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saltitans, by Mr. J. Spiller; Cetonia aurata and a lepidopterous 
larva (cf. Entom. v. 185,200) as potato enemies, and various insect 
monstrosities, by Prof. Westwood; together with two or three 
general collections from various localities, many rare species of 
British Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, and several examples of 
colour and other variations in Lepidoptera, &c., but they cannot 
be referred to here. 
From this varied summary it will be seen that the Entomo- 
logical Society continues to do good work in several directions, 
and well deserves the support of all entomologists. The 
advantages of membership held out are great, and we hope that 
Mr. Bates’ appeal in his presidential address may have the effect 
of attracting many of ‘“ the notoriously large number of entomo- 
logists in the United Kingdom, who hold aloof from us,” to join 
its ranks ; also that many other of Mr. Bates’ valuable suggestions 
may bear good fruit. The following are the officers and council 
elected for this year :—President, Sir John Lubbock; Treasurer, 
J. Jenner Weir; Librarian, F. Grut; Secretaries, R. Meldola 
and W. L. Distant; other members of Council—H. W. Bates, 
J. W. Dunning, Rev. A. E. HKaton, EK. A. Fitch, E. Saunders, 
F. Smith, S. Stevens, and J. Wood-Mason.—kKE. A. F. 
Species des Hyménoptéres d’ Hurope et d' Algérie. Par Ep. ANDRE, 
chez l’auteur, 4 Beaune (Cote-d’Or). 1879. 
A sHorT time since we received the prospectus of this work. 
The project was, we feared, almost too good. It aimed at pro- 
ducing a series of monographs on the different families of 
Hymenoptera, illustrated with coloured figures of one or more 
species of each genus, accompanied with full biological history, 
and simple dichotomous tables of the species. These were to 
appear in periodical form, and were eventually to form a complete 
work on the European Hymenoptera. It was to be a subscription 
work, and to appear in quarterly parts, each of which is to 
contain eighty octavo pages of letterpress and three plates. It is 
written in French; and the price of the four numbers, or the 
yearly subscription, is now 18 frances (= 14s. 6d.) for the Postal 
Union. It was proposed to commence with an exhaustive Intro- 
duction, and then to follow on with the T'enthredinide (sawflies). 
Such was the scheme which has soon been carried into effect. 
