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Lintner, Joseph Albert. The clover-seed fly, 
a new insect pest. (Amer. nat., March 1879, 
V. 13, p. 190.) 
Brief account of and reference to description of larva 
of cectdomyia trifolii n. sp., which destroys seeds of 
trifolium pratense. G: D. (2110) 
Meldola, Raphael. Butterflies with dissim- 
ilar sexes. (Nature, 24 April 1879, v- 19, 
p- 586-588, 62 cm.) 
An extended review of S: H. Scudder’s ‘ Antigeny, 
or sexual dimorphism in butterflies’ (Proc. Amer. 
acad. arts and sci., 1877, v. 12, p. 150-158) ee ad ) 
Sea, AC2TES 
Mouillefert, Sur les résultats fournis 
par le traitement des vignes phylloxérées 
au moyen du sulfocarbonate de potasse 
[K2S2 CS] et sur le mode d’emploie de cet 
agent. (Comptes rendus, 10 Nov. 1879, v- 
8g: p- 774-766. ) G: D. (2112) 
Miiller, Hermann. J. E. Taylor iiber Blu- 
men, ihren Ursprung, ihre Gestalten, Ge- 
riiche und Farben. (Kosmos [Leipzig], 
May 1879, bd. 5, p. 149-157, 289 cm.) 
Reviews E. Taylor’s ‘‘ Flowers, their origin, 
shapes, perfumes and colours;’’ compares it with C: 
Darwin’s ‘‘ On the various contrivances by which british 
and foreign orchids are fertilized by insects’? and with 
J: Lubbock’s ‘On british wild flowers considered in 
relation to insects.” Discusses the geological age of 
G: D. [2113) 
insects and flowers. 
Olivier, A. [Boite a insectes.] (Feuille des 
jeunes naturalistes, Oct. 1880, an. Io, p. 
162.) 
A new sort of box for collections of insects; no 
description given. G: D. (2114) 
Papilio cresphontes in New England. 
(Amer. nat., Nov. 1877, v. 
cm.) 
Crit. rev.,, by “Qe Le. Bean, entitled 
‘‘Northern occurrences of fapilio cres- 
phontes.” (Can. entom., Feb. 1878, v. 10, 
P- 35-36.) 
Capture of the only specimen ever recorded from 
New England. [The review shows no nearer localities 
than W. Va., Ill. and Ontario. ] B: P.M. (2115) 
If, p. 688, 3 
Poisonous caterpillar (A). (New remedies, 
Aug. 1879, v. 8, p. 256, 6 cm.) 
Extract from a paper by E.D. Jones in Yourn. roy. 
micros. soc., June 1879, with note by editor of New 
remedies. G: D. (2116) 
Riley, C: Valentine. The ailanthus silk- 
worm, attacus (samia) cynthia. (Science 
news, 15 Oct. 1879, v. 1, p- 377-383.) 
Natural history, description ; comparison with s. 
ricint; introduction into various countries ; adaptability 
to our climate; difficulties in reeling the silk; relative 
value of native and introduced silk-worms. 
S: Hf. (2117) 
PSYCHE. 
Riley, C: Valentine. [Habits of the cotton- 
worm moth.] (Amer. nat., Nov. 1879, v- 
135) p-)720:) 
Believes that alet‘a argillacea passes the winter in 
the imago state only. B: P.M. (2118) 
Ryder, J: A. An account of a new genus 
mea (RCC 3 DOCS | 
Abstract. (Nature, 27 Nov. 1879, v. 21, 
Pp: 93, 6 cm.) F. M. W. (2119) 
Schaupp, Frank G: Synoptic table of the 
genus omophron Latr. (Bull. Brooklyn 
entom. soc., May 1878, [v. 1]. p- [5]-) 
Chiefly extracted from p. 71-750f G: H: Horn’s 
‘Contributions to the coleopterology of the United 
States” (Trans. Amer. entom. soc., June 1879, v. 3, 
p- 69-97). £. G: S. (2120) 
Scudder, S: Hubbard. Antigeny, or sexual 
dimorphism in butterflies. (Proc. Amer. 
acad. arts and sci., 1877, v. 12, p. 150-158.) 
Separate, with t.-p., [Bost., 10 May] 
1877, p. 150-158, 24X15, t 16.5 X9g.7. 
Notice. (Amer. journ. sci. and arts, 
Sep. 1877, s. 3, v- 14, p- 244-245.) 
Abstract. (Annals and mag. nat. hist., 
MED A1S7S,Sahav- Lepeeose) 
Rev. by R. Meldola, entitled, ‘‘ Butter- 
flies with dissimilar sexes.” (Nature, 24 
April 1879, v. 19, p. 586-588, 62 cm.) 
Colorational and structural differences between or in 
the sexes of various butterflies enumerated and classi- 
fied; females more commonly aberrant than males; 
existence of androconia in males opposes the theory of 
sexual selection. B: P.M. (2121) 
Scudder, S: Hubbard. Les premiers types 
d’insectes; origine et ordre de succession 
des insectes dans la période paléozoique. 
(Archiv. des sci. phys. et nat. Geneve, 15 
April 1880. p. 353-371. 8°.) 
Translation [by Alois Humbert] of S: H. Scudder’s 
‘‘The early types of insects...’ (Mem. Bost. soc. 
nat. hist., March 1879, v. 3, p- 13-21) [Rec., 1789]. 
The bibliographical notes, together with note 1 on Up 16 
and note 2 on p. 19 of the original paper are omitte 
S: H. S. (2122) 
Scudder, S: Hubbard. The early types of 
insects... [Rec., 1789]. 
Fr. transl., by Alois Humbert, entitled 
‘*Les premiers types d’insectes; origine et 
ordre de succession des insectes dans la 
période paléozoique. (Archiv. des sci. 
phys. et nat. Genéve, 15 April 1880. p. 
353-371. 8°.) , St GSS (ara) 
Stefanelli, Pietro. 2nda miemoria intorno 
alla conservazione delle libellule a colori 
fugaci. (Bull. soc. entom. ital., 1879, an. 
II, p. 29-36, pl. 6.) 
Abstract, entitled ‘‘Die Erhaltung der 
fliichtigen Farben der Libellen.” (Entom. 
Nachrichten, 1 July 1880, jahrg. 6, p. 145.) 
Directions for preserving living colors of /ibelZuli- 
dae, by rapid drying of fresh specimens. 
B: P.M. (2124) 
