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THE HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA OF THE 
BRITISH ISLANDS 
The Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands. EDwarp SAUNDERS, 
FYEZS: oh. ve & Co., London. 14s. 
Tus is another of the admirable series of works on Entomology 
now being published by Messrs. Reeve ; and the name of its author 
is at once a sufficient guarantee that the book throughout is excellent. 
It commences with a plate showing the structure of hemiptera, and 
a table fully describing it. Then follows a lengthy ‘ Introduction,’ 
in which the anatomy of these creatures is clearly put before the 
student, concluding with an account of the methods of collecting 
and mounting Hemiptera or ‘Bugs’ as they are more familiarly 
known. The book proper consists of concise but clear descriptions 
of all the species known to occur in Britain up to date; together 
with localities of all species which are not common almost every- 
where. As such it is of course invaluable to every student of this 
most interesting order of insects. We think an improvement would 
have been to have added a classified synonymic list of the species ; 
and the study of the order has advanced so much of late years, 
that a statement of the progress made since the publication of 
Messrs. Douglas and Scott’s work would also have added to its 
interest. These, however, are comparatively small matters, and do 
not detract from the great value of the work. 
It is printed in a good, clear type, on excellent paper, and nicely 
got up. There is also a larger edition, containing 31 coloured 
plates, published at 48s,—G.T.P. 
NOTES ee, NEWS. 
Mr. R.7.H son, M.A., L.S., of the Live st University College, 
began i n the ‘ Tote of Botany’ os Apri ril 1 1892 a series of ‘ Observations on 
British. Marine e Alge,’ eae first a ae treating of the Antheridia of Polysiphonia 
elongella, the Escape and Conjugati Zoogametes in ba, ss compressa 
and the a set of Spores of Britis Marine species of Chantra 
ay 
seg Ken & Co., 1892), - which a sion lies b 
book, which it is leasing to note has reached a thisd. ye ition, a idea 
cn i i d* Rape : 
the foxhound in question, gives us his story in an entertaining manner. 
a aden oe and is worthy of attention when the mind requires pass from 
dees ject. 
mg — of § aa on Sach 
the G material was contributed by Mi Nee Naylor 2 Bradford, ‘in the form of a 
gathering in the Orkneys, but most of it is result of Mr, West’s own 
ine research among the Soottish mountains. 
July 1893, ° 
