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Experimental transmission of trypanosomes by glossines (preliminary 

 notes), [I, II], G. Bouet and E. Houbaud (Ann. Inst. Pasteur, 24 (1910), No. 

 8, pp. 658-667; ahs. in Sleeping Sickness Bur. [London] Bill., 2 (1910), No. 21, 

 pp. 351-353). — These papers deal with the transmission of Trypanosoma cazal- 

 ioui, T. dimorphon, and T. pecaudi by Glossina palpalis, and of T. caz'alboui by 

 G. tachinoides and longlpalpis. 



Experimental transmission of trypanosomes by glossines, III, IV, G. 

 Bouet and E. Roubaud (Bui. Soc. Path. Exot., 3 (1910), Nos. 9, pp. 599-603; 10, 

 pp. 722-725; abs. in Sleeping Sickness Bur. [London] Bui., 2 (1910), Nos. 22, 

 pp. 393-395; 21^ pp. 51-53). — In continuation of the investigations above noted, 

 these papers discuss respectively the transmission of Trypanosoma pecaudi by 

 Glossina longipalpis and Gr. tachinoides, and the transmission of T. dimorphon 

 by G. palpalis, G. tachinoides, and G. longipalpis. 



Report on a recent addition to the insect fauna of the West Indies, A. 

 Fredholm (Proc. Agr. Soc. Trinidad and Tobago, 11 (1911), No. 7, iip. 342-352; 

 al)s. in Agr. Neios [Barbados], 10 (1911), No. 2J,5, p. 298).— A. beetle, thought to 

 be Batocera ruhus, has become the source of injury to the mango (Mangifera 

 indica), the avocado (Per sea gratissima), and the India rubber tree (Ficus 

 elastica) on the island of St. Croix, Danish West Indies. The original generic 

 and specific descriptions are reproduced, together with new descriptions, drawn 

 up by E. A. Schwarz of the Bureau of Entomology of this Department. 



An enemy of the coconut palm In Samoa, K. Gehemann (Tropenpflanzer, 

 15 (1911), No. 2, pp. 92-98, figs. 6). — A beetle, thought to belong to the genus 

 Oryctes, is the source of serious injury to coconut palms in Samoa through 

 attacking the crown. 



Variations in diet among xylophagous Coleoptera of the family Bostri- 

 chidas. Similarity of diet among Bostrichidae and Scolytidae adults, P. 

 Lesne (Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. [Paris], 152 (1911), No. 10, pp. 625-628; aos. in 

 Intemat. Inst. Agr. [Roiyie], Bui. Bur. Agr. Intel, and Plant Diseases, 2 (1911), No. 

 3, pp. 7.'f5-7.'t7). — " The Bostrichida? are far from being exclusive in their choice 

 of plants for nourishment, and not one of them is connected exclusively with a 

 particular species. However, they seek especially the wood of trees belonging 

 to certain botanical groups, such as Mimosa and Bambuse^e, and several other 

 species, such as the vine and Ficus carica. On the other hand, the whole fam- 

 ily of the Salicacese appears to be quite free from their attacks." 



A preliminary contribution to the biology of Phytonomus variabilis, G. 

 Martelli (Bol. Lai). Zool. Gc^i. e Agr. R. Scuola Sup. Agr. Portici, 5 (1911), pp. 

 226-230).— P. variaiilis was found by the author in April, 1909, at Portici, 

 near Naples, and in 1910 at Acireale, Sicily, to be the source of serious injury 

 to alfalfa through the larvae and adults feeding upon the leaves. In this paper 

 the author presents information upon its biology and parasites. At Portici 

 the ichneumonid Canidia curculionis and 2 chalcidids (Eulophus sp. and Eutelus 

 sp.) and at Acicastello, in Sicily, C. curculionis and Pimpla maculator, were 

 found to parasitize the larvte. Three hyperpara sites were bred, namely, Hairo- 

 cijtus sp., Chalc-is sp., and Dihrachis honcheanus, all parasites of C. curculionis. 



Guide to bee keeping in British Columbia, F. D. Todd (Dept. Agr. Brit. 

 Columbia Bui. 30, 1911, pp. 52, pi. 1, figs. 23). — Chapters are devoted to the 

 apiarian possibilities of British Columbia, starting bee keeping, tools and dress, 

 hives, the cycle of the bee year in British Columbia, diseases, etc., together with 

 a list of bee keepers in the Province. 



Foul brood among bees, L. Harris (Dept. Agr. Brit. Columbia Bui. 31, 

 1911, pp. 15, pis. 3). — ^A brief account of the disease and remedies, together with 

 the text of an act for the suppression of foul brood passed in March, 1911. 



