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INSECTA. 
Lohde, Georg. Insectenepidemien, welche durcli Pilze liervor- 
gerufeii werden. B. E. Z. xvi. pp. 17--44, pis. i.-iii. 
Discusses tlie development of the fungi Botrytis hassiana, Isaria farmosa, 
Cordyceps militarise Bmpusa musccef and E. radicans. 
OusTALET, E. Reclierches sur Ics Insectes fossiles des terrains 
tertiaires de la France. — Part I. Insectes fossiles de FAu- 
vergne. Ann. Sci. G^ol. ii. No. 2 (1872)^ pp. 1-176, 
pis. i.-vi. 
After a review of the literature on the entire subject (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: — C oleoptkra (scheme of classification founded on 
sculpture &c. of elytra, modified from that of Ileer, pp. 61-64, pi. i. figs. 16 
& 14). Euncctes antiquus, p. 66, pi. i. figs. 1 & 2, Laccobius pmcws, p. 69, 
fig. 3, Brachycerus lecoquii, p. 66, fig. 4, Cleonus arve7'nensis, p. 67, figs. 5 & 6, 
C. fouilhouxi, p. 68, fig. 7, Ilylobius deletnSy p. 70, fig. 8, Anisoi'hynchus effossus, 
p. 72, fig. 9, Plmthus redivivus, p. 74, fig. 10, Bayous atavus, p. 76, fig. 11, 
Cm'culionites ovntiis, p. 77, fig. 12. Orthoptera, sp. p! 78, pi. ii. fig. 1. 
Neuroptera ; Libellula minusctda, p. 88, pi. ii. fig. 6, Ascalaphus edtvardsiy 
, p. 93, figs. 8 & 0. IIymknoptjora : Anthaphor^tes 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. 6-10, P. pallida, p. 118, pi. iii. figs. 11-13, Bibio yiyas, p. 122, pi. iv. figs. 
1-4, B. tinycri, Ileer (p. 123, pi. i. fig. 16, a-c), var. maryinatus, p. 126, 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. robustus, p. 128, pi. iv. figs. 7-9, B. edwai'dsi, p. 130, pi. v. figs. 1-6, 
_B. cylindratiis, p. 133, pi. iv. fig. 12, B. yracUis, Unger, var. minai', p. 134, 
pi. iii. fig. 16, B. obsoletus, Heer?, p. 136, pi. iv. fig. 13, B. larteti, p. 137, 
pi. iv. figs. 10 & 14, Protomyia lonya, Heer, p. 139, pi. v. fig. 16, P. lonyipennis, 
p. 141, pi. vi. fig. 1, 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. /Mscrt,pl. iv. fig. 16, P. adusta, pi. v. 
fig. 18, p. 146, P. sauvayii, p. 146, pi. vi. fig. 6, P. ylobidaris, p. 147, pi. vi. 
'fig. 7, P. blanchardi, p. 148, pi. vi. fig. 6, P. rubescens, p. 149, pi. iv. figs. 16 
& 17, P. formicoides, p. 160, pi. iv. fig. 18, pi. v. fig. 19, P. incerta, p. 151, 
pi. V. figs. 20 &21, pi. i. fig. 16, Stratiomys hebei'ti, p. 166, pi. vi. figs. 11-14. 
lacpiDOPTERA ; Noctuitos incertissima, p. 158, pi. i. fig. lA Those are all 
described as new, with the exception of those referred to Ileer and Unger ; 
and in all cases the characters of the genera and higher groups are detailed, 
with observations on the spe(dfic 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, Jim., Alpheus S. Embryological Studies on Hexa- 
podous Insects. Mem. Peab. Ac. i. (No. 3), pp. 18, 
pis. 3. 
- Consists of the following articles : — i. Development of Nematus ventricosus, 
vpl. 1 ; ii. of Pidex canis, pi. 2 ; iii. of Attelahus rhois, pi. 3. figs. 1-6 j iv. of 
Telephorus fi'axini, pi. 3. figs. 6-8 ; v. of Gastrophysa polyyoni, pi. 3. fig. 9, 
and oi My sia l^-pxmctata vi. of Chrysopa oculata, pi. 3. figs. 10-13. 
