Bibliographical Notices. 371 apical slope thickly covered with long fuscous hair ; the posterior median area closely, the lateral areee more coarsely transversely striated. Pro-and mesopleurae closely punc-tured, the former striated behind, the metapleurse more closely and strongly punctured. Four front coxae paler than the rest of the legs. Petiole smooth and shining; the sides' at the apex punctured. Gastrocceli shallow, wide at the apex, the base with two or three keels. $ . Length J2 mm. Hab. Khasia. Coll. Rothney. A species closely related to A. curtispina, Cam., from which it differs in the wings being darker coloured through-out, in the areola being distinctly bounded by a keel behind and not coarsely transversely striated, and the recurrent nervure is received shortly behind the middle of the areolet. Acanthojoppa varicornis, sp. n. Luteous ; the face, clypeus, and mandibles pale yellow ; the apex of the antennae black, brownish below ; the wings hyaline, the base with a fulvous tinge, the stigma pale testaceous, the nervures darker coloured. ? . Length 10 mm. Hab. Khasia. Coll. Rothney. Head smooth and shining, the face and clypeus sparsely covered with a short pile. The upper part of the thorax is darker coloured than the sides and is closely and uniformly punctured aud covered with a microscopic down. Scutellum thickly covered with long black hair; the lateral keels stout, the apex roundly incised above. The basal three arese of the median segment smooth, the rest closely and somewhat coarsely transversely striated ; the areola is about as broad as long, its sides and apex straight, the base rounded ; the teeth are about three times longer than broad. Mesopleurae, except above, closely and indistinctly, the metapleurse much more strongly, striated. The second abdominal segment is closely longitudinally striated between the gastrocceli. [To be continued.] BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. A Manual of Palcearctic Birds. By H. E. Dresser, F.L.S., E.Z.S. Part I. Published by the Author at 3 Hanover Square, W. 12s. 6d. net. Undoubtedly tbis manual, when complete, will fill a distinct gap in ornithological literature, for although the subject has been, at least partially, covered by Mr. Dresser's larger work on the ' Birds
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