2G0 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. [Vol.40 



[Report on the prevalence of insect pests in the West Indies during 

 1917], J. 0. Hutson | West Indian Bui., 11 (1918), No. 2, pp. S6-96 ; Agr. New* 

 [Barbados'], 11 (1918), No. J f 3S, pp. 318, 819).— This paper deals with the subject 

 under the headings of the crops affected. 



Injurious insects and other animals observed in Ireland during the years 

 1914 and 1915, G. H. Cari-enter (Econ. Proc. Roy. Dublin Soc, 2 (1916), No. 

 12, pp. 221-231, pis. 4, figs. 8). — Brief accounts are given of the occurrence of 

 the more Important Insect pests of these years, in continuation of the report 

 previously noted (E. S. EL, 33, p. 554). 



Economic zoology (Arm. Rpt. Bd. Set. Adv. India. 1916-11, pp. 18-98).— The 

 occurrence of and injury caused during the year by the more important Insects 

 attacking agricultural crops is discussed by T. B. Fletcher, Imperial ento- 

 mologist (pp. 78-95), and of those attacking forest trees by C. F. C. Beeson, 

 forest zoologist (pp. 9G-08). 



Notes on entomology in the Federated Malay States during 1917, P. B. 

 Richards (Ayr. Bui. Fed. Malay states. 6 (1918), Nu. 10, pp. 409-420).— This 

 reports upon the occurrence of and work with economic Insects during t lie 

 year, dealing particularly with the insect enemies of rubber and coconut*. 



[Economic insects in the Straits Settlements] [Qa dens' Bui. Straits Settle- 

 mi nts, 2 {1918), No. 1, pp. 1-6, pi. 1, fig. 1). — Brief accounts are given by I. H. 

 Burkill of Catochrysops panda va, the caterpillar of which attacks cycads 

 [Cycas rumphU and C. siamensis) and strips them of leaves, and of Prome- 

 cotheca riuninijii, an account of winch in the Philippines by Jones lias been 

 previously aoted (B. S. Et., 30, p. 56), which was found to injure seriously co- 

 conut palms in Malacca. Brief reference La also made to a beetle of the genus 

 Lema or Criocera which attacks yams in the vicinity of Singapore. In a note, 

 C. F. Baker states that the coconut hispid known to peninsular entomologists 

 as B rout his pa froggattii has been determined to be Plesispa reichei. 



A note on the hibernation of Kinosternon pennsylvanicum. A. Wetmore 

 and F. Harper (Copeto, No. ','< [1917), pp. 56-5: ■ > 



Termite injury to sweet potatoes. E. W. Bebgeb [Quart. Bui. Plant Bd. Fla., 

 2 (1918), No. 4, pp. 190. 191, fig. /).— An illustrated description Is given of the 

 injury caused by termites in order that it may not be confused with the work 

 of the more important sweet potato weevil [Cylas formicarius) . 



Zorotypus hubbardi, a new species of the order Zoraptera from the United 

 States, A. N. Caudell [Gonad. Ent., 50 1 1918), No. 11. pp. S15S81). 



Fauna of New England. — XIV, List of the Hemiptera-Heteroptera. II. M. 

 Parshley (Occas. Papas Boston Soc. Nat. Witt., 1 (1911). r>t. /}. /</>• 125, fig. 

 1). — The author here lists 419 species representing 215 genera of 32 families 

 occurring in New England, and records the occurrence of each species by dates 

 and collectors for each State. 



The rape bug (Meligethes aeneus [brassiere]), N. A. Kemner [Centralanst. 

 Jordbruksfbrsok Flygbl 64 (1911), pp. -}. figs. 8; K. Landtbr. Akad. ffandbl. och 

 Tidskr., 56 (1911), No. 5, pp. 454-457, figs. 8) —A brief account of this peat and 

 means for its control. 



The meadow plant bug, Miris dolabratus. II OSBOKN (Jour. Agr. Research 

 [U. S.], 15 (1918), No. S, pp. 115-200. pi. 1, figs. 5).— This is a report of investi- 

 gations carried on, particularly at Orono, Me., during the summer of 1916 by 

 the consulting entomologist of the Maine Experiment Station. 



" .1/. dolabratus has been a conspicuous Insect in timothy meadows in portions 

 of the eastern United States during the past 10 years and now has a distribu- 

 tion as far west as Illinois and Minnesota and south in the Mississippi Valley 

 into Kentucky, it is believed to he an introduced species, coming from Europe 

 with timothy hay or other large stemmed grass shipped for forage or packing 



