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The chief Orfchopterous pests and their parasites have already been 

 reported on [see this Review Ser. A, i, p. 534 ; ii, p. 716]. 



Thysanopterous pests included Limothrips denticornis, Hal., on 

 rye, and Haplothrips tritici, Kurd., on wheat. 



Pests amongst the Rhynchota include : — Aelia acuminata, L., on 

 grain, and Carpocoris purpureipennis, de G., which injures mustard 

 and has been observed to destroy Tortricid caterpillars, while Mesocerus 

 marginatus, L., attacks those of Euproctis chrysorrJioea. Dolycoris 

 baccarum, L., injures mustard and strawberries, Codopthila varia, F., 

 mustard, Eurygaster maura, L., and E. austriacus, Schr., grain crops, 

 and Eurydema ornata, L., E. ornata, L., var. dissimilis, Fieb., E.festiva, 

 L., var. chlorotica Horw., all occur on mustard and cabbages. The 

 eggs of these bugs, and also those of C. purpureipennis are para- 

 sitised by Aphanurus (Telenomus) eurydemae, Vas., which is itself 

 destroyed by Encyrtus telenomicida. Tingis pyri, Geoffr., injures 

 fruit trees and elms, and Poeciloscytus cognatus, Fieb., mustard and 

 other plants. As regards aphids, Pemphigus hursarius, L., occurs on 

 pojplars and Lachnus viminalis, Boyer, on willows in autumn, others 

 being Aphis crataegi, Kalt., Aphis pomi, Glover, Aphis gossypii, 

 Glover, A. pyri, Koch, A. idaei, Goot, A. brassicae, L., Siphonophora 

 rosae, L., Myzus ribis, Buckt., Myzus cerasi, F., and Hyalopterus 

 pruni, F. The following enemies of Aphididae are reported : Coccinella 

 ll-pu7ictata, L., C. ^-punctata, L., C. septempmictata, L., Thea 22- 

 pimctata, L., Exochomus A-pustidatus, L., Chilocorus bipiistidatus, L., 

 Bulaea lichatschovi, Hum., Brumus 8-signatus, Geb., Propylaea 

 14:-punctata, var. tetragonata, Laich., Hippodamia l3-piinctata, L., 

 Coccinella (Adonia) variegata, Goeze, Anisosticta l9-punctata, L., 

 Harmonia conglobata, L. var. gemella, Hbst., Adalia bipunciata, L., 

 Aphidoletes carnifex, Lasiophthicus (Syrphus) jyyrastri, L., S. balteatus, 

 Dg., Chnjsopa peiia, L., and Aphidius brassicae, Motsch. 



Lepidopterous pests include : — Tineola biselliella, Hummel, in 

 houses ; LithocoUetis popuUfoliella, Tr., on poplars ; Ornix anguliferella, 

 Z., injuring leaves of apple trees, there being two generations ; 

 Hyponomeuta malinellus, Zell. ; H. variabilis, Zell. ; Plutella maculi- 

 pennis. Curt., (cruciferarum) ; Ethmia (Psecadia) pusiella, Eoem. ; 

 Coleophora hemerobiella. Scop. ; Depressaria nervosa, Hw., found in 

 the inflorescence of dill and caraway [Carimi carui'] ; Sitotroga cerea- 

 lella, Oliv. ; Tortrix (Cacoecia) podana. So. ; T. crataegana, Hb. ; 

 T. sorbiana, Hb. ; Olethreutes (Argyroploce) variegana, Hb. ; P. pruniana, 

 Hb. ; Cydia pomonella, L. ; Eucosma {Tmetocera) ocellana, Tr. ; 

 Polychrosis botrana, Schiff. ; and Cydia (Grapholitha) fiinebrana, Tr., 

 on plum and apricot. Sciapteron tabaniforme, Rott., injures poplar 

 trees, Aegeria {Sesia) tipuUformis, currants and gooseberries, Aegeria 

 (Sesia) niyopaeformis, Borkh., apple and pear, Cossus cossus, L., 

 apple, willow and poplar, and Zeuzera pyrina, L., only apple and 

 lilac. The imagines of Pyralis farinalis, L., are frequently found in 

 houses and stores. Phlyctaenodes sticticalis, L., appears yearly and a 

 large outbreak occurred in 1912, when the following parasites were 

 reared from it : — Braconidae : Microtipus sacharovi, Kok., Agatis 

 longicauda, Kok., Apanteles nificrus, Halid. ; Ichneumonidae : 

 Omorgus lugubrimts, Halm., Angitia chlorosticta, Gmel., Labrorychus 

 debilis, Wesm., var phlyctaenodis, Kok., and Cremastus ornatiis, Szep. r 

 as well as the Tachinids, Zenillia pullata, Meig., {Tritochaeta polleniella 



