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C. wallacei from Neweastle-on-Tyne. Mr. Bedwell gives a long account 
of the Coleoptera of Suffolk. 
The Hnt. News for July contains ‘‘ An Account of the Oviposition of 
Notonectae (Hemip.), by H. B. Hungerford; Descriptions of New 
Genera and species of Lyonetiidae, by Annette F. Braun; a long and 
detailed account of the Lake Mosquito Mansonia titillans and its host- 
plant, Pistia statiotes, in the Canal Zone, Panama, an extremely im- 
portant paper; and notes on various species of Coleoptera, Lepidoptera 
and Hymenoptera. 
The Entomologist for July contains (1) Geometridee in 8. Mace- 
donia in 1917, by Mr. P. J. Barraud; (5) ‘‘ Butterflies of the Somme,” 
by Lieut. Cecil Martin ; -and a considerable number of general notes. 
The Canadian Knt. for July, in its monthly chapter, Popular and 
Practical Hntomology, deals with Poptlia japonica, a beetle pest recently 
introduced from Japan, and especially troublesome in nurseries so far. 
There are Notes on Coccidae, descriptions of new species of Micro- 
lepidoptera, Notes on Central American Heteroptera, Descriptions of 
new Tipulidae, and some interesting notes on the fly Gasterophilus 
nasalis, which apparently lays its eggs on the muzzles of horses, so 
that they will eventually reach the inside of the throat. 
The Irish Naturalist for July contains an interesting account of 
the late W. F. de Vismes Kane, who passed away at the age of 78. 
He will be known to many of our readers as the author of that most 
useful little work ‘‘The Butterflies of Europe,” ‘‘ remarkable for the 
condensed diagnoses of the species and for the excellent illustrations 
reproduced from photographs of perfect and beautiful set specimens by 
the isochromatic process then recently introduced” For many years 
he had been a member of the South London Entomological Society. 
In the Hnt. Mo. May. for August, Messrs. R. 8. Bagnall and 
J. W. H. Harrison announces the following species of Cynipid Oak- 
galls as new to Britain :—Cynips corruptria from Co. Durham, Andri- 
cus wanthopsis from Co. Durham and Co. Northumberland, A. occultus 
from the same two counties, d. trotteri from Co. Durham, A. sufflator 
from Somersetshire, A. rhyzome from Durham, A. nodifexr from Dur- 
ham and Northumberland, 4. furunculus from the same two counties, 
Trigonaspis synaspis and Diplolepsis quercus, both trom Durham, and 
D. flosculi from Northumberland and Durham. 
The Hntomologist for August deals mainly with Lepidoptera; 1, 
Collecting chiefly in the Forest of Dean in 1917, by C. G. Clutterbuck ; 
2, British Odonata in 1917, by W. J. Lucas ; 3, A note on “ sugars ”’ 
and the art of sugaring; 4, Another instalment of the list of British 
Noctuae, ete. 
The Phenological Report, compiled for the ‘‘ Dorset Natural History 
Society” for 1916 by the indefatigable W. Parkinson Curtis, has 
recently been published. The portion referring to the birds contains 
many notes and observations by Mr. Parkinson Curtis and his brother 
on the Lepidoptera attacked by the insectivorous species. Nearly 
twenty pages are taken up by records of Lepidoptera, while “other 
orders’ take up another four pages. Although it is not directly re- 
lating to entomology, we note the suggested causes of heath fires in 
order of importance are— 
1. The practice of supplying fire-beaters with beer ad lib. 
2. Payment for services rendered in stopping fires. 
