4064 Notices of New Books. 



Neptunea, Cassidulus, Hemifusus, Pisania, Metula, Cantharus, Cla- 

 vella, Euthria, Turns, Drillia, Bela, Lachesis, Clavatula, Perrona and 

 Defrancia. 



Part IV. contains the following genera of Gasteropoda : — Daph- 

 nella, Cythara, Mangelia, Tritonium, Distortio, Bursa, Buccinum, 

 Eburna, Cominella, Northia, Truncaria, Bullia, Pseudo-strombus, 

 Phos, Desmoulea, Nassa, Neritula, Teinostoma, Nassaria, Cyllene, 

 Chorus, Purpura, and Topas. 



Part V. contains the following genera of Gasteropoda : — Vexilia, 

 Pentadactylus, Acanthina, Pseudoliva, Pinaxia, Conchopatella, Cuma, 

 Ropana, Rhizochilus, Separatista, Melapium, Rapa, Leptoconchus, 

 Campulotus, Harpa, Olivancularia, Agaronia, Daetylus, Peristernia, 

 Leucozonia, Fastigiella, Vasum, Mazza, Cymbium, Melo, Aulica, 

 Olivella, Dipsaccus, Ancilla, Fasciolaria, Busycon, Tudicla, and 

 Latirus. 



The figures of these shells, accompanied as they are by those of the 

 living animals, by Mr. J. de C. Sowerby, are most admirable. 



c Transactions of the Entomological Society of London.'' Vol. II., 

 New Series, Part V ., published on the 1st of June, 1853; price 

 4s. : and Part VI., published on the 1st of September, 1853 ; 

 price Ss. 



Part V. contains 48 8vo. pages of Transactions, and 48 pages of 

 Proceedings, together with 2 plates. The papers are intituled : — 



c Notices of some new Strepsipterous Insects from Albania, with 

 further Observations on the Habits, Transformations, and Sexual 

 Economy of these Parasites.' By S. S. Saunders, Esq. (Concluded). 



' On the Duration of Life in the Queen, Drone, and Worker of the 

 Honey Bee ; to which are added Observations on the Practical Im- 

 portance of this Knowledge, in deciding whether to preserve Stocks 

 or Swarms ; being the Prize Essay of the Entomological Society of 

 London for 1852.' By J. G. Desborough, Esq. 



6 Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Curculionides. 1 By 

 G. R. Waterhouse, Esq., F.Z.S. 



The plates illustrate the economy of the Stylopites: we decline call- 

 ing them Strepsiptera, since entomologists arc now generally agreed 

 in considering them Coleopterous. 



