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PSYCHE. 



[July 1S92. 



General notes: — Hudson's Elementary 

 manual of New Zealand entomology, an oc. 

 tavo work of 136 pp. and 21 colored plates, is 

 not at all what its title would lead one to 

 expect. It is rather an account of a selected 

 series of insects of all orders, about 113 spe. 

 cies, the life-history or habits of which were 

 more or less known to the author. Perhaps 

 the most interesting and the fullest are those 

 of species of Hepialus and Oeceticus. Its 

 value consists in this and the figures of the 

 larvae, etc., which are unfortunately rather 

 too vague and generalized for special use. 

 It is, however, an interesting sketch of in- 

 sect-life at the antipodes. 



The third part of Lowne's Anatomy of the 

 blowfly, concluding the first of two volumes, 

 contains 136 pp. and 10 pi. It discusses the 

 topographical anatomy of the muscles and 

 viscera of the imago, the embryology, the 

 general anatomy and histology of the insect, 

 and the development of the nymph in the 

 pupa. The next volume will deal with the 

 internal organs. Many of the author's views 

 are diametrically opposed to those usually 

 received, but in such cases both sides are 

 presented. 



The tenth part of Moore's Lepidoptera 

 Indica deals entirely with the Satyrinae, but 



contains nothing of general interest. 



The Royal Society of New South Wales 

 offers its medal and twenty-five pounds for 

 the best communication on each of several 

 subjects, among which is one "on the in- 

 juries occasioned by insect-pests upon intro- 

 duced trees" in that country. The offer is 

 closed in May, 1893. 



Theodore Shaw of Wellesley, Mass., a boy 

 of nine, informs us that on June 14 last he 

 caught a specimen of Heraclides crespho?ites 

 in that town. It is not known to have been 

 seen in Massachusetts since 1883. 



PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



CAMBRIDGE ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB. 



8 April, 1S92. — The 170th meeting was 

 held at 156 Brattle street, Mr. S. Henshaw in 

 the chair. 



Mr. A. P. Morse showed some larvae of 

 Corethra which he had recently collected. 

 He also remarked that while collecting 

 lately he had found a salamander which had 

 been feeding on white ants. 



Mr. S. H. Scudder read letters from Mr. 

 W. H. Edwards and Mr. J. Fletcher, both 

 noting the poor success they had had in win- 

 tering the larvae of several butterflies. 



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., 



4 Park St., Boston, Mass. 



AD VEK TISEMENT. 

 Undersigned wishes to obtain either by exchange 

 or for cash, Cicindelidae and rare Carabidae from 

 all parts of the U. S. Lists please address to 

 A. LUETGENS, 



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TACHINIDAE WANTED. 

 Named or unnamed Tachinidae wanted in ex- 

 change, or for study, from any part of North America 

 including Mexico and the West Indies. 



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