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Papers on Coccidse or scale insects. Catalogue of recently described Coc- 

 cidae. II, .F. (i. Sandkrs ([J. S. Drpt. Agr., Bur. Ent. Bui. 16, pt. 3, trrli. net:, 

 pp. ,i3-t!0). — In this e:itiil(if,'ne, the second of the series (K. S. R., 18, p. TV.t), 

 are inchuled rofereiu-es to L'4 new f.'enera, 105 new si)e{-ies. and 14 new varieties. 

 The list is tlioujrlit to he (iiiit(> coniiilcte uji to Mareii, lfH)J). 



A preliminary list of the Coccidfe of Wisconsin, II. ('. ami II. II. I'. Skvkkin 

 {Jour. Econ. Ent., 2 {1909), No. .), pp. 296-258). —Thirty-eight species, exclu- 

 sive of Eulecaninui, are listed from Wisconsin. 



California horticultural quarantine, 0. W. Woouwortii (Jour. Econ. Ent., 

 2 {IDO'J), No. J. I'p. 35'J, SiiO). — A list is given of 11 species of Coccidai that are 

 estahlished in California. 



Mimicry in the butterflies of North America, E. H. Poulton {Ann. Ent. 

 /8'of. A;».r/-.. 2 ( IHOH). .Yo. //, pp. 203-2.'i2). — An address delivered to the Entomo- 

 logical S(x'iety of America, at Baltimore, in December, 1008. 



Some insects injurious to truck crops. The Lima-bean pod-borer. The 

 yellow-necked flea-beetle, F. H. Chittenden {U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Bur. Ent. Bui. 

 82, pt. 3, pp. 25-32, fig. 1). — The Lima-bean pod-borer {Etiella sinckenella) is 

 reported to have been collected at Rattlesnake Bridge in Eldorado County, and 

 at Anaheim, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Comptou, and Watts, Cal., infesting 

 lima-beau pods. The larv^ attack the beau along the edge and usually devour 

 the germ, consnming the entire bean if young and tender. They are quite 

 capable of entering other pods by cutting a small hole in the side. Like the 

 pea moth, this species appears to be an inhabitant of the Eastern Hemisphere 

 and has been introduced, perhaps, from both Europe and Asia. North Caro- 

 lina is the northernmost locality recorded, but it may be present farther north 

 in the Atlantic region. Evidently the species is cosmopolitan but may not occur 

 far northward. An ichneumon fly has been reared from the pest. 



The yellow-necked flea-beetle {Disonycluv meUicoUis) is reported to have 

 been particularly injurious to truck crops in Texas and Florida in 11K)0, spinach 

 and beets in particular having been injured. The pests have also been col- 

 lected from portulaca, chickweed, amaranthus, and lettuce. It is known to 

 occur in New York, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, North Carolina, 

 and Ohio, as well as in Louisiana. Texas, and Colorado. In a report by H. O. 

 Marsh, incorporated in the account, information is given on the occurrence and 

 habits of the pest as observed in the vicinity of Brownsville, Tex. Eggs de- 

 posited May 12 hatched in 4 days. Eleven days were passed in the larval and 5 

 days in the pupal stages. Applications of Paris green or lead arsenate will 

 control the pest. Its natural food plants, especially purslane and chickweed, 

 should be kept down and sprayed when treating the affected crops. 



The oblique-banded leaf roller, E. D. Sanderson and Alma D. Jackson {New 

 Hampshire Sta. Sci. Contrib. 3, pp. 391-Jf03, pis. J,: Jour. Econ. Ent., 2 {1909), 

 No. 6, pp. 391— '{03, pis. //). — Attention was called, in July, 1009, to a very severe 

 injury by the oblique-banded leafroller {Archips rosaccana) in a large rose 

 house at Madbury. N. H. On 1 or 2 benches in this house the roses had been 

 entirely defoliated for over 200 ft., the injury causing a loss of about $5,000. 



It was found that where plants are badly infested the larvte tie the terminal 

 leaves together in a typical tortricid fashion, thus checking all growth of the 

 plant, and burrow into the flower buds, so that there is no possibility of securing 

 blooms. The insect appears to have been introduced into the house on plants 

 from an Ohio firm. While it is a common species occurring from Maine to 

 California, comparatively little has been known of its life history and habits. 

 A list is given of 50 s])ecies known to serve as food jilants. It has been reported 

 as a source of injury to ai)ples in New York, to pears in Ontario, to prunes; 

 in Washington, and to roses in Pennsylvania and Massa.chiisetts, 



