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The article on the Coccides consists of critical observations on previously de- 

 ecribed species and descriptions of twelve new ?pecies, among which are included 

 Icerya nudata, and two of a new genus, Lachnodius, founded on Daotylopius euca- 

 lypti. Mask., mostly all natives of Australia. These are preceded by a Synopsis of 

 the larval characters of the eight Sections into which the Coccidm are divided, 

 illustrated in two plates of type-figures. 



The article on Aleurodidce contains a bibliographical list of all the authors who 

 have treated of the Family, in addition to the special quotation of the work in its 

 proper place in respect of each species, of which 62 are referred to as of the genus 

 Aleurodes, and 4 to the genus Aleurodicus, inclusive of the 21 new species now first 

 differentiated and illustrated by coloured figures. Nearly all these represent the 

 larva or pupa only, the respective imagos being unknown. Adverting to the protest 

 by Mr. J. H. Durrant (Ent. Mo. Mag., vi, n. s., p. 189, 1895) against giving names 

 to the preparatory stages of insects, the author says, " It may be thought that an 

 account of the larvee or pupae, without a description of the imagines, is too imperfect 

 for scientific accuracy, and is therefore of little use to science. Probably such a 

 view might be correct as regards the greater number of insect Orders, but in the 

 Aleurodidce the case is different ;" and he then goes on to give the reasons — the 

 tangible differences in the early state, and the often inappreciable distinctions in the 

 imago, to which may bo added that while the pupae may be easily obtainable, the 

 imago form may be rarely seen, and then, as already said, difficult to distinguish. 



This is the most perfect summary of the Aleurodidce of all countries yet pub- 

 lished ; had the presumed native country and the food-plant or plants been added 

 to the references it would have been still more perfect. " Possibly," says the author, 

 " these notes may induce entomologists to devote more attention to these minute and 

 interesting, and by no means unimportant, organisms." 



Tenth Report on the Injurious and other Insects of State of New 

 York, for the year 1894 ; by J. A. Lintner, Ph.D. Albany, University of the 

 State of New York. 1895. 



This Report (only just received) is largely made up of comparatively short 

 articles on a multitude of different insects, ail of which will bear careful reading, as 

 adding much to our general knowledge. Possibly the most interesting are the notes 

 on the Dipterous genera Sclara and Phora, and the chapter on the long-lived 

 " seventeen year locust," the local brood of which, previously seen in 1877, was true 

 to date. A good half of the Report is occupied by an " Appendix." This consists 

 of a chapter on Scorpion Flies {cf. ante, p. 164), a list of publications (mostly semi- 

 popular) by the author in 1893 and 1894, together with a classified list from 

 1862 — 1869, an Index to Reports 1 to 10, &c., &c. There are two plates, and many 

 excellent illustrations in the text. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 Avgiist 21th, 1896.— R. South, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Montgomery exhibited a, beautiful xanthic example of Epinephele Tithonus^ 



