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6. H. J. Hansen : " The Genera and Species of the Order 



Symphyla," Quart. Journ. Micr. Sci. (n. s.), xlvii. pp. 1-99, 

 pis. 1-7 (1903 ?). 



7. E. P. Fklt : "The Literature of Economic Entomology," 



Bull. U.S. Dep. Ao-ric, Entom. (n. s.), 40 [Proc. 15th 

 Ann. Meet. Assoc. Economic Ent.], pp. 7-22, 1903. 



8. E. P. Felt: "Importance of Injurious Insects introduced 



from Abroad," Proc. 24th Ann. Meet. Soc. Promotion 

 Agric. Sci. pp. 1-10, 1903. 



9. E. P. Felt : " 18th Rep. State Entom." (for 1902), pp. 89- 



179, 2 text figs., 6 plates (1 col.), May, 1903 [University 

 Bull. 283 ; State Mus. Bull. 64 ; Entom. Bull. 17] . 



10. W. L. Distant: " Ehynchotal Notes," Ann. Mag. Nat. 

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 97 ; 420-35 ; vi. pp. 55-64 ; 220-34 ; 365-80 ; vii. pp. 6- 

 22; 416-32; 531-41; viii. pp. 461-86; 497-510; ix. 

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lOfl. J. J. Kieffer : " Monographic des Cynipides d'Europe et 

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The most important of recent entomological productions is 

 undoubtedly Dr. Sharp's Monograph of the Hawaiian Caraboidea 

 (1), a work which is the result of an unrivalled knowledge both 

 of Coleoptera in general and of the Hawaiian forms, some 6500 

 specimens of the latter having been examined. It is no bald 

 systematic monograph, but a practical application of philosophic 

 principles to the elucidation of the phylogeny of the remarkable 

 Hawaiian Caraboidea. Under the latter term, Sharp comprises 

 what are perhaps better known as Adephaga. Of the 212 (or so) 

 Hawaiian species, two are Dytiscid?e,* 210 Carabidte, of the sub- 

 fam. Harpalinfe. Of these 212 (of which 149 are described for 

 the first time) 211 are precinctive, the single exception {Plochi- 

 onus ijallens) being so widely distributed, according to Bates, that 

 its original home cannot be determined. It frequents the bag- 

 gage of passengers, and is thus easily disseminated. It is still, 

 however, very rare in the Hawaiian fauna. The four species of 

 Tachys, although unknown elsewhere, are possibly not pre- 

 cinctive. 



Dr. Sharp finds that the Hawaiian Carabidse are in their 

 main divisions " concordant with those of other parts of the 

 world, but that they exhibit in an exaggerated form certain 

 features that elsewhere are comparatively rare. The chief of 

 these are (1) Sightlessness, (2) a diminished chaetotaxy." Upon 

 these generic characters are relied almost exclusively, and under 



=•' It is probable that these will be increased on later researches, as little 

 appears to have been done in capturing aquatic forms in Hawaii-nei. 



