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cent elytra, &c.). ii, Hemiptera: pp. 394 — 397, observations 

 upon a few added species, including, as new, Hebrus ruficejys, 

 Sigara foveifrons and Ayr amma femor alls ; pp. 398 — 402, 

 an account of the Swedish species of Orthostira, seven in 

 number, of which three, 0. cylindricornis, biseriata and 

 recticosta^ are treated as new; pp. 403 — 409, the like of the 

 Swedish species of Salda, 20 in number, of which one, 

 S. piloselltty is described as new; pp. 410 — 452, the like of 

 the Swedish Ca])sma, viz., 11 species of 3Iiris, and 121 of 

 Capsus, which is made to include too many recognized 

 genera to be here enumerated, and in which no new species 

 are described, though some changes in nomenclature are 

 made. 



A good opportunity occurs for quoting the Phoenix fable, 

 since, almost simultaneously with the termination of the 

 existence of the bird represented by the present little volume, 

 a new "Annuaire Eutomologique" has spnmg up, evidently 

 founded upon the English predecessor. It is published by 

 M. A. Fauvel, at Caeu, — and I hope it may flourish. Com- 

 mencing with an almanac, in which references to all the Saints 

 in the Calendar alternate with notices of the days of meeting 

 of the French Entomological Society, each month having a 

 short note as to the methods of collecting best fitted for it, 

 this " Annuaire" has a Directory of French, Belgian, Dutch, 

 Rhenish and Swiss Coleopterists, an account of the publica- 

 tions, &c. of the various Societies, and of books, &c. recently 

 published, a list of species recently described as new from 

 France, a chapter on synonymy, an index of names of some 

 doubtful Brachelyfra^ and accounts of species new to France, 

 excursions, economy, and collecting apparatus, &c., and ends 

 with obituary notices, exchanges and divers useful memo- 

 ran dii. 



Those who of late have taken umbrage at the defence of 



