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divided into three parts— scientific research, popularisation of know- 

 ledge concerning pests and remedies for them amongst the population, 

 and the actual organisation of the control work. He gives a history of 

 the origin of entomological and experimental organisations in various 

 governments, and shows the growth and development which has taken 

 place in this respect during late years with regard to the methods 

 and amount of work, the funds assigned for these purposes, etc. 

 In many governments the method of invitir)g temporary expert 

 entomologists is practised, their work generally taking the form of an 

 investigation of the fauna of the given locality ; this method is illus- 

 trated by the instances in governments of Tver and Ufa. The 

 existing organisations cannot be regarded as adequate and an extension 

 of them, as well as their improvement and development, is urged. 



Vasstliev (I. v.). flea HOBblXlj BMfla TpnObl Telenominoe. [Two 

 new species of the subfamily Telenominae (Hymenoptera, Proc- 

 totrupidae).] — « PyccHoe SHTOMonoFMHecKoe 06o3ptHie.» [Revue 

 Russe d' Entomohgie], Pelrograd, 31st March 1915, xv, no. 1, 

 pp. 16 & 17. 



This is a description of Aphanurus eurydemae, sp. n., a parasite of 

 the eggs of Eurydema ornatum, L., E. Jestivum, L., and Carpocoris 

 jyurpureipennis, Deg., which in 1913, in Astrachan, parasitised as much, 

 as 70 per cent, of the eggs of these pests, and of Telenomus chrysopae, 

 sp. n., which resembles T. acrohates, Giard, and was found to have 

 parasitised the eggs of a Chrysopa taken on the leaves of a cotton plant 

 at Skobelev, in Fergana. 



ScHREiNER (J.). HOBblH BMfl"b pOAa Phyllotreta, Foudr. [A new 

 species of the genus Phyllotreta, Foudr.]— « PycCKOe 3HTOMOnorM- 

 MeCKOe 0603p^Hie.» [Revue Rtisse d' Entomologie], Petrograd, 

 31st March 1915, v, no. 1, pp. 72-73. 



This new species, which closely resembles Phyllotreta iurcmenica, 

 Weise (1900), was observed by the author in 1910 in the government 

 of Astrachan on mustard, together with other species of Phyllotreta. 

 It has been named Phyllotreta schreineri by G. G. Jakobson. 



MjATLiK (A.). KynbTypa K/iy5HeBwx-b SeroHiii. [The cultivation of 

 tuberous begonias.] « HporpecCHBHoe CanOBOnCTBO M OropOflHM- 

 HeCTBO.» [Progressive Horticulture & Market-GardeMing],Petrograd, 

 1915, nos. 7, 8 and 9, 28th February, 7th March and 14th March, 

 pp. 212-215, 236-239 and pp. 275-277. 



Great damage to begonias growing in the open is done by Elaterid 

 larvae, which penetrate into the stems near the roots. Digging the 

 soil, accompanied by picking and destruction of the larvae, is suggested. 

 Bait plants, such as salad, appear to be of httle use, as they are less 

 attractive than the begonias themselves. 



