IQOO] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 505 



Entomological LiterattJ.re. 



COMPILED BY P. P. CALVERT. 



Under the above head it is intended to mention papers received at the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia pertaining to the Entomology of the Americas (North 

 and South). Articles irrelevant to American entomology will not be noted. Contribu- 

 tions to the anatomy, physiology and embryology of insects, however, relating to Ameri- 

 can or exotic species, will be recorded. The numbers in heavy-faced type refer to the 

 journals, as numbered in the following list, in which the papers are published ; * denotes 

 that the paper in question contains descriptions of new North American forms. Titles of all 

 articles in foreign languages are translate<l into English; usually such articles are written 

 in thesame language as the title of thejournal containing them , but when such articles are in 

 other languages than English, French, German or Italian, this fact is indicated in brackets. 



3. The American Naturalist. Boston, May, 1900.— 4. The Canadian 

 Entomologist, London, Ont., May, 1900. — 5. Psyche, Cambridge, Mass., 

 May, 1900. — 11. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, London, 

 April, 1900. — 15. Biologia Centrali-Americana, London, pt. cliv, Mar., 

 1900, rec'd. May 8. — 22. Zoologischer Anzeiger, Leipsic, Apr. 9, 1900. 

 — 35. Annales, Soci^t^ Entomologique de Belgique, xliv, 3, Brussels, 

 Mar. 29, 1900. — 36. Transactions, Entomological Society of London, 

 1900, pt. I, April 26.— 40. Societas Entomologica, Ziirich-Hottingen, 

 April 15, 1900.— 44. Verhandlungen, zoologisch-botanischenGesellschaft 

 in Wien, 1, 2-3, April 6, 1900.— 78, The Gardeners' Chronicle, London, 

 1900.— 81. Biologisches Centralblatt, Erlangen, 1900.— 128. Proceed- 

 ings, Linnean Society of New South Wales, 1899, pt. iv, Sydney, April 

 7, 1900. 



THE GENERAL SUBJECT.-Absoloii, K. Some remarks 

 on the Moravian cave-fauna, 22.— B. The odor of flowers and insects, 

 Wiener lUustrirte Garten Zeitung, April, 1900.— Cliolodkovsky, N. 

 On the life cycle of the species of Chermes and the general questions 

 connected therewith, 81, April 15.— Cockerell, T. D. A. The lower 

 and middle Sonoran zones in Arizona and New Mexico, 3. — Diiiicker, 

 O. Methods of Variation-statistics, 81, April i.— Handlirsch, A. The 

 use of superfluous spermatozoa in the female insect, a notice of the 

 latest work of A. Berlese, figs., 44.— Plateau, F. New researches on 

 the relations between insects and flowers : 2. The choice of colors by 

 insects. Meinoires, Soci^t^ Zoologique de France, xii, Paris, 1899.— 

 Scliiller-Tietz. The supposed parthenogenesis in the honey bee, Natur- 

 wissenschaftliche Wochenschrift, Berlin, April 8, 1900.— Siiiitli, J. B. 

 See review, />o.y^.— Walton, L. B. The basal segments of the hexapod 

 leg, figs , 3 — Wood, J. H. On the larvae, habits, and structure of 

 Lithocolletes coHcomitellei Bankes, and its nearest allies (cont.) : Biologi- 

 cal aspects, Entomologists' Monthly Magazine, London, May, 1900. 



ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. -Alvvood, W. B. Spraying 

 the orchard, figs.. Bulletin No. 100, Virginia Agric. Exper. Station, 

 Blacksburg. Va., May, 1899, rec'd. May, 1900.- Anon. Report of the 

 Malaria Expedition to Sierra Leone, Nature, London, April 26, 1900.— 



