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INSECTA. 
THE GENERAL SUBJECT. 
By W. F. Kirby, M.E.S., &c. 
Andr6, E. La Structure et la Biologie des Insectes. Pp. 200, pis. v. 
Reprinted from the Introduction to Spec. Ilym. i. 
. Les Parasites et les Maladies do la Yigne. Paris: 1882. 
[Not seen by the Recorder.] 
Aurivjllius, C., & Schoyen, W. M. Svensk-Norsk Entomologisk 
Literatur, 1881. Ent. Tidskr. iii. pp. 91-93. 
Austin, E. P. A Manual of Entomology. Directions for Collecting, 
Preparing, and Mounting Insects of all Orders. Boston : 1882, 
12mo. 
Becker, A. Reise nach den siidlichen Daghestan. Bull. Mosc. lvi. 3, 
pp. 189-208. 
Includes lists of captures of insects of various Orders. 
Bellesme, Jousset de. Remarques sur la respiration des Insectes. 
Assoc. Fr. ix. pp. 710-712 & 720. 
When insects are placed in a vacuum, or in an inert gas, or their 
stigmata are closed, respiration and movement cease, but the presence 
of oxygen spoedily revives them, even after several hours or days. But 
insects exposed to poisonous gas, or a poisonous liquid, are speedily 
killed, which proves that they are unable to close their stigmata against 
deleterious liquids. 
Bennett, A. W. On the constancy of Insects in their visits to Flowers. 
Rep. Brit. Ass. li. pp. 667 & 668 [c/. also Gard. Chron. (2) xvi. 
pp. 365 & 366]. 
The Apulce, especially the hive-bee, Cynthia cardui , and Vanessa urticce , 
are very constant, but the Syrphidce , the Pieridce, Satyridce, and Lycce- 
nulce are much less so. The author doubts if many flowers are depen- 
dent on butterflies for their fertilization. 
Bergroth, E. Finsk entomologisk Literatur, 1881. Ent. Tidskr. iii. 
p. 90. 
1882. [vol. xix.] d 1 
