由美国自然历史博物馆昆虫学研究室普拉特尼克(Norman Ⅰ.Platnick)教授编著的《Advances in Spider Taxonomy 1988～1991, with Synonymies and Transfers 1940～1980》一书已于今年由纽约昆虫学会出版。此书是普拉特尼克教授上一本《1981～1987年蜘蛛学进展》的继续。书中不但论述了1988～1991年新发表的论文及其述及的种类,而且补充了自1867年起以前名录中漏列的种类,以及如书名中表明的在1940～1980年间的异名和属名变动情况。全书 The book “Advances in Spider Taxonomy 1988 ~ 1991, with Synonymies and Transfers 1940 ~ 1980” was published by the New York Entomological Society this year by Professor Norman I. Platnick, Entomology Research Division of the American Museum of Natural History. This book is a continuation of Professor Pratnik’s “Progress in Spiderology from 1981 to 1987”. The book addresses not only the newly published papers of 1988-1991 but also the categories covered, as well as the types of omissions that have been listed since 1867, as well as the alias names between 1940 and 1980 as indicated in the title Name changes. Whole book