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BAC I LLUS DECOLOR 



Insect concerned: Vanessa urticae . 



While studying the "bacteria associated with the nun 

 moth, Lymantria monacha, Eckstein (189*0 found this 

 "bacillus in the larva of Vanessa urticae . 



Eckstein, K. 189^ Untersuchungen liber die in Raupen 



vorkooimenden Bakterien. Z. F. Forst- und Jagdwesen, 26 , 

 3-20, 228-2U1, 285-298, hl^-h2k. 



BAC I LLU S DO B E L L l Duboscq and Grass e 



Insect concerned: The termite, Glyptotermes iridipennis . 



According to Dougherty (19^2), Duhoscq, and Grasse 

 (1927) recorded three hacteria from Calotermes (Glypto - 

 termes ) iridipennis : Fusiformis termitidis , Fusiformis 

 hill i and Bacillus ( Flexilis ) dohelli . Dougherty states 

 that for this last hacterium Duhoscq and Grasse "proposed 

 the group name (subgenus?) Flexilis to include certain 

 "bacilli characterized hy a considerable length (up to 250 

 microns) . " 



Dougherty, E. C. 19^2 Unpublished manuscript. 

 *Duboscq_, 0. , and Grasse, P. 1927 Flagelles et schizo- 



phytes de Calotermes ( Glyptotermes ) iridipennis Froggo 



Arch. Zool. Exp. Gen. , 66, k^l-k<^6. 



Bac I LLUS E White 



Insect concerned: The honey "bee, Apis mellifera . 



White (1906) isolated Bacillus E from the honey "bee 

 while studying its intestinal flora. He gives a descrip- 

 tion of this organism. 



*White, G, F. I906 The hacteria of the apiary with 

 special reference to "bee diseases. U, So Dept. Agr. , 

 Bur. Entomol. , Tech. Bull. No. Ik, 50 pp. 



Bac 1 llus Ellenbach 1 

 Insect concerned: The silkworm, Bombyx mori . 



