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Chap. I, The Form of Insects, using a cockroach as a typical mem- 

 ber of this class, describes the structure of adult insects by compai'- 

 isons with this type. It is significant that even in such a handbook 

 as this about 60 pages of the 83 comprising this chapter are devoted 

 to the internal organs. This leads us to expect that prominence will 

 be given to embryonic development in Chap II, The Life-History 

 of Insects, pp. 84-127. and such is the case, although, of course, larval 

 and pupal stages and metamorphosis ai'e also treated of. Chap. III» 

 The Classification of Insects, pp. 128-159, contains also some clear 

 and interesting summaries, necessarily brief, of causes known to 

 effect modificaiions of insects. Chap. IV, The Orders of Insects 

 briefly describes thisse groups and their component families, pp. 

 160-280. Chapter V, Insects and Their Surroundings, deals with 

 habitats, geographical distribution, insects and flowers, food, para- 

 sitic forms, methods of protection, mimicry, social communities, to 

 p. 343. Chap. VI, The Pedioree of Insects, pp. 344-378, gives us a 

 genealogical tree, among other interesting speculations. A valuable 

 ''References to Literature," of 217 titles (pp. 379-392), classified by 

 subjects, indicates the authorities for the statements in the preced- 

 ing text. Index, pp. 393-404. 



Thei-e are few, if any. oi'iginal illustrations. Their sources are ac- 

 knowledged under each, and so many are copied from the publica- 

 tions of the U. S. Department of Agricultuie that they fit the book 

 even more for use bj' American students than by Englishmen. 



As the above summary of the contents shows, this work is quite 

 encyclopedic as regards the number of topics discussed, and it can 

 be strongly recommended to all those who desire a view of Ento- 

 mology on its many sides. P. P. C. 



DOINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



Minutes of Jfewark Entomological Society, September 10th. 

 Meeting called to order, with Vice President Kemp in the 

 chair and six members present. 



A vote of thanks was tendered Dr. Kiinze, of Arizona, who 

 donated a lot of Lepidoptera for the Society's collection. 



Mr. Angleman reported ithat CaUimorpha triangulata Smith 

 was common at K^ewark June J 8th, adding that this was a 

 week earlier than usual. 



The members, with some exceptions, reported poor collect- 

 ing this season in the vicinity of I^ewark. 



Mr. S. T. Kemp remarked that he had a successful two 

 weeks' trip, August llth-24th, at Swartzwood Lake, ]S^. J. 

 Among the captures were : AdelphagroUs prasina, Agroti» 



