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viding entomological information to our members ; and to be of use 

 to the working entomologist, it should be supplied with books, espe- 

 cially periodicals, as soon after they are published as practicable : 

 this latter point requires attention, as the present method of sending 

 books to the Society from the Continent and other parts of the 

 world is often a tardy process, and, looking to the accelerated 

 means of transport now existing, it is clear that, by pro^jer 

 arrangement, much time might be gained, and an earlier delivery 

 obtained. 



In the ' Transactions ' of the Society, published during the last 

 year, will be found papers by Messrs. Baly, Newman, Westwood, 

 Stainton, Lubbock and Pascoe. 



Mr. Baly continues his descriptions of the Australian species of 

 Chrysomela and Phyllocharis, and gives us characters of twenty-two 

 new species and six new sub-generic divisions. 



Mr. Newman treats on two undescribed species of Thrips, viz. 

 Idolothrips Halidayi and Phlseothrips Anacardii, and on the cha- 

 racters of a few Australian Lepidoptera collected by Mr. Thomas 

 B. Oxle}' : in this paper will be found descriptions of two new 

 genera, Bondia and Boj^dia, dedicated to two zealous Lepidopterists, 

 members of this Society, and of thirty new species. 



Mr. Westwood contributes a paper on various species of the 

 family Pselaphidse, in which will be found descriptions of sixteen 

 new species of this interesting family, illustrated with excellent 

 characteristic figures. He also furnishes a paper on the Australian 

 Lamellicorn genus Cryptodus, in which three new species are 

 described, and all the known species brought together, forming 

 a short monograph. 



Mr. Stainton gives us descriptions of three species of Indian 

 Micro-Lepidoptera, and a paper on " How the Onward Progress of 

 the Study of Entomology may be best furthered." 



Mr. Lubbock describes twenty-three new species of Entomostraca, 

 collected by Dr. Sutherland in the Atlantic Ocean, and supplies 

 figures in illustration of the specific differences. 



Mr. Pascoe has a paper on various interesting Longicorns, giving 

 characters of six new genera and sixteen new species. 



It will be seen that the papers are on descriptive Entomology, 

 except one by Mr. Stainton, and that tlie other branches of Ento- 

 mology have not been touched upon, although such an extensive 



