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Da Costa Lima (A.). Sobrealguns Curculionideos que vivem nos 

 bambus. II. [On Some Curculionidae living in Bamboo stems. 

 II,] — Mem. hist. Osivaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, vi, no 3, 1914, 

 pp. 224-230, 2 plates. [Received 10th August 1915.] 

 This paper deals with additional weevils infesting bamboos [see 

 this Review, Ser. A, iii, p. 306]. A species of bamboo found at 

 Manguinhos is attacked by Aslyage lineigera, Pasc. ; the female 

 oviposits in the same way as Erethisfes lateralis, Boh., but does not 

 bore a circle of contiguous holes in the wall. Usually only one egg 

 is laid in each internode, but several in one stem. The larva feeds 

 on the inner layer of the joint, making deep excavations or longitudinal 

 furrows ; the larval stage probably lasts several weeks, and at its 

 close, a cocoon of bamboo fibres is constructed at the upper end of 

 the cavity. The imago rests for two days after emergence and then seeks 

 the deepest furrow and bores its way out. The larvae appear to suffer 

 from a disease resembling fiacherie. Specimens of damaged bamboo 

 have been received from other localities, which lead the author to 

 suspect the existence of another species of bamboo-borer. Dr. Lutz 

 has reared specimens of Peiideraeus granellns. Boh., Erethisfes lateralis, 

 var. catharinensis var. nov., and Dionychns 'parallelograinvs. Germ., 

 from bamboo stems in the province of Santa Catharina. 



ScHoYEN (T. H.). Indberetning om skadeinsekter og snyltesopp paa 

 skogstraeerne i 1913. [Report on the noxious insects and parasitic 

 fungi of forest trees in Norway in 1913.] — Indberetning om det 

 Norske skogvaesen 1913, Kristiania, 1914, pp. 140-149, 2 plates. 

 [Received 14th September 1915.] 



Webs and egg-clusters of Orgyia antiqiur on pine trees were sent 

 from Glen in Sondhordland, where they were reported to be fairly 

 common. Rhyacionia. (Retinia) resinella occurred as in the previous 

 years in the plantations on Jaederen ; this moth sometimes does 

 considerable damage by destroying the leading shoots of the young 

 trees. At Namdalen in October, fir-needles were mined by Eucosma 

 {Grapholitha) tedella, and in April it was reported that Eucosma {Grapho- 

 litha) nanana had injured the forest at Liema. this being the first 

 time that damage caused by this moth has been recorded from 

 Norway. Attacks of Myelophilus piniperda, one of the most dangerous 

 insects in Norway, occurred near Myklebustad ; the damage was 

 chiefly done to 30 to 50-year-old trees. LopJiyrvs r^ifus was more or 

 less common in all plantations from 5 to 20 years old in the western 

 part of the country. At Fitjaar, the larvae were killed in great num- 

 bers by some disease. Lygaeonematus {Nematus) erichsoni was recorded 

 from Ryfylke. Chermes jmvi is of no importance in Ostlandet, but in 

 Vestlandet it seems to be getting the upper hand in the plantations, 

 and 5 to 20-year-old trees, growing on dry and poor soil, very often 

 succumb to attack. Spraying the infested trees with nicotine 

 fluid (6 lb. fluid, 14 lb. soap and 28 gallons of water) is recom- 

 mended. Chermes piceae at Tveitali injured some silver firs. 

 Tetranychus telariiis [probably ParatetranycMis tmnngnis] injured 

 fir trees. The larva of Cossus cossus damaged some birch trees 

 and mountain ash. In the southern part of the country ravages 



