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Cole (C. F.). Two new Varieties of Blight-proof Apple.—//. Dcpt. 

 Agric. Victoria, Melbourne, xx, pt. 8, August 1922, pp. 491-493, 

 2 figs. 



Two new varieties of apple that appear to be immune from attack 

 by Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly aphis) are described. 



Illingworth (J. F.). Natural Enemies of Sugar-cane Beetles in 



Queensland. — Queensland Bur. Sugar Expt. Sta., Brisbane, 

 Div. Ent., Bull. 13, 1921, 47 pp., 8 plates, 5 tables. [Received 

 16th October 1922.] 



This work is a compilation of information respecting the various 

 natural enemies of sugar-cane beetles in Queensland. These include 

 diseases [R.A.E., A, ix, 454], predatory mammals, lizards, frogs, birds, 

 predacious and parasitic insects, mites and centipedes. 



The predacious insects are Asilids, of which Proniachus doddi, Bezzi, 

 is the most abundant, a large Elaterid, Agrypnus mastersi, Pascoe, 

 a Pentatomid, Amyotea hamata, Wlk., a Tabanid, and an ant, Pheidole 

 megacephala, F. 



Parasitic insects include the Scoliids, Campsomeris radida, ¥., 

 C. tasmaniensis, Sauss., C. ferruginea, F., C. carinifrons. Turn., Scolia 

 formosa, Guer., Discolia soror, Sm., Liacos insidaris, Sm., Anthrobosca 

 niorosa, Sm., and Tiphia intrudens, Sm., var. brevior, Turn. ; the 

 Thynnids, Zaspilothynnus vernalis, Turn., Thynnus pulchralis, Smith, 

 Epactiothynmis bipartitus, Turn., and E. opaciventris. Turn. ; the 

 Dexiids, Rutilia inornatt}, G. & M., R. splendida, Don., R. pelliicens, 

 Macq., and Amenia imperialis, R.-D. ; and two Tachinids. Hvpera- 

 lonia funesta, Wlk., and Emenadia cucullata, Macleay, are hyper- 

 parasites and infest the Scoliids. 



A very full annotated bibliography is appended. 



Illingworth (J. F.) & Dodd (A. P.). Australian Sugar-cane Beetles 



and their Allies. — Queensland Bur. Sugar Expt. Sta., Brisbane, 

 Div. Ent., Bull. 16, 1921, 104 pp., 17 plates. [Received 16th 

 October 1922.] 



A detailed description is given of the bionomics and control of, 

 and the injury caused to sugar-cane by, Lepidoderma albohirtum, 

 Waterh. (grey-back cane beetle) and Lepidiotafrenchi, Blackb. A list 

 of 50 related cane beetles and their allies is also given, and the possi- 

 bilities of determining species by the characters of the male genitaha 

 are emphasised. A botanical survey of the area surrounding cane 

 fields with regard to the aerial life of L. albohirtum shows the number 

 and variety of trees used for food by the adults and the frequent 

 close relationship between food plants and those immune from attack . 

 An annotated bibliography of 110 works is appended. 



Harris (J. B.). Orchard Notes for the Northern District. — //. Dept. 

 Agric. S. Australia, Adelaide, xxvi, no. 2, 15th September 1922, 

 pp. 158-159. 



The boring beetle, Bostrychopsis jesnita, ¥., which is indigenous in 

 South Australia, living ordinarily in native timber, has recently been 

 discovered in an apricot tree, which it had apparently killed. The 

 insect is common in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. 



