1919] ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY ENTOMOLOGY. 57 



first part of this paper (E. S. R., 40, p. 453) the author gives information on the 

 yellow Monolepta beetle {Monolepta ros(e), the yellow maize or peach moth 

 {Conogethes punctiferalis) , and the boUworm which attack Indian corn in New 

 South Wales. Two additional species of cutworms now recorded as maize pests 

 in New South Wales, namely, Agrotis radians and Prodcnia litura, are also 

 described. 



Torest zoology, B. B. Osmaston (Rpt. Forest Research Inst. [Dchra Dun], 

 J917-18, pp. 6, 7). — The notes here presented relate to economic insects, par- 

 ticularly those attacking sal and teak. 



Entomology and the war, L. O. Howard (Sci. Mo., 8 (1919), No. 2, pp. 109- 

 117). — A brief discussion of some of the entomological problems dealt with 

 dui'ing the war. 



Seventeenth report State entomologist of Minnesota, A. G. Ruggles {Rpt. 

 State Ent. Minn., 17 {1918), pp. 21,0, pis. S, figs. 23i ) .—Following brief notes on 

 the insects of the year, by A. G. Ruggles (pp. 3-8), papers are presented on 

 Life History of an Oak Twig Girdler {Agrilus arcuatus torquatus), by A. G. 

 Ruggles (pp. 15-20) ; Potato Spraying in Minnesota, by S. A. Graham (pp. 

 21-31) ; The Carpenter Ant as a Destroyer of Sound Wood, by S. A. Graham 

 (pp. 32-40) ; Drosophila in Bottled Certified Milk, by W. A. Riley (pp. 41-^5) ; 

 Contribution to Knowledge of the Tribes and Higher Groups of the Family 

 Aphididse, by O. W. Oestlund (pp. 46-72) ; The Confused Flour Beetle (Tri- 

 bolium confusum), by R. N. Chapman (pp. 73-94) ; The Clover Seed Chalcid 

 (Bruchophagus funebris), by W. Williamson (pp. 95-110) ; A Preliminary Re- 

 port on the Trombidiidae of Minnesota, by C. W. Howard (pp. 111-144) ; and 

 The Hymenoptera of Minnesota, by F. L. Washburn (pp. 145-237). 



Third biennial report of the Montana State Board of Entomology, R. A. 

 CooLET (Bien. Rpt. Mont. Bd. Ent., 3 (1917-18), pj). 60, p?s. 5).— This report 

 deals particularly with the investigational and eradication work with the Rocky 

 Mountain spotted fever tick (Dermacentor venustus). 



The following papers are included : Report of Tick Control Operations in 

 the Bitter Root Valley during the Season of 1918, Facts in Connection There- 

 with ; Recommendations for the Further Prosecution of the Work, by R. R. 

 Parker (pp. 25-40) ; Second Report on Investigations of the Rocky Mountain 

 Spotted Fever Tick in Eastern Montana, by R. R. Parker (pp. 41-54) ; and 

 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Pathology and Etiology ; Progress, by S. B. 

 Wolbach (pp. 55-60). 



In his second report, on biological studies of D. venustus (E. S. R., 37, p. 

 560), Parker deals at length with wild animals as hosts of immature ticks, 

 presenting tabular data on the results of examination of wild animals for 

 larvae, nymphs, and adults, examination of domestic animals for adult ticks, etc. 



Sixteenth annual report of the State entomologist of Montana, R. A. Coolet 

 (Montana Sta. Bui. 126 (1918), pp. 21-44, flff- !)■ — The author presents notes on 

 the occurrence of the more important insect pests of the year, including grass- 

 hoppers; cutworms, which were particularly abundant; the Colorado potato 

 beetle ; Hylemyia cerealis, a maggot which occurred in stems of young winter 

 wheat plants at widely separated points in the State ; the sugar beet webworm 

 (Loxostege sticticalis) ; the false chinch bug (Nysius ericw) ; the alfalfa weevil 

 (Phytonomus postic^is) ; etc. 



Report of the department of entomology, T. J. Headlee (New Jersey Stas. 

 Rpt. 1917, pp. 425-520, pi. 1, figs. 4). — A list of the insects received and identified 

 during the year, which includes the locality and date of receipt, is followed 

 by a brief discussion of the occurrence of the more important forms and 

 references to species introduced from abroad. 



