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tion found that Oospora verticilloides was assembled information of undoubted value to
parasitic on corn. Deckenbach's work was professional workers. As clearly set forth on
published in Russian journals from 1896 to pagets 5 to 7 of the introduction, this work
1899, and after Tiraboschi's paper was pub- port-rays the individual ideas of the author as
lished, Deckenbach reviewed his original work to the systematic value of taxonomic char-
in Centr. Bakct., 1 Abt. Originale, 45 :507-512. acters used in classification. The conclu-
1907. sions, reached, while not always in accord with
It is probable that this fungus has been recent usage, appear to be generally sound.
recorded under other generic names by some The biology and anatomy of the Orthoptera
writers. Cephalosporium sacchari, described are treated at some length and the parasites
by Butler as a sugar cane parasite in India, and other enemies of the group are discussed.
accords very well with our fungus, except that Ecoinomic questions are covered and the col-
the conidia in chains were not noted by him. lection and preservation of specimens fully
The distinctions between Cephalosporium, treated. The systematic portion includes
Acrostalagmus, Verticillium and similar gen- dichotomous keys to suborders, families,
era are slight, and as the chains of spores of genera and species. The derivation of generic
our fungus are not always easily found, this names, is given when known and many species
corn parasite may sometimes have been classed are figured. The illustrations are mostly
in one of these genera. The writers find, takeni from previously published works, but
however, that the conidia are produced in two the figures are well selected for the purpose of
different ways: at first they are aggregated in the present manual. Under each species is a
small droplets at the ends of the short, some- description followed by notes on synonymy,
times verticillate, lateral branches of the erect distribution, habits, etc. Citations to litera-
fertile hyphae, and later produced in long ture are made by reference to a chronologic-
chains on the ends of the upper branches. In ally arranged author's bibliography. A glos-
older cultures septate spores are occasionally sary of terms used is given and there are two
found and if a Fusarium stage should develop indices, one of synonyms with generic assign-
our fungus would have to be referred to ment; and one of genera and species as here
Sheldon's Fusarium moniliforme which would treated.
then better be called Fusarium verticilloides. There is in general little to criticize in this
J. B. S. NORTON, very admirable treatise, though a critical re-
C. C. CHEN view written by any specialist would probably
MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT point; out a number of details considered open
STATION to special criticism. As is inevitable with a
volumne of this size a number of typographical
SCIENTIFIC BOOKS and other errors occur. But on the whole it
Orthoptera of Northeastern America with is a carefully prepared work, and one which
Special Reference to the Faunas of Indiana will be indispensable to all students and col-
antd Florida. By W. S. BLATCHLEY. May, lecto:rs of these insects.
1920. Indianapolis: The Nature Publish- A. N. CAUDELL
ing Co.; 8vo, 784 pages, 246 text figures and BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY,
7 plates. J. S. DEPT. OF' AGRICULTURE
This work comprises a very full considera-
tion of the 353 species and 58 varieties of Manual of the Orthoptera of New England,
Orthoptera recorded from the region covered, including Locusts, Grasshoppers, Crickets,
and is the most comprehensive treatise on andl their allies. By ALBERT P. MORSE.
this group of insects so far published in April, 1920. Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist.,
America. While prepared more especially for Vol. XXXV., p. 197-556, text-figures 1-99
the tyro, this volume contains a wealth of and plates X-XXIX.
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Bearing a date a month earlier than the slight modifications, in part suggested by Dr.
above work by Blatchley, but received nearly Robert Chambers, the two-needle model for-
a month later, comes this volume, a magnifi- merly made in the Fowler shops of the Uni-
cient treatise on the orthopterous insects of versity of Kansas.
New England. An introduction to the litera- The principal advantage of the stand as
ture of New England Orthoptera is given and previously stated by Dr. Chambers' is that the
the anatomy and biology of this group of dissecting apparatus is attached to a shelf in-
insects are discussed at some length. The dependent of the microscope and consequently
distribution of the species within the region the latter may be shifted to various positions
covered is considered and there are several with reference to the dissecting apparatus.
pages devoted to a consideraton of the eco- Also another microscope or binocular micro-
noinic relations of the Order, including dis- scope may readily be substituted without the
cussions of parasites and other enemies. Col- necessity of the assistance of a machinist to
lecting and preserving are fully treated and construct a shelf on each microscope used.
there are keys to genera and species and
higher groups. Under each family are notes
on habits, etc., and under each species are
references to the more important literature on
the species and its synonyms. There are also
notes on occurrence and, usually, brief de-
scriptions. One hundred and thirty-two species
are recorded, sixteen of which are considered
adventive. There is no bibliography of works
cited. The structural details of a large pro-
portion of the forms treated are figured, and
many are more fully illustrated, some in
colors. There are also a number of repro-
duced photographs showing certain character-
istic habitats of Orthoptera. Three colored
plates and a few other illustrations are
original, but most of the figures are repro-
duced from previously published works. An
accented list of scientific names, a glossary,
and an index conclude this most excellent
manual.
A. N. CAUDELL
BUREAU oF ENTOMOLOGY,
U. S. DEPT. oF AGRIcULTURE

SPECIAL ARTICLES
A STAND FOR THE BARBOUR MICRODIS-
SECTION APPARATUS FIG. 1.
THE following is a description of a stand
devised by the writer and Mr. F. H. J. The drawing here shown omits for sim-
Newton, mechanician at Wesleyan University, plicity certain details of the dissecting ap-
for use with the Barbour microdissection ap- paratus as it has been figured elsewhere.' The
paratus. The dissecting apparatus was also thumb screw on the right side which is at-
made by Mr. Newton, who reproduced with 1 Chambers, R., Biologioal Bulletisn, Vol. 34, 1918.

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