14 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



species of which he has seen other specimens) ; Tac/n/poriis clii-i/sniue- 

 liiinx, h., in moss; Tachinun laticollis, Gr., in sheep dang; Ociijins 

 ciiprens, Ross., in moss ; rhilonthns prc.viiniis, Kr., in carrion ; Xantho- 

 linns liiwaris, 0\., in moss; Steam similiK, Hbst., in moss; Lesteva 

 lonijebjtrata, Goez. var. inaura, Er., in moss in a waterfall; L. Inctuosa, 

 Fauv., in moss in a waterfall (new to Britain) ; Acidota crenata, F., in 

 moss at side of Loch ; Silp/ia rw/osa, L., in carrion ; <S'. sinuata, F., in 

 carrion ; Bifthiniis bnlbifer, Reich., in moss ; Aphodius contaminatus, 

 Hbst., in sheep dung; and A. depiesstis, ling., var. niiiripes, Stephens, 

 in sheep dang. I may mention that as the 16th was cahn enough, 

 the yacht came on to Eigg, and Messrs. Bishop and Browne landed for 

 an hour or so in the late afternoon and visited the Jh/tisciis locb. The 

 latter tells me he took Aijahiis chalronotiis, Pz., and CoeUoiib)^ 

 9-lineatus, Steph., both commonly, and new to his previous list. 



Lepidopterology. 



By Dk. T. a. chapman, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



M. Oberthiir's last volume* is largely occupied by a very interesting 

 biographical sketch of Guenee, in connection with the figuring of many 

 species of Geometers described by Guenee, of which the type specimens, 

 hitherto unfigared, adorn M. Oberthiir's collection. Of these there 

 are 120 figures on 11 plates, nor need we praise them beyond saying 

 that they are drawn and engraved by M. Culot. 



The notice of Guenee includes various personal reminiscences of 

 him by M. Oberthiir, which add to its value. There are also reprinted 

 from what we, in England at least, would regard as obscure " Recueil 

 de la Societe libre de I'Eure " (1812) two humorous little papers from 

 Guenee's delicate and amiably ironical pen. They are "Entomologists 

 depicted by themselves" and "Names in Entomology." These were 

 well worth reproducing, as, essentially amusing and humorous, they 

 present also no little good sense. 



Then we have some short papers on Ants and Larva?, life histories 

 and habits of Lycienids, Hesperids, etc., chiefly by Mr. Powell. 



There are also three plates of genitalia of < 'arc/iarodns, (A'/7/;(»/.s) 

 establishing the note on these species in Fasc. v., pt. I., p. 194, and pt. IL, 

 p. 104, and in previous volumes, from photographs received from M. C. 

 Lacreuze, of Geneva. 



A large portion of the volume gives full page photographs of insects 

 and localities, mostly by Mr. Powell 9 of imagines, 22 of lai-vje, and 14 

 of insect localities and hunting grounds at Aflou, others, apparently 

 taken by M. Oberthiir himself, in the Pyrenees, 14 on the north side, 

 chiefly near Gavarnie, and 4 on the south. Also four photographs of 

 the habitats of Si/ricJi(hiis [Hcttperia) alreits var. fonlqnicri near St. 

 Zacharie-Var. Some of these photographs are excellent pictures, all 

 are good, and all present material of much interest from one or 

 other point of view. In Fasc. iv. bis., M. Oberthiir gave British 

 Entomologists the credit of leading the way in presenting photographs 

 of localities, etc. If so we did a good thing, and M. Oberthiir has 

 made great advances on our teaching. 



Etudes de l^pidopterologie compar^e, Fasc. V, ( 2* partie), 1911. 



