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the so-called coffee weed or senna (Cassia oecidentalis and C. obtusifolia), 

 the seeds of the wild indigo of Florida (possibly either Indigo/era tine- 

 toria or I. ami), on dried orange from Florida, in cacao beans from 

 Liberia, aud in mace from Trinidad and Jehore. 



Parasites of flour and meal moths (p. 38). — Notes are given on the 

 parasites in the following list, in which the names of the parasites follow 

 the name of the host: Ephcstia Jaiehniella — Hadrobracon hebetor (syn. 

 Bracon brevicornis), Apanteles ephestuv, Chremylus rubiginosus ; E. elu- 

 tella — Hadrobracon hebetor; E. cahiritella — Hadrobracon hebetor,Omorga 

 frumentaria; Plodia inter punctella — Hadrobracon hebetor, Omorga fru- 

 mentaria, Limneria ephestuv; Pyralis farinalis — Apanteles carpatus, 

 Perilitus ietericus, Exochus mansuetor, unknown ichnenmonid, Spalan- 

 gia rugicollis (secondary), Melanophord roralis, Clausicella tarsalis, 

 Carcelia leucanuv ; Tinea granella — Ghremylus rubiginosus, Omorga 

 frumentaria, Hemiteles tinece ; and Galleria mellonella — Hadrobracon 

 hebetor. 



A foreign parasite of the grain weevils (pp. 43-45). — The author dis- 

 cusses the only hymeuopterous parasite known to infest the grain 

 weevils in the United States, namely, Pteromalux calandrce, which is 

 now referred to the genus Meraporus. The author considers it an 

 introduced cosmopolite. Some remarks are made on the taxonomy, and 

 the insect is described. 



Report of the entomologist and botanist, J. Fletcher {Can- 

 ada E.cpt. Farms Rpts. 1896, pp. 226-276, pi. l,Jigs. 18). — Accounts are 

 given of insects affecting cereals, fodder crops, fruits, etc., and apiary 

 experiments. 



Cereals (pp. 226-229). — The following insects are noted: Hessian fly 

 (Cecidomyia destructor); the jointworm (Isosoma hordei); grain plant 

 louse (Siphonophora avence); amputatingbrocademoth (Hadenaarctica), 

 which was very abundant in some parts of Ontario during 1895, and 

 gave considerable annoyance by soiling clothes and curtains and by 

 dying in large numbers in shop windows; in the same districts during 

 1896, wheat, oats, and corn were destroyed; pea moth (Semasia sp.), 

 which is again attracting attention by the extent of its injuries; the 

 wheat stem sawfly (Gcphus pygmceus), of which a summary of the life 

 history is given; and the army worm (Leucania unipuncta). 



Fodder crops (pp. 234-243). — The insects noted as attacking fodder 

 crops are the clover root borer (Hy lesinus trifolii), white grubs (Lachno- 

 sterna), cottony grass scale (Eriopeltis festucw), grasshoppers (Melano- 

 plus femur-ruhrum,M. bivittatus, and ,1/. atlanis), tlie parasites (Empusa 

 grylli), tachina flies, hair worms, Trombidium locustarum, the gray 

 blister beetle) of which are noted. 



In discussing hair worms (Gordius, etc.), it is noted that 2 small 

 specimens of Mermis were taken from a ladybird (Hippodamia 13- 

 p u aetata) . 



It is reported that on Sable Island locusts were so destructive that 

 it was necessary to purchase hay to keep stock through the winter. 



