Vol. XXvi] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



Pediculopsis 



P. graminum Renter. Manasquan, Bergenfield, College Farm, in 

 greenhouses. Tn connection with bud-rot of carnations. H. 



B. Weiss. 



Family TYROGLYPHIDAE. 



Tyroglyphus Latreille. 



T. farinae De Geer. Infests flour and stored foods. 

 T. lintneri Osb. Orange, Trenton, Freehold. The mushroom mite. 

 Sometimes destructive. 



Rhizoglyphus Claparede. 

 R. phylloxerae Riley. New Jersey. In asparagus shoots. 



Family SARCOPTIDAE. 

 Cnemidocoptes Furstenberg. 



C. gallinae Railliet. Vineland, Glassboro. The "depluming mite," 

 burrows near base of feathers. 



C. mutans Robin. The "itch mite" of chickens. Attacks legs, comb 

 and neck. Responsible for the so-called "scaly leg." Vine- 

 land, Bridgeton. 



Family ERIOPHYIDAE. 

 Eriophyes Siebold. 



E. abnormis Garman. Forms pouch-like gall on upper side of 

 leaf of Tilia americana. Occurs in New Jersey. M. T. Cook. 



E. crumena Riley. Small tapering gall on upper side of leaves of 

 A. saccharum. Different parts of New Jersey. M. T. Cook. 



E. aenigma Walsh. Somerville, Keansburg and other parts of 

 state. H. B. W. Occurs on willows in early summer. Irregu- 

 lar woolly tangles of leaf or flower buds. 



E. amelanchieri Steb. Elizabeth. On Amelanchicr canadcnsis. The 

 June-berry mite gall. 



E. avellanae Jarvis. Norwood, Westwood. H. B. W. The hazel- 

 nut bud-gall. 



E. betulae Steb. Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake. Bud gall on yellow 

 birch. 



E. caulis Walsh. Galls occur on petiole, ribs and large veins of 

 black walnut. Occurs in New Jersey. M. T. Cook. 



E. dentatae Steb. Mount Holly. H. B. W. On Castanca dcntata. 



E. pyri Pgst. Throughout the state, on pear and sometimes apple, 

 forming reddish blisters on leaves. Sometimes destructive. 

 The pear leaf blister mite. 



E. quadripedes Shinier. Westfield, Inilaystown, Englewood and 

 other parts of state. Pouch-like galls on upper sides of leaves 

 of silver maple. 



E. querci Garman. In various parts of the state. The oak mite 

 gall. Occurs on scrub oak, white oak, chestnut oak. 



