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Trimestre 3me, 1862. 



" Coleopteres de la Nonvelle — Caledonie (fin.)," par Montrouzier. 

 Catalogue complementaire des Altises d'Europe et du Nord de 

 FAfrique et Table generale," par AUard. " Especes nouvelles de 

 Throscides," par Bonvouloir. " Coleopteres nouveaux de la Fauna 

 circa — Mediterraneenne," par Reiche. " Melancrus nouveaux et 

 Rectifications," par Guerin-Meneville, " Clytides de I'Ancienne 

 Colorable — Observations et notes synonymiques," par Chevrolat. 

 'Coleopteres Nouveaux," par Gautier des Cottes. "Deux Bupres- 

 tides nouveaux," par H. Deyrolle. " Note sur le Chrysodema ery- 

 throcephala ; " Metamorphoses de I'Aracerus fasciculatus," par H. 

 Lucas. " Coleopteres du Chili : Staphyliniens," par Fairmaire et 

 Germain ; " Larve du Teretrius parasita ; Metamorphoses du Trachys 

 pygmsea," par Leprieur. " Remarques sur les Metamorphoses du 

 Trachys pygmsea," par Leon Dufour. " Etudes sur quelques Or- 

 thopteres Exotiques du Musee de Geneve," par H. de Saussure. 

 " Orthopteres exotiques rare ou nouveaux," par Coquerel. " Deux 

 Homopteres nouveaux etrangers," par Signoret. " Recherches sur 

 la chaleur Animale des Articules," par Girard. " Supplement a la 

 Monographic des Hislerides," par de Marseul. 



Among the subjects recently^ announced to the Entomological 

 Society of France are two of much interest: — L That M. Bel, 

 in capturing a beetle at Senegal, had received from it a shock analo- 

 gous to that produced by the application of electricity ; and it 

 appeared, from his inquiries, that the negroes know the beetle, which 

 always causes a tremor when they seize it. Unfortunately, the name 

 of the insect was not determined, but means will be taken to verify 

 the fact of its reputed electricity, and to procure specimens of 

 the beetle. 2. M. Guenee announces that, with the aid of M. 

 Oberthlir, of Rennes, he has prepared, and will shortly print, a ' List 

 of ihe Lepidoptera of Europe.' He says, " This Catalogue will be 

 based, like that of Mr. Doubleday, upon my system, and will contain 

 all the Divisions and Sub-divisions, but without generic characters. 

 The synonymy will be very short, but scrupulously verified. The va- 

 rieties forming race, those which have received distinct names and 

 the principal aberrations, will be mentioned, together with the page 

 or the figure of the work where they may be found. 'I'he habitat will 

 be stated precisely and the times of appearance rectified. Finally, 

 the indication of the food of the caterpillar, where it is known, will 

 follow each species, and thus will point out those of which the early 

 state is unknown." 



