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antennae, are depicted on the fifty folio 

 plates, while the text (284 pp.) describes the 

 families, lower groups and genera with a 

 statement of the number of species in each. 

 On the plan laid down the work is well and 

 symmetrically done and will prove exceed- 

 ingly useful; but the classification is bad, 

 the nomenclature of the parts unfortunate, 

 and in the meagre use made of the early 

 stages the hand of the closet naturalist is 

 seen. Furthermore, the work comes to a stop 

 without considering the Hesperidae, except 

 in a single column in the introductory por- 

 tion on geographical distribution. Schatz 

 evidently intended to include them but 

 Rober quailed before the task. The work 

 can be obtained through Dr. Staudinger of 

 Dresden. A Genera of Butterflies fairly up 

 to the times is still a desideratum. 



An interesting summary of his observa- 

 tions on the visits of insects to flowers is 

 given by Robertson in a couple of papers in 

 the recently issued Transactions of the St. 

 Louis academy of science (vol. 5, nos. 3 

 and 4). The first treats of the insects ob- 



served on Umbelliferae, the second on the 

 other orders from Asclepiadaceae to Scroph- 

 ulariaceae inclusive. The insects were de- 

 termined by specialists. 



The full details of his experiments on 

 destroying chinch-bugs in the field by the in- 

 troduction of bugs affected by contagious 

 diseases are published by Chancellor Snow 

 in the first report of the experiment station 

 of the University of Kansas. 



Under the title Beobachtungen uber muc- 

 kengallen Dr. Fr. Thomas publishes in the 

 Programme of the Ohrdruf Gymnasium ob- 

 servations on cecidomyian galls on thirty 

 different European plants ; twelve cases of 

 wholly new cecidia are given, while of eight 

 others the plant host is new. 



Dr. Lintner's seventh report on the insects 

 of New York has just been issued ; it forms 

 an abundantly illustrated volume of over two 

 hundred pages, about one half of which is 

 given up to accounts of eleven injurious spe- 

 cies of different orders. Two papers read 

 before horticultural societies are included in 

 the appendix. 



The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada. 



With special reference to New England. By Samuel H. Scudder. 

 Illustrated with 96 plates of Butterflies, Caterpillars, Chrysalids, etc. (of which 41 are 

 colored) which include about 2,000 Figures besides Maps and Portraits. 1958 Pages of Text. 

 Vol. 1. Introduction; Nymphalidae. 

 Vol. 2. Remaining Families of Butterflies. 

 Vol. 3. Appendix, Plates and Index. 



The set, 3 vols., royal 8vo, half levant, $75.00 net. 



HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO., 



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PHALANGIDAE. 



I am preparing a monograph of the Phalan- 

 gidae of North America and will be glad to get 

 specimens from any locality. Will identify and re- 

 turn any sent. Specimens from the Northwest, 

 Southwest, and the Pacific coast especially desired. 

 CLARENCE M. WEED, 

 Hanover, N. H. 



G UA TEMALAN B UTTERFLIES. 



A collection of about 400 Guatemalan Butterflies, 

 in papers as collected (mostly Nymphalinae and 

 Pierinae, and no Hesperidae,) will be sold for ten 

 dollars for the benefit of Psyche to the first applicant 

 sending cash to 



Samuel Henshaw, Treas, 



Mercer Circle, Cambridge, Mass. 



