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thomae, L.W., and others ; and the Coleoptera, Lachnosterna spp. 

 (white grubs), which might easily transmit mosaic infection provided 

 that it could be transmitted through the excrement by contact at the 

 proper point for infection (a question that has not yet been decided) ; 

 Ligyrns tumulosiis, Burm. ; Telephamis pallidus, Chevr. (yellow cane 

 leaf-sheath beetle) ; Epitrix cucumeris, Harr., E. parvula, F., and 

 Systena hasalis, Duv. (tobacco flea-beetles) (which may not feed on 

 cane although they are found upon it) ; Diahrotica graminea, Baly ; 

 Diaprepcs abbreviatus, L. {spengleri, L.) (weevil root-borer) ; Meta- 

 masius hemipterus, L. (West Indian cane-stalk weevil borer) ; and 

 Xyleboriis sp. (shot-hole borer). 



Coccinellids, which are predacious upon Aphids and other insects 

 (particularly upon Sipha flava), include Megilla innotata, Muls., 

 Cycloneda sanguinea, L., Scymnus loeivii, Muls., 5. roseicollis, Muls., 

 Hyperaspis connectens, Thunb., and H. apicalis, Weise, and are all 

 abundant in cane-fields in Porto Rico. 



Hunter (S. J.) & Dean (G. A.) . [Reports of the State Entomologists.] — 

 7th Bienn. Rept., Kansas Ent. Commiss, 1919-1920, Topeka, 

 1921, 14 pp. [Received 22nd December 1921.] 



In consequence of the recent quarantine orders of the Federal 

 Horticultural Board, by which the importation of nearly all kinds 

 of nursery stock has been prohibited, the work of inspection has been 

 greatly reduced, and no pests of importance were intercepted. Insect 

 work has chiefly been directed against San Jose scale [Aspidiotus 

 perniciosiis], surveys having been made and the infested localities 

 noted. 



Apiary inspection, carried out under the direction of J. H. Merrill, 

 revealed the presence of more European foulbrood than has previously 

 been known in the State. The importance of keeping watch for the 

 appearance of this disease is emphasised. 



The Insect Pest Survey Bulletin. — U.S. Dept. Agric. [Washington, 

 B.C.], i, nos. 1-7, May-November 1921, 285 pp. [multigraph]. 

 [Received 22nd December 1921.] 



These bulletins, which are issued by the U.S. Bureau of Entomology, 

 in co-operation with the State Entomological Agencies, and are com- 

 piled by the workers of the Insect Pest Survey, form a monthly review 

 of current entomological conditions throughout the United States. 

 In addition, special reports of immediate interest on outbreaks of a 

 more serious nature are issued from time to time. A digest will be 

 published annually in the form of an Insect Pest Summary, which, 

 with maps and statistics, will serve as a basis for approaching any 

 economic problem. 



Mason (A. C). A Host Plant List of Aphids in the Vicinity of the 

 University of Florida. — Florida Ent., Gainesville, v, no. 2, October 

 1921, pp. 21-25. 



This is an alphabetical list of both cultivated and wild food-plants 

 on which Aphids are found in Florida, with the species that are known 

 to infest them. Though it does not present a complete record of 



