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Parts lY. and V. of the Annates de la Societc ["jntoinnloi/i^jiie de 

 Behjique, 1913, contain a number of papers on Coleoptera, mainly 

 exotic, one each on Hemiptera and Ants, and, by Baron de Crombrugghe 

 de Picquendaele, a series of notes on the Micro-lepidoptera of Belgium, 

 supplementary to his Catahxjne raisonne. 



The study of those extremely minute and wonderfully beautiful 

 Hymeaoptera, the ^lijuiaridae, parasitic in the ova of insects, in which 

 Messrs. Fred. Enock and C. 0. Waterhouse are the pioneers, dias been 

 taken up ni Australia by Mr. A. A. Girault, who contributes further 

 descriptions of species obtained by bim in Queensland to the July 

 number of the Canadian Entomolo(ji.st. 



In the Entoinolof/i^t for October, Mr. F. W. Frohawk and the Hon. 

 N. C. Rothschild give full details of the life-history of the sub-sp. 

 sinraroriiix of Melanarf/ia japi/i/ia : Mr. J. C. Moulton gives an account 

 of a recent visit to Malacca, one of Wallace's famous hunting grounds; 

 and Mr. W. G. Sheldon commences an account of his 1913 visit with 

 Mr. A. H. Jones to the Albarracin district of Spain. 



The current issue of the Berliner luitoinnlniiische Zeitsrhrift (1 and 2) 

 contains the following articles, among other shorter contributions, 

 " The Orthopterological Results of a Joarney in Carinthia and Istria 

 (1912)," by Dr. Willy Ramme ; "The New Lepidopterological Nomen- 

 clature and the Hubnerian Genera names, especially of the Noctitidae," 

 by Prof. Dr. V. Linstow ; "The Marshy-woodland area of Pomme- 

 rania," by U. von Chappuis ; and "A Study of the TentJiredinidae,'" by 

 V. Nicholaus Loth. 



In the Hiitoinolofilst for September, Mr. Frohawk gives details of 

 the " Life-history of Brenthis [Arfpjnnu) Iterate,'' and of the " Life- 

 history of Adopaea fiara {li.nea) ;'' Mr. W. J. Lucas contributes "Notes 

 on the Orthoptera of Devon and Cornwall; " and Mr. Claude Morley 

 writes on the " Iclineiunonidae in the Dublin Museum." 



In the Journal of Eutowolof/t/ and Zooloi/ij (Claremont, California) 

 for June Prof. August Busck gives an account of some new species of 

 Micro-lepidoptera from California and expresses the hope that ere long 

 he may be able to give a comprehensive paper on the Micro-lepidoptera 

 of the State. Among the species described are two new species of 

 Coleop/tora and three of (relechia. 



The 43rd Annual Report (1912) of the Entoinolofp'cal Societ;/ of 

 Ontario is to hand. It contains the usual summaries of the work of 

 the various local branches, and communications on the insects of the 

 year from the Ottawa and Toronto districts. In the former district 

 only Malacosowa disstria (the Forest Tent Caterpillar) seemed to have 

 outrun its natural controls, and in some districts enormous damage 

 was done to poplar and birch, as well as to many other trees in less 

 amount. In addition to the lists of insects noted in all Orders, the 

 Report contains some interesting papers, including : — The Annual 

 Address by the President, Dr. E. M. Walker, dealing mainly with 

 " The Faunal Zones of Canada;" " Review of Entomology relating to 

 Canada," by Dr. Gordon Hewitt ; " The Rise in Public Estimation of 

 the Science of Entomology," by the Rev. T. W. Fyles ; " Bumble-bees 

 and their ways," by F, W. L. Sladen, who has now taken up entomo- 

 logical work under the Canadian Government ; and " Progress of the 



