248 Bibliographical Notice, 



extending to the vertical of the inner corner of the choange. 

 Tongue very Large, nearly covering the floor of the mouth. 

 Head much depressed, broader than long ; snout very short, 

 rounded, with obtuse canthus rostralis ; nostril halfway 

 between the eye and the end of the snout ; interorbital space 

 a little broader than the upper eyelid. Fingers with very 

 large truncate disks, that of the third finger rather larger than 

 the eye ; first finger shorter than second ; a large, oval, com- 

 pressed inner metacarpal tubercle. Toes one-third webbed, 

 disks smaller than those of fingers ; subarticular tubercles and 

 inner metatarsal tubercle small and feebly prominent. The 

 tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the ear. Skin smooth. Brown 

 above, limbs with indistinct dark cross bands ; brownish 

 white inferiorly. Male with an internal vocal sac. 



From snout to vent 83 millim. 



Two specimens. 



BIBLIOGEAPHICAL NOTICE. 



The Larvce of the British Butterjiies and Moths. By (the late) 

 William Buckler. Edited by H. T. Sxaixton, F.R.S. Vol. III. 

 8vo. Ray Society, London, 1889. 



The Eay Society's contribution to the literature of IS'atural History 

 for the present year consists of the third volume of figures of the 

 larvfe of British Lepidoptera prepared by the late Mr. William 

 Buckler. The second volume, issued in 18S7, included the Sphinxes 

 and the first three families of the Bombycina ; the present publica- 

 tion contains the illustrations of the remainder of the group. 



As we have already called attention to the general character of 

 the work, which must be of the highest interest to all lepidopterists, 

 we need hardly do more than state that the beauty of the illustra- 

 tions is fully maintained and that the eighteen plates contained in 

 the new volume assist worthily towards the formation of a perma- 

 nent monument of the unwearied industry of a naturalist whose 

 labours unfortunately came to a close only too soon. In fact that 

 inexorable tyrant, Death, seems to have determined to do all in his 

 power to diminish Mr. Buckler's credit, for during the preparation 

 of the volume now before us the Rev. John Hellins, who had con- 

 tributed towards the completion of the manuscript and printed 

 records of observations left by the departed artist, and whose 

 descriptive notes added greatly to the value of the first two vplumes, 

 died rather unexpectedly, and the editor has been unable to find 

 any one possessing the requisite knowledge who had also time at 

 his disposal to undertake the task. Nevertheless the artist's own 



