564 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The introduction of a European scolytid (the smaller elm bark-beetle, 

 Scolytus multistriatus) into Massachusetts, J. W. Chapman {Psyche, 11 

 (1910), No. 2, jrp. 63-68, pis. 2). — ScoIuIks multistriatus was discovered in the 

 United States in October, 1909, while extensive collections of leopard moth 

 larvae were being made from limbs of elms and ash at Cambridge, Mass. 



Observations have shown that its attack is invariably above the middle upper 

 part of the trunk and usually on the larger limbs. The beetles are quite ag- 

 gressive, as many as 200 mother beetles being found in a space less than 2 ft. 

 square on a living trunk. Larvse were also taken from the smaller green limbs 

 of standing trees. Without exception the 100 or more dead or dying elm trees 

 which were removed from the streets of the city of Cambridge in 1909 showed 

 hundreds of beetle markings and larvse. During the course of the observations, 

 a native American scolytid {Hylesinus opacuJus) which lives only in dead wood, 

 was also found in abundance. 



A catalogue of the genera of Staphylinidae, F. Eichelbaum (Mem. Soc. Ent. 

 Belf/., 1909, No. 17, pp. 71-263). — The references, synonomy, geographical distri- 

 bution, number of species, and habits of the known larvfe are given under each 

 genus. The author lists S15 genera and 11,801 species in this way. 



A new enemy of the coffee tree, P. Marchal (Jour. Agr. Trop., 9 (1909), 

 No. 98, pp. 227, 228). — The author reports that Xyl€7)orus coffccp is a source of 

 gi'eat injury to the coffee tree in Tonkin. 



A new coffee pest in Java, H. W. Vaj!^ Der Weele (Bui. D6pt. Agr. Indcs 

 N6erland., 1910, No. 35, pp. 1-6; Teysmannia, 21 (1910), No. .',-5. pp. '308-316, figs. 

 7). — The scolytid beetle (Xylehorus coffeivorus) here described as new has be- 

 come a very important enemy of coffee in Java through its attacks upon the 

 berry. No natural enemies of this pest have as yet been discovered. 



A new coffee pest, M. Hagedorn (Ent. Bl., 6 (1910). No. 1, pp. l-^).—A 

 new scolytid beetle, whose injury to the coffee berry in Uganda and Angola is 

 much similar to that of the species noted above, is described as Cryphalus cof-- 

 fcce. The berry is attacked while quite young and green, on some plants nearly 

 all being destroyed. Picking and burning the berries appears to be the only 

 remedy. 



Annotated list of the Asiatic beetles in the collection of the Indian Museum, 

 N. Annandale and W. Horn (Calcutta, 1909, pt. 1, pp. 31, pi. i).— In this first 

 part species belonging to the carabid subfamily Cicindelinae are listed. 



Two new aphelinine parasites of scale insects, L. O. Howard (Ent. News 

 21 (1910), No. J/, pp. 162, 163). — Physcus flavrvcntris is described from speci- 

 mens reared from Chrysomphalus aurantii at Manila, Philippine Islands, and 

 Perissopterus carnesi from specimens reared from Lepidosaphes heckii in China. 



Insect galls of Springfield, Massachusetts, and vicinity, Fannie A. Steb- 

 BiNS (Springfleld Mus. Nat. Hist. Bui. 2, pp. 138, pis. 32).— The galls formed by 

 insects and mites are listed systematically under the plants on which they 

 occur. An extensive bibliography and indexes of gall insects and host plants 

 ai'e included. 



Catalogue of neartic spiders, N. Banks (U. S. Nat. Mus. Bui. 72, 1910, pp. 

 80). — "This catalogue includes a little over 1,300 species; and there will be 

 certainly 2.000 in our country when the West and South are explored as thor- 

 oughly as New England now -is. The largest family is the Theridiidse with 298 

 species ; the Attidfe is next, with 213 ; two other families; the Lycosldae and 

 Epeiridie, have over 100 species in each. Sixteen families have less than 10 

 species apiece. A few new names have been proposed where other names were 

 preoccupied by foreign species. 



