130 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Scbouteden (2) has published the first part of a proposed 

 monograph of the Ethiopian Hemiptera, prepared on the largest 

 scale. In this the Scutellerin^e and Graphosomatin^e subfamilies 

 of the Cimicid^e are detailed, with two finely coloured plates. 



E. P. Van Duzee (6) has given us a much-needed list of the 

 CimicidaB (or Pentatomidge as he calls them) of North America, 

 twelve species and one variety being here added. 191 species are 

 recorded, 163 being known to the author. The paper is charac- 

 terized by extreme care and precision in the description and 

 notes, but it is regretted that the author has rejected the nomen- 

 clature of Bergroth and Kirkaldy, based upon priority, and fallen 

 back on the irregular nomenclature of Lethierry and Severin. 



Schoyen (7) discusses the injurious insects of Norway during 

 1903, on corn, grass, cabbage, fruit-trees, &c. There are ex- 

 tended notes on the biology of many of the species, most of 

 which are also British.* 



T. W. Kirk's Report (8) is largely concerned with fruits and 

 their inspection ; as regards entomology, Phylloxera is, as usual, 

 dealt with at some length, and there is also a brief notice (with 

 figures) of the Fulgorid Pochazia australis, the vinehopper. 

 There are also interesting notes, with photographs, of some of 

 the South Sea Islands. " Pests and diseases are worst on the 

 Island of Rarotonga, which appears to be a perfect paradise 

 for all species. We understand that there is a little scale on 

 Aitutaki, but the other islands visited are, so far as our ob- 

 servations went, practically free from pests, except black aphis." 



The Proceedings of the recent meeting of the Association 

 of Economic Entomologists (9) contain, as usual, a mass of 

 interesting details on all topics. 0. H. ^wezey presents ob- 

 servations on the life-history of Liburnia campestris and 

 lutulenta (Hemiptera), which are parasitised by a Proctotrypid 

 Hymenopteron, Gouotopus hicolor. This is the form which 

 has recently been introduced into the Hawaiian Islands to 

 check the ravages of Perkinsiella saccharicida, a Fulgorid pest 

 on sugar-cane. 



Sanderson's Rej)ort (10) deals principally with Hemiptera ; 

 the seventeen-year Cicada {Tihicen septendecim) and the harle- 

 quin cabbage-bug {Miirgantia histrionica) ; both these are illus- 

 trated by photographs. 



Britton (11) details at length the fight with the San Jose 

 scale {Aspidiotus perniciosus) during 1903, with shorter notes on 

 various insects. 



Banks (12) publishes a bulletin on Cacao insects. This is the 

 result of only three months' investigation, and naturally many 



- I believe the reference quoted (7) is correct, but the copy before me, 

 which I owe to the kindness of the author, has only the appearance of a 

 separate publication. The title-page is dated 1903, but the last page is 

 " 6te Jauuar, 1904." 



