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REVIEWS
DIE TANNENSCHMETTERLINGE DER SLOWAKEl (Lepidoptera of the Fir tree in Slovakia). By Jan Patocka. I960. 219 pp., 470 figs. Published by the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia; price 27. — Kcs.
The book is a synthetic review of Lepidoptera occurring on the Fir tree in Slovakia and with regard to all of Central Europe. In the introduction the author gives a short report about his methods and field-work. The lepidopterous morphology is briefly discussed. The next chapter of the book has keys for the determination of all species and their early stages (pp. 23-41). The main part of the book is a systematic survey of the species (pp. 42-200). The author gives here the descriptions of all species and their known early stages, their importance in forestry, life-history, and distribution. For the pests he also describes the observed gradations and the methods of control.
In Slovakia and in the neighbouring countries there are recorded 40 regularly and 31 occasionally occuring species on the Fir tree. From the lichens growing on this tree are known nine and from mushrooms bound to pine tree four species. The book is in German, with Russian and Slovak summaries; therefore it is open to all scientific working lepidopterists.
Joseph Moucha
NAsE MOTtLE (Our Lepidoptera). By Jozef Ponec. 99 pp., 205 figs. 1960. Published by Osveta, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia; price 24.50 Kcs.
This publication is in reality the first Czechoslovakian book which contains photos of living Lepidoptera and their early stages. The text part written in Slovak includes 99 pages. The author gives here twenty chapters about butterflies and moths. The main part of the book has 205 photos, of which 11 are coloured. The moderate price enables this book to penetrate to a large circle of nature lovers.
Both of these books are distributed to foreign countries by "Artia", Smecky 30, Praha 1, Czechoslovakia.
Josef Moucha Dept of Entomology, National Museum, Praha 1, CZECHOSLOVAKIA