652 EXPEKIMENT STATION RECOKD. 



iiuthor reports having observed the fungus' on R. americana on Pimis contorta, 

 and R. douglasii and its varieties on Pseudotsuga taxifoUa, Abies grandis, A. 

 lasiocarpa, and Picea engelvianni. 



ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY— ENTOMOLOGY. 



Elementary text-book of economic zoology and entomology, V. L. Kellogg 

 and R. W. Doane (Neiv York: Henry UoJt c6 Co., 1915, pp. X-\-532, figs. 246) — 

 This book is intended as a guide to students wlio wisli to learn about animals 

 from the special point of view of their interrelations with man. It is an intro- 

 duction to general and economic zoology. 



Studies in the longevity of insects, J. P. Baumbekgeb (Ann. Ent. Soc. 

 Amer., 7 (1914), No. 4, pp. 323-353, fig. i).— This article discusses the subjects 

 of (1) longevity as affected by different constant temperatures (pp. 323-330) ; 

 (2) longevity as affected by exposure to two different temperatures (pp. 330- 

 338) ; and (3) hibernation as affected by exposure to two different tempera- 

 tures (pp. 338-3.51). 



A bibliography of .56 titles is included. 



Key to the families of North American insects, C. T. Beues and A. L. 

 Melander (Boston: Authors, 1915, pp. VII-\-140, figs. -^27). — In this manual 

 the authors have attempted to bring together a brief yet complete key to all 

 the families of American insects for the use of the general student. 



A glossary of terms, drawings of anatomical details, and an index are in- 

 chided. 



Injurious and beneficial insects of California, E. O. Essig (Mo. Bid. Com. 

 Eort. Co?., 4 (1915), No. 4, Sup., pp. LXXXI+541, figs. 503).— A revised and 

 enlarged edition of the work previously noted (E. S. R., 28, p. 853). The gen- 

 eral scope of the work is practically the same, but many insects of minor im- 

 portance have also been included, although household insects and those attack- 

 ing domestic animals are lai'gely omitted. 



Materials for study of the injurious insects of the Government of Moscow, 

 D. IM. KoROLKOv (Mat. po Izuch. Vredn. Nasiek. Moskov. Gut)., 5 (1914), PP- 

 1-93; aljs. in Rev. Appl. Ent., 2 (1914), Ser. A, No. 6, pp. 366-370).— This is a 

 report on insects investigated by the author in an experimental orchard leased 

 for that purpose. Among the pests considered are Aporia cratcegi, Anthonomus 

 pomorum, Psylla mali, Byturus tomentosns, the codling moth, Incurvaria 

 ruhiella, Zophodia convolutcUa, etc . 



Fungus diseases and insect pests noticed in 1913 on the south, coast of the 

 Crimea and in the region of Balaklava, V. I. Tupizin (Viestnik Vinodiel., No. 4 

 (1914), pp. 226-231; alts, in Rev. Ap2)1. Ent., 2 (1914), Ser. A, No. 6, pp. 

 854 355) — The insects mentioned as having caused the most severe injury in 

 1913 are Otiorhynchns taurietis, cutworms (Agrotis), Pseudococcus vitis, and 

 P. adonidum (longispinus) . 



Deformed apples and the causes, L. Caesar (Canad. Ent., .^7 (1915), No. 2, 

 pp. 49-54, figs. 4). — A brief account is given of the plum curculio, apple curculio, 

 leaf bugs or capsids, aphidids, apple maggot or railroad worm, and leaf rollers 

 and green fruit worms, and the way they cause the malformations of apples. 



The control of insect enemies of the vine, L. Bernard (Technique des 

 Traitetnents contre les Insectes de la Vigne. Paris: J. B. Baillicre d Sons, 1914, 

 pp. VIII +364, flffs. 95; ahs. in Rev. Appl. Ent., 2 (1914), Ser. A, No. 10, pp. 

 607-609). — The first part (pp. 1-4G) of this work deals with the cochylis and 

 eudemis moths, their history, geographical distribution, characteristics as dis- 

 tinguished from the pyralid moth, and biology. Part 2 (pp. 47-286) deals with 



