286 Bibliographical Notices. 



CisTELA coNGRUA. Testacco-flava, laevis, elytrorum lincis iinpressis 

 scitis tenuissime punctatis. Long, 4^ lin. 



Fam. Mordellidse. 

 AcosMius LANGUiDus. Piceus, cinereo-tomentosus, antennis basi 

 fulvis, thoracis plagis et elytrorum fasciis duabus non tomentosis. 

 Long, o lin. 

 MoRUELLA coMPOSiTA. Atra, tomento albo varia, thoracis mar- 

 gine lineolisque duabus transversis angulatis, elytrorum macuhs 

 decern et abdominis segmentis ventralibus basi albo-tomeiitosis. 

 Long. 3| lin. 



Fam. Cissidse. 



Cis coNTENDENS. Niger, subpubescens, latiusculus, subtilissnne 

 punctatus, elytris vix lineatis, pedibus rufis. Long. 1-1 i li"- 



Fam. Tomicidse. 



Apate submedia. Atra, scabrosa, subtus picea, capite ferrugineo 



piloso, elytrorum costis tribus subobsoletis apice bene deter miuatis. 



Long. 6^-8 Un. 

 BosTRiCHUs MUTiLATUs. Ater, capite ferrugineo piloso, thoracc 



scabro, elytris punctatis apice bitubcrculatis et oblique truncatis, 



antennis piceis, femoribus rufis. Long. 3 lin. 

 Platypus minax. Piceus, cylindricus, sublsevis, subtus ferrugi- 



neus, capite obliquo, elytris subtilissime punctatis et lineatis, apicc 



truncatis et dentatis, pectore maximo, abdomine brcvi, femoribus 



latissimis. Long. 2f lin. 

 Platypus solidus. Ater, nitens, angustus, thoracc vix sulcato, 



elytris lineis impressis tenuissimis, a[)ice subacuminato. Long. 



l|-2 hn. 



[To be continued.] 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 



Weeds and Wdd-fowevs ; their Uses, Lef/ends, and Literature. By 

 Lady Wilkinson. London, Van Voorst, 18.")8. 



Any one seeking an elegant gift-book, especially for a yoiuig lady 

 friend, will be hap{)y to alight upon the vohinie whose title we give 

 above. Printing, binding, &c., in the fashion of the 'Annuals' of 

 former days, adorn matter far more suited to excite or sustain a 

 healthy appetite for reading than the namby-pamby sentiment which 

 used to shine in the beauties of crimson and gold. At the same 

 time, Ladv Wilkinson's book is strictly a readable book : it does not 

 deal with the " 'ologies" in the ex cathedra style. The abundance 



