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preserves , it from future attacks. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1865^ 
pp. xxxix-xl. 
Westwood mentions a mode of preserving larvae adopted by 
Burch ell, which, he states, preserves their colours admirably. 
The contents of the body are squeezed out, and the skins dried 
rapidly under pressure. Proc. Ent. Soc, 1865^ p. 98. 
COLEOPTERA. 
A. Works in progress, 
Clark, Hamlet. A Catalogue of Phytophaga [Coleoptera, 
Pseudotetramera.] Part I. Sagrida;, Donacida, Crioce^ 
rid(B, Megalopida. With aq Appendix containing descrip- 
tions of new species by H. W. Bates and Rev. Hamlet 
Clark. 8vo, pp. 50 &88 : 1866. 
Although published in 1866, this part of Mr. ClarVs cata- 
logue has been long ready, and even its dedication bears date 
October 1865 j it may therefore fairly be noticed in the present 
volume. This first part includes, in the first place, a synonymic 
catalogue of the species belonging to the group CriocerideSj with 
indications of habitat, and references under each genus to the 
places where the larva3, if any are known, have been described. 
The appendix contains descriptions of a great number of new 
species, those from the Valley of the Amazons by Mr. Bates. 
Fairmaire, Leon. Genera des Coleopteres d^Europe, com- 
prenant leur classification en families naturelles, la descrip- 
tion de tons les genres, &c. Livraisons 128-131. Paris, 
1865. 
The four livraisons published in 1865, of the continuation of 
Jacquelin du VaPs ^Genera of European Coleoptera,^ contain 
the conclusion of the Longicorns, the synoptical table of genera, 
and the commencement of the catalogue of species belonging to 
this section of the European Coleoptera. 
Thomson, C. G. Skandinaviens Coleoptera, synoptiskt bearbe- 
tade. Tom. vii. Lund, 1865, pp. 394. 
This volume of ThomsorPs great work includes the Rhyncho- 
phori, the twelfth series of his classification. The subordinate 
arrangement adopted by him will be indicated under Curculio- ' 
nidae. 
B. Separate Puhlications, 
ChapuIs, F. Monographic des Platypides. 8vo. Li%e, 1865, 
pp. 344, with 24 plates. 
In this valuable monograph Chapuis has presented us with 
perhaps the most remarkable entomological work of the year. 
