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urged that special efTorts be made to determine tlie possible presence of this 

 pest. 



The European corn borer and sonic similar native insects, W. P. Flint 

 and J. It. Malloch (///. Dcpt. lixyistr. and Ed., Div. Nat. Hist. Survey Bui., 13 

 {1020), Art. 10, pp. 287-305, fiys. Ji5). — A siminiarized account is first given of 

 I'lirausta nubilalis Iliibner. This is followed by a discussion of other insects 

 likely to l)e mislalcon for the European corn borer, including the distinguish- 

 ing characters of the corn-borer group (P. nuhilalis, P. pcnitaUs, and P, 

 itliHmhnit(iH.'<). The author concludes that the smartwecd borer, which is 

 very common in Illinois and has been described by Ileinrich as P. ainsliei, 

 repre.sents P. obianbratulis Led. A form taken in a field of sweet corn at 

 Hloomington, III., the imnuature stages and food plant of which are at present 

 unknown, is described as 7*. caffreii n. sp. 



Proceedings of the conference on the European corn borer (A'^. Y. Dcpt. 

 Farms and Markets, Div. Agr. Bui. 123 (1919), pp. Hi, pis. 11). — Papers pre- 

 sented at the conference held at Albany August 28, and at Boston August 29, 

 1919, include the following: The European Corn Borer, by C. S. Wilson (pp. 

 7-10) ; The European Corn Borer in Anierica, by L. O. Howard (pp. 10-15) ; 

 Danger to the Corn Industry of this Country, if the European Corn Borer 

 Is Not Exterminated, by C. Adkins (pp. 15-20) ; The Life History of the Euro- 

 pean Corn Borer and a Summary of the Possibilities of Exterminating the 

 Pest in New York, by E. P. Felt (pp. 20-27) ; Information Relative to the 

 Control of the European Corn Borer in New York, by G. G. Atwood (pp. 27-32) ; 

 Suuunary of the Situation in Massachusetts as it Relates to the European Corn 

 Borer, by W. Wheeler (pp. 33-o5) ; Report on the Work of the American Pest 

 Connnittee, by H. A. Reynolds (pp. 3G, 37) ; Facts Revealed in Two Years' 

 Work with the European Corn Borer in jNIassachusetts, by D. J. Caffrey (pp. 

 37-49) ; and the Corn Borer from the Standpoint of Quarantine and General 

 Control, by C. L. Marlatt (pp. G0-G7). 



Monograph of the fungus gnats of the Canary Islands, E. S. Abreu (Mem. 

 R. Acad. Cien. y Artes Barcelona, S. scr., 16 (1920), No. 1, pp. 154, Pls. 2).— 

 This is a monograph of the Mycetophilidte. 



Tlie violet cecidoniyiid (Perrisia afiinis Kieffer) , P. Va.yssi£:re (Bui. Sac. 

 Path. Vcy. France, 7 (1920), No. 1, pp. 31-33).— A brief account of this pest, 

 wliich is a source of serious injury in the region of Hyeres. 



Tlie Hessian fly in Indiana, W. H. Larrimer (Indiana Sta. Circ. 95 (1920), 

 pp. 8, figs. 5). — This is a brief popular account which includes a double page 

 figure showing the development of the Hessian fly from egg to adult twice dur- 

 ing the year. 



Some observations on Pipunculus flies which parasitize the cane leaf 

 hopper at Pahaht, Hawaii, February 11, April 25, 19 IS, F. X. Williams 

 iProc. llaicaii. Ent. Soc, J, (1919), No. 1, pp. 68-71, fig. i).— Observations of the 

 hal)its of several species which have transferred their attention from native 

 leaf hoppers to the sugar cane leaf hopi)er (Perlcinsiella saccharicida Kirk.) 

 are recorded. 



Some additional notes on Bruchidif and their parasites in the Hawaiian 

 Islands, J. C. Briowell (Proc. Hawaii. Ent. Soc., 4 (1919), No. 1, pp. 15-20; 

 abs. in Rev. Appl. Ent., 7 (1919), Ser. A, No. 10, pp. 1,34, ^35).— These notes sup- 

 plement the paper previously noted (E. S. R., 40, p. 2G0). 



Tlie ABC and X Y Z of bee culture, A. I. and E. R. Root (Medina, Ohio: 

 The A. I. Root Co., 1920, rev. and cnl. ed., pp. 8-\-856. pi. 1, figs. SOO).— This is 

 a new edition of the work previously noted (E. S. R., 37, p. 5GS). 



