92 THE entomologist's record. 



14. — At the end of June, visitors to Wicken Fen should collect the 

 rolled-up leaves of dewhavvy {I Itihus cacsius) for larv:e of TortrLc diunctana. 



15. — The larvffi of SciapJdla pcrtcrana feed, in June, in the 

 blossoms of ('hn/mnt/icitium, Hieraciuin anil othar ('(Diipnaitae. Their 

 presence may be recognised by the ray-florets being turned down so as 

 to form a covering for the larva. The insect is more common on the 

 sea-shore than inland. 



16. — Descriptions of the eggs of TlujiiieUnis actaain, I'uhjoiniDatKs 

 cori/diDi, Xcjihi/rus hiinldc, Tliccla w-allnoii, T. j/runi, Mditaca ciit.ria, 

 M. atlialia are wanted to help complete the life-histories of our British 

 butterflies. 



17.— N.r,.— Refer to Kut. llec , vol. i., p. 28 (No. 1), and p. 47 

 (No. 2), also to vol. ii., p. 44 (No. 2), for three series of " Practical 

 Hints " as to " field work in June," by present writer. Also to 

 vol. i., p. 71 (No. 8), for a series by Mr. Fenn. [Copies of these 

 numbers (except vol. i., No. 1) can still be obtained from Mr. Page.] 



;:^EYIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



TuK C'kambid.e of Nukth Amekica. — Ijy C. H. Fernald, M. A., Ph.D. 

 [81 pp. and 9 ])lates. Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1890] . We 

 have carefully examined this little brochure, and have no hesitation in 

 saying that it is the best piece of systematic work that has been 

 done on the American ( 'nniihidac. The introductory remarks are ex- 

 ceedingly interesting ; the descriptive work is well done ; the synonymic 

 references are most satisfactory (combining, as they do, the more 

 important European and American) ; the anatomical work is clearly 

 and successfully dealt with, whilst the colour-printing (by the 

 Heliotype Printing Co., Boston) is almost perfect. The success 

 attending the production of this little book is all the more praise- 

 worthy, owing to the fact that the heterogeneous material relating to the 

 North American ( ' rcuiihidae has been published here, there, and every- 

 where — Germany, England, America, etc., and hence has been somewhat 

 difficult to collect. British lepidopterists would do well to get this work 

 for the general remarks on the group, which are of the greatest scientific 

 value. It will perhaps surprise our collectors to find that ( 'ranthiis 

 Jiauidliis, C. pascudluH, C. duinett'lliis, ('. hortut'lltis, C, peiieUus and 

 Fau-Ji 10)11 ius ocelleuH [ocdlea) are North American species. The 

 publication of this book exhibits very clearly the study that has yet 

 to be done in the matter of the life-histories of almost all the 

 American species. The painful repetition of " Foodplant and early 

 stages unknown," should stir up some careful lepidopterist to do for 

 the N. American species what Mr. Porritt has so ably done for our 

 British ones. 



Devonia [Published by Henry S. Eland, 286, High Street, Exeter] . 

 — We have received Pt. iv. of /Vro?)7V/, anew natural history magazine, 

 edited by E. W. W. Bowell and E. H. l^azeley. It is to be published 

 once in two months, and the subscription is 7s. The number before 

 us is excellent, and contains, among others, the following articles : — 

 " On the Ancient Rocks of Menevia" (F. .1. Stephens), " British Land and 

 Freshwater Shells" (E, W. W. Bowell), "Respiration in Linnnea " 

 (A. E. Boycott), "The New Classification" (W. S. Riding, M.D.), 

 " Notes on some common Fungi " (E. W. Swanton), " A Scillouian 



