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Lc Conte ; the Calandrid root-borers, Cactophagus spp. ; the cactus 

 aphis, A. gossypii; and Tetranychus sp. Owing to the fact that these 

 insects attack plants other than cactus, it is considered unwise to 

 introduce them into Australia. 



Those interested in the prickly-pear problem should consult this 

 report in the original. The numerous illustrations are mostly from 

 photographs and a list of over 400 references to the literature on the 

 subject is appended. 



KuwANA (S. J.). Coccidae of Japan. V. — Jl. EMotn. & Zool., Clare- 

 mont, Col., vi, no. 1, 1914, pp. 1-11, 3 plates. 



The following Coccids, eight of which are new, are described and the 

 Japanese localities given for each : 



Xylococcus napiformis, sp. n., on Quercus serrata ; Phenacoccus azalea, 

 sp. n., on Azalea; Eriococcus festucae, Kuwana et Fukaya (sp. n.), on 

 Festuca parvigluma ; Pidvinaria citricola, sp. n., on citrus (to which 

 it is very injurious), Diospyros haki (persimmon), Hibiscus syriacus, 

 and other plants ; P. photiniae, sp. n., on Photinia villosa and Celtis 

 sinensis; P. okitsuensis, sp. n., on orange ; P. idesiae, sp. n., on Idesia 

 polycarpa and Phellodendron amurense ; Lecanium (Eulecanium) pseudo- 

 magnoliarwn, sp. n., on citrus ; and L. magnoliarum, Ckll., on Berheris 

 nepalensis and grape-vine, recorded for the first time in Japan. 



Garino-Canina (D. E.). Osservazioni sulla sviluppo degli insetti 

 ampelofagi e sui mczzi impiegati per combatterli. [Notes on the 



development of vine pests and on the controls used against them.] 

 —R. Staz. Sperimt. Enologica, Asti, December 1914, 12 pp. 



Polychrosis hotrana was the only species of vine-moth observed 

 during 1914 by the entomological observatory at Asti. Besides birds, 

 bats should be encouraged, as they devour large numbers of these 

 moths. If the vines are supported by canes, the tops of the latter 

 should be burned, as they harbour numbers of pupae [see this Revieiv, 

 Ser. A, ii, p. 679]. Decortication and the burning of the resulting 

 debris should also be carried out. It has been stated that Chrysopa 

 vulgaris devours the young caterpillars of Polychrosis, but though the 

 development of C. vulgaris was studied, no confirmation of this state- 

 ment was obtained. 



Turner (C). The Banding of Fruit Trees. — Gardeners' Chron. London, 

 Ivi, no. 1458, 5th December 1914. 



The practice of banding fruit trees is objected to on the ground 

 that this method is restricted to standard trees, being inapplicable to 

 bush trees, and that the female moths are frequently carried up into 

 the trees by the males, thus rendering the process incompletely 

 successful. 



