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RECENT LITERATURE. 
A Guide to the Natural History of the Isle of Wight. Edited by 
Frank Morey, F.L.S.; with contributions (on Insecta) by 
Marcorum Burr, B.A; F.E.S., F-L.S., FUZS.,: F.G.8.2 W: J; 
Lucas, B.A., F.E.S.; CuaupE Mortey, F.E.S., F.Z.S.; HE. A. 
Newsery; Horace §8t.J. K. DonitstHorps, F.Z.S., F.E.S., &ce.; 
EK. A. Buruer, B.A.; B.Se., F.E.S.; and Hupert F. Poor. 
Pp. xx, 560; with Map. Isle of Wight: The County” Press, 
Newport. London: William Wesley & Son. 1909. 
Tuts bulky volume deals with the whole of the natural history of 
the island, and, considering that it is but some three years since the 
project was initiated by the editor, we consider that the result goes 
far to show him worthy of the trust suggested by its production. 
Fuller working of the central inland districts, and especially of the 
woods and open ground, would add considerably to the various 
faunistic lists, since the heel of the invader from dingier climes is 
shown all along the coast-line, more particularly at the “back” of 
the island. But the resident naturalists are few, though all such 
appear to have most liberally assisted in the satisfactory issue, which 
is evidenced by the totals :—Orthoptera, 23 species; Neuroptera, 
29 species; Hymenoptera, 472 species; Coleoptera, 1434 species ; 
Lepidoptera, 972 species; Diptera, 281 species; and Hemiptera, 
324 species. All these, however, are obviously open to augmentation, 
and we trust those who sojourn or have sojourned in Vectis will 
comply with the editor’s request, suffixed to his excellent Preface, 
for further information upon their especial groups. 
C. M. 
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalene in the British Museum. 
Vol. vii. By Sir Grorcre F. Hampson, Bart. Pp. i-xv, 1-709; 
with Atlas of fifteen coloured plates. London: Printed by 
Order of the Trustees. 1908. 
THe bulky volume under notice, which is the fourth dealing with 
the classification of the Noctuide, treats of the Acronyctine. The 
author states that, as there are about three thousand species belonging 
to over three hundred genera referable to this subfamily, their con- 
sideration will occupy two other volumes, in addition to the present 
one in which over eight hundred species and rather less than one 
hundred genera are entered and described. Thirty-seven of the 
genera have each but one species, and sixteen others have thirty-six 
species between them; three genera (Z’rachea, Perigea, EHriopus), on 
the other hand, embrace a total of two hundred and seventy species. 
In Trachea, Ochsenheimer, = Achatia, Hiibner, Tent. (t. atriplicis, 
L.), are merged Phosphila, Hiibn. (t. turbulenta, Hiibn.), Hama, 
Steph. (t. anceps, Schiff.), Berrhea, Walk. (t. awrigera, Walk.), Chan- 
data, Moore (t. partita, Moore), and Epa, Beth.-Baker (t. pratt, 
Beth.-Baker). 
According to our author, nigricans, Vieweg, is an earlier name for 
abjecta, Hiibner, but is not eligible in this connection ; he, however, 
