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Obituary 
S.A. NAT., VOL. XIV. 
August 31st, 1933. 
1924. 
.24 Record of European land Molluscs introduced into South 
Australia. Rec. S. Anst. Mus. II, (4) 1924, pp. 489-490. 
1928. 
.25 South Australian Cephalopoda. Rec. S. Aust. Mus. IV, (1) 
1928, pp. 125-133. (In conjunction with Bernard C, Cotton). 
1931. 
.26 The .Spermatophore of Sepioteuthis australis Quoy & Gaim- 
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REVIEWS. 
THE INSECT BOOK, by W. W. Froggatt (.Australian Nature 
Books, No. 1, Shakepeare Head Press, Ltd.. Sydney, 2/-). 
It is unfortunate that the first of a series of books intended 
for the education of the young should not be thoroughly up to 
^date in its facts and names. Considering the scientific text-books 
:now available there is no reason why this little book should not 
have been more worthy of the editor^s aims. 
In the chapter on Wingless Insects, the LucerjTie Flea 
’(S7ninthuriis znridis, L.) is incorrectly referred to as Sminthnr- 
inns violacea and illustrated by a figure of Syninthurides violacea. 
The clessification used is thoroughly behind tlie times. Ear- 
wigs are now recognised as forming a separate order and should 
not be included witli the Orthoptera. The book-lice {Copzzogna- 
iha) and web-spinners {Evibiaria) do not belong to the Termites 
or Isoptera. 
Vernacular names are always the bugbear of scientists and 
many in this book are used very loosely, as the name Black-fly 
for Thrips. Some of these insects are black but the majority 
and the most important economic species are anything but black. 
!LW. 
WHAT BI TTERFLY IS THAT? by G. A. Waterhouse, D.Sc. 
Angus & Robertson 12/6. 
This is a very fine introduction to the study of the Butter- 
flies of Australia.’ Dr. Waterhouse must be congratulated on 
making it interesting to the beginner and yet keeping it thorough- 
ly scie'ntific. Such treatment of his subject must tend to give 
the beginner or mere collector an intelligent and stimulating 
interest in the scientific study of Lepidoptera. The plates are 
ail that could be desired. May it not be long before we liave 
similar volumes dealing witli the different groups of moths. 
Could not the title of this excellent series of books have been 
grammatical? 
H.W. 
