1893. J 169 



chiefly concern Lepidoptera ; there is what amounts to a Monograph of the native 

 species of Parnassius by Rebel and Eogenhofer, with full details on localities and 

 local variation ; the plate illustrating it is excellent. 



The Bttd Moth : by Mark Yehnon Slingeeland ; being Bulletin 50 of the 

 Cornell University Experiment Station. Published by the University, Ithaca, 

 N. Y. 1893. 



We notice this paper, partly because it is by an author whose name we do not 

 seem to have previously come across, and partly in order to show how exhaustively 

 any subject connected with Economic Entomology is worked out in the United 

 States. The structure, life-history, ravages, and means of prevention occupy 29 

 closely printed 8vo pages, with many cuts in the text. "We may as well add that 

 the " Bud Moth " is no other than Sedya ocellana of English Lists, that it was first 

 noticed in America about 1841, and that it has since become a most formidable 

 enemy of the apple crop. 



BxTTTBEFLiES OP THE EiviERA, Second Edition : by Fbank Beomilow, F.E.S. 

 8vo, pp. 133. Nice : The Galignani Library. 1893. 



We noticed the 1st Edition in our issue for October, 1892, and said that it 

 seemed likely to supply a want. That it has done so is proved by the necessity for 

 a second edition following so soon on the first. The plan is the same in both, but 

 the more recent edition contains additional species, and information as to localities, 

 food-plants, &c. The author is an enthusiastic young entomologist. 



The Field Naturalist's Handbook, Fifth Edition : by the late Eev. J. G. 

 Wood and the Bev. Theodoee Wood. London : Cassell and Co. pp. 167. 1893. 



This is a Calendar, and concerns British Lepidoptera, Plants and Birds' Eggs. 

 That it has reached a fifth edition proves there is a demand for Calendars, and be- 

 ginners living in the country will no doubt find it useful. It is perfect in its getting 

 up, and the " Introduction " and remarks are an improvement on those occurring in 

 the earlier editions. Nature laughs at Calendars ! Let any one compare the results 

 for April, 1893, with the averaged statistics in a Calendar ! 



ibiiuarg. 



Francis PolJcinghorne Pascoe, F.L.S., ^c. — With great regret we announce the 

 death of this well-known entomologist on June 20th, aged 79. He had been in 

 bad health for some time. A more extended notice will appear in our next issue. 



John Charles Bowring, F.L.S., died at his residence, Forest Farm, Windsor 

 Forest, on June 20th, aged 72. He was the eldest son of Sir John Bowring, whose 

 name was at one time prominent in connection with our diplomatic relations with 

 China, and was, himself, for some time partner in the great Chinese commercial firm 

 of Jardine, Matheson and Co. He was an ardent entomologist, and formed a large 

 collection of Coleoptera, but, from his retiring habits, he was little known outside 

 the circle of his intimate acquaintances. 



