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In the descriptions the object has been to render them short, but at 

 the same time sufficient to recognize the species treated of. Syno- 

 nymy is also much curtailed, as however useful in a monograph, 

 being here, where the object was to compress information, out of 

 place. The work aspires to be a Manual of French Beetles ; and 

 whilst the Coleopterists of this country are waiting for a good de- 

 scriptive work on the whole of our Coleoptera, we have no doubt 

 that this French Manual will be extensively used on this side the 

 Channel.* 



LINN^A ENTOMOLOGICA (Zeitschrift heraus- 

 cje^eben von dem Entomolocnschen Vereine in Stettin). 

 Neunter Band, mit drei Tafeln Abbildungen. 8vo. Pp. 

 403. Berlin: E. S. Mittler und Sohn, Zimmerstrasse 

 84, 85. 1854. Price 6s. 



We believe there are few Entomologists in this country, who 

 can read German, who are not already well acquainted with this 

 work, of which a volume has appeared annually since 1846. The 

 ninth volume contains three valuable papers : one for the Coleopte- 

 rists, viz. a Catalogue of the Asiatic Cryptocephali known up to 

 the present time, by Dr. SurTrian, extending to 169 pages; one 

 for the Hymenopterists, viz., a Contribution to the Knowledge of 

 German Bees, by Dr. Kriechbaumer, of 20 pages; and one for the 

 Lepidopterists, viz., the Depressarise, and some genera nearly allied 

 to them, described by Professor Zeller, and extending to 211 pages. 

 The names of the different writers are the best guarantee for the 

 value of their respective papers. 



HANDBUCH DER ENTOMOLOGIE. Von Dr. 

 Hermann Burmeister. Vol. IV., Part II. 8vo. Pp. 

 570. Berlin : Theod. Chr. Fr. Enslin. 1855. 



The following notice of this publication has been kindly furnished 

 me by Mr. Westwood. 



" The present part or Abtheilung of Dr. Burmeister's great work 

 is devoted to that portion of the Lamellicorn beetles which feed on 

 leaves, and have the two claws of each foot of equal size and shape, 

 and comprises the five families Maerodactylidce, Sericidce, Lipare- 

 tridce, Melolontlddce and LeptopodidcB, each divisible into numerous 



* Foreseeing' a demand for this work, I have imported a number of 

 copies, and shall be happy to supply any Entomologist ; price of each 

 Part Is. (id. 



