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INSICCTA. 
Insect galls produced in Scotland are briefly described by J. W. H. 
Traill, Scot. Nat. ii. pp. 251-254, 301-305, continuing similar notes. 
Insect productions described as Cryptogamic plants ; R. McLachlau, 
quoting J. Berkeley, Bnt. M. HI. x. p. 183. 
Myrmecopliilous insects. A classified list, with names of the ants iu 
each case j E. Andr4, R. Z. (3) ii. pp. 205—235. 
Insects (chiefly Coleoptera) devoured by Mammals ; Bull. Soc, Ent. 
Fr. (5) iv. pp. cxxxvii. cxlvii. clxi. 
Lists of insects of various orders eaten by hedgehogs, pp. 251 & 252 ; by 
moles, pp. 262-264 ; by shrews, p. 275 : P. Tauber, Nat. Tids. (3) viii. 
’ Economic Entomology. On its importance; G. V. Riley, Am. Nat. 
viii. p. 189. 
Insects capable of being used as vesicants. V. Beguin’s Thesis under 
this title, presented to the llJcole superieure de Pharmacie, reviewed in 
Pet. Nouv. vi. p. 429. 
M. Girard’s “ ifetudes sur les Insectes carnassiers utiles a iutroduire dans 
les jardins et a proteger centre la destruction” (extr. from Bull. Soc. 
Acclim., Nos. for Jan. and Dec., 1872), Paris : 1873, 8vo, pp. 1-36, figs. 1- 
18 [referred to in Zool. Rec. x. p. 221], is sufliciontly explained by its 
title. 
“ Nature’s means of limiting the number of insects.” Under this 
title, A. S. Packard, Jr., gives an account of birds found to eat the 
canker-worm in America, with general observations on insectivorous 
birds and other animals. Toads should be collected in large numbers 
and placed in gardens and orchards. Perris’ observations, and Le 
Baron’s suggestions for the transportation of useful parasitic insects, are 
recapitulated. Am. Nat. viii. pp. 270-282. 
On the relations of birds and injurious insects, in connection with the 
laws of hunting ; A. T. Tozzetti, Bull. Ent. Ital. vi. pp. 86-90. 
“ Ooininon wild Flowers considered in relation to insects.” An ad- 
dress by Sir J. Lubbock, at the Belfast meeting of the British Associa- 
tion, 1874, r»:produced in Nature, x. pp. 402-406, 422-426, figs. 1-37. 
These observations are especially in connection with Hymenoptera. Cf. 
also H.Mulleu, supra ; and, on fertilization of Labiakc, A. W. Bennett, 
tom. cit. p. 92, figs. 1-3 ; of Coronilla, T. H. Farrer, tom. oit. p. 169, 
figs. 1 & 2. 
Geogravhical Dlstimhution. The publication of small local fauna 
lists advocated ; A. do Bone, OR. Ent. Belg. xiv. 1874, pp. xviii.-xxi. 
Such lists are not trustworthy, owing to the inability of provincials to 
name captures correctly ; A. Fauvel, 1. c. p. Iv. Cf. De Borre, /. c. p. Ivi. 
et seq. 
Spitzbeugen and Nova Zembla. T. von Heuglin, Reisen nach dem 
Nordpolarmeer (Braunschweig : 1874, 8vo), iii. pp. 236 & 237, briefly 
refers to Insecta. Chrysomela septe?itrionalis, Mdn., Bombus lapponicus, 
F., Anihomyia stigmatica, Meig., and Semblis nitida, Burm. ?, are specified 
from the latter locality. 
Lapland. Entomological results of J. Sahlberg’s travels communi- 
cated by Morawitz, Bull. Ent. Ross. x. pp. xii.-xiv. Some new species 
arc named and characterized. 
