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INSECTA. 
LoHDE, Georg. Insecteiiepidemien_, welche durch Pilze hervor- 
gerufen werden. B. E. Z. xvi. pp. 17-44^ pis. i.-iii. 
Discusses tlie development of the fungi Botrytis bassiana, Isaria farinosa, 
Cordyceps ?n'ilitaris, Empusa muscce, and JE. radicans. 
OusTALETj E. Recherches snr les Insectes fossiles des terrains 
tertiaires de la France. — Part I. Insectes fossiles de TAu- 
vergne. Ann. Sci. G^ol. ii. No. 2 (1872), pp. 1-176, 
pis. i.-vi. 
After a review of the literature on the entire suhject (pp. 1-26). and a geo- 
logical description of the tertiary strata of Auvergne and the principal de- 
posits of fossil insects there, the author discusses in detail the species dis- 
covered, as follows : — Coleoptera (scheme of classification founded on 
sculpture &c. of elytra, modified from that of Heer, pp. 51-54, pi. i. figs. 13 
& 14). JEunectes antiquus, p. 56, pi. i. figs. 1 & 2, Laccohius priscus, p. 59, 
fig. 3, Brachycerus lecoquii, p. 65, fig. 4, Cleonus arvernensisj p. 67, figs. 5 & 6, 
C.fouilhouxi, p. 68, fig. 7, Hylohius deletus, p. 70, fig. 8, Anisorhynchus effbssus, 
p. 72, fig. 9, Plinthus redivivus, p. 74, fig. 10, Bayous atavus, p. 76, fig. 11, 
CurcuUonites ovatus, p. 77, fig. 12. Oethoptera, sp. p. 78, pi. ii. fig. 1. 
Neuroptera : Lihellula minuscida, p. 88, pi. ii. fig. 6, Ascalaphus edwardst, 
p. 93, figs. 8 & 9. Hymenoptera : Anthophorites yaudrii, p. 104, pi. ii. figs. 
12 & 13. DiPTERA : Benthetria vaillanti, p. 112, pi. iii. figs. 1 & 2, Plecia 
major, p. 114, pi. ii. fig. 19, pi. iii. figs. 3 & 4, P. niyrescens, p. 115, pi. iii. 
figs. 5-10, P. pallida, p. 118, pi. iii. figs. 11-13, Btbio yiyas, p. 122, pi. iv. figs. 
1-4, B. unyeri, Heer (p. 123, pi. i. fig. 16, a-c), var. maryinatus, p. 125, pi. iii. 
fig. 14, pi. iv. fig. 5, B. macer, p. 126, pi. iv. fig. 6, B. alacris, p. 127, pi. iii. 
fig. 15, B. rohustus, p. 128, pi. iv. figs. 7-9, B. edwardsi, p. 130, pi. v. figs. 1-5, 
B. cylindratiis, p. 133, pi. iv. fig. 12, B. yracilis, linger, var. minor, p. 134, 
pi. iii. fig. 16, B. obsoletus, Heer ?, p. 136, pi. iv. fig. 13, B. larteti, p. 137, 
pi. iv. figs. 10 & 14, Brotomyia lonya, Heer, p. 139, pi. v. fig. 16, P. Imiyipennis, 
p. 141, pi. vi. fig. ] , P. injlata, pi. v. fig. 17, P. luyens, pi. vi. figs. 2 & 3, p. 142, 
P.joannisi, p. 143, pi. vi. figs. 4 & 14, P./wsc«, pi. iv. fig. 15, P. adusta, pi. v. 
fig. 18, p. 145, P. sauvayii, p. 146, pi. vi. fig. 6, P. ylohularis, p. 147, pi. vi. 
. fig. 7, P. blanchardi, p. 148, pi. vi. fig. 5, P. rubescens, p. 149, pi. iv. figs. 16 
& 17, P. formicoides, p. 150, pi. iv. fig. 18, pi. v. fig. 19, P. incerta, p. 151, 
pi. V. figs. 20 &21, pi. i. fig. 16, Stratioinys heberti, p. 156, pi. vi. figs. 11-14. 
Lepidoptera : Nocttdtes hicertissima, p. 158, pi. i. fig. 18. These are all 
described as new, with the exception of those referred to Heer and linger ; 
and in all cases the characters of the genera and higher groups are detailed, 
with observationfl on the specific analogies to existing forms. The author 
gives an abstract of the results furnished by the study of fossils, and sketches 
the climate and vegetation of Auvergne during the tertiary period. 
Packard, Jan., Alpheus S. Embryological Studies on Hexa- 
podous Insects. Mem. Pcab. Ac. i. (No. 3), pp. 18, 
pis. 3. 
^ Consists of the following articles : — i. Development of Nematus vmtricosus, 
pi. 1 ; ii. of Pulea: cnnis, pi. 2 ; iii. of Attelabus rhois, pi. 3. figs. 1-5 ; iv. of 
Telephorm fraxini, pi. 3. figs. 6-8 ; v. of Gasfrophysa polyyotii, pi. 3. fig. 9, 
aud of Mysia X^-pimcfata ; vi. of Chrysopa ocnlata, pi. 3. figs. 10-13. 
