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distinct than the other famihes, but it appears to be settled now that 

 they belong to the earwigs. Whether these, with the true earwigs, 

 should be given ordinate rank seems to be debatable. On the same 

 terms the list of natural orders would probably become as unmanage- 

 able from the greatness of its numbers as it was previously from the 

 paucity in that respect. Possibly, however, this is unimportant, as 

 these insects constitute a thoroughly compact and natural group — 

 though not more distinct than their neighbours, the cockroaches. 



Our own little company of seven species, which as breeding in 

 these islands may all be considered British (though two have been 

 introduced), are, indeed, lost amongst the seven hundred odd species 

 here enumerated. As, however, to us they are important, they are 

 here quoted : — 



Family. Subfamily. 



Anisolahis annulipes Labiduridae Psalinae. 



Lahidura riparia Labiduridae Labidurinae. 



Labia minor Labiidae Labiinae. 



Prolabia arachidis Labiidae Labiinae. 



Apterygida alhii^ennis Forficulidae Forficulinae. 



Forficula auricularia Forficulidae Forficulinae. 



Forficula lesnei Forficulidae Forficulinae. 



Three others (perhaps more) have occurred sporadically : — Aniso- 

 labis maritima (fam. Labiduridae, subfam. Psalinae) ; Chelisoches 

 morio (fam. Chelisochidae, subfam. Chelisochinae) ; and Anechura 

 letvisi (fam. Forficulidae, subfam. Anechurinae). 



In type and get-up this fascicle has a particularly pleasing ap- 

 pearance, while the plates are indeed excellent. Sixty species are 

 figured in colours, a number of others are plain, and there are 

 numerous beautiful drawings of details. 



It would be very nice of the author if he would publish periodi- 

 cally notes which would keep up to date all those — an increasing 

 number, we hope — who are interested in the earwigs. 



W. J. Lucas. 



Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. Liverpool. 



The two parts just received contain little of purely entomological 

 interest, four short notes only falling under this head. In Series T. M. 

 vol. V. No. 3, Dec. 30th, 1911, we have: " Some Experiments on 

 Larvicides," by Sir E. Eoss and E. S. Edie (pp. 385-390) ; and " An 

 Examination of the City of Georgetown, British Guiana, for the 

 breeding-places of Mosquitos," by K. S. Wise (pp. 435-441). In 

 Series T. M. vol. v. No. 4, Feb. 26th, 1912, there are : " The Genus 

 Pristirhynchomyia, Brunetti " (Diptera), by Capt. W. S. Patton and 

 Capt. F. W. Cragg (illustrated, pp. 509-514) ; and " The Life-history 

 of Philcematomyia insignis, Austen " (Diptera), also by Patton and 

 Cragg (illustrated, pp. 515-520). 



W. J. L. 



Obituary. — We regret to learn that Professor John B. Smith, 

 State Entomologist of New Jersey, U.S.A., died on March 12th last. 



