. To 

 ensure uniformity in nomenclature, &c., a list of books recommended has been dis- 

 tributed amongst the workers. The first County is "out," and Hampshire has the 

 honour of leading off. The Orthoptera are very fully treated on by Mr. Burr ; in 

 the Neuroptera the Odonata are done in a general manner by Mr. McLachlan, and 

 the rest in list form chiefly by Messrs. Morton and King ; Aculeate Hymenoptera 

 by Mr. Saunders, Fltytophaga by Miss Chawner ; Coleoptera by Canon Fowler and 

 Mr. J. J. Walker ; Lepidoptera, the Macros by Mr. Goss, assisted by Mr. W. H. B. 

 Fletcher and Captain Savile Reid (this is by far the most exhaustive, and each di- 

 vision has a capital readable introduction), the Micros by Mr. Percy Bright, 

 assisted by Messrs. E. R. Bankes, C. G. Barrett, and W. H. B. Fletcher ; Diptera are 

 supplied by Mr. F. C. Adams ; Hemiptera-Heteroptera by Mr. Saunders, and Homo- 

 ptera by Mr. J. Edwards. Thus it will be seen that the list of coadjutors is fairly 

 representative. Of course this portion is very unequal ; in Lepidoptera nearly 

 complete, in nearly all others very incomplete, and often rudimentary. It cannot 

 be otherwise, and the only way to have partially avoided it would have been to have 

 given notice of intention to bring out such a work some years beforehand. The 

 uncorrected misprints are few, but there are some. — Eds. 



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Dr. Otto Staudinger. — With much regret wo announce the death of Dr. 

 Staudinger, which occurred at Lucerne, when on a visit, on October 13th, in his 

 Vist year. 



Catalogue of Eastern and Australian Lepidoptera-Heteroceea in 

 THE Collection of the Oxford Uniyersity Museum. Part ii, Noctuina, 

 Geometrina, and Pyralidina : by Col. C. SwiNHOE, F.L.S. (Pterophorida5 and 

 Tineina, by the Right Hon. Lord Walsingham, M.A., LL.D., &c., and John 

 Hartley Currant, P.E.S.) ; large 8vo, pp. 630, with eight chromo-litho. plates. 

 Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1900. 



The appearance of the concluding vol. of this useful work has been greatly 

 delayed, but is none the less welcome. The gi'and total of species is brought up to 

 over 3100. Of these scarcely 100 belong to the Pterophoridm and Tineina, so Col. 



