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comis respectively, while Hine (115) deals at length in the same 

 way with five species of Tabanus and a Chrysops. These papers 

 cannot be neglected by British field-workers. 



Hinds (114) discusses proliferation in the Cotton Plant — that 

 is to say, "the development of numerous elementary cells from 

 parts of the bud, or boll, which are themselves normally the 

 ultimate product of combinations of much more highly 

 specialized cells. The resulting product is thus composed of 

 comparatively large, thin-walled cells, which are placed so 

 loosely together that the resulting formation is of a soft texture, 

 and has a granular appearance," plainly to be seen with the 

 naked eye. This proliferation has been ascertained to be the 

 cause of a higher rate of mortality in the terribly destructive 

 boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis), death resulting generally 

 mechanically from simple pressure, for the proliferous tissue is 

 not toxic to the weevils. 



The Proceedings of the Association of Economic Entomolo- 

 gists (116) are, as usual, of great biological interest. Among 

 the more interesting papers are the following : — (a) " The Scope 

 and Status of Economic Entomology," by H. Garman (5-24) ; 

 (b) " The Corn Eoot-Aphis and its attendant Ant," by S. A. 

 Forbes (29-41) [Hemiptera, Hymenoptera] ; (c) " Observations 

 upon the Migrating, Feeding, and Nesting Habits of the Fall 

 Webworm (Hyphantria cunea, Dru.)," by E. W. Berger (41-51, 

 plate i.) [Lepidoptera] ; (d) " The Care of Entomological 

 Types," by T. D. A. Cockerell (51-2) : (e) "Notes upon a Little- 

 known Insect Enemy of Cotton and Corn (Cicada erratica)," by 

 W. Newell (52-8, figs. 1-2) [Hemiptera]; (f) "History of 

 Economic Entomology in Hawaii," by J. Kotinsky (58-66) ; 

 (g) " The Belation of Descriptions to Economical Methods of 

 Eradication in the Family Aphididse," by C. E. Sanborn (162-6) 

 [Hemiptera! ; (h) The Currant Boot-Aphi3 (Schizoneura fodiens, 

 Buckton) " "[in England] , by F. V. Theobald (166-70, figs. 7-9) 

 [Hemiptera]. It should be noted that the "Keport of Com- 

 mittee on Nomenclature " (25-8) is on the nomenclature of 

 popular names only. 



Dimmock has produced an extensive paper, chiefly biological, 

 on Cuban Ladybirds (117), while Desneux (120) discusses some 

 Termites from the same island. Cook deals (118) with various 

 insect pests, and (119) Dipterous galls, also from Cuba. 



Norgaard (122) discusses the Screwworm Fly {Compsomyia 

 macellaria) and the Hornfry (Hamatobia serrata). 



Sloane (124) revises the Australian Cicindelids ; the intro- 

 ductory remarks (309-17) and various notes in the course of the 

 paper are of general interest. 



According to the ' Journal of the Boyal Microscopical Society,' 

 Harrison discusses the British Lyccena astrarche and its var. 

 artaxerxes (125). 



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