9'^ [4515-4530] 



PSYCHE. 



[July— August 1S8S. 



Delaby, E. Chasse au rhipiphoyiis fara- 

 doxtia L. dans les nids de la guepe vulgaire. 

 — Nid de frelons detruit par un renard. 

 (Bull. Soc. linn, du nord de la France, 

 Jan. 18S5, V. 7, p. 19S-204.) 



Describes a mode of killing wasps in order to take 

 the insects in their nests; the fox attacks nests of wasps 

 {vesfa crabro) in order to eat the larvae in the nest; 

 the excrement of the fox often contains elytra of coleop- 

 tera. G: D. (4515) 



Dingwall, K. Vanessa antiopa larvae in 

 England. (Entomologist, June 1SS7, v. 20, 

 p. 156-157.) 

 The writer has bred vanessa antiopa from larvae 



found in England. G: D. (4516) 



Dobr^e, N. F. A new method of sugaring. 

 (Entomologist, June 18S7, v. 20, p. 164-165.) 



Describes a method of sugaring, of which Dr. R. 

 Benteli has given an account in Societas entomologica 

 for May 1SS7, to be used where there are no trees; 

 comments upon the method. G: D. (4517) 



Dubois, Michel. Une chenille carnivore. 



(Bull. Soc. linn, du nord de la France, 



Nov. 18S6, V. 8, p. 172-173.) 



Translation, from Hicmhohit, of a note on the discov- 

 ery of the aphidiphagous habits oi feniseca tarquinius 

 bv T. Pergande, announced by C : V : Riley. 



G: D. (45 1 S) 



Pernald, C : H : Vanessa antiopa. (Ento- 

 mologist, Sept. 1887, V. 20, p. 228-229.) 



Discusses whitening of the yellow border of wings of 

 Vanessa antiopa with age. G: D. '4519) 



Fotheringham, J : Sound-producing ants. 

 (Nature, 17 Nov. 1881, v. 25, p. 55, 10 cm.) 



White ants (termitidae) noticed to produce rhythmi- 

 cal sounds; form of the runs of these insects. 



G: D. (4S20) 



Frey, Ileinrich. Ein hermaphrodit von 

 erebia euryale-adyte. (Entom, zeitung 

 . . . zu Stettin, July-Sept. 1883, v. 44, p. 

 373-374-) 



Mentions an incomplete hermaphrodite of hupalus 

 piniarius and a more complete one of erebia euryale- 

 adyte; discusses relative abundance of hermaphrodites. 



G: D. (4S2I) 



Frohawk, F. W. Setting rhopalocera. 

 (Entomologist, Jan. 1888, v. 21, p. 17.) 



How to set lepidoptera to show their under sides. 



G: D. (4522) 



Gillet, Felix. The codlin moth, (ist rept. 

 Board state hortic. comm. Cal., 1882, p. 



30-33. fig-) 



Habits of codlin moth [carpocapsa pomoiieiia], and 

 means of reducing its ravages ; note on usefulness of 

 coccinellidae in destroying aphididae. G: D. (4523) 



Gillet, Felix. The codlin moth, (ist rept. 



Board state hortic. comm. Cal., 1882, p. 



24-28.) 



Notes on carpocapsa pomonella and its habits ; thinks 

 the introduction of parasites an easy way to check its 

 ravages. G: D. (4524) 



Goss, Herbert. Anosia plcxippiis, 1^. {Da- 

 naisarchifpus, F.) in Portugal. (Entomo- 

 logist, Apr. 18S7, V. 20, p. 106.) 

 Notes the capture of a specimen of danais arcliippus 



in Oporto, Portugal. G: D. (4525) 



Hagen, Hermann August. Twelve years 

 experience with rubber stoppers used in the 

 biological collection of the museum in 

 Cambridge. (Can. entom., Jan. 1SS6, 

 V. iS, p. 1-4.) 



Abstract, by A. Berge, entitled, Resume 

 d'une note de'M. le Dr. Hagen surl'emploi 

 des boiichous de caoutchouc vulcanise dans 

 les collections biologiques du musee de 

 Cambridge. (Comptes-rendus Soc. entom. 

 Belg. , I May 1886, p. loo-ioi.) 



Abstract," by C: Copineau, entitled, 

 "Bouchons en caoutchouc pour les collec- 

 tions d'histoire naturelle." (Bull. Soc. 

 linn, du nord d. 1. France, Sept. 1886, v. 8, 

 p. 139-140.) 

 Details of experience in using rubber stoppers in 



tubes containing alcoholic specimens of insects. 



G: D. (4526) 



Hewett, G. M. A. Ripe plums a bait for 

 insects. (Entomologist, Feb. 1888, v. 21, 

 p. 65.) 



Finds that many moths are attracted to ripe plums in 

 the trees where the files and wasps iiad feasted during 

 the daytime. G: D. (4527) 



Hill, T : Preserving insects. (Entomolo- 

 gist, Mar. 1887, V. 20, p. 66-67.) 

 Mode of using a solution of corrosive sublimate 

 (Hg CI2) to preserve lepidoptera from the attacks of 

 museum' pests. A note by J : T. C[arrington] is added, 

 in which naphthalin is recommended. G: D. (4528) 



Horn, G : H : A monograph of the aphodiiiii 



inhabiting the United States. (Trans. 



Amer. entom. soc. 1887, v. 14, p. i-iio.) 



Tabular separation, descriptions, synonomy and bib- 



liographv; 137 species are described including 14 new 



species of aphodins, 6 of ataenitis, i of pleiirophorus, i 



o{ ftsammodiiis ani\ 3 of aegialia. S: II. (4529) 



Horn, G : H : A study of some genera of 

 elateridae. (Trans. Amer. entom. soc. 1884, 

 V. 12, p. 33-42). 



Synoptic tables and descriptions of the species of 

 horistouottis, esthesopus, ludiits and eniconyx (n. g.) are 

 given; also descriptions and synonymical notes of some 

 species o\' aptopiis, anchastiis, iscliiodontus and leptos- 

 chema {n. )i.) 5; //. (4530) 



