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{orichalcea), Oxyptilus distans, and Mimceseoptilus plagiodactylus. 

 — Walter A. Pearce ; Hon. Sec, Lyndhurst, Croxted Road, 

 West Dulwich. 



REVIEW. 



The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London for the 



Year 1884. 



The Transactions for the past year fully sustain the 

 reputation which this Society has attained amongst the learned 

 societies of the world. The volume for 1884 contains twenty-five 

 memoirs ; of these eleven relate to Lepidoptera (one of which is 

 partly on Hymenoptera), three to Coleoptera, five to Hymenoptera, 

 one to Hemiptera, three to Diptera, one on the caprification of 

 figs, and one on the Pedicidiis melittce of Kirby, and its affinities, 

 with reference to the larvse of Meloe. 



The Transactions extend to 517 pages; and the Proceedings, 

 including the able address of the retiring President, Mr. Dunning, 

 to 45 pages. They are illustrated by fifteen plates. 



Of the papers relating to Lepidoptera, Mr. Elwes deals in an 

 admirable manner with that widely distributed and most difficult 

 genus Colias. 



Mr. Poulton's " Notes upon, or suggested by, the colours, 

 markings, and protective attitudes of certain lepidopterous larvae 

 and pupae, and of a phytophagous hymenopterous larva," form a 

 very welcome contribution to philosophical natural history. They 

 are illustrated by a beautiful coloured plate. 



Mr. Meyrick's two memoirs on the classification of Australian 

 Pyralidina are excellent. The author has also had the advantage 

 of observing the species in their native localities. 



Lord Walsingham contributes a most valuable memoir on 

 North American Tortricidse, illustrated by an accurate coloured 

 plate of sixteen species. 



Mr. Forsayeth's memoir on the " Life-history of sixty species 

 of Indian Lepidoptera," illustrated by a coloured plate, contains 

 the result of long and patient observation, and will be read with 

 interest by all entomologists. 



There are other memoirs on Lepidoptera of great merit by 

 Messrs. Miskin, Lionel de Niceville, Butler, and Moore. 



