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CusHMAN (R. A). U.S. Bur. Ent. The Identity of a Hymenopterous 

 Parasite of the Alfalfa Leaf Weevil.— P^-or. Ent. Soc. Washington, 

 D.C., xxiv, no. 2, February 1922, p. 64. 



Aenoplegimorpha phytonomi, Vier., a parasite of Hyper a variabilis 

 {Phytonomus posticus) in Utah, has been found to be"^ a sj/nonym of 

 Hemiteles micator, Grav., reared from the same host in Italy. 



Bentley (G. M.). States' Rulings in regard to Nursery and other 

 Shipments.— IVMnt'S-s^-^' State Bd. Ent.,KnoxviUe, Bull. 36 (x, no. 2), 

 June 1921, 30 pp. [Received 9th March 1922.] 



The regulations restricting the shipment of nursery stock and other 

 products that might bring about the introduction of quarantined 

 insect pests and plant diseases have been revised up to June 1921, 

 and are here given in alphabetical order according to the States 

 concerned. 



QuAiNTANCE (A. L.) & Shear (C. L.). Insect and Fungous Enemies 

 of the Grape.— f/.S. Dept. Agric., Washington, D.C., Farmers' 

 Bull. 1220, 1921, 75 pp., 79 figs. [Received 9th March 1922.] 



Brief notes are given on the life-histories of and remedial measures 

 for the principal insect and fungous pests of the grape. The former 

 include : Polychrosis viteana, Clemens (grape berry moth), Craponins 

 inaequalis, Say (grape curculio), Contarinia johnsoni. Sling, (grape 

 blossom midge), Allorrhina (Cotinis) nitida, L. (green June beetle), 

 Typhlocyba comes, Say (grape leaf-hopper), Desmiafuneralis, Hb. (grape 

 leaf-folder), Macrodactyhis subspinosus, F. (rose chafer), Alypia 

 octomaciUata, F. (eight-spotted forester), Oxyptilus periscelidactylus, 

 Fitch (grape plume moth), Macrosiphum illinoisensis , Shimer (brown 

 grape aphis), Haltica chalybea. 111. (grape flea-beetle), Harrisina 

 americana, Guer. (grape leaf skeletoniser), Lasiopteravitis, O.S. (grape- 

 vine tomato gall), Schizomyia ponium, W. & R. (grape apple gall), 

 Cecidomyia viticola, O.S. (trumpet or grape tube gall), Fholits achemon, 

 Drury (achemon sphinx), Ampelophaga myron. Cram, (hog caterpillar), 

 Deilephila tineata, F. (white-lined sphinx), Aspidiotus uvae, Comst. 

 (grape scale), Pseudococcus baker i, Essig (grape mealy-bug), Schistocerus 

 hamatus, F. (grape cane-borer), Arnpeloglypter sesostris, Lee. (grape 

 cane gall-maker), A. ater, Lee. (grape cane-girdler), Fidia viticida, 

 Walsh (grape root-worm), Adoxus obscurus, L. (California grape root- 

 worm), Memythrus polistiformis, Harris (grape-vine root-borer), and 

 Phylloxera vitifoliae. Fitch (grape phylloxera). 



Formulae for the preparation of such insecticides as lead arsenate, 

 nicotine solution, resin lish-oil soap, self-boiled lime-sulphur mixture 

 and kerosene emulsion are given. 



Brooks (F. E.). Walnut Husk-maggot.— t/.S. Dept. Agric, Wash- 

 ington, B.C., Bull. 992, 4th November 1921, 8 pp., 4 plates. 

 [Received 9th March 1922.] 



Rhagoletis suavis, Lw., probably occurs wherever the black walnut 

 {Juglans nigra) and butternut (/. cinerea) are found. It has also 

 been reared from Persian walnut (/. regia) and Japanese walnut 

 (/. sieboldiana) . The adult flies feed on the juice exuding from the 

 oviposition scars in the green part of the husk. On black walnut 



