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the female of Lycmna cort/don, including two fine examples of var. syn- 

 (jrapha ; all were taken by the Rev. C. A. Sladen, in Wiltshire. He also 

 exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Robinson, of Boscombe, Hants, L. minima, 

 almost devoid of markings on the under surface, from Swanage, and 

 Ematurga atomaria, a melanic male from Bournemouth. Zonosoma 

 jjeiidtilaiia, four specimens from Market Drayton, of a dark gray form, 

 said by Mr. Woodforde to be typical of the district ; also a specimen of 

 the rare Pyralia iieni(jialis taken near Oxford, Aug. 22nd, 1902, and sent 

 to Mr. South for identification, by Mr. Robinson. — Mr. Clark, a large 

 number of slides illustrative of his paper entitled "Contributions to 

 the life-history of Argulus fnliaceus, the parasite of the stickleback." — 

 Hy. J. Turner {Hon. Rep. Secretary). 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Cataloyue of the described Orthoptera of the United States and Canada. 

 By S. H. Scudder. (Proc. of the Davenport Acad, of Nat. 

 Sciences, vol. viii.) Oct. 1899. 



Though somewhat late in reaching us, this useful pamphlet is not 

 less welcome. We find that the total number of species at present 

 known for the United States and Canada is about eight hundred and 

 fifty- six, nearly double that given in Brunuer's ' Prodromus ' for 

 Europe, while of course there is more scope for additions there than 

 in Europe. Four of the earwigs, five cockroaches, and the house 

 cricket are either British insects, or have at least been taken here. 

 What appears to be a useful synonymy accompanies each species, and 

 there is an appendix giving descriptions of eleven new species, and 

 illustrated by three good plates. 



W. J. L. 



The Tettigidm of North America. By Joseph Lane Hancock. 

 Chicago. 1902. 



Preceded by an excellent and lengthy introduction treating of the 

 habits, anatomy, &c., of a family of rather curious grasshoppers, and 

 followed by many notes on vivarium experiments, this splendidly got 

 up monograph of one hundred and ninety pages will be read with 

 interest by all students of the Orthoptera who are able to procure it. 

 Each species, some eighty- seven in all, is fully treated, and the work 

 is enriched by a number of illustrations in the text, and eleven plates, 

 several being very beautifully executed photogravures. Periodically 

 revisions and monographs of parts of the American Orthoptera appear. 

 Li the pages of the ' Entomologist,' Scudder's ' Revision of the Mela- 

 nopli ' has already been noticed, while we have before us an excellent 

 illustrated ' Revision of the Truxalinse of North America,' by Mr. 

 Jerome McNeill (Nov. 1895), which has not previously been noticed in' 

 these pages. The treatment of the latest group to be looked after — 

 the Tettigidfe — shows up well in company with the rest. 



W. J. L. 



