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occupy over 100 pages. No doubt Surrey is one of the most favoured, as well as 

 one of the best-worked counties, but if this occupation of space by the Insecta is to 

 be continued at the same rate we think there will be a revolution at head-quarters ; 

 and yet whole and important groups (e. g., parasitic Hymenoptera) are omitted 

 altogether. All concerned seem to have done their work well ; at any rate, as well 

 as is possible for a task imposed at very short notice. All is very unequal (as was 

 remarked for Hampshire), and we do not see how this is to be avoided. Much of 

 it is in what may be called " narrative " form ; much (such as Hymenoptera, Coleo- 

 ptera, Micro-Lepidoptera, &c.) consisting of only lists with localities. There have 

 been many isolated county catalogues of certain Orders of insects ; never before 

 has the subject been handled in so comprehensive a manner. 



Genera Insectorum : First fascicule {Coleoptera), by Dr. M. Rkgimbart. 

 Pp. 12, and 1 plate. 4to. Bruxelles : P. Wytsman. 1902. 



The first fascicule of the Coleoptera (presumably of Part 1) of this work is 

 devoted to the Gyrinidce, which the author divided into three tribes and nine 

 genera, the characters of the latter being shown on a beautifully drawn plate. 

 After each genus a list of the species and their habitat is given, 356 being the total 

 number for the whole family, and out of these 81 belong to Orectochilus, and 77 to 

 Gyrinus. If all the families of the Insecta were as well defined as the Gyrinidce, 

 and each had a specialist at work on it, there would be some hope of this gigantic 

 undertaking being completed in the course of time. — G. C. C. 



Birmingham Entomological Society: February 17th, 1002. — Annual 

 Meeting. — Mr. G. T. Eethune-Baeek, President, in the Chair. 



The Thirteenth Annual Report of the Council was read, and the Treasurer's 

 Report presented, showing a slight balance in the Society's favour. 



The following Officers were elected for the ensuing year :— President, Mr. G. 

 H. Kenrick, F.E.S. ; Vice-President, Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., F.E.S. ; 

 Treasurer, Mr. R. C. Bradley ; Librarian, Mr. A. II. Martineau, F.E.S. ; and Sec- 

 retary, Mr. C. J. Wain wright, F.E.S. The following were also elected to the 

 Council : Messrs. H. VVilloughby Ellis, F.E.S., J. T. Fountain, W. Harrison, and 

 G. W. Wynn. 



Mr. A. Imms exhibited, by means of a lantern, a series of microscopic prepara- 

 tions of the Colleinbola, including specimens of typical species and sections, &c. 

 Mr. J. T. Fountain, a series of Selenia bilunaria, Esp. (illunaria, lib.), of different 

 broods, including a series bred, June to August, of vav.juliaria, Haw., and others 

 bred, November to March, all of the spring form. Mr. A. H. Martineau, Hymeno- 

 ptera taken at Budleigh Salterton, 3. Devon, at beginning of August last year, 

 including Andrena pilipes, F., and A. thoracica, F., both from bramble blooms; 

 Astatus boops, Schr., taken at blossoms of gorse ; Andrena deuticulata, Kirb., 

 Nomada fucata, Panz., Dasypoda hirtipes, Latr., Hedychridium ruseum, Rossi, the 

 parasite of Astatus boops, and Trypoxylon Jiyulus, Smith, its cells were found in 

 sand instead of the more usual wooden posts. — Colbean J. Wainwbight, Hon. 

 See. 



