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and allow the animal freight to descend, which, then within a

comparatively short distance of’ the Bermudas, vould seek themarest land by that instinctive impulse so characteristic of’these tribes, and aided perhaps by perfect calm or favor-ing breeze, arrive at those distant isles, without encounteringthe dangers, which, in the form of contrary winds, would most

certainly accompany an intentional migrati(m to the islands ?If our theory, however, be an incorrect one, as it may be, we

should indeed be glad if’ some one would lend a helping hand tosolve this question of a migration of’ tiny butterflies from theAmerican main to those small and remote isles, six hundredmiles away over the roiling waters of’ the trackless deep.

J. Matthew Jones.Halifax, IY. S., .Nov. 15 .1875.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.2kuthors and Societies are requested to forward their works to the Edi-

tor at the earliest date posslbIe. We ask our readers to inform us of thepublication especially of those works which are not generally consulted byentomologists. 1. Pickman ]lann.

6Watirtued front ptge 120.)

The ’ransactions of the merican ]ntomologicalSociety, vo]. v, as far as p. 118, contain Tos. 318 to 331.

* 318. G.H. ttoa. Revisi(m of the Species of Trox ofthe United States. p. 1-12.

Description, with syrtoptical tables, of 1 (T. gemmulatus-- new) spp.* 319. W.H. EDWARDS. Descriptions of New Species of

Diurnal Lepidoptera found in North America. p. 13-19.Describes Argynnis Rhodope A. N’itocris Satyrus Phovus Melitaea

A castu.s, Synchlo" Crocale Geirocheilus Trftonia 6 n. spp.; re-describesErebia Haydenii list of 13 other buttertiies taken ir British Columbiaand Vartcouvers Island.

* 320. G. H. Hoa. Descriptions (>f New Species ofUnited States Coleoptera. p. 20-43.

Describes Cychrus mimus, Tetaerius tristritus., Paroraalus dijcilis Noso-dendron californicum E.thesopus bicolor, Elater Phelpsii, Glyphonyx mime-

ticus Oestodes purcticallis, Aplastus angustivollis, A. tenuiformis, A. corym-bitoides, A. malestus, Malachius macer M. spinipennis M. ThevenetiiStibia oipennis, S. hispidula, Chilometopon (n. g. Epitragini), Ch. helopioides,Schizillus (n. g. Crypto.glossiai), S. la,tieet)s Eleodes velorato’ tThthimus

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zopheroides, Nyctobates subnitens, Phthora americana, Scaphidema picture,ttelops arizonensis, Epicauta Rileyi, E. A lphonsii, Cantharis Crotchii, C.insperatus, Xanthoehroa californica, Corphyra abnormis, C. Crotchii, C.monticola, C. inconspicua, C. Bardii, C. distinguenda, Myclerus quadricollis

2 n. gen, 37 n. spp.; re-describes Aplastus speratus, A. optatus, Chilometo-port abnorme Cryptadius, C. inatus, Iphthimus serratus var. Scotobaenusparallelus , Epicauta sanguinicollis, Cantha.is tenebrosa Corphyra punctu-lata, C. funeS.is, C. vittata; s)rnoptical tables of the species of Aplastus,Malachius antennis maris pectinatis, Stlbla, Corphyra (Pacific spp.); noteson the tribe (nathosiinil synonymy of Cardiophorus mi’meticus JLimoniitsc.rib’icallis, Eleodes. texana.

* 321. J. L. L:CoTE. Descriptions of New Coleopterachiefly from the Pacific Slope of North America. p. 43-72.

