212 Ins. 
NEUUOPTERA. 
Isonychia ferruginea, Albarda, = ignota, Wlk. ; Eaton, Ent. M. M. xvi. 
p. 36. 
Coinis hungu and cibaria, spp. nn., Eaton, Ent. M. M. xv. p. 268, Lake 
Nyassa. (These form part of the materials from which the natives of 
the shores of the Lake manufacture an article of diet termed “ Kungu 
cake.” Of. also appendix by Eaton to Elton’s Journals, London, 1879» 
8vo.) 
Palingenia papuana^ sp. n., id. Ann. Mus. Genov, xiv. pp. 398-400, 
woodcuts, New Guinea. 
Odonata. 
Machenhauer, F. Praparation der Libellen fiir Sammlungen. S. E. Z. 
xl. p. 539. 
Ninni, a. Contribuzione per lo studio degli Ortotteri Veneti ; Catalogo 
degli Odonati. Venice: 1879. 
Enumerates 47 species, of which 17 are Libellalina, 3 Corduliina^ 5 
Gomphina, 9 JEaclinina^ 2 Calopterygina, and 11 Agrionina. [Not seen 
by the Recorder; cf. Bull. Ent. Ital. xi. p. 230.] 
PiROTTA, R. Libellulidi dei dintorni di Pavia. Atti Soc. Ital. xxi. 
pp. 87-100. 
37 species enumerated, with minute general and particular geographical 
notes. They include 16 Lihdlulina^ 4 CorduUma, 6 AEschnina, 3 Gom- 
phina, 2 Calopterygina^ and 8 Agrionina. 
- — . Sugli Ortotteri (e Miriapodi) del Yaresotto. Atti Soc. Ital. xxi. 
pp. 637-641. 
Enumerates 21 species of Odonata collected by Pavesi. 
. Libellulidi Italiani. Ann. Mus. Genov, xix. pp. 401-489. 
This memoir (presented at the seventh meeting of the Italian Natural 
History Society, at Varese, in September, 1878) forms the most important 
and valuable local list that has probably ever been published on this 
group of insects. Commencing with general remarks (pp. 400-403), 
the author proceeds to a seemingly exhaustive bibliography, so far as 
regards the Italian species, from Aldrovandus, in 1638 (pp. 404-420). 
Then follows an elaborate essay on the geographical distribution of 
Italian species (pp. 420-431), explaining the limits of the Italian fauna, 
giving two comparative tables (one of which compares Italy with other 
European countries, and the other analyses the special sub-districts, 
divided into northern and southern), ending with a sketch of the prin- 
cipal features. Taking the number of European species at 105, the 
Italian number 85 (the author remarks that De Selys credited Italy with 
63 in 1850). The remainder of the paper is occupied (pp. 432-489) by 
the systematic portion, the synonymy and special localities given in 
detail, with notes on general distribution and local variation. The 85 
species are apportioned as follows ; Libellulina, 25 ; Corduliina, 7 ; Msch- 
nina^ 13; Gomphina, 11 ; Calopterijgina^ 3 ; Agrionina^ 26. (Reviewed in 
Bull. Ent. Ital. xi. pp. 209-211.) 
