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heckii on oranges. From Oregon and Ohio, Myziis rosanmi on roses. 

 From Texas, Dialenrodes citri on Cape jasmine. From Illinois, 

 Heterodera radicicola on rose plants. From Louisiana, Pseiidococcus 

 sp., P. hronieliae and Diaspis bromeliae on pineapples. From South 

 Dakota, Lepidosaphes heckii on grapefruit. From Mexico, Lepido- 

 saphes beckii on oranges and sweet limes ; Heliothis ohsoleta in tomatos; 

 Plodia interpnnctella in maize ; Anastrepha ludens in sweet limes ; 

 and Hemichionaspis minor, SelenaspidusarticulaUis and Parlatoria proteus 

 on sour limes. From Central America, Lepidosaphes gloveri, L. beckii, 

 Parlatoria cinerea and P. pergandei on limes ; Aspidiotus cyanophylli, 

 A. cydoniae, Selenaspidus articulatus and Pseiidococcus sp. on bananas ; 

 Tetrapriocera tridens and Xyleborus grenadensis in mahogany timber ; 

 Chrysomphalus dictyospermi on rose plants ; Monomorium pharaonis 

 in soil ; Lepidosaphes beckii and Chrysomphalits aonidum on oranges ; 

 and Bruchns obtectiis in beans. From the Panama Canal Zone, Cathar- 

 tus cassiae in maize ; Hemichionaspis minor on coconuts ; and Lepido- 

 saphes beckii on lemons. From Chile, Phthorimaea operculella in 

 potatoes. From Cuba, Pseudococcus bromeliae and Diaspis bromeliae 

 on pineapples. From South America, Trigonogenius globulum in ivory 

 nuts and Tribolimn sp. in sunflower seed. From Hawaii, Tribolium 

 confusiim and Bruchns obtectus in beans ; undetermined weevils in 

 bean pods ; Chrysomphalus aonidtim, Hemichionaspis minor, Ripersia 

 palmarum, Hyposcoma sp., Monomorium floricola, Chionaspis inday, 

 Aspidiotus lataniae, A. cyanophylli, A. cydoniae, Pseiidococcus sp. 

 and undetermined Lepidopterous larvae on coconuts ; Diaspis bromeliae 

 and Pseiidococcus bromeliae on pineapples and bananas ; Psammoecus 

 desjardinsi on bananas ; Coccus elongatus on betel leaves ; Bruchus 

 chinensis and undetermined Lepidopterous larvae in botanical speci- 

 mens ; Bruchus amicus, B. sallei and B. limbatus in Acacia seeds; 

 Plodia interpnnctella, Chrysomphalus aonidum, Aspidiotus lataniae and 

 Phenacaspis eugeniae on palm seed ; Pheidole megacephala, Psam- 

 moecus desjardinsi, earwigs, millipedes and beetles on koa stumps 

 {Curcuma] ; and larvae of Ceratitis capitata in coffee berries. From the 

 Philippines, Saissetia oleae, Chrysomphalus rossi and undetermined 

 ants on orchids ; and Aspidiotus cydoniae and Lepidosaphes mcgregori 

 on coconuts. From Singapore, Phenacaspis cocker elli, Aspidiotus 

 lataniae, A. cyanophylli, Lepidosaphes sp., and L. mcgregori on coco- 

 nuts ; and Tribolium confusum and Silvanus surinamensis in meal cake. 

 From Australia, Lepidosaphes beckii on oranges. From Italy, an 

 undetermined Lepidopterous larva in St. John's bread [Ceratonia]. 

 From England, Lepidosaphes beckii and an undetermined Coccid on 

 Spanish oranges. 



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7 figs. 



Odontria zealandica. White, causes considerable damage to pastures 

 and to cereal and root crops. 



The eggs are laid at the base or among the roots of the grass, and 

 hatch in 9-1 1 days ; the larvae feed on the roots ; in cold weather 

 they burrow about one foot beneath the surface, where they remain 

 till August. Early in September they burrow again and pupate, 

 the adults emerging from October to December. The beetles are 

 nocturnal in their habits, feeding on the foliage of plants after dark, 



