LEPIDOPTERA. 
335 
The first part of this magazine contains a series of descrip- 
tions^ by Butler, of new species of butterflies in Druce^s col- 
lection. 
Edwards, W. H. The Butterflies of North America, with 
coloured drawings and descriptions. Parts I. -IV. Phila- 
delphia, 1868-69. 
Five coloured plates, very creditably executed, accompany 
each part. In the tliird part a systematic arrangement of tlic 
North- American butterflies is eommeneed. Edwards proposes 
to issue twenty parts to form a volume, and will then decide 
whether he shall continue the work. 
Herrich-Schaffjer. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter 
aussereuropaischer Schmetterlinge. Band, Lief. 1, 8 col. 
plates, pp. 1-4. Regensburg, 1869. 
The text is little more than a list of the species figured. The 
first four plates are a coloured reissue of those published to 
illustrate the author’s paper on new Lepidoptera from Godeffroy’s 
collection, published in Stett. ent. Zeit. 1869. 
Hewitson, W. C. Exotic Butterflies, being illustrations of new 
species ; with coloured drawings and descriptions. Parts 
69-72, Jan. to Oct. 1869. 
. Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera. — Part IV. Lycse- 
nidae. London, 1869: 4to, pp. 115-136, pis. 47-54; Am- 
blypodia, pp. 14fl-144, pis. 3«-3c; Supplement, pp. 1-16, 
pis. 1-5. 
This portion of Ilcwitson’s great work on the Lycamidm con- 
tains the continuation of Theda, and a supplement, bringing the 
preceding genera down to the present date. 
. Equatorial Lepidoptera : being remarks on and descrip- 
tions of new species of Butterflies collected by Mr. Buckley 
in Ecuador. Parts I.-III. London, 1869 : 8vo, pp. 1-48. 
In these three parts 87 new species are described, belonging 
to the families Papilionid< 2 , Piertdoi, Heliconidee, Acrmdce, Nym~ 
phalidce, Morphidae, Satyrid( 2 , and Erycinid(e. 
Maassen, J . P. Beitrage zur Schmetterlingskunde. I®*'® Lieferung. 
Elberfeld, 1869, pp. 2, 10 plates. 
The first part of this work, which is to be continued quarterly 
or bi-monthly, contains figures of 9 species of Saturnida, some 
new. The text is limited to a notice of the synonymy and 
localities of the species figured, and an indication of the col- 
lection in which they are contained. 
Morris, F. O. A Natural History of British Moths. IV. Parts 
Iviii.-lxiii. London, 1869; pp. 121-216, pis. cxv.-cxxvi. 
This work is being published at somewhat irregular intervals ; 
each part contains two coloured plates, which appear to be 
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