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entomologist of New York, and we have had much pleasure in 
its perusal. It is one of the best entomological reports published 
in this country. There is much to commend, not only in the 
matter itself and the great care with which every opinion given 
has been considered, but also in the scarcely less important de- 
tails of arrangement of material; in the completeness of the 
index and table of contents; in the excellent little bibliographical 
lists accompanying the consideration of each species, and in many 
other minor points. 
The report opens with a forcible plea for entomological study, 
and this is followed by a summary of the progress made in eco- 
nomic entomology in the last twenty years, embracing a short 
account of the personal werk of each of the leading entomolo- 
gists, and reference to the chief entomographic collections. Fifty 
pages are then devoted to a consideration of the most prominent 
remedies and preventives against injurious species. This part of 
the work is in the nature of compilation, with little that ts based 
on the author’s experience or experiment, but it 1s admirably 
done, and will prove most useful to those for whom it 1s more par- 
ticularly intended. After a few pages on classification, the con- 
sideration of specific insects begins. : ` 
"he injurious insects treated of comprise, in the main, those 
Species which have lately been prominent in the State of New 
ork. They are grouped into their respective orders, and areas 
LEPIDOPTERA. —Thyridopteryx ephemeraformis, Tolype laricis, Be sei yoy x 
Gortyna nitela, Heliothis armiger, Crambus vulgivagellus, or s EXSUCCUMS 
sia lineatella, Bucculatrix pomifoliella, and Coleophora mativorella. ae 
- DIPTERA.— Phorbia ceparum, Ph. cilicrura, Anthomyia brassica, A. "Drosophila ‘ 
raphani, A. zee, A. similis, Hylemyia deceptiva, Mallota posticata, 
ampelophila, Meromyza americana, 
COLEOPTERA.—Macrodactylus subspinosus, 
Sphenophorus sculptilis. : rinotata. 
HEMIPTERA.— Murgantia histrionica, Pecilocapsus lineatus, Enchenopa TE 
These articles contain much original and valuable g e : 
previous writings are used with discrimination and p p givesa. 
The report closes with four appendices. Appen tae COS, 
digest list of the entomological papers of Dr. Fitch e the State. 
of his entomological works, chiefly in connection WIN <. apple 
; : ; s s Sete the 
Appendix B includes a list of 176 insects inn pore 
Crioceris asparagi, Phytonomus — a 
sp., N. petronius, n. sp., N. somnus, n. sp, Eudamus Ta 5 
notes upon N. propertius, N. icelus, Eu, proteus an 
and also a short paper on the Life Duration of the 
D, miscellaneous addenda. A and B are most 
worthy ; C, while valuable, is not so germane, being 
sible to entomologists, for whom alone it 
ane aS Insects of the 
First annual report on the Injurious and other In (Issued Oct., 
By J. A. Lintner, State entomologist. Albany, 1882. 
