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Arctic Circle and from torrid to frozen conditions, when in the one 
case the moisture supply necessary for the larval life was fugitive and 
uncertain, to the other extreme where the water, although plentiful, 
was almost continually frozen. Lantern slides, in many cases from 
Mr. Carter’s own drawings, admirably done, were freely used to illus- 
trate the chief points of the lecture. An exhibit comprising all the 
known species of mosquito was much admired and discussed. 
April 17th.—Parer.—Mr. Wm. Mansbridge read a short paper 
entitled “Suburban Collecting.” Principally with the object of show- 
ing how much useful work can be done in the immediate neighbour- 
hood of one’s own home, the author instanced many local insects which 
can still be found in the suburbs of our large towns, in the old gardens 
and parks, on railway banks, and in the old lanes which in many places 
still exist as vestiges of a vanished countryside. The melanic varia- 
tions of Odontopera bidentata, Polia chi, and Hemerophila abruptaria, 
being good examples of this phase of variation and practically confined 
to suburban localities ; while any one with access to an old garden can 
obtain many prizes in the scarce forms of Abraxas grossulariata, as well 
as from a scientific point of view contribute to our knowledge if he 
cares to breed from selected parents. In lanes bordered with old haw- 
thorn hedges the common but variable Tortrices, Peronea variegana, 
Tortrix ribeana, and Teras contaminana, often absolutely swarm, and 
furnish many beautiful examples for the cabinet. Among the ware- 
houses of our manufacturing towns many species are to be obtained in 
profusion and scarcely in any other way. Many of the species of the 
genera Hphestia, Blabophanes and Tinea are thus to be found; and 
where electric lamps can be worked, such are a veritable mine of insect 
wealth, as at Chester, where some time ago a species new to science, 
Scoparia vafra, Mey., was so captured. At the present time, however,. 
such a method as collecting at light is practically out of the question, 
yet it 1s surprising to what a small light moths will sometimes be 
attracted. The paper was followed by an animated discussion, and it. 
’ was resolved to make suburban insects a feature of the exhibitional 
meeting at the opening of the next session in October. 
FW EVIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS. 
Faunr DE ta Russiz ET DU PAYS LIMITROPHES, FONDEE PRINCIPALE- 
MENT SUR LES COLLECTIONS DE L’ACADEMIE IMPHRIALE DES SCIENCES DE 
PerrocraD. Insectes Lépidoptéres, vol. I., N. 8. Kusnzoy. Intro- 
duction, Danaipm (Prmgipa, Lertauipm, auct.). Livr. IL, 336 pp., 
204 text figures. Petrograd, 1915.—This volume is in Russian, and 
not therefore, until our Russian alliance has more detailed effects, 
likely to attract many English entomologists. It is, nevertheless, 
noteworthy, since it contains a good deal of original matter, and most 
of the recent literature, bearing on classification and structme, is 
incorporated in the several sections. 
It begins with a classification of the families recognised by the 
author, followed by a diagram of each. Then follows for 190 pages an 
account of the structure of the imago, 6 pages on the egg, 50 pages on 
the larva, and 20 on the pupa; there ave further 20 pages on the 
internal anatomy. 
