ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY ENTOMOLOGY. 455 



Scr. A, No. 10, pp. 390, 3U1).— The notes here prcseutetl relate to the olive 

 lecanium (Lecanium olew), the leopard moth {Zeuzera pyrina), the olive tineid 

 (Praps oleo'Uus), the olive psj-Ila {Euphyllura olivina), and the scolytid 

 Hylesinus olciperda. 



The natural enemies of vineyard pests, J. Feytaud (Rev. Vit., 89 (1913), 

 Nos. 994, PP- 5-9, pi. 1; 995, pp. 36-JfO, figs. 2; 996, pp. 76-81, figs. 2; 991, pp. 

 97-101, figs. 3; 998, pp. 137-141, figs. 2).— The tirst iwrtion (pp. 5-9, 3G-40) 

 of this paper deals with the more important insect predators; the second (pp. 

 76-Sl, 97-101, 137-141) with insect parasites. 



Insect enemies of the elm in France, F. Picard (Prog. Agr. et Vit. {IJd. 

 VEst-Ccntre), 34 {1913), No. 49, pp. 712-719, pi. i).— In this account the author 

 deals with the elm leaf beetle (GaleruceUa luicola), the elm scolytid (ticolytus 

 destructor), the small scolytid of the elm (/S'. pygmwus), the elm anthaxia {An- 

 thaxia manca), the copper buprestid (Pcecilonota decipiens), the elm saperda 

 (Saperda punctata), the elm necydale (Necydalis ulmi), and the goat moth 

 (Cossus ligniperda). 



The sanitary pathological importance of insects and related arthropods, 

 E. A. GoLDi {Die sanitarisch-pntJiologische Bcdeutung dcr Inscktcn und ver- 

 wandtcn Gliederticre, namentUch als Krankheits-Errcgcr und Krnnkheits- 

 Ubcrtrdger. Berlin, 1913, pp. 155, figs. i78).— The first part of this work relates 

 to stinging, biting, and irritating insects and arthropods (pp. 9-28) ; the second 

 part to bloodsucking insects and other arthropods (pp. 28-122) ; and the third 

 to insects and other arthropods as disease transmitters (pp. 122-151). A sub- 

 ject index is appended. 



Powdered arsenate of lead as an insecticide, W. E. Hinds {Jour. Econ. Ent., 

 6 (1913), No. 6, pp. 477-479) .—The author states that he has yet to hear of a 

 single instance in which dry powdered arsenate of lead caused the formation 

 of a sore upon either man or beast when engaged in its application, or of a sin- 

 gle case of internal poisoning resulting from its extensive use. "At the present 

 time we know of no reason why anyone should hesitate to use powdered arse- 

 nate of lead in preference to Paris green or any other arsenical poison now com- 

 monly obtainable upon the market." 



Catalogue of palearctic Hemiptera (Heteroptera, Homoptera-Aucheno- 

 rhyncha, and Psylloidese), B. Oshanin {Katalog der paldarktischcn Hemip- 

 teren. Berlin, 1912, pp. Zy/+i87).— This catalogue lists more than 5,369 

 species. It includes indexes (1) to the species and varieties, and (2) to the 

 subgenera, genera, and higher groups. 



On fungi parasitic on scale insects found in Formosa, K. Miyabe and K. 

 Sawada {Jour. Col. Agr. Tohoku Imp. Univ., 5 {1913), No. 5, pp. 73-90, pis. 2; 

 abs. in Agr. News [Barbados^, 12 {1913), No. 299, p. 334).— This paper deals 

 with 7 species of fungi found to be parasitic on scale insects in Formosa, 

 namely, Aschersonia alcyrodes and Ophionectria tetraspora n. sp., parasitic on 

 Parlatoria zizyphi infesting Citrus nobilis; A. marginata, parasitic on Coccus 

 longulus and P. zizyphi infesting Citrus yiobilis and Psidium guajaua; A. suzukii 

 n. sp., parasitic on Coccus longulus infesting the living leaves and branches of 

 Citrus nobilis and Fagara nitida; Sphwrostilbc coccophila, parasitic on P. 

 zizyphi, Mytilaspis gloverii, and Aspidiotus ficus infesting Citrus nobilis, Ficus 

 xoightiana, and Thea chinensis ; Microcera fujikuroi n. sp. on Aspidiotus ficus 

 infesting Citrus nobilis, and commonly found throughout the island of Formosa, 

 often associated with Microcera coccophila ; and O. coccicola, parasitic on P. 

 zizyphi, Aspidiotus ficus, Mytilaspis gloverii, and M. citricola infesting Citrus 

 nobilis. 



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