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Entomological Contributions, No. iv., by J. A. Lintner. 



We tender our sincere thanks to the author for an early copy of this fourth part of 

 his admirable work, which appears in form similar to the previous issues, and occupies 144 

 pages. 



It opens with a chapter on Mermis acuminata, a parasite on the larva of Carpocapsa pomo- 

 mlla ; then an admirable account of the life history of the new Carpet Bug, Anthrenus scro- 

 phulari(B, with magnified illustrations of the insect in its several stages ; following which are 

 chapters on laosoma vttis, the Lepidoptera of the Adirondack region of New York. Collections 

 of Noctuidae at Sugar at Schenectady, on some Lepidoptera common to the United States 

 and Patagonia, on Lyccena neglecia, new species of Californian Butterflies, on some species of 

 I^isoniades ; descriptions of new species of Cerura, Xylina, Hypocala, Acidalia, Cidariay 

 besides a number of valuable notes on Lepidoptera illustrative of their life history and habits 

 and geographical distribution. Every subject is treated in the author's usual thorough and 

 «ystematic manner, and the work forms a valuable addition to our constantly increasing Ento- 

 mological literature. \ 



On the Tongue (Lingua) of some Hymenoptera, by V. T. Chambers. From the Journal 

 of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, April, 1878 — 8vo. pp. 13. 



This paper is very interesting and instructive, and is intended as a reply to the questions 

 — What do bees eat ? and How do they eat it ? An illustration of a transverse section of a 

 bee's tongue accompanies the text. 



Manuscript Notes from My Journal : Cotton and the principal insects, &c., frequenting 

 or injuring the plant in the United States, by Townend Glover. 



This excellent contribution to economic Entomology is published uniformly with the 

 previous portions of " Manuscript Notes from My Journal," reviewed in earlier numbers of 

 the Can. UnL, that is, in quarto form, the text written and etched by the author, and after- 

 wards printed from stone. The admirable plates, 22 in number, constitute in this instance 

 the most considerable portion of the work and illustrate not only the insects which injure the 

 cotton crop, but also certain forms of fungoid disease to wliich the plant is subject. A work 

 so instructive and useful as this would be to those engaged in this important branch of South- 

 ern agriculture should be widely circulated. The small edition published has been got up at 

 at the author's own expense, who has distributed the copies with the most liberal hand, fr e 

 of any charge, among the libraries of the various scientific societies in the country ; they are- 

 not, however, accessible to the general public. The untiring industry of this talented Entod 

 mologist is a marvel to all those who know of his work. It affords us great pleasure to fine 

 that he has so far recovered from his late severe illness as to enable him to resume thos 

 Entomological studies in which he has so long taken a prominent part. 



Descriptions of Noctuidae, chiefly from California, by A. E. Grote. Extracted from 

 the Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey ; large 8vo., pp. 18, 

 containing descriptions of thirty-three new species, chiefly of Argrotis and Hadena. 



New Tineina from Texas, Food Plants of Tineina, and Index to the Described Tine- 

 ina of the U. S. and Canada, by V. T. Chambers ; also from the Bulletin of the U. S. 

 Survey ; large 8vo. pp. 88. In this pamphlet there are forty-two new species described. A 

 catalogue of the food plants of the Tinena of America, as far as they are known, is given, 

 followed by a very complete and useful index embracing all the described American 

 species. 



Antigeny, or Sexual Dimorphism in Butterflies, by Samuel H. Scudder, 8to. pp. 8, 

 from the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. x. 



The Insects of the Tertiary Beds at Quesnel, British Columbia, by Samuel H. Scud- 

 der, 8vo, pp. 15. From the Report of Progress, 1875-76, Geological Survey of Canada, 

 containing descriptions ef twenty species of fossil insects. 



Additions to the Insect Fauna of the Tertiary Beds at Quesnel, British Columbia, by 

 Samuel H. Scudder. From the Report of Progress, 1876-77, Geological Survey of Can- 

 ada, 8vo., pp. 8, containing description of six species of fossil insects. 



Fossil Coleoptera from the Rocky Mountain Territories, by Samuel H. Scudder. 



