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DuRRANT (J. H.)- A New Cotton-Seed Moth {Mometa zemiodes) from 

 West Africa. — Bull. Entom. Research, Lotidon, v, pt. 3, December 

 1914, p. 243. 



The larvae of this moth, Mometa zemiodes, gen. et sp. n., were found 

 by Dr. Lamborn destroying the seeds in cotton bolls in Southern 

 Nigeria. 



Hampson (Sir G. F.). Two New Species of Wood-boring Moths from 

 West Africa. — Bull. Entom. Research, London, v, pt. 3, December 

 1914, pp. 245, 1 col. fig. 



The two species described are : — Duomitus armstrongi, sp. n., from 

 the Gold Coast, the larva of which bores in the stems of coffee, and 

 Melisomimas metallica, sp. n., from Sierra Leone and S. Nigeria, 

 which attacks Albizzia trees. 



Waterston (J.). Notes on African Chalcidoidea. — I. — Bull. Entom. 

 Research, London, v, pt. 3, December 1914, pp. 249-258, 5 figs. 



Descriptions of the following Chalcidoidea are given : — Agaon 

 fasciatum, sp. n., from Uganda, taken from an unopened wild fig ; 

 Sycoecus thaumastocnema, gen. et sp. n., from Uganda, from an 

 unopened wild fig ; Chalets olethrius, sp. n., from S. Nigeria, parasitic 

 on a cotton-seed moth, Pyroderces simplex, Wlsm. 



KuTHERFORD (A.). Somc Ceylon Coccidae. — Bull. Entom. Research, 

 London, v, pt. 3, December 1914, pp. 259-268. 



Descriptions are given of the following new Coccidae, all of which 

 were found at Peradeniya, Ceylon : — Aulacaspis flacourtiae, occurring 

 with Hoivardia biclavis on branches of Flacourtia ramontchii and 

 preyed on by Chilocorus circumdatus and parasitised by a Chalcid 

 Aulacaspis myristicae, on Myristica laurifolia (Wild Nutmeg) 

 Pseudaonidia oreodoxae, on stem of Cabbage Palm {Oreodoxa oleracea 

 also on Royal Palm {Acalypha sp.) and Broussonetia papyrifera. Vent. 

 P. irrepta, on branches of an undetermined plant, possibly Acalypha sp. 

 Aonidiella pothi, on Pothos scandens, chiefly at the nodes under the 

 bud scales, also on Loranthus sp. ; Hemichionasjns alatae, on branches 

 of Carsia alata ; Chionaspis malloti, on twigs of Mallotus philippinensis ; 

 Lepidosaphes erythrinae, on bark of Erytlirina ; L. ambigua and Aonidia 

 ferreae, on twigs of Mesua ferrca ; Neolecanimn cinnamoni, on the 

 bark of branches of Cinnamon ; Parlatoria mesuae, on the leaves of 

 Mesua ferrea. Ceronema koebeli, Gr., is said to be attacked by 

 Hymenopterous parasites, and larvae of the Lycaenid butterfly, Spalgis 

 epius, were feeding inside the ovisac of this species. 



Fantham (H. B.) & Porter (Annie). The Morphology, Biology and 

 Economic Importance of Nosema hombi, sp. n., parasitic in various 

 Humble Bees {Bombus spp.). — Ami. Trop. Med. & Parasit., 

 Liverpool, Ser. T. M., viii, no. 3, 15th December 1914, 

 pp. 623-636, 1 pi. 

 Nosema bombi, sp. n., is parasitic in the alimentary canal and Malpighian 



tubules of various species of bumble bees — viz. : Bombus agroruni. 



