266 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [December^ 



The Entomologist's Record, London, Oct. 15, 1892. — The genus. 

 Acronycia and its allies (cont.), Dr. T. A. Chapman. A melanic race of 

 Liparis monacha, J. A. Clark, i pi. Variation in size brought about by 

 food, E. A. Bowles. 



The Journal of Comparative Neurology, II, pp. 89-136, Granville, 

 Ohio, September, 1892. — Psychological notes upon the Gallery Spider — 

 Illustrations of intelligent variations in the construction of the web, C. 

 H. Turner. 



Ofversigt af Finska Vetenskaps-Societetens Forhandlingar, 

 .xxxiii, Helsingfors, 1891. [On Siberian Hemiptera-Heteroptera],* 0» 

 M. Reuter; has some comparisons of N. American and other faunas. 



Le Naturaliste, Paris, Oct. 15, 1892. — The mouth and the buccal 

 organs of Arthropods (concl.), R. Saint-Loup. The useful insects of 

 China, Tcheng-Ki-Tong. 



Jahres-Bericht der N.\turforschenden Gesellschaft Grau- 

 BCENSDENS, n. f XXXV, Chur, 1S92. On the formation of honey. Dr. A. 

 V. Planta. 



Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1892, i, Berlin, August, 

 1892. — On the law of moderation in the alteration of the markings of in- 

 sects: Contribution to the theory of development from constitutional 

 causes, K. Escherich, i pi. The Anchonid group,*! J- Faust. [On Co- 

 leoptara from Turkestan, Siberia, Persia and the Amur River]*t I^r. L. 

 V. Heyden and J. Weise. [On Cicindelidae]*t W. Horn. The varieties 

 of Dorcadion equestre Laxman, Dr. G. Kratze, i pi. Monographic re- 

 vision of the Rutelid genus Popillia Serv., id. \TI. Contribution to the 

 German beetle fauna, J. Schilsky. Revision of the palaearctic species of 

 the Elaterid genus Melanotus Eschsch., O. Schwarz, i pi. 



Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Zoologie, xiii, 6, Paris, Oct. 5, 

 1892.— Anatomical and physiological researches on the compound eye of 

 Arthropods, H. Viallanes, 2 pis. 



Zeitschrift fur VVissenschaftliche Zoologie, liv, 4, Leipsic, Oct. 

 18, 1892. — Contributions to the knowledge of the wings of in.sects, C. 

 Hoffbauer, 2 pis., figs. 



The Ottawa Naturalist, November, 1892. — Calosoma scrutator at 

 Ottawa, J. Fletcher. 



Animal Coloration. — \x\ account of the Principal Facts and Theories 

 relating to the Colours and Markings of Animals, by Frank E. Beddard, 

 M.A., etc. With four coloured plates; and woodcuts in the text. London:. 

 Swan Sonnenschein & Co. New York: Macmillan & Co., 1892, pp. viii^ 

 288. " I have not used insects so much as has Mr. Poulton. . . . Never- 

 theless, it is impossible not to devote a great deal of space to insects- 

 * Contains new species other than North American. t Contains new genera. 



