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Midge Infesting Potatoes. — Edith M. Patch {Journ. Econ. Ento- 

 molofjy, 1917, 10, 472-3, 1 pi ). A Chironomoid larva, probably a 

 species of Camptocladius, was found as a miner in potatoes in Maine, a 

 very unusual habit which may have been induced by some peculiar local 

 condition. J. A. T. 



Parasite of Blueberry Maggot. — W. C. Woods {Canadian Ento- 

 mologist^ 1915, 47, 293-5, 1 pi). From apple maggots or " railroad 

 worms " {Rhagoletis pomoneUa Walsh), infesting the fruits of the blue- 

 berry in Maine, there emerged specimens of a Braconid {Biosteres 

 rhagoletis sp. n.) which are described by E. A. Richmond in this paper. 



J. A. T. 



Philippine Species of Phlebotomus.— Charles S. Banks {Philip- 

 pine Journ. Science, 1919, 14, 163-7, 1 pi.). A description of Phle- 

 botomus nicnic, a minute moth-fly (Psychodid), about 2 mm. in length, 

 which gives an extremely severe bite, more painful than that of most 

 mosquitoes. Its grey shaggy appearance makes it difficult to be seen 

 against the skin. The genus is represented in India and Ceylon, but this is 

 the first Philippine record. It is believed that the " nicnic " breeds in 

 kitchen drains. The tiny fly is a serious factor in human existence in 

 the Philippines, and is not improbably an agent in disease transmission. 



J. A. T. 



Psyllid Gall on Juncus. — Edith M. Patch {Psyche, 1916, 23, 

 No. 1, 1 pL). The normal compact inflorescence of Juncus is some- 

 times replaced by a monstrous tassel of the nature of a gall. It is 

 shown that this is due to the young stages of a beautiful little Psyllid, 

 Livia maculipennis, which Fitch described in 1857 as frequenting 

 -swampy places. J, A, T» 



Meadow Plant-bug.— Herbert Osborn {Journ. Agric. Research, 

 1918, 15, 175-200, 1 pi.). An account of 3Iiris dolahratus, common in 

 timothy meadows in the eastern United States during the past forty 

 years, and now distributed as far west as Illinios and as far south as 

 Kentucky. It is believed to be of European origin. It feeds on 

 cultivated grasses. There are dimorphic females, about 90 p.c. short- 

 winged, and the rest long-winged. The species hibernates in the egg- 

 stage. The %gg is thrust into the stem of grass or clover and remains 

 protected in the hollow before hatching. Rotation and other practical 

 measures are suggested. The known natural enemies are spiders, the 

 predacious damsel bugs, a Tachnid fly, and a fungus. J. A. T. 



Glyphotaelius punctatolineatus.— F. Ris {MT. Schweiz. Entomol. 

 Ges., 1919, 13, 17-9). This is one of the most notable of Pal^earctic 

 Trichoptera, remarkable in size and beauty. The author reports its 

 occurrence among the Bog-bean {Menyanthes) leaves by the side of an 

 Alpine lake (at an elevation of 1302 metres) in Toggenburg. The 

 gelatinous egg-masses were attached in thousands to the leaves, but the 

 It is probable that they are nocturnal in habit. 



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