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deodara, Picea morinda and Pinus excelsa ; Rhyncho'phoms ferrugineus, 

 Oliv., on Cocos nucifera, Phoenix dactylifera and P. sylvesfris ; Sipalus 

 hypocrita, Boh., on Aesculus pundaana, Bombax malabaricum, Dalbergia 

 cultrata, Pinus khasya and Pterocarpus dalbergioides ; Trigonocolus 

 brachmanae, Fst., on Butea frondoso, Ougeinia dalbergioides and 

 Pterocarpus dalbergioides. 



Smulyan (M. T.). U.S. Eur. Entom. Some Observations on the 

 Webbing Clothes Moth {Tineola biselliella, Hum.). — Psyche, 

 Boston, Mass, xxvi, no. 3, June 1919, pp. 71-73. 



Observations made on Tineola biselliella, Hum., kept in glass jars 

 lined with felt, are recorded. This species of clothes moth seems 

 to be more common than Tinea pellionella (case-making clothes moth) 

 in the northern States. A marked variation was observed in the 

 degree of activity and sensitiveness among the larvae but whether 

 this is a question of individuality or of sex has not yet been determined. 



Teaver (J. R.). Ecological Relations of the Lepidopterous Genus 

 Depressaria (Oecophoridae). — Psyche, Boston, Mass., xxvi, no. 3, 

 June 1919, pp. 73-80. 



The species of Depressaria vary greatly in their life-habits. Their 

 ecological relations are discussed and a table showing their world-wide 

 distribution is given. Of the 249 knowTi species of this genus, the only 

 ones that are of economic importance in the United States are : 

 D. groteella on hazel, D. robiniella on locust trees, and D. heracleana 

 on parsnip. 



Weiss (H. B). The More Important Nursery Insects in New Jersey.— 



New Jersey Bept. Agric, Bur. Statistics & Inspec, Trenton, N.J., 

 Circ. no. 26, April 1919, 47 pp., 44 figs. [Received 22nd July 

 1919.] 



This circular has been compiled for the use of nurserymen. iVs 90 

 per cent, of the nursery area in New Jersey is devoted to ornamental 

 plants, only those insects injurious to such plants are dealt with. 

 Descriptions are given of the general appearance, life-history, food- 

 plants and remedial measures for each species, much of the information 

 having been previously recorded [see this Review, Ser. A, iii, p. 514 ; 

 vi, p. 204, etc.]. 



J.ARDiNE (N. K.). Tea Tortrix. Preliminary Report on the Spraying 

 Experiments.— Tro^. Agriculturist, Peradeniya, Iii, no. 6, June 

 1919, pp. 336-338. 



An investigation has been carried on for five months with the object 

 of finding a practicable wash that will kill the tea tortrix [Homona 

 coffearia] and render the tea bushes distasteful to this moth. It is 

 proposed to use such a wash on the rows of old tea bushes to be left 

 as wind-belts or flight breaks on the ridges exposed to the south-west 

 monsoon [see this Review, Ser. A, vii, p. 112]. 



