ENTOMOLOGY. 611 



A report is given by C. H. T. To wnseud of a trip in Mexico to investigate 

 the insects of economic importance. Tlie author visited various regions 

 from wliicli produce is shipped and investigated the injurious insects 

 which are liable to be introduced into this country. Lists of species 

 are given, together with the plants which they frequent and notes on 

 their economic importance. Attention is called to several sjiecies of 

 scale insects which are especially destructive and, in the author's 

 opinion, liable to be introduced into this country. It is suggested that 

 all plants, fruits, stored grain, roots, and vegetable products of any 

 description be inspected before crossing the border into the United 

 States. 



The insects affecting stored cereal and other products in Mexico are 

 listed by F. H. Chittenden and notes given on their economic impor- 

 tance. 



Notes and descriptions of new Ooccidae collected in Mexico by C. H. T. 

 Townsend are given by T. D. A. Cockerell, in which 12 sxjecies and 

 varieties are described. 



A list of scale insects found upon plants entering the port of San 

 Francisco is given by a quarantine officer of the State Board of Horti- 

 culture of California, A. Craw, including the name of the species, 

 country from whence it came, and the trees and plants frequented by it. 



Descriptions of some Coccidie found by A. Craw in his quarantine 

 work at San Francisco are given by T. I). A. (Jockerell, in which 5 new 

 species are described. 



Descriptions and notes of some new species of Japanese Coccida' are 

 given by T. D. A. Cockerell, in which new genera and sjiecies are 

 described. 



Report of entomologist, I, T. D. A. Cockerell {New Mexico Sta. 

 Bui. 19, pp. 99-118, fig. 1). — The author gives an account of the locali- 

 ties visited during the past year and the insects noted at each place. 



Special attention is called to Howard's plum scale {Aspidiotus hoic- 

 ardi), a description of which is given and characters drawn up whereby 

 it may be distinguished from a nearly related species, A. ancylus. 



Notes are given on the San Jose scale and its distribution, with 

 directions for preventing its spread, and also notes on the codling 

 moth ( Carpocapsa pomonella), grapevine leaf hoppers ( Typlilocyha 

 coloradenns and Dicraneura coclcerellii), wild cherry webworm [Clisio- 

 canipa fragilifi), sugar beet worm {Loxostege sticticalis), tomato worm 

 {Ueliothis annigera), apple twig borer {Amphicerus hiemcdatus), and 

 small case bearers {Coleophora fietcherella and C. maUvorella). 



Annual report of the zoologist for 1896, C. Warburton {Jour. 

 Roy. Agr. Soc. England, ser. 3, 7 {1896), pp. 7(11-772, figs. 3). — A report 

 containing more or less original descriptions and notes on the cutworms 

 {Agrostis segetiim and A. exclaniationis), the apple blossom weevil 

 {Antlionomus pomorum), a leaf-eating weevil {Fhyllohiufi), the apple 

 aphis or green fly, the pear midge {Biplosis pyrivora), the seaside 



