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comments on the forms of Orchelimum are in some cases distorted by par- 
tial quotations from other authors and do not give a full consideration 
of all the points involved. Partial and incomplete quotation is a weak- 
ness of the author, a method unfair to all concerned. The study of the 
genus Ceuthophilus is one of the best pieces of work in the manual, par- 
ticularly with the original illustrations. Two new species are described 
in this genus, one with the specific name of rehebi, an atrocious effort 
to associate the names Rehn and Hebard in one specific name. In the 
new tettigoniids described we are sorry to see no single types indicated, 
as has been recommended more than once by congresses of zoologists 
and is now pretty general entomological practice. These new forms are 
Conocephalus viridifrons, Odontoxiphidium apterum affine and Diestram- 
mena japanica (error for japonica). In the case of the latter the recent 
Old World literature has been ignored. 
In his treatment of the Gryllidae the author leaves much to be desired, 
and shows a lack of appreciation of tarsal characters in his presentation 
of the genus Anaxipha. 
Vernacular names are given to most of the species, many newly coined 
and often mere translations or near translations of the technical specific 
names. Some new full synonymy has been established, and in some cases 
in a rather obscure way. 
The type work leaves much to be desired as errors are numerous, although 
the press work, except on certain cuts, is good. Cuts on pages 223, 253 
and 560 appear inverted through printer’s slips. 
Professor Blatchley has given to us a work of considerable usefulness, 
and one which must be in the hands of any student of our eastern Orth- 
optera. It contains much original matter and represents a vast amount 
of labor, while our one regret is that it most signally fails to be the im- 
partial, evenly balanced and personally unbiased exposition of the sub- 
ject a manual for the ‘‘tyro’”’ should be. The entire work was done too 
hastily, without the proper examination of the larger collections upon 
which such a work must be grounded, if it is to be more than a summary of 
the past literature. The author was handicapped by lack of constant 
access to the material absolutely necessary for the critical type of work 
into which he unconsciously turned his manual, originally intended for 
the beginner. Many of the seeming inconsistencies of some previous 
work would have been apparent to him if the material in the Philadelphia 
collections alone had been given more than a several days’ examination. 
j. Ae GR. 
Doings of Societies 
Entomological Section, The Academy of Natural Sciences of 
Philadelphia 
The annual meeting was held December 8, 1919, with Director Philip 
Laurent presiding and twelve persons present, including Mr. J. J. Davis 
and Mr. C. H. Hadley, of Riverton, New Jersey. 