Describes Tetraganoderus latipennis, I)oganus parallelus P. depressus,Hydroscapha (n. g. Hydroseaphidae,) H. natans, Sepidulum (n. g. Hydro-philidae), S. costatum, Trigonurus Crotchii,o T. caelatus, Zalobius (n. g.Oxytelini), Z. spinicollis, Trichany,x. st’iatus, Tychus cognatvs, Dermestessitnatus Trogoderma zBelfragei, Kalissus (n. g. Micropeplidae), K. nilidu.,Georyssus californicus, Thr.oscinus (n. g. t)arnidae), T. CS’otchii, Elmisdivergens, E. corpulentus, E. seriatus, E. j)vea.tus, E. vulneratus, E. caesu.%Pachyplectrus (n. g. Hybosorirfi), P. laeis, Pelidnota lugubris, Cremastochi-lus retractus, C. c.rinitus, Scqptotenus estriatus, Brchypsectra (n. g. Rhipi-ceridae), B. fulva, Araeopus (n. g. Dascyllidae), A. monachus, Dicrano-pselaphus Edardsii, 21licraphotus angustus, Matheteus (mg. Lampyridae),M. Theveneti, Phengodes integripennis lastinocerus texanus, Sflls spinigera,S. flaida, S. caa, S. vulnerata, S..filigera, Ditemnus obtusus, Trichodesblmaculatus, Lebasiella maculicolli., Hedobia granosa, Xestobium a.ne, X.squ.alidum, Vrillettu (n. g. Anobiini), W. Murrayi, V. expcmsa, V. convexa,Euceratocerus (a. g. Pilinini), E. ttornii, Polyca,on plicatus, P. obliquus,Phymatodes nitidus, Hybodera debilis, Xylotrechus planifrons, Toxotus vbga-tus, Stranc2alia de,icata, Leptura rhodopus, Oberea quadricallosa, Stereopal-pus pruinosus, Eurygenus campanulatus Eustrophus impressicollis Blapstinuslatifrons, Asclera discolor, Rhina frontalis, Cryphalus carinulatus, C. puncti-collis, C. digestus, Xyleborus vicinus, X. hamatus, Tomicus latidens 11 n.gem, 69 r. spp. one each from Arizona, Utah ? and Rhode sland, the restfrom the Pcific Slop o- Texas; re-describes Pogonus texanus., Scaptolenusfemoralis, Sills lutea, S. pallida synopsis of the species of Sills.

* 322. G. R. CROTCH. Descrptions of New Species ofColeoptera fi’om the PacifiO Coast of the United States. p. 73-80.

Describes Omus sequoiarum O. Edwardsii, Hydroporus (Coelambus) un-

guicularis, H, (C.) maseulinus, Hydnobius lIcttheusii, Anisoloma paludicola,

Many apparent misprints, like these, which have already appeared in PSYCttE andfor which we have been blamed, as showin negligence, ’result from our attempt topreserve accuracy in quotation. We shall enteavbrto psint out our own errors’in a’[able of Errata.--B. P. M.

Prostomis americanus, Lasconotus linearis Oxylaemus californicus, Trogo-sita yuccae, Colaslus yuccae, C. agavensis, Epuraea Hornii, E. (Dadopora)texana, E.? monogama Ptomaphagus leptinoides, Grynocharis pilosula,Scymnus pacificus, S. coniferarum, S. Phelpsii, Chauliognathus Lewisii,Zeugophor.a californica, Cryptocephalus nigerrimus, Pachybrachys Donneri,P. circumcinctus, Glyptoscelis varicolor, Scelolyperus (n. g. Galerucini), S.te.]onicus, Thricolema (n. g. Chrysomelidae), Th. anomala, LuTerus grapto-deroides, Orchestris ramosa, Crepidodera basalis, Odontota Hardyi 2 n.

gen., .32 n. spp., one each from Canada Texas and New Mexico, the restfrom the Pacific Coast; establishes Epurueanella (n. subg. Epuraea)synopsis of the species of Chauliognathus.

* 323. J, L. L]CoT,. ote on the genus Pleocoma Lec.p. 81-84, fig. 1-5.

History of the generic definition; synopsis and description ot the 4 (2new) species; invalidity of improper names.

* 324. Bo [C.]R. OST SCK. Description ot]e larva oi Pleocoma, Lec. p. 84-87, fig. 1-4.

* 325. J. L. LICoT]. On the Cupesidae of NorthAmerica. p. 87-88.

