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Gory ; B. lineata, F., feeding on Pinus strobus and P. rigida ; B. nuttalli, 

 Kirby, in pine ; B. laeviventris, Lee, in Pinus jponderosa, and other 

 pines ; B. confluenta, Say, attacking planted cotton wood ; B. rufijpes, 

 Oliv., breeding in oak, beech, maple and southern yellow pine ; 

 B. viridisuturalis, sp. n. ; and B. gibbsi, Lee, probably breeding in 

 oak and poplar. [See also this Review, Ser. A, vi, pp. 289, 421]. 



Osservatorio Autonomo di Fitopatologio, Turin, Mthly. Leaflets, 

 Nos. 1-12, January-December 1918, 46 pp. 



The following is -a brief record of some of the injurious insects 

 reported during the year : — Lepidoptera : Aegeria {Sesia) apiformis 

 on poplar ; Gydia {Carpocapsa) pomonella on pear ; G. splendana on 

 walnut and chestnut ; G. funebrana on prune ; Gnethocampa 

 pityocampa on pine ; Cossus cossus on walnut, elm, birch, and lime ; 

 Hyponomeuta malinellus on apple ; Girphis {Leucania) zeae on maize ; 

 Malacosoma neustria on apple and pear ; Nygmia phaeorrhoea 

 (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) on chestnut, pear, cherry and elm ; Polychrosis 

 botrana and Glysia ambiguella on vine ; Pieris brassicae on cabbage ; 

 Porthetria (Lymantria) dispar on pear and plum ; Saturnia pyri 

 on pear and poplar ; Sitotroga cerealella and Tinea granella in 

 stored wheat ; and Zeuzera pyrina {aesculi) on apple. 



Coleoptera : Agriotes lineatus on wheat, potato and turnip ; 

 Anthonomus pomorum on pear ; Geuthorrhynchus sulcicollis, Payk., 

 on cabbage ; Gapnodis tenebrionis on Prunus spinosa ; Hylesinus 

 fraxini on cherry ; Haltica oleracea on cabbage ; Bruchus lentis in 

 lentils; B. {Laria) pisorum in peas; Byctiscus betulae {Rhynchites 

 betuleti) on vine ; Saperda carcharias on poplar ; Xyleborus dispar in 

 apple and pear ; and Scolytus {Eccoptogaster) multistriatus on elm. 



Hymenoptera : Eriocampoides {Caliroa) limacina on pear and 

 Hoplocampa brevis on pear. 



Rhynchota :—Stephanitis (Tingis) pyri on pear. Coccidae : — 

 Aulacaspis rosae on rose ; A. pentagona on lemon, Euonymus, jasmine, 

 lilac, mulberry, oleander, Geltis australis and Juglans nigra ; Aonidia 

 lauri on laurel ; Aonidiella taxus, on Podocarpus ; Aspidiotus hederae 

 on oleander and mandarine ; Geroplastes rusci on fig ; G. sinensis on 

 mandarine ; Goccus hesperidum on lemon ; Epidiaspis piricola on 

 pear ; Eulecanium persicae on laurel, lilac and Elaeagnus angustifolia ; 

 Icerya purchasi on lemon ; Lepidosaphes beckii {Mytilaspis citricola) 

 on vine ; L. ulmi {M. pomorum) on pear and willow ; Pseudococcus 

 hngispinus on Ghaniaedorea oblongata ; P. citri on lemon ; Pulvinaria 

 vitis on vine and hawthorn ; P. camelicola on camellia. Aphidae :^ 

 Aphis persicae on peach ; A. ribis on currant ; A. cucurbitae on pump- 

 kin ; A. rumicis {papaveris) on chrysanthemum and beans ; Anuraphis 

 persicae-niger on peach ; Ghermes strobi on Pinus strobus ; Dryaphis 

 longipes on chestnut ; and Hyalopterus arundinis {pruni) on prune 

 and" peach. 



Diptera : Acidia heraclei on celery ; Gontarinia pyrivora on pear ; 

 Hylemyia antiqua on onion and garlic ; Platyparea poeciloptera on 

 asparagus ; and Perrisia pyri on pear. 



Orthoptera : — Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa on potato and lettuce. 



Mites : Eriophyes pyri on pear ; E. vitis on vine ; E. tristriatus on 

 walnut ; and Tetranychus telarius on vine and angelica. 



