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In 1928, in the Correio Agricola, there appeared an article from 

 his pen, on the coco-beetle. 



In 1929 he published a pamphlet entitled " The Culture of Oranges 

 in Brazil," a work of 138 pages with 6^ illustrations. The diseases 

 'and injurious insects are considered in this pamphlet; and Part II, 

 covering pages 79 to 126, is devoted to insects and mites. 



Between 1924 and 1929 he published, under the auspices of the 

 Bahia Ministry of Agriculture, six numbers of an important Bulletin 

 of the Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Bahia in which he has dealt 

 with a number of different topics, including very many of an ento- 

 mological character. 



Aside from the work done at Rio de Janeiro and in the States of 

 Sao Paulo and Bahia, there is practically no Government or State 

 work done in economic entomology. However, Dr. R. von Ihring 

 informs me that in Rio Grande do Sul a periodical entitled " Egates " 

 is issued by the Polytechnic High School in Porto Alegre in which 

 occasionally original articles touching upon entomological science are 

 published. Doctor von Ihring also informs me that economic bee 

 culture is assisted in Rio Grande do Sul by a periodical which has 

 been issued since 1897. The editor of the journal, E. Sclienk, has 

 published a handbook on bees, which has reached an eighth edition. 

 I am also informed that the Benedictine, D. Amaro van Emelen, in 

 Sao Paulo, is an authority on bees and that his learning regarding bees 

 is recognized throughout Brazil. 



An Agricultural College on North American lines has been estab- 

 lished in the State of Minas Geraes with the organizing advice of 

 Prof. P. H. Rolfs (formerly of Florida and originally an entomolo- 

 gist). The journal Science for November 29, 1929, states that E. J. 

 Hambleton, B. S. (Ohio), M. S. (Cornell) has been placed in charge 

 of entomology in the new mstitution. 



Quite recently a publication has been started in Sao Paulo entitled 

 (translated) " The Archives of the Biological Institute." The first 

 number contains no less than three articles of economic entomological 

 importance: one by H. Eggers, on the Ipidae of South America; 

 another by M. Autuori, on a Phorid parasite of Icerya piirchasi, and 

 one by A. Hempel on some new Coccidae. 



Among the Brazilian writers of late years we may mention 

 J. Vizioli, J. S. Guimares, L. A. de Azevedo Marques, and A. F. M. 

 Torres. Aside from economic entomology, the great work of Romu- 

 aldo Ferreira d'Almeida on the Rhopalocera of Brazil should be 

 mentioned. Senhor d'Almeida was given the Alcide d'Orbigny prize 

 of the Entomological Society of France, for his work, in 1929. 



