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boring into the berries. This pest has a wide distribution over 

 Europe, except in the polar region and occurs in Asia Minor, 

 India and Japan. Two species of Olethreutes, namely, cynobatella 

 L. and pruniana Hb., are worthy of mention as injuring buds, 

 young leaves and blossoms of orchard trees in various parts of 

 Europe, working much like the bud moth, Tmetocera ocellana Fabr. 

 now well established in the United States. Polychrosis botrana 

 Schiff. corresponds to our grape berry moth Polychrosis viteana 

 Clemens, and it was long supposed that ours was the European 

 species. This latter ranks as a vine pest in Fance with Clysia 

 ambiguella, earlier mentioned, and is widely distributed over 

 southern Europe. Notocelia roborana Tr. infests currant fruit in 

 England, at times seriously, the larvse hollowing out the ripen- 

 ing fruit. It ranges over Europe, except the polar region. Several 

 species of Laspeyresia (Grapholitha) in Europe are troublesome 

 insects and would probably prove very undesirable introductions 

 in the United States. Larvse of L. woeberiana Schiff. bores the bark 

 of cherry, plum, apple and peach trees. L. funebrana Tr., the 

 red plum maggot of England, attacks fruit of plum in England and 

 in the caterpillar state is said to be plentiful in plum pies. It 

 would doubtless be very damaging to our prune industry on the 

 Pacific coast. It occurs over central Europe, Scandinavia, Italy 

 and Asia Minor. L. dorsana F. has about the same distribution 

 and is of importance by reason of its injuries to peas. Laspeyresia 

 schistaceana Sn. is an important sugar-cane pest in Java, the larvse 

 boring into the more tender shoots. Carpocapsa splendana Hb. 

 is a serious pest of walnut and chestnuts in Europe. The normal 

 food is said to be acorns. It occurs in central and southern Europe, 

 Sweden, England, etc. C. amplana Hb. infests hazel nuts, walnuts, 

 etc., etc.. occurring in Germany, Austria, northern and central 

 Italy. The so-called Natal codling moth, a species of Carpocapsa, 

 is a serious enemy of guavas, oranges and mandarines in that coun- 

 try. Sinmthis nemorana Hb. infests figs, and occurs in southern 

 Europe, Asia Minor, Madeira, Mauritius and is reported from 

 Canada. Paramorpha aquilina Meyrick has come into notice 

 as an orange pest in Australia. The larva? bore through the skin 

 and feed on the pith between rind and flesh. Crytophaga unipunc- 

 tata Donovan is the cherry borer of Australia. The larvse are said 

 to be excessively destructive to cherry and peach trees, and some 

 times to plums. Galleries are eaten under the bark, the larvse 

 later boring into the heart of the tree. Amorbia emigratella Busck, 

 thought to be native to Mexico and Costa Rica, has recently ap- 

 peared in Hawaii and is known as the leaf roller of sweet potatoes. 

 It also attacks many kinds of shrubs and fruit trees. 



