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was brought prominently to the author's attention in material collected 

 at Atlanta. It was found in nearly every exhibit of chocolate nuts or 

 cacao beans. The moth looks much like Ephestia Jcuehniella and also 

 E. elutella, but it may be distinguished from the former by the strong 

 subdorsal line of the cilia of the hind wings. The larva resembles that 

 of the Hour moth, exhibiting the same color variation, the green hues 

 ranging from dirty whitish to gray or yellowish. The flesh tints are 

 arranged along the dorsum so as to form with the piliferous warts 

 (which are darker than in E. Icuehniella), a distinctly striated appearance 

 not present in the latter species. The larvae were found in a lot of flax 

 seed meal from Calla, Ohio, and in English walnuts, figs, and pearl 

 hominy obtained from various markets and street venders. A larva was 

 found in a small box of duplicate moths to which it had wrought much 

 damage. 



Ephestia elutella, the chocolate moth, is also noted as a new American 

 pest. It has been found breeding in cayenne pepper at Iowa City, 

 Iowa, in dried apples from New York, and in cacao beans from Mont- 

 serrat, West Indies; and, according to various European authorities, 

 in manufactured chocolate, coffee, various dried fruits, and ship biscuit. 



The storehouse moths liable to introduction are Ephestia JiritleUa, 

 which preys upon figs and currants and has been found in oatmeal; 

 E. calidella, which feeds on dried figs, raisins, and currants; Ephes- 

 tia (?) sp., an unknown phycitid larva resembling Ephestia, which has 

 been found in pressed figs in Washington; and Myelois ceratonice, found 

 in a box of seed pods of St. John's bread (Ceratonia siliqua) exhibited 

 by the Spanish Colonies at the Columbian Exposition. Another moth 

 noted is Coreyra cephalonica, which occurs in dried currants in Europe. 



Notes on grain beetles of the genus Silvanus (pp. 10-13). — Under this 

 head the author considers Silvanus bicornis, S. mercator, and 8. gossypii, 

 n. sp. The distinctive features of each are pointed out. The second 

 form was found at the Columbian Exposition in material from Vene- 

 zuela, Vienna, and Italy, and at the Atlanta Exposition in material 

 from Venezuela. It has also been found in a lot of ground flaxseed from 

 Calla, Ohio. 8. gossypii was found in cotton seed from India. It has 

 not yet been introduced into this country. 



Granivorous and other habits of certain Dermestidw (pp. 14—24). — 

 According to recent observations, at least 4 common species, namely, 

 Attagenuspiceus, Trogoderma tarsale, T. sternale, and Anthrenus rtrba.sci, 

 have vegetarian proclivities. The larvae of Attagenus piceus have been 

 found in wheat and flour from central Indiana, in middlings, corn meal, 

 m pumpkin seeds, and in millet at Washington. After a few notes on 

 the injury of insects to bolting cloth — injuries which ha»ve been incor- 

 rectly attributed to Tenebroides maiiritanicus — the author reviews briefly 

 the history of the species in America and then briefly describes it. 



Trogoderma tarsale has been found in flaxseed, peanut-oil cake and 

 dust, Indian turnips, wheat, corn, "kulu," cayenne pepper, and in bee- 

 hives. They were found breeding in cayenne pepper. 



