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India : Weevils of economic Importance in the South . . . . . . 398 



Indo-China : The Breeding of Parasites of Xylotrechus quadripes . . 437 

 Italy : The Introduction of Beneficial Insects . . . . . . ..412 



Italy : Coleopterous Peots of Rye . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 



Italy : Notes on Citrus Pests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 



Luxemburg : A Spray for Melasoma populi . . . . . . . . 400 



Luxemburg : The Value of PjTethrum against Vine Moths . . . . 412 



Madeira : The Value of Beneficial Insects . . . . . . . . . . 398 



Malaya : A Coleopterous Pest of Spondias dtilcis . . . . . . . . 412 



Mesopotamia : Pests of the Date Palm . . . . . . . . 401, 402 



Mexico : Weevils of the Genus Apion injurious to Beans . . . . 423 



Morocco : Lepidopterous Pests of Maize . . . . . . . . . . 425 



Palaearctic Region : Notes on Sawfiies . . . . . . . . . . 407 



Peru ; Bruchus obtectus in Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 



Philippines : Notes on the Banana A\'eevil . . . . . . . . 415 



Russia : Insect Pests in the Saratov District . . . . . . . . 430 



Russia : Measures against Insect Pests at Tambov . . . . . . 43 1 



Russia : The Effect of Chlorine Gas on Locusts . . . . . . . . 431 



Russia : The Historj^ of Outbreaks of Locusts . . . . . . . . 432 



Russia : Notes. on Pyrausia nubilalis . . . . . . . . . . 432 



Russia : Agromyzids mining the Leaves of Cereals . . . . . . 432 



Russia : Experiments against Phorbia brassicae . . . . . . . . 433 



Russia : The Importance of Phenological Observations to Entomology . . 433 



Russia : The Organisation of Applied Entomology . . . . . . 434 



Russia : Pediculopsis graminum infesting Rye . . . . . . . . 434 



Russia : The Ichneumonid Fauna of the Tambov District . . . . 434 



Russia : Notes on Lygaeoneniatus ericksoni . . . . . . . . . . 434 



Russia : The Female Genitalia of Rhynchites auratus . . . . . . 435 



Siberia : The Importance of the Locust Problem . . . . . . 429, 430 



Spain : Notes on Agricultural Pests . . . . . . . . . . 437 



Spain : The Lotrionte Method against Dacus oleae . . . . . . . . 440 



Switzerland : A Disease of Grasshoppers . . . . . . . . . . 438 



Uganda : Notes on Coffee Pests . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 



U.S.A. : The Cicadidae of Kansas 393 



U.S.A. r The Cherrj' Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata) in Oregon . . . . 394 



U.S.A. : The European Corn Borer in Oregon . . . . . . . . 395 



U.S.A. : The Indian Meal Moth in Oregon 395 



U.S.A. : Strawberry Pests in Oregon . . . . . . . . . . 395 



U.S.A. : The Sugar-beet Leafhopper in California . . . . . . . . 396 



U.S.A. : The Avocado Red Spider in Florida 396 



U.S.A. : The Control of Piophila casei . . . . . . . . . . 397 



U.S.A. : Bionomics of the Chinch Bug in S. Carolina . . . . . . 403 



U.S.A. : Apanteles melanoscelus, an imported Parasite of the Gipsy Moth 403 



U.S.A. : The Sugar-beet Nematode in the Western States . . . . 404 



U.S.A. : Notes on Beekeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 



U.S.A. : Sawflies injurious to Rose Foliage . . . . . . . . • . 405 



U.S.A. : The Cotton Boll \\'eevil Problem 405 



U.S.A. : Precautions against Bee Diseases . . . . . . . . . • 406 



U.S.A. : Observations on two Mealy-bugs on Clover . . . . . • 416 



U.S.A. : The Chinch Bug and its Control 421 



U.S.A. : Fig Insects and Fig Culture . . . . . . . . • ■ • • 422 



U.S.A. : Plant Disease and Pest Control in California . . . . . . 422 



U.S.A. : Two Proctotrupid Parasites of the Hessian Fly . . . . . 423 



U.S.A. : The Identity of Habrobracon brevicornis . . . . . . . . 424 



U.S.A. : Studies in Termite Control 425 



U.S.A. : Caterpillars attacking Field Crops in Colorado . . . . . . 428 



U.S.A. : Diatraea zeacolella in Virginia . . . . . . . . • • 436 



U.S.A. : The Mexican Bean Beetle in Colorado 436 



U.S.A. : Dusting and Sprajdng Experiments in Michigan . . . . . ■ ' 439 



U.S.A. : Strawberry Plant Inspection in Florida . . . . . . ■ ■ 439 



U.S.A. : The Sweet Potato Weevil in Florida 439 



A practical Handbook to Biological and Ecological Entomology (Review) 393 



Le Parasitisme et la Symbiose [Review) . . . . . . . . • ■ 393 



The Mally Fruit Fly Remedy 395 



A Re-description of the Coccids described by Maskell . . . . • • 406 



Tobacco Products for Insecticidal Purposes . . . . . . . • ■ • 406 



The Effect of Temperature on Ants . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 



The Ashmead Manuscript Species of Ichneumon] dae . . . . • ■ 422 



Spreading and Adherence of Arsenical Sprays . . . . ■ • • • 424 



Notes on Extract of Pyrethrum . . . . . . . . • • ■ • 426 



Literature on the Control of Locusts . . . . . . . . . • • • 429 



The Resistance of Beetles to Starvation . . . . . • ■ • • • 438 



Disadvantages of Urania Green in Block Form . . . . . . • • 440 



Legislation : Against Lema bilineata in S. Rhodesia . . • . • • 397 



Legislation : Against the Apple Sucker in Nova Scotia . . . . . . 435 



