190 THE entomologist's BECORD. 



describes a new Proctotrypidid as Polygnotm vernalis, and states that 

 it has been bred from the Hessian Fly puparia collected in a large 

 number of localities. 



3. " An Asjanmetrical Bird-louse found on three different species 

 of Troupials," by J. H. Paine. The type of asymmetry in the species, 

 Philoptenes amhiguus, consists " of a rather deep clypeal emargination, 

 appearing symmetrical in the very young stages, but becoming pushed 

 more and more to one side in the succeeding instars until, in the adult, 

 the emargination may overlap tha chitinous thickening of the side of 

 the head." There is a good plate in illustration. 



4. " Report on a Collection of Hymenoptera, mostly from Cali- 

 fornia." 



5. " Descriptions of thirty-one new species of Hymenoptera, mostly 

 reg^red as parasites on forest insects," by S. A. Rohwer. 



6. " The Type-species of the Genera of the Cynipoidea, or Gall- 

 wasps and parasitic Cynipoids," by S. A. Rohwer and Margaret M. 

 Fagan ; a useful compilation for the fixation of types. 



7. " Some Fossil Insects from Florissant, Colorado," by T. D. A. 

 Cockerell. This consists of description of new species from this won- 

 derful mine of fossil insect forms. Three are sawflies, bringing the 

 total species of fossil sawflies found at Florissant to 42. One new 

 fly brings the Bibionidae to 6 species, another new fly brings the 

 Asilidae to 14 species. There are also included specimens of a 

 Neuropteron and a Hemipteron 



We are pleased to hear that the son of M. Oberthiir, Charles 

 Oberthiir, Captain of Artillery, has been awarded " la croix de guerre 

 et de la legion d'honneur." 



Aught of the potato seems to attract the attention of many just 

 now. A correspondent's box was put in our hands the other day, on 

 the lid of which was pasted the following paragraph. The Potato 

 Bug. — -Here (observes a Canadian contemporary) is a good thing on 

 the Colorado ' tater-bug.' Three men comparing notes — one says, 

 " There are two bugs to every stalk." A second says, " They have 

 cut down my early crop and are sitting on the fence waiting for my 

 late crop to come up." " Pshaw ! " says the third, " you know 

 nothing about it. I passed a seed store the other day, and saw the 

 bugs lookmg over the books to see who had purchased seed potatoes." 



From a short report received we note that there is a Natural 

 History Society at Guildford which has more than a hundred mem- 

 bers, but although among the main activities, rambles and country 

 visits form a large proportion, yet there appears to be very little, if 

 any, nature study. The country around, we know, is full of entomo- 

 logical possibilities, and Guildford has railway facilities in no less than 

 five directions. 



The Canadian Entomoloijlst for June contains mainly descriptions 

 of new species of Aphidae, Sawflies, Heteroptera and Crane-flies, with 

 notes on two apple-leaf mites, the "silver-leaf," P/u/llocoptes schlecten- 

 dali, and the " rusty-leaf," Eiiophyes malifoliae. Tiiere is also a short 

 book notice on the new " Check-list of the Lepidoptera of Boreal 

 America," Barnes & McDunnough, of which a copy has not yet 

 reached us. 



The Irish Naturalist for July has an interesting contribution on 

 the " Lepidoptera of Ireland," by Sir Charles Langham. In Co. Clare 



