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fhing possible. The same thing happened in regard to malaria. The 

 subject of the insect transmission of disease is not a new subject, but 

 its great importance has only been realized in the last ten years. The 

 time is rapidly approaching, when the necessity will arise for books 

 on this important subject relating to one insect, for instance, the house- 

 fly. We are glad to see the present work as we believe it will occupy 

 a useful place. H. S. 



The Coleoptera or Beetles oe Indiana, By W. S. Blatchley. — 

 This work is characterized by the author as an illustrated descriptive 

 catalogue of the beetles of his State, exclusive of the Rhynchophora. 

 It represents an enormous amount of labor, which, however, seems 

 fully justified by the results. Its chief importance lies in the fact that 

 it is the only American work yet published which will serve to give, 

 within a single volume, really efficient aid in identifying the Coleopter- 

 ous fauna of a large district. It is a difficult matter to get a publisher 

 for so extensive a treatise unless it deals with a subject much more 

 popular than this one. 



Mr. Blatchley has followed, in the main, the "Classification" of 

 Le Conte and Horn, relying for specific keys chiefly upon the papers 

 of monographers whose works are cited in the proper places. The 

 result, therefore, is a very orthodox production in which the beginner 

 will find little in conflict with views already published. Following the 

 keys, more extended descriptions of each species are given, with notes 

 upon rarity, modes of occurrence and dates. The whole forms a book 

 of nearly 1400 pages illustrated by 590 figures. Tn it are treated 3312 

 species, 2512 of which are known to occur in Indiana and 79 are now 

 described as new to science. 



The typography is good, so are the figures which are largely original 

 and will be a most welcome addition to the stock available for future 

 writers. The hook is just what has been needed by students of this 

 order in the central States, and will certainly be much sought after by 

 public and private libraries. It is handled by the Nature Publishing 

 Co., of Indianapolis, although it was brought out by Mr. Blatchley as 

 Bulletin I of the Indiana Department of Zoology and Natural Re- 

 sources, in his capacity of State Geologist. — H. F. Wickham. 



Doings of Societies. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. ACADEMY OE 

 NATURAL SCIENCES OE PHILADELPHIA. 

 Meeting of November 17, tqio. Mr. H. W. Wenzel, Vice- 

 Director, presided. Ten persons were present. 



Mr. Rehn made some remarks on the trip made by Mr. 



