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is a useful little work for the beginner, and I cordially trust that 

 the author's hope that the volume will be the means of arousing 

 a more general interest in beetles will be realized. " Entomology 

 with special reference to its Biological and Economical Aspects," 

 by J. W. Folsom, is a second edition of this valuable work. 



" A Text book of Medical Entomology," by W. S. Patten, M.B., 

 and F. W. Cragg, M.D., is a guide to the study of the relations 

 between arthropods and disease, and supplies a vast amount of 

 information useful to dwellers in tropical countries. Before 

 concluding this short review of books published daring last year, 

 I must not fail to mention " A Monograph of the Genus Teracoliis," 

 by Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe, with 44 excellent chromo-litho- 

 graphic plates includmg 450 figures ; the volume consists of 

 eleven parts published between 1898 and 1905. It should prove 

 of great use to the study of this difficult pierine genus. 



Before drawing this short and incomplete summary of the 

 past entomological year to a conclusion, I would place on record 

 the names of those members who are now serving their country, 

 and I should be glad, if the friends of some members who are 

 now in His Majesty's forces find their names omitted, for them 

 to communicate with me and also give me particulars of the 

 forces they have joined, so that we may have as full a record 

 as possible published in the Society's Proceedings. 



Major Cardew is now in the Chief Requisition Office in the 

 Expeditionary Force. An interesting letter from him lies 

 on the table for those who would like to read it. 

 Major Fremlin, Lieut. Emmett, and Lieut. Stoneham have 

 commissions also. The latter was invalided home, 

 wounded. He wrote to the Hon. Secretary early this month 

 from Reigate to say that he was progressing favourably. 

 H. W. Andrews, R. R. Armstrong, K. G. Blair, P. A. Buxton, 

 T. H. L. Grosvenor, and N. D. Riley, are also doing their 

 duty at the front, or are in training for being ordered 

 abroad. 

 This list must necessarily be incomplete, and as I mentioned 

 already I should esteem it a personal favour if members present 

 can supply farther details. Wherever duty calls those of us who 

 have gone to take an active part in assisting England's arms 

 in this crisis, they bear with them the best wishes of those 

 members whose age and other duties have compelled them to remain 

 behind, and are the subject of our earnest prayers for their safe 

 and victorious return. 



