164 



990. N. H. King and H. A. King. The bee-keeper's 

 text book. 23d ed. New York, King and Slocum, 1877. 

 139 p., ill. 



Published in German and English; " has been thoroughly revised, and 

 embraces the latest discoveries and improvements in bee keeping; and, in 

 short, just the information most useful to the apiarian." — Field and Forest, 

 1878, V. 3, p. 134. [Not seen by the recorder.] 



*i 991. L. Provancher. Petite faune entomologique du 

 Canada pr^ced^e d'un traite ^l^mentaire d'entomologie. Vol- 

 ume I — Les col^opteres. Quebec, 1877. 12nio. pg. viii, 

 785, with 52 figures. [June, 1877.] 



Title; Preface [a patriotic appeal for the study of the Canadian fauna] 

 p. i-viii. Introduction [definitions], p. 1-3. Anatomy of insects: head, 

 p. 5-31; thorax, p. 31-58; abdomen, p. 58-60; interior organization, p. 

 60-65. Metamorphoses of insects: general and classification into orders, 

 p. 66-69; egg, p. 69-73; larva, p. 73-78; nymph, p. 79-82; perfect insect, 

 p. 82-87. Functions of the relative life : general, p. 87-88; touch, p. 88; 

 taste, p. 89; smell, p. 89-91 ; hearing and sight, p. 91. Faculty of emitting 

 sound among certain insects, p. 92-94. Instinct and intelligence of insects, 

 p. 95-106. The part of the insect in the economy of creation, p. 106-112. 

 Classification [definition of species and criticism of Darwin], p. 113-123. 



Entomological fauna of Canada: introductory, p. 127-130; Coleoptera 

 [characters and synoptic table of 54 families], p. 130-138; descriptions of 

 54 families, 418 genera, and 873 species of Coleoptera of Canada in systematic 

 order, and mention of other species attributed to Canada [the (2) new 

 genera and (7) new species described are Athous blpunclalus [corr.], 

 Micronychus, M. sulcatus, EtirJiinus virldls, Atlelahm macidatu^, Homogaster, 

 H. quebecemis [Elateridae], Leptura nitidipennis [Cerambycidae], Anatis 

 canadensis [Coccinellidae]. [For synonymy see Rec. No. 992.] Under each 

 family are its characters, a synopsis of its genera ; under the genus, its 

 characters, a synopsis of the species if numerous, notes on habitats; under 

 the species, its description and notes on its rarity. The French and 

 scientific names are both given, (the former usually a direct translation of 

 the latter], p. 138-705. Additions to the coleopterous fauna of the province 

 of Quebec [made during the printing of the preceding pages]; describes 

 1 family, 31 genera, 90 (Philonfhus longipennis [Staphylinidae] ^ 1 new) 

 species; adds a few synoptic tables], p. 707-756. Vocabulary, p. 757-765. 

 Contents, Index of genera and species, p. 767-785. Errata, [p. 786]. 



*i 992. L. Provancher. Additions et corrections a la faune 

 coleopterologique de la province de Quebec. 1877. Quebec : 

 1877. 8vo. pg. 38. [Jan., 1878.] 



Title, Preface, p. 1-4. Additions [1 family, 32 genera, and 89 species] 

 and corrections [including the following: Philonthus longipennis F\-ov.^Ph. 

 1 Record madebv Mr. George Dimmock. 



