248 Bibliographical Notice. 
extending to the vertical of the inner corner of the choane. 
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. 
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE. 
The Larve of the British Butterflies and Moths. By (the late) 
Wittiam Bucxter. Edited by H. T. Sratyron, F.R.S. Vol. IIT. 
8vo. Ray Society, London, 1889. 
Tur Ray Society’s contribution to the literature of Natural History 
for the present year consists of the third volume of figures of the 
larvee of British Lepidoptera prepared by the late Mr. William 
Buckler. The second yolume, issued in 187, 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 Rey. 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 volumes, 
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 
