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amount of detail concerning each species. A thick octavo 

 vohnne of upwards of 550 pages deals only with thirteen 

 species, the remainder of the Lachneides and Sphingides. 

 This statement conveys but a faint indication of the immense 

 amount of information brought together within the covers of 

 this volume. 



" Practical Hints for the Field Naturalist," Part II, by 

 the same author, is a valuable work for collectors. 



" The Lepidoptera of the British Islands," Part XCIV, 

 completing Vol. VIII, by C. G. Barrett, F.E.S., is now 

 nearing the end of the Geometers. Steady progress is being 

 made with this work. 



Monograph of " The Land and Fresh-water MoUusca of 

 the British Isles,"' Part VIII, commencing Vol. II, by J. W. 

 Taylor. Students of the Mollusca will welcome this issue 

 after a long interval of two years since the previous part. 



" Cambridge Natural History," Vol. X, dealing with the 

 Mammalia, by F. E. Beddard, etc. 



Monograph of " The Coccida^ of the British Isles," by 

 Robert Newstead, F.E.S., Vol. I, 1901. Published by the 

 Ray Society. 



" British Tyroglyphidse," by A. D. Michael. A companion 

 volume to his " Oribatidae," and deals with the Acari, of 

 which the "cheese-mites" are the type. It contains nine- 

 teen coloured plates of excellent quality. Published by the 

 Ray Society. 



" Butterflies and Moths of Europe," by W. F. Kirby, 

 F.L.S., with fift3'-four coloured plates. A revised and 

 extended edition of his popular work. 



History of Surrey " Insecta." The first volume of the 

 " Victoria History of the Counties of England." Edited by 

 Herbert Goss, F.L.S. A comprehensive and up-to-date 

 list of over 100 pages devoted to the Insecta. 



" List of British Diptera," second edition, by G. H. 

 Verrall, F.E.S. 



" List of the Beetles of Ireland," by W. F. Johnson and 

 J. N. Halbert ; " Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy," 

 igo2. 



" Index Zoologicus." An alphabetical list of Genera and 

 Sub-genera proposed for use in Zoology, as recorded in the 

 "Zoological Record," 1880 — 1900, together with other 

 names not included in Scudder's " Nomenclator Zoo- 

 logicus." Compiled for the Zoological Society by C. O. 

 Waterhouse, and edited by David Sharp, F.R.S. 



" Insect Life : Souvenirs of a Naturalist," by J. H. Fabre. 



