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alata, L. (common yam), D. anguina, Roxb., and on an imported 

 African yam. The Sphingid, Theretra nessus, Moore, attacks the leaves 

 of D. alata, L., D. pyrifolia, Kunth., D. bulbifem, L., D. pentaphyUa, L., 

 and of an allied Philippine species, probably D. cumingii, Prain & 

 Burkill, in preference to those of D. aculeata, Lamk., and D. triphylla, L. 

 The Hesperid, Tagiades gana, Butl., feeds on the mature leaves of 

 D. alata and has also been observed on D. cirrhosa, Lour. 



Cadamustus typicus — a minor coconut pest. — Gardens'' Bulletin, Singa- 

 pore, i, no. 9, 31st August 1915, p. 329. 



Specimens of an insect found feeding in large numbers on coconut 

 leaves were identified by the Imperial Bureau of Entomology as the 

 Tingid, Cadamustus typicus, Dist. This species was originally described 

 from Ceylon, where it attacked cardamons and bananas, and has 

 recently been recorded from the Philippine Islands. 



GiRAULT (A. A.). Some New Chalcidoid Hymeaoptera from North and 

 South America. — Ann. Entom. Soc. America, Colomhus, Ohio, viii, 

 no. 3, September 1915, pp. 272-278. 



The following species are described :■ — Pseudleptomastix squamulatus, 

 sp. n., from mealy bug on grapes in California ; Eunotus americanus, 

 sp. n., bred from Eriopjeltis festucae ; Homalotylus obscurus var. califor- 

 nicus, n. , from Chilomenes sexmaculatus ; Anagrus armatus, Ashm. , 

 var. nigriceps, n., reared from eggs of Empoasca rosae in Oregon ; 

 Bothriothorax flaviscapus, sp. n., from a Syrphid pupa ; Habrocytus 

 rosae, Ashmead, from roses at Brooklyn, N.Y. ; Entedo7ionecremnus 

 unicus, sp. n., reared from Aleurochiton sp., near Georgetown, 

 Demerara. 



GiRAULT (A. A.). New Chalcidoid Hymenoptera. — Ann. Entom. Soc. 

 America, Columbus, Ohio, viii, no. 3, September 1915, pp. 279-284. 



Among the new species described are :■ — Psyllodontus secundus, sp.n., 

 from gall-making Psyllids in Ceylon ; Aphid encyrt us aspidioti, sp. n., 

 from Aspidiotus jierniciosus ; and Coccidencyrtus ensifer, Howard, 

 from A. juglans-regiae. 



GiRAULT (A. A.). New Genera of Chalcidoid Hymenoptera. — Jl. New 

 York Ejitom. Soc, Lancaster, Pa, xxiii, no. 3, September 1915, 

 pp. 165-173. 



Some of the types of new genera described in this paper are :— 

 Holanusomyia pulchrijjennis, reared from Pseudococcus citri on bamboo 

 at Manila ; Epicerchysius xanthijjes, from cotton-bolls at Arlington, 

 Texas ; Anagyrella corvina, from Pseudococcus sp. ; Metallonoidea 

 britannica, reared from Lepidosaphes ulmi at Manchester, England; 

 Pseudhomalopoda prima, reared from Chrysomphalus aonidum, and 

 Aleurocanthus woglumi at Kingston, Jamaica ; and Paraleurocerus 

 bicoloripes, reared from a cherry leaf-miner, Lithocolletis sp., in 

 Massachusetts. 