Describes 1)riacma, Cupes lobiceps-- n. gen, 1 n. sp. synopsis of our 3

species of Cupes.326. A. P. GICOTE. Remarks on North American Noc-

tuidae with descriptions of New Species. p. 89-98.Describes Agrotis Normanianus, Eurois pressus, Hadena java, H. deli-

cata, Homohadena Kappa, Pyrrhia angulata Catocala simulatilis C. Levettei,C. adoptiva, C. coelebs C. anna-- 11 n. spp. re-describes Hadena mactatadescribes Catocala innubens var. jtavidalis n. var. seasons and distributionof several species of Agrotis; on Catocala with list of the 74 :N. A.species.

* 327. E.T. Carsso. Descriptions of :New Hymeno-ptera, p. 99-102.

Describes Agama albipes, Stizus nevadensis, Vespa occidentalis Agapo-.temon melliventris, Halictus trizonatus, Nomia nevadensis ll/[elissodes neva-densis, Bombus nevadensis 8 n. spp., from Nevada and New Mexico.

* 328. W.H. EDWARDS. Description oi new species oDiurnal Lepidoptera found in North America. p. 103-11.1.

Describes Apatura Leilia, Argynnis Nausicaa, A. Opis, A. Clio, GraptaRusticus G. Silvius Thecla Siva 7 n. spp. from Arizona, Montana, andthe Pacific coast.

329. W. H. EDWCrlCDS. Description of" a new speciesof Catocala from Arizona. p. 112.

Describes Catocala Editha.

* 330. A. R. GROTE. Descriptions of North AmericanMoths. p, 113-118.

Describes Mamestra lubets, HeliotMs cupes, Cleophana occata, Agrotisexcellens, Heliophila ligata, Prothymia orgiae, Cirrlwbolina (n. g.) incades-tens, Melanomma (n. g.) auricinctaria 2 n. gen., 8 n. spp. describes Or-thosia disticha notes on Bolina, B. ochreifascia, Cirrhobolina deductaSyneda Stretchii--- S. Howlandii.

* 331. A. R. GROT:E. ote on Papilio Gundlachianus.p. 118.

Indicates Blakea n. g. with P. Gundlachianus as type.332. The Cincinnati uarterly $ournal of Science,

vol. i, contains the following and Nos. 333 o 339.a. Definition of Species [extract from Wallace on :atural Selecton

p. 141," and Darwin, Origin of Species, p. 6’7 "], p. 84-86. b. TheLate Professor Louis Agassiz [reprint of a notice irom Harper’s WeeklyJanuary 24, 1874 "], p. 86-88. c. Rules for Rendering the Nomencla-ture of Zoology Uniform and Permanent, reported and adopted at theTwelfth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement ofScience, held at Marmhester, in June, 1842, p. 351"-367.

* 333. JOHN BLACKWALL [misprbted " Blackwell"]. ASuccinct Review of Recent Attenpts to Explain Several Re-markable Facts in the Physiology of Spiders and Insects. p.46-51.

Reprint from Journ. of Proc. Linnean Society, vol. vii p. 154-.Spiders can not propel threads to a distance; method of copulation ofspiders spiders and insects adhere to polished vertical surfaces by a gela-tinous secretion.

334. J. BLACKWALL. Facts Relative to the Movementsof Insects on Dry, Polished, Vertical Surfaces. p. 51-54.

Reprint from Journ. Linn. Soc., vol. viii, p. 136-. [See Rec., :No. 333.]335. A.G. WETHERBY. Metlod of Rearing Iepidoptera

Entomological Memoranda. l. 154-157.Directions for rearing Lepidoptera in confinement.* 336. .ALFRED R. WALLACE. O1] the Phenomena of Vari-

ation and Geographical Distribution as illustrated by the Pai)i-lionidm of the Malayan Region. p. 16t-179.

Reprint from Trans. Linnean Soc., vol. xxv, p. 1-. Special applica-bility of Papilionidae to the explanation of these phenomena; character,rank, geographical distribution and variation of Papilionidae; definitionand exemplification of 1. simple variability 2. p.olymorphism or dimorphism,3. local form or variety, 4. co-existing variety, 5. race or subspecies, 6.species; variation as specially influenced by locality.

No. 19 was issued Dec. 10, 1875.

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