ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY — ENTOMOLOGY. 359 



A revision of the oriental species of the genera of the family Tabanidse 

 other than Tabanus, Gertrude Ricardo {Rec. Indian Mus., ^ (1911), No. 8, 

 pp. 821-397, ;j?s. 4 ) • — " The genera found in the oriental region, besides the 

 large genus of Tabanus proper, are: Hseniatopota, Meigen, small flies with 

 peculiarly marked wings; Udenocera, Ricardo, formed for a species from 

 Ceylon with the long antennae situated on a tubercle; Diachlorus, Macquart, 

 Including chiefly species from South America, distinguished by the simple 

 antennae not situated on a tubercle, by the brown or yellowish markings of the 

 wings and by the curved dilated fore tibiae, and slender build. One species 

 described from the Pbilippines is unknown to me. A new genus Neotabanus 

 is now added, allied to Udenocera in having the antennae situated on a tubercle, 

 but the antennae themselves are similar to those of the genus Tabanus." 



Investigations covering- the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) 

 in the Hawaiian Islands, E. K. Carnes (Mo. Bui. Com. Hort. Cal., 1 (1911), 

 No. 1, pp. 5-13, figs. 2). — The author, who was detailed by the state commis- 

 sioner of horticulture of California to make an investigation of the infestation 

 in the Hawaiian Islands, to study the life history and habits of the pest, and 

 to work out a plan for its eradication in case the pest should gain entrance and 

 appear in California, here presents a preliminary report. Opportunity is taken 

 to give a summarized account of the pest, its life history, habits, and injury. 



Another mango pest in the Philippines, P. J. Wester (Philippine Agr. Rev. 

 [English Ed.], 4 (1911), No. 12, pp. 61,9-652, pi. 1).—A fruit fly, probably Dacus 

 ferrugineous, destructive to the mango in Java and other parts of Malayasia, 

 is said to have been found in 4 Provinces in Luzon. The author's attention was 

 first drawn to this pest on May 13, 1911, at the Lamo Experiment Station, 

 Bataan. 



A note on the habits of the narcissus fly, F. J. Chittenden (Jour. Roy. 

 Hort. Soc. [London], 37 (1911), No. 1, pp. 122, 123).— The author finds that 

 the narcissus fly (Merodon equestris) does not restrict its attacks to narcissus, 

 bulbs of Habranthus pratensis, from Holland, and Vallota purpurea, from 

 Sierra Leone, having been found to contain larvae of this pest. 



First annual report of the state inspector of apiaries, B. N. Gates (Agr. of 

 Mass., 5S (1910), pp. 199-217, pis. 2). — In this report the author briefly dis- 

 cusses brood diseases of bees, the usefulnes of bees to the agriculturist, impor- 

 tance of inspection of the apiary, etc. 



Pollination of red clover by bumblebees, E. Lindhard (Tidsskr. Landbr. 

 Planteavl, 18 (1911), No. 5, pp. 719-737, figs. 2).— The author presents a 

 resumg of investigations on this subject, and his own observations which lead 

 him to conclude that the honeybee may occasionally aid ia the pollination of 

 clover blossoms. Tables state the results of observations made on the work of 

 Bombus hortoriim, B. subterraneus, B. distinguendus, B. lapidarius, B. terres- 

 tris, B. silvarum, B. yarenicola, B. museorum, and Ajns mellifica. 



The natural history of the solitary wasps of the genus Synagris, E. Rou- 

 BAXiD (Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 79 (1910), I, pp. 1-21, pis. 4; Ann. Rpf. Smithsn. 

 Inst., 1910, pp. 507-525, pis. 4)- — This paper relates to solitary wasps of the 

 subfamily Eumeninae, which inhabit all of Africa except the northern portion 

 and Egypt. 



The Ichneumons of Great Britain, C. Morlet (London, 1911, vol. 4, pp. 

 XVI +344, Pl- 1, figs. 4i).— This fourth volume (E. S. R., 22, p. 159) deals with 

 the Tryphoninae, of which the author recognizes 49 genera and 334 species as 

 occurring in Great Britain. 



Technical results from the gipsy moth parasite laboratory. — V. Experi- 

 mental parasitism: A study of the biology of Limnerium validum, P. H. 



