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his countrymen, we notice that M. Balbiani pays very little 
regard to what previous observers have written on the same 
subject. 
Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Tom. V.—‘ On a New 
Parasitic Crustacean, belonging to the order Lerneida, forming 
anew family,’ by M. Hesse. The very remarkable crustacean 
described by M. Hesse was observed by him very commonly 
burrowing in the scales of the Green Wrasse (Labrus Dono- 
vant). It has five thoracic and six abdominal segments ; the 
head terminates in a round point, and has a single median 
eye. The maleisunknown. M. Hesse systematises this form 
as follows among the Lernzida:—“< Family Lerneosiphono- 
stomee. Females fixed upon their prey by means of the scales 
of the latter, in which they hollow out a residence. Several 
footjaws placed around the mouth. Head not horned. 
Oviferous pouches, large and flat.—Genus Lepidophilus. Body 
fusiform, divided into eleven segments which are very distinct, 
with the exception of the third and fourth; of these five are 
thoracic and six abdominal ; all surrounded by a transparent 
border. Head small, rounded at the apex, bearing above a 
median eye, and beneath presenting the buccal orifice, which 
emits, in a proboscidiform process, some denticulated jaws 
adapted for the trituration of objects, and laterally three pairs 
of prehensile footjaws. Antenne very small, rounded at the 
end, and terminated by divergent hairs. Abdominal segments 
retractile and capable of invagination ; last segments termi- 
nated by divergent appendages. Embryo ovulate, furnished 
with three pairs of feet. Eggs agglutinated, and forming a 
broad fiat mass.—Species Lepidophilus Labri. Colour vary- 
ing from yellow to pale red. Length about 10 to 12 mm.” 
July.—* New Observations on the Multiplication of the Ceci- 
domyie,’ by M. F. Meinert.—The author gives an abstract of 
two papers published by him on this subject, of the greatest 
value ; they appeared in M. Schjédte’s ‘ Naturhistorisk Tids.. 
skrift,’ 3rd ser., vol. ii. In the first, entitled “On the 
Origin of the Germs in the Larve of Miastor,’ he maintains, 
contrary to the opinion of Pagenstecher, that the germs of 
the larvze originate in the adipose tissue (see former Chroni- 
cles). The second, which is entitled “ Some further Words 
on the Miastor,” contains some remarks on the formation of 
the germs in another larva of the Cecidomyiz, and on the for- 
mation and the development of the egg in animals in general. 
And here the author describes more minutely the relation 
between the germs and the corpus adiposum. He also was 
the first to show that two forms of two very different genera 
have been the subject of the researches of different authors; 
