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TOBACCO. 



The t()l>:icc() horn worm {Phlegethontius quinquem-aculata How.), 

 from exp(M'im(Mit:il ticUl, llumakua, island of Hawaii. 



TheJapane.se rose beetle {Adoretua Hhibrofiu.sY\\\). var. tenulniacalatus 

 Waterh.), injurious to young plants in seed beds. 



The cij4'arotte ])eotle {La-^toderina serricorne Fab.), infesting cigars, 

 cigarettes, and man}- stored products. 



STOKED PRODLCTS. 



The following beetles were found infesting lisli guano and bone 

 meal fertilizers in a storehouse in Honohihi: Dermesies cadaverimis 

 Fab., Ldsiodt't'iiiK serrlcorne Fab,, and Irlbollani feiTuginewin Fab. 



FOREST INSKCrs. 



Black wattle {^icticui dccurrevx): 



Bruc]ius sp., prol)al)ly a new species infesting seeds. Australian 

 seeds purchased from a San Francisco firm. 



CyUene crlnieornis Chevr. (family Ceraml)ycidie), abundant. Wide 

 geographical distribution, recorded from Mexico, West Indies, Key 

 West, Texas, etc. 



Xytroeera (jJohoKn Olivier (family Ceram])ycidie), abundant. Occurs 

 also in Japan, Philippines, East Indies, Madagascar, Mauritius, and 

 Java. 



Ceresium simplex Gyll. (family Ceramlncidje), not abundant. 



Sotenus setlgev Sharp (famih' Cerambycidte), not abundant. Prob- 

 ably a native of the islands. 



Chalcolepldius erythroloina Candeze (family Elateridte), not abun- 

 dant. A native of Chile. 



Stephanode7'€S sp. (family Scolytidpe), working in branches of felled 

 trees. 



Siphanta acuta Walk., a leaf hopper of the family Fulgoridse, sub- 

 famil}^ Flatinaj, locally known as the torpedo ])ug; abundant; preyed 

 upon b}" (Echalia grhenx. 



Icerya purchasi Mask., periodicallv in evidence. Abundant also 

 during the 3'e^" on Casuarina. Reported as abundant on the island of 

 Maui. Kept in check by its ladybird eneni}', JVovius cardlnalis Muls. 



The larva of an undescribed moth of the family Tineidte is very 

 abundant, working beneath the bark of dead or partly dead trees. 



Algeroba {Prosopis j uJlf ora) : 



Microcantha nutans Sharp (family Cerambycidse), not abundant; 

 taken also during the year from tig [Ficus carica). 



CyUene crlnicornls Chevr. (famil}" Ceramb3aMd8e). 



Bostrichus migrator Sharp (family Bostrichidse); taken also from 

 Waltheria americana. 



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