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Book Notices 



Dr. Carlos Berg of Buenos Aires, has sent us a series of l-iis papers, 

 mostly from the "Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina", and giving 

 notes and descriptions on and of a large number of Cokopkra, Lepidopttra 

 and Hemipkra. It is interesting to note, that in addition to our old and 

 well known friends Agrotis ypsilon, and saucia, A. incivis, and Cindaphia 

 buoloralis also occur in the Argentine Republic. For A. ypsilon we have 

 as synonyms //'/6'(9/(/ Wallgr. and robusta Blanch. A. saucia has as syno- 

 nym angulifera Wallgr., and the Doctor thinks that Spaelotis stktica 

 Blanch., S. punciuLita Blanch., Agro/is mpac/aWlk., a.nd A^oc/ua aelhiops 

 Phil., will also prove forms of this protean species. A. incivis is A. cmte- 

 posiia Gn., and A. knticulosa JNIoritz, Cindaphia bicoloralis Dr. Berg 

 himself had re-described as Botis aitiiciila talis and here corrects himself 

 It proves that the synonym mill is grinding there as well as here. 



On the Parasites of the Hessian Fly. By C. V. Riley, Ph.D., Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus. VIII, 413—422, PI. XXIII, Sept., 1885. 



An interesting contribution to the history of this well known pest, 

 describing and illustrating: — Merisus destructor (Say), M. {Homoporus) 

 subapterus n. sp., Eupelfnus allynii {YxQWch), Teirasiichiis productus \i. sp. 

 and Platygaster Herrickii Pack An extract characterizing the species 

 was read before the recent meeting of the A.A.A.S. , and the life history 

 of the species is carefully traced. 



Fourteenth Report of the State Entomologist on the Noxious and Bene- 

 fical Insects of the State of Illinois. By S. A. Forbes (3d Kept.), for the year 

 1884. pp. 136, pi. XII. Also an Appendix containing "General Indexes to the 

 first Twelve Reports of the State Entomologists of Illinois. ' ' 



Contains an Entomological Calender, and articles on Corn Insects; 

 Wheat Insects; Grape Insects; Black- and Raspberry Insects; Agrotis C. 

 tiigru?n; Apple and Pear Insects; Maple and Elm Insects; and Miscellan- 

 eous Notes. 



The Inde.\- to the 12 Reports is a valuable contribution, modelled 

 upon Prof. Riley's Index to the Mo. Reports. The title page enumer- 

 ates Francis LeBaron as one of the State Entomologists — we were under 

 the impression that William LeBaron held that office. 



Quite a large number of new species of several orders are described 

 more or less completely, and a new Tettthrediii* genus {Mctal/us) is ver\- 

 incompletely characterized. 



The article on Wheat Insects is interesting because it covers to an 

 extent the ground covered in the publication by Prof Riley (previously 

 noticed) on the parasites of the Hessian fly. 



In all but Tetrastichus carinatus the generic reference c)f thj species 



ENTOMOLOGICA AMERICANA. 



