196 THE entomologist's record. 



as crystallising captures made, work done, and publications to be placed 

 in the entomologist's library. A photograph of the late Miss Ormerod 

 and a sympathetic review of her work may be noticed. Mr. Moffat's 

 note on Anosia archippua, entitled " Anosia archip/ms does not hyber- 

 nate," is interesting. He eliminates the idea of the species hyber- 

 natiug in the true sense, and shows that the habits of this species are, 

 indeed, very similar to those of Pi/rameis cardui in southern Europe, the 

 species being preserved in the warm parts of the southern United States, 

 not by delinite hybernation, but by a process of continued activity, flying 

 when the weather is suitable, and ready for the duties of parentage 

 with the first advent of the necessary vegetation in spring. Altogether 

 a most interesting and instructive volume. 



Cassell and Co. are publishing, in 7d. parts, a work on The Butter- 

 jlies and Moths of Europe, with 54 coloured plates. The text is by 

 j\[r. W. F. Kirby, F.L.S. The first four parts, all that have yet been 

 issued, are very satisfactory, and, as the work will include all the 

 European butterflies, it is likely to have a wide circulation. Plate iiiis, 

 in our opinion, especially well executed ; most of the plates, however, 

 are really good, and the letterpress, of course, accurate. Our only 

 objection is that there is not enough of it. 



Ai<le-Mei)ioire (lu Cecidiidopue pour les Plantes d' Europe et du Bassin 

 de la Mediterranee-'-, is the title of this little booklet of 68 pages. It 

 certainly contains a great store of information on the excrescences 

 found on plants in consequence of the reaction which is developed 

 against the action of parasitical insects. The abbreviations used to- 

 determine what part of the plant is affected, by each species, materially 

 assists the observer. This publication is far in advance of the subject 

 it treats of, as may be seen on every page where we find the group named 

 to which the insect belongs without the specific name. This is not sur- 

 })rising, seeing that the life-histories of some of these neglected orders 

 have yet to be written. The groups mentioned in this publication as 

 affecting plants are the following, arranged alphabetically : — Anpuiiluli- 

 dae, Aphididae, Bdellidae, Bruchidae, Cajmidae, C'eci<loiiit/idae, Cerainbyci- 

 dae, Cercopidae, Chalcididae, Coccidae, Curculionidae, Ci/nipidae, Erio- 

 phi/idae, Harpacticidae, Hpdatinidae, Muscidae, Mt/cetophilidae, Orneu- 

 didae, Psi/llidae, Pterophoridae, Pyralidae, Scoli/tidae, Se.siidae, Tenth- 

 redinidae, Tineidae, Tinpidae, Tortricidae, Tro)nbidiidae. 



The Proceedings of the South London Entonioloj/hal a)id Natural 

 llistorp Societi/i, for 1901, have come to hand. The volume strikes 

 one as being the smallest that has been issued for many years, yet the 

 subscriptions to the " Publication fund " reach the round sum of £43 

 10s. Gd. Only two of the eleven papers read have been printed — 

 " Fossil Insects," by W. West, L.D.S., and " Notes on rearing 

 Lepidoptera," by A. M. Montgomery, F.E.S., the latter a most useful 

 paper to the practical lepidopterist. We especially miss the paper 

 read by Mr. W. Bateson, F.R.S. Reports of the Field meetings at 

 Oxshott, Byfleet, Mickleham and Brasted, form interesting reading, 

 and there is much valuable matter scattered throughout the Abstract 

 of Proceedings (pp. 24-69). The Society maintains its great popularity, 

 is in a first class financial position and retains an excellent membership. 



* By G. Darboux and C. Howard. Published by Gebriider Borntraeger, S.W. 

 40, Dessauerstrasse 29, Berlin. 1902. 



t Published at the Society's rooms, Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge, S.E., 

 Price 2s. 



