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covered with short grayish white hairs. Length 8.25 mm. Catskill Mts., 

 Ulster Co., N. Y. 



I have seen two specimens of this interesting Httle species, col- 

 lected by Mr. Ernest Shoemaker, one of which he allowed me to 

 retain for the Museum collection. 



This species differs from obesus by its narrower and more 

 elongate form, differently formed prothorax, relatively longer 

 third antennal joint and lateral margin of elytra scarcely at all 

 refiexed. It seems to be similar in form to the Californian ater, 

 but that species is black, including legs, has the prothorax coarsely 

 punctate with hind angles carinate, elytral intervals biseriately 

 punctured and the body beneath deeply pianctured. 



A Year of Costa Rican Natural History. By Amelia Smith 

 Calvert, Sometime Fellow in Biology, Bryn Mawr College, 

 and Philip Powell Calvert, Professor of Zoology, Uni- 

 versity of Pennsylvania, Editor of Entomological News. With 

 Maps and Illustrations. New York : The Macmillan Com- 

 pany. 1917. 



The topography of this paper is all that may be desired and there are 

 577 pages, 141 plates and figures and a full-page frontispiece in color, also 

 a general map of the country. 



A greater interest is continually being taken in foreign countries by the 

 tourist, the naturalist and the business man. Increased and more com- 

 fortable facilities for travel, in addition to speed, make such countries far 

 more attainable. More persons at present are taking an interest in nature 

 and the ordinary work of travel frequently gives scant treatment to the 

 plants, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects of the country visited. While 

 the present work gives ample description of the geography, topography, 

 geology and climate, the greater part of the book is devoted to the living 

 forms of life. It particularly treats of the insects and plants. The dragon- 

 flies, among the insects, receive the largest share of attention as one of 

 the authors is an authority on these insect's and many new facts were 

 obtained as to their distribution, habit's and life history. The whole work 

 well repays perusal but there are some specially interesting chapters for 

 the student of nature, among these being " Juan Vinas — The Waterfalls," 

 in which valuable and new observations are made on the dragonfly, Thau- 

 matoneura. Fascinating descriptions are given of the ascent of the vol- 

 canoes Irazu and Poas. 

 A thrilling chapter is entitled " Carthago Deleta Est " and must be read 



