103 



*Metalnikov, S. , Ermolaev, J. , and Skohaltzyn, V. 1930 

 New "bacteria pathogenic to the larvae of Pyrausta 

 nubilalis Hb. Internat. Corn Borer Invest., Sci. 

 Repts., 3, 28-36. 



Bacter 1 um 1 ncertum Steinhaua 



Insect concerned: The lvreman cicada, Tihicen linnei . 



While studying the natural flora of the lyreman cicada, 

 Steinhaus (19^1) isolated from the ovaries of this insect, 

 a "bacterium which closely resembled those of genus Listeria 

 ( Listerella ). The pathogenic characteristics were not the 

 same as those of Listeria monocytogenes , however, so the 

 "bacterium was tentatively placed in the genus Bacterium 

 and given the specific name i ncertum . 



*Steinhaus, E. A. 19^1 A study of the "bacteria associated 

 with thirty species of insects. J. Bact. , kg, 757-790. 



Bacter i um . nsect 1 ph 1 l ium Steinhaus 



Insect concerned: The "bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemerae - 

 formis . 



This "bacterium was described "by Steinhaus (19^1) as 

 "oeing isolated from the "body wall of the "bagworm. It is 

 a gram-positive non-spore -forming rod which hydrolyzes 

 starch. 



*Steinhaus, E. A. I9U1 A study of the "bacteria asso- 

 ciated with thirty species of insects. J. Bact., h2 , 

 757-790. 



Bacterium kimipowitchii 



Insect concerned: The mealworm, Tenehrio molitor. 



Bacterium knipowitchii , a phosphorescent "bacterium, 

 was found to "be pathogenic for the mealworm "by Pfeiffer 

 and Stammer (I930). 



Pfeiffer, H. and Stammer, H. J. 1930 Pathogenes Leuchten 

 "bei Insekteri. Z. fur. morph. und flkol der Tiere, 20, 

 136-171. 



