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THE ZOOLOGIST. 



EDITORIAL GLEANINGS. 



Biologia Centr all- Americana. — We have to thank Mr. Champion for 

 the following statistics relating to this great biological publication : — 



Progress of the zoological portion of the work up to March, 1905 

 (including parts 1-187). 



Forty volumes completed, twenty-nine of which are devoted to 

 Insecta. 



The number of species already enumerated or described, and the 

 subjects still awaiting treatment, are as follows: — 



Subjects treated. 



Mammalia 



Aves (4 vols.) 



Reptilia and Batrachia 



Terrestrial and Fluviatile Mol 



lusca 



Araneidea and Opiliones (2 vols.) 

 Scorpiones, Pedipalpi, and Soli- 



fugae 



Acaridea 



Chilopoda and Diplopoda* 



Coleoptera (16 vols. ; f all fin-) 



ished except Rhynchophora) j 



Hymenoptera (3 vols.) 



Lepidoptera (6 vols.) 



Diptera (3 vols.) 



Rhynchota Heteroptera (2 vols.) 

 ,, Hornoptera (2 vols.)J 



Orthoptera (2vols.)| 



Neuroptera* 



Totals for Insecta alone 



Total 

 Number 



of 

 Species. 



New 



Species 



described. 



Subjects not yet treated. 



177 



1413 



695 



887 



1181 



69 



47 

 71 



14 

 63 



82 



837 



8 



43 

 32 



15,293 



9659 



2202 



1053 



5444 



1672 , 



2320 



993 



1700 



870 



1168 



616 



877 



310 



152 



44 



33,696 



16,296 



29,156 



15,217 



Pisces. 



Crustacea. 



Coleoptera (certain 

 families of Rhyncho- 

 phora). 



Hymenoptera Acu- 

 leata. 



Micro-Lepidoptera. 



Neuroptera (other 

 than Ephemeridae 

 and Odonata). 



■■'■ In course of publication. 



\ Thirteen volumes completed, three in course of publication. 



I Vol. ii. in course of publication. 



