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biting. Viable forms of Leishmania donovani and L. tropica are not passed in 

 tlie feces of C. rotundatus. Conorhinus rubra fasciatus is not concerned in the 

 transmission of Isala-azar." 



Notes on a frogliopper attacking sugar cane at Marienburg Estate, 

 Surinam, C. B. Williams {Bui. Ent. Research, 7 (1911), No. 3, pp. 271, 272).— 

 Tlie autlior's observations indicate that Tomaspis tristis may liecome a serious 

 pest of sugar cane in Surinam. 



ApMds injurious to orchard fruits, currant, gooseberry, and grape, A. L. 

 QuAiNTANCE and A. C. Bakek (U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 80^ (1917), pp. 

 42, figs. SO). — A practical summary of information, including control measures. 



The San Jose scale, F. B. Paddock (Texas Sta. Circ. 18 (1916), pp. S-11, figs. 

 3). — A brief summary of information on the San Jos§ scale and its control. 



Some new scale insects of Japan, S. I. Kuwana (Annot. Zool. Japonenses, 

 9 (1916), pt. 2, pp. 145-152, pi. 1). — One genus (Nipponorthezia) and seven 

 species are described as new. 



A scale enemy of the vine in Uruguay, G. Schurmann (Rev. Asoc. Rural 

 Uruguay, U (1915), No. 8, pp. 481-483, fig. 1; abs. in Rev. Appl. Ent., Ser. A, 

 4 (1916), No. 8, p. 351). — Pulvinoria vitis appeared in Uruguay for the first 

 time in 1014 and has become a source of serious injury to viiieyanls. 



The introduction of Diaspis pentagona and its control in Argentina, A. 

 Gat.lakdo (An. Zool. Aplicada, 3 (1916), No. 1, pp. 33-50; abs. in Rev. Appl. 

 Ent., Ser. A, 4 (1916), No. 11, p. 467).— A review of the history of the introduc- 

 tion of the West Indian peach scale into Argentina and its control there by 

 Prospaltclla bcrlesci. 



The pink boUworm, W. D. Hunter (Science, n. ser., 45 (1917), No. 1160, pp. 

 293, 294)- — Following a brief reference to the occurrence of (lelechia gossy- 

 piella in Mexico and to the inspection work being carried on by the U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture with a view to preventing its introduction into this 

 country, the author records its recent introduction into Brazil in cotton seeil 

 from Egypt. It is stated that a careful survey of the cotton belt in Brazil 

 early in 1914 failed to detect its presence there, although late in 1916 during 

 another trip made over the same territory it was found generally and thor- 

 oughly established and so numerous that the yields of certain fields were 

 reduced by 50 per cent. 



The life of the caterpillar, J. H. Fabre. trans, by A. Teixeira de Mattos 

 (New York: Dodd, Mead d Co., 1916, pp. 576).— This, the sixth volume of the 

 collected edition of the author's entomological works (E. S. R.. 35, p. 408) con- 

 tains all his essays on butterflies and moths, or their caterpillars. 



A few notes on the life history of Phalonia spartinana, C. N. Ainslie 

 (Canad. Ent., 49 (1917), No. 3, pp. 93-96. pi. i).— The hirva of this lepidop- 

 teran (P. spartinana) lives on Spartina niichauxinna. 



Recent questioning of the transmission of verruga by Phlebotomus, C. H. 

 T. Townsend (Bvl. Ent. Research, 6 (1916), No. 4, pp. 409-411).— The author 

 here answers the objections raised by Strong et al. in their report noted on 

 page 356. 



It is pointed out that the author's conclusion that P. vcrrucariim Is the vective 

 agent of verruga is based upon nearly two years' experience with the blood- 

 sucking fauna of the liimac verruga zone in Peru. Papers relating to the sub- 

 ject by him have been previously noted (E. S. R., 35, p. 258). 



Studies in flies. — Contributions to the study of specific differences in the 

 genus Musca: II, Structures other than genitalia, P. R. Awati (Indian Jour. 

 Med. Research. 4 (1916), No. 1, pp. 123-139, figs. iO).— This third paper (E. S. 

 R., 35, p. 856) deals with structures of the head, thorax, and abdomen. 



