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Rh monograph. Mr. Hudson is a conscientious follower of Meyrick's views in classification, and this is the first time we have seen that proposed arrangement followed of the butterflies being included between the Notodontina and the Psychina—in other words, immersed in the moths.

In the introduction Mr. Hudson discusses most of the modern theories connected with the Lepidoptera, though of "warning colours" he can only suggest one example of a moth in New Zealand, while he states that not a single instance of "mimicry" can yet be adduced in the Lepidoptera of the islands. In connection with the butterfly Anosia crippus—formerly generally known as Danais archippus, and which in quite recent times has spread over a large surface of the earth—it is interesting to note that it was observed in New Zealand as early as 1840. The cosmopolitan Pyrameis cardui, our "painted lady," is found in New Zealand, and so is Protoparce convolvuli, the Convolvulus Hawk-Moth, known so well at home and seen so generally abroad.

The plates are chromo-lithographed by West, Newman & Co. and in colour leave nothing to be desired. We have seen even more artistic work from this firm when they have had the insects themselves to portray; but in this case coloured drawings were sent home to be reproduced, which have been most faithfully copied. We trust that the author may fulfil his half-implied promise of publishing a similar work on the Micro-Lepidoptera of New Zealand.