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vegetable substances they injure, the remedies used tor destroying them, &c., all being re- 

 ferred to in alphabetical order. 



This work is another evidence of the indomitable perseverance of tiiis energetic Ento- 

 mologist, and will be a valuable aid to those who desire to study this hitherto much neglected 

 order. The author has again placed us under deep obligation for his kind remembrance of us. 



The Rocky Mountain Locust ; being report of proceedings of a conference of the ttov- 

 ernors of .several western States and Territories, together with several other gentlemen, held 

 at Omaha, Oct, 1876, Svo., pp. 58. 



We arc indebted to our esteemed friend, C. V. Riley, for a copy of the above pamphlet, 

 wliich contains much valuable information on the habits of this destructive pest, as well as a 

 summary of the best means yet known for counteracting its ravages. 



Packard's Half Hours with [n.sects, Bo.ston, published by Estes& Lauriat, 1877, 12mo., 

 pp. 384, illustrated, §2.50, which was originally issued in twelve numbers, has lately been 

 published in book form. We desire to correct some typographical and other errors of import- 

 ance. Page 187, in explanation of Fig. 188, for Bucculating read Buccidatrix ; page 289, 

 line 23, for Disippus read Arc/iippus, and in line 25, for Archippus read Disippus ; page .305, 

 line 13, for sumac, read Cottonwood, and on page 306, in explanation of Fig. 236, for sumac 

 gall read vagabond gall. We cheerfully commend this useful work to uur readers. 



Report upon the Orthoptera collected by the WhcL-ler Expedition, by Samuel H. Scud 

 der ; 8vo., 17 pp. In this paper the author gives much valuable information in relation to 

 the Orthoptera occurring on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains; 17 new species are 

 described, and definitions of 8 new genera given. Report of the Hayden Expedition, from 

 the Department of the Interior, containing Brief Synopsis of North American Ear-wigs, with 

 an appendix of the fossil species; Svo., 12 pp. List of Orthoptera collected by Dr. A. S. 

 Packard, in Colorado, &c., during 1875 ; 8vo., 7 pp. Notice of a small collection of Butter 

 flies made by Dr. Packard in Colorado and Utah. All by Samuel H. Scudder. We tender 

 our best thanks to the author for copies of these papers. 



Ilnrptdus caligenosu.^ from Nature, by Franklin C. Hill ; two plates. We are indebted 

 to Mr. Franklin C. Hill, of Princeton College, N. J., for copies of these excellent plates, 

 recently published. They are beautifully fiaishod and conveniently mounted on ci-ds, ,5 x 8, 

 with all the organs and divisions both of the under and upper surface, distinctly named. 

 They will prove a valuable help to beginners, and indeed to all who are not already familiar 

 with the names of the different portions of the body of Coleopterous insects. 



