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Os Insectos damiiiiihos, viii. A Lagarta da Couve, Picris monustc, L. 

 [Injurious Insects. \iii. fho Cabbage Caterpillar. P. nioniistc] 

 — C/hhiirtis t- Qninlius, 5. Paulo, xxii. no. 4, K^th October 1920, 

 pp. '296 298. 1 tii:. 



The Pierine pests oi cabbage are represented in Brazil by Picris 

 nioniisti-. The measure aihised is the collection of tlie eggs and 

 caterpillai-s. The Braconid. Apiintclcs {Microi^aslcr) iilomctiitiis, is a 

 useful parasite, and some notes on it are given in order to enable growers 

 to recognise it. 



Habkkmkhl [- ). Beitrase zm* Kenntiiis der palaearktischeii 

 Ichneumonideiifauna. Contributions to the Knowledge of the 

 palaearctic Ichnoumonid l-'auna.l — Zcitschr. xtiss. Inst'ktitibioL, 

 Berlin, w. no. 10 12. 1 August 1920. p\\ 24(>-24S. 



This is the final instalment of a paper spread over a period of four 

 years. In the c;»^e of all the species emmierated locality records 

 are given. In many instances notes on synonymy and systematic 

 descriptiiMis are appended. 



SrimvAAc. (IV). Pilzkiaiikheiteu bei Iiisekteii. Sammelbericht iiber 

 die iieuere Literatur. I'ungus Diseases of Insects. A Summary 

 of the more recent Literature." — Zcitschr. iciss. Inscktcnbiol., 

 Berlin, xiii, nos. vS-(r 7-S, 9-10 : 30th Iiuu\ 31st August, 

 3lst October, 1917 ; pp. 142-144. 211-216. 252 253. 



The title indicates the subject-matter oi this paivr. in which 45 

 references are briefly summarised. 



Schni:ipi;k-C^ki i.i.i (O.). Zui* Biologic imd Bekaiuphuig des Frost- 

 spaimers, Opcrophthcra brinnata. L. /fhe Bionomics and Control 

 of Chcinuitobiii (0.) brittnafii.' — Zcitschr. wiss. InscktcnbioL, 

 Berlin, xiii. no. 7-8, 31st August 1917, pp. 192-197. 



Crijicism is levelled against the statements contained in two pa^x^rs 

 on Chcimatobia brnnmiii by rfYeln. one of which has been previoush' 

 noticed R.A.E., A. vi, 7]. As regards practical jx)ints, the application 

 of banding as low down the trunk as p«.>ssible has no disadxantageous 

 results, though on the other hand it entails no particular advantages. 

 It is, however, a fact that application at breast-height is easier than 

 lower down, and furthermore that placing of bands near the groimd is 

 not {x^ssible in the case of many old fruit-trees ouing to tlu^ irregular 

 shape of the trui\k. The further suggestion that tlie adhesive be 

 applied direct to the bark of fruit-trees is objected to for general use, 

 .IS \oung trees in particular would be injured by this mciisure. 



Kleinh (R.). Biologische Beobaclitmigen an Sitodrcpa panicca, L. 

 _Biological Obserxations on .'^. piinicCii.'_ — Zcitschr. xciss. 

 InscktcnbioL, Berlin, xiii. no. 11 12, 3lst januarv 1918. pp. 271- 

 278. 



riie obser\ations here recinded were made as a result of the infesta- 

 tion b\- ^itodrcpif piinicca. \... of a" loaf that had ^een owrlooked for 

 so long that it had Ixxhmuc quite hard. 



Oviposition is a gradual pnxvss : the female eats her way for a 

 short distance, lavs an et^i: in a small niche, feeds a little farther and 



