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only Noctuid moth referred to is Trachea pinvperda, which, althougli 

 it devours the needles of Scots pine, is not regarded as a serious pest. 

 We should add here that the author deals with his suhject mainly 

 from the economic point of view. 



The author expressly states that he has not exhausted the sub- 

 ject, and we agree with him in this ; but as first aid in the study of 

 forest entomology the book has considerable merit, and will be 

 exceedingly helpful. 



In remarks on Dioryctria abietella (p. 258), the larvse of the 

 species are stated to be injurious to the cones of spruce fir {Picea 

 excelsa) and silver fir {Abies pectinata). There is. presumably some 

 confusion here, as it is the larva of D. spilendidella that feeds in 

 cones ; that of D. decurieUa {abietella) attacks the shoots of Pinus 

 sylvestris. The last-named species is well known to occur in the 

 North of England, but only one example of D. splendidella has 

 hitherto been recorded from the north (Hartlepool, 1891). 



Among observations upon members of the Tortricid group of moths, 

 we note that the larva of Pcedisca ophthahnicana is blamed for 

 doing damage to holly. We should say that moths reared from 

 larvae living in packets of terminal leaves of the holly, as depicted 

 on page 266, fig. 253, would be referable to Bhopobota {Grapholitha) 

 ncevana. 



The species represented on page 269, fig. 256, is certainly Bctinia 

 buoliana, but moths bred from larvge feeding in the leading shoots of 

 Scots pine, as illustrated (fig. 255), are usually B. pinicolana, a very 

 closely allied but clearly distinct species. 



These possible errors in identification are referred to more parti- 

 cularly to emphasize the author's caution in the preface, where he 

 remarks :"...! trust that the student will take up the subject with 

 the object of making a study of it on his own account, and verify 

 each point by observation and rearing." 



Thirty-first Annual Beport and Proceedings of the Lancashire and 

 Cheshire Entomological Society. Session 1907. 



In addition to the reports of meetings, this excellent little 

 volume comprises among its contents the Vice-President's Address, 

 by J. Harold Bailey, M.B., Ch.B. (pp. 18-40), which deals with the 

 Coleoptera of the Isle of Man, and is a valuable contribution. The 

 Coleoptera of Lancashire and Cheshire, by W. B. Sharp, F.B.S., an 

 important annotated list of species (numbering 1486) found in the 

 two counties, is also included, but this is paged separately, 1-75. A 

 portrait of J. R. le B. Tomhn, M.A., F.E.S., is finely printed on plate 

 paper. 



