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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [J^n. 



Canadian Entomologist, Vol. XXI, No. 12, Dec. [14,] 1889, "mailed 

 December 7th, " contains the following : " Preparatory stages of Leptarctia 

 (Trt/Z/orw/V? Walker, with notes on the genus." by G. H. French (con- 

 tinued from p. 213, November). Eleven excellent wood-cuts accompany 

 the text, illustrative of the varieties Strechii, Boisduvalii, Dimidiata, 

 Albifascia, Occidentalism Latifasciata, Fulvofasciata, Calif ornice, Wrightii^ 

 Decia and Letta. "The Noctuidae of North America and Europe com- 

 pared." Fourth paper by A. R. Grote, A. M. The tribes Arzamini, 

 Nonagriini, Scolecampini and Caradrini are treated of. "The North 

 American Callimorphas," by H. H. Lyman. A reply to Prof Smith, Mr. 

 Grote, et al. "On the Predatory Habits of Chtrtopsis c^nea (Wied.)," 

 by Rev. T. W. Fyles. " Preparatory- stages of Pyrameis carye Hiibner," 

 by H. G. Dyar. "Butterflies at Qu'Appelle, Assa," by Henr>- Skinner, 

 M. D. Erebia Sine-ocellata nov. var. of Epipsodea is described. "A 

 Rare Moth," \_Erebus zenobia,'] by A. H. Kilman. Records its capture in 

 Ontario.— E. M. A. 



A Revision of the Subfamily LibellulinvE with Descriptions of 

 New Genera and Species by W. F. Kirby (Trans. Zool. Soc. London, 

 xii, pp. 249-348, Plates LI — LVII, August, 1889), is undoubtedly the most 

 important work on this group that has appeared since the publication of 

 Dr. F. Brauer's " Verzeichniss der bis jetzt bekannten Neuropteren im 

 Sinne Linn^'s (Verhdl. zool.-bot. Gesell. Wien, xviii, pp. 359-416, 711- 

 742), in 1868. 



This revision is based on the material in the British Museum. The sub- 

 family is divided into 88 genera, 40 of which are now proposed for the 

 first time. In characterizing genera, Mr. Kirby has "selected the neura- 

 tion as on the whole the most satisfactory guide." A general description 

 of the characters made use of, and an analytical table of the genera pre- 

 cede the detailed descriptions of the genera. Fifty-three new species are 

 described, mostly from South America. The plates are excellent and of 

 great service to the text. A number of changes in the names of ner\es 

 of the wings are introduced. 



It is to be regretted that Mr. Kirby, in common with other British ento- 

 mologists of late years, has retained Newman's names -Sympetrum, Or- 

 Ihetrmn and Leptetrum. Both Dr. Hagen and Baron de Selys-Long- 

 champs are now agreed that it is best to reject these terms. 



As a student of the Odonata, the writer could wish that a complete 

 list of the species under each genus had been included in this work, al- 

 though this would have called for much additional labor. Perhaps Mr. 

 Kirby will yet favor us with such a list.— P. P. Calvert. 



The Annals and Magazine of Natural History December, 1889. 

 This number contains the following articles of interest to entomologists : 



" Notes made during the summer of 1887 on the effect of offering vari- 

 ous Insects, Larva? and Pupae to Birds," by Arthur G. Butler, F. L. S., 

 etc. After replying to certain criticisms made by Mr. Poulton, in a former 

 number of the " Magazine of Natural Historj," the author gives the re- 



