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in fifty of us buys or sees it. It 
is true that the author makes as 
much amends as possible by giving 
away freely copies of this reprint, 
but as it is not to he bought 
there are many of our brethren 
who are unknown to the author, 
that have little chance of ever 
seeing it. 
We hope Mr. Murray will ex- 
tend to other genera of beetles an 
investigation and revision similar 
to those bestowed upon Galops, 
and thus, with the assistance of 
coadjutors, hasten the time when 
we shall be able to tell what spe- 
cies of Coleoptera we have in 
Britain. 
The Natural History Eeview, 
No. J, 1857, 3«. Loudon: 
Williams & Norgate. 
This is one of the best numbers 
that has appeared, and contains 
much matter of interest to ento- 
mologists. One paper is intituled, 
“ Retrospect of Various Works 
published during the last year. 
New Editions, and New Works in 
progress.” The entomological por- 
tion, by Mr. Haliday, is especially 
valuable, for it brings into one 
view the labours of both continen- 
tal and British Entomologists 
during the year 1856, or rather so 
much of them as has been pub- 
lished. Among the books on Co- 
leoptera reviewed are Eedten- 
bacher’s “ Fauna Austriaca,” Fair- 
maire’s “ Faune Entomologique 
Franqaise,” and the continuation 
of “ Erichson’s Insekten Deut- 
schlands,” by Dr. Schaum and 
Messrs. Kiesenwetler and Kraatz, 
and here we find the following re- 
marks. “ It would be hard to 
over-rate the prospective utility of 
this (latter) work to the scientific 
entomologist ; and we heartily 
wish it a steady and uninterrupted 
progress, and an increasing num- 
ber of readers. For the conve- 
nience of the mere British col- 
lector the “ Faune Franqaise” 
will probably be found the more 
suitable, as it will certainly be far 
the most portable, if both works 
are continued on the scale com- 
menced respectively. We can 
scarcely wish it were otherwise, as 
there is occasion for both of these 
attempts to supply much-felt ex- 
isting deficiencies ; and while each 
is particularly accommodated to its 
ow n circle of readers they may both 
be serviceable to all, as mutually 
supplementary. We reserve for a 
future occasion a more particular 
critical examination of them when 
further advanced towards their 
completion respectively; our ob- 
ject now' has been only, or chiefly, 
to bring them under the notice of 
British entomologists who are dis- 
contented with the home-made 
provisions for the wants of the 
beetle-collector, and desirous of 
some stronger food to promote 
scientific growth. While they are 
only in progress, we recommend, 
for present use, Redtenbacher’s 
book, as already complete in its 
own sphere of investigation, and 
as approved by our private expe- 
rience, in its application as a guide 
to the correct and easy determi- 
nation of the great majority of the 
British beetles also.” This advice 
may be sound enough for those 
who can read Latin, German and 
French, but the greater number of 
those who are now asking for a 
Manual of British Beetles under- 
stand only their mother-tongue, 
and they, we think not unreason- 
