1920] ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY — ENTOMOLOGY. 57 



pis. 2). — The author presents descriptions of 23 forms, of which 1 represents 

 the genus Batrocera ; 17 the genus Ch?etodacus, 12 of which are new ; 4 the 

 genus Mellesis, 2 of which are new ; and 1 the genus Monacrostichus. Tables 

 for the separation of the genera and species are Includefl. 



The construction of calcareous opercula by longicorn larva; of the 

 group Cerambycini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) , C. F. C. Beeson ([Indian'i 

 Forest Bui. 38 {1919), pp. 10, pi. 1). — A paper presented before the zoological 

 section of the Indian Science Congress held in Bombay in January, 1919. 



An insect very injurious to the coconut palm (Strategus quadrifo- 

 veatus), M. A. Crespo {Rev. Agr. Puerto Rico, 4 {1920), No. 3, pp. Ifi, //S).— 

 This is a brief account of injury by a rhinoceros beetle. 



Rhodnius brethesi n. sp., A. da Matta {Ahs. in Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.. 

 74 {1920), No. 16, p. 1134). — This is a report of studies of the life history of a 

 reduviid which the author has described as R. brethesi and. which is an inter- 

 mediate host for Chagas' trypanosome. This bug occurs in the Amazon 

 region, where both Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas and the armadillo, its ancestral 

 host, are encountered. This trypanosome does not seem to cause disease in the 

 armadillo, and Chagas disease has never been known in human beings in that 

 I'egion. 



A Mexican species of Agrilus found in Arizona (Coleoptera), W. S. 

 Fisher and A. S. Nicolay {Ent. News, 31 {1920), No. 4, pp. 100-102).— Agrilus 

 restrictus Waterhouse is recorded from the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona. 



Collecting some little known Buprestidae, H, E. Bubke {Proc. Ent. Soc. 

 ^Vash., 22 {1920), No. 4, pp. 72-76). 



Report of entomologist, W. E. Hinds {Alabama Col. Sta. Circ. 43 {1920), 

 pp. 15-18). — Particuhir attention was given in 1919 to the demonstration of the 

 practicability of dusting for the control of the boll weevil. The increase in the 

 yield brought about by dusting ranged up to a net pi-ofit of better than $20 per 

 acre, and on one field of 75 acres dusted by a dusting machine company there 

 was an average profit of better than $22 per acre. 



It appears that the type of dusting machinery used in connection with boll 

 weevil control can be utilized for the distribution of finely powdered sulphur for 

 the control of the red spider. The sweet potato weevil occurring in the vicinity 

 of Grand Bay is thought to have been brought under complete control in that 

 section. Brief reference is also made to corn insect control work and to the 

 pink bollworm of cotton. 



A modern bee farm and its economic management, S. Simmins {Heath- 

 field, Sussex: Author, 1914, rev. ed., pp. XVI-\-479, pis. 12, figs. i09).— This is 

 a practical work based upon the author's experience and close observations ex- 

 tending over a period of more than 40 years. Chapters on bee paralysis, or the 

 Isle of Wight disease, and on honey, its us^s in health and disease, together 

 with notes upon profitable grass farming and dairying and orchard planting as 

 suitable auxiliary occupations for the beekeeper, are included. 



Apiculture, R. Hommell {Apiculture. Pars: J. B. BaiUirrc <£• Sons, 1919. 3. 

 ed.. rev., pp. 501, figs. i83).— This third edition of the work previously noted 

 (E. S. R., 18, p. 358) forms a part of G. Wery's Encyclopedie Agricole. 



Outapiaries and their management, M. G. Dadant {Hamilton, III.: Amer. 

 Bee Jour., 1919, pp. 124, fios. 61). — Following a brief introduction the subject 

 is dealt with under the headings of choosing a general location, selecting 

 apiary sites, basis of placing the apiary, the apiary itself, general systems of 

 management, winter and spring work, early summer work, the harvest, fall and 

 early winter, moving bees, automobiles and trucks, and honey houses and 

 equipment. 



