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infested with either one or the other or both of these cotton pests. 

 Such troops are usually accompanied by their wives and children, and 

 carry with them all sorts of luggage, including pillows and mattresses 

 that are frequently stuffed with seed cotton, picked by the wayside. 

 As a result of representations to the officer commanding these 

 troops, and in view of the fact that a fresh issue of kit was to be made 

 to them, it was arranged for the whole outfit that they had with them 

 to be discarded and burnt. 



Maskew (I-.). Quarantine Division. Reports for the Months of July 

 and August 1920.— M/hlv. Bull. California Dept. Agric, Sacm- 

 mento, ix, no. 9, September 1920, pp. 388-392. ^Received 30th 

 November 1920.] 

 The following insect pests were intercepted during the months of 

 July and August : — From Australia, Pseudococciis citri on vegetable 

 pear. From Arizona, Ischnaspis longirostrts, Chrysomphahis aonidiim 

 and Parlatoria sp. on sour limes. From Central America, Chrysompha- 

 lus didyospermi on coconuts ; and Pseudococciis sp., Aspidiotus sp., 

 A . cyanophylli, A . cydoniae, leery a purchasi, Chrysomphalus scutiformis 

 and Ceramidia scintellocoUans on bananas. From China, Cylas 

 formicariiis, Cathartus advena and an undetermined weevil in sweet 

 potatoes ; Araeceriis fasciculatus, Cathartus sp., Silvanus sp. and 

 undetermined Coleoptera in yams ; Rhizopertha dominica, Calandra 

 oryzae, Cathartus sp. and Laemophlaeus sp. in paddy rice ; Lasio- 

 derma serricorne in licorice root ; weevils and other Coleoptera in 

 roots ; and Lepidopterous larvae on leaves and in dry fruit and 

 birdseed. From Colorado, green Aphids on cyclamen plants. From 

 Cuba, Calandra oryzae and Tribolium sp. in rice. From Florida, 

 Lepidosaphes heckii on oranges. From Hawaii, Diaspis bromeliae and 

 Pseudococcus bromeliae on pineapples ; Hemichionaspis minor, Pseudo- 

 coccus sp., Prenolepis sp., Chrysomphalus aurantii, C. aonidiim, and 

 Ripersia palmarum on coconuts ; Diaspis bromeliae, Pseudococciis sp.. 

 P. bromeliae, caterpillars, beetles, spiders and ants on bananas ; 

 Daciis {Bactrocera) cucurbitae in string beans and cucumbers ; Ceratitis 

 capitata in mangos ; and Coccus longiilus and C. elongatus on betel 

 leaves and plants. From Japan, Calandra oryzae and unidentified 

 Coleopterous larvae in seed rice, and Lepidopterous larvae on walnut 

 sacks. From Mexico, Saissetia oleae and Lepidosaphes beckii on 

 oranges ; L. beckii on lemons ; and L. beckii, L. gloveri, Ischnaspis 

 longirostris, Aspidiotus sp. and Parlatoria pergandei on limes. From 

 New Jersey, Aleurodes sp. on strawberry plants. From Ohio, Aphis sp. 

 on ferns. From Oregon, Cydia {Laspeyresia) pomonella in pears. 

 From Papeete, Hemichionaspis minor on squash. From Pennsylvania, 

 Lepidosaphes beckii on Florida grape-fruit. From Peru, Tribolium 

 ferrugineum, Laemophlaeus sp. and an undetermined Ptinid in cotton 

 seed. From Salvador, Chrysomphalus aurantii and L. beckii on 

 oranges. From Tahiti, L. beckii on lemons, a Coccid on limes, and 

 caterpillars in dry herbs. From the British West Indies, undetermined 

 Lepidopterous larvae in cassia bean pods. 



FuLLAWAY (I). T.). New Species of Sierola with explanatory Notes. — 



Occasional Papers Bernice Paiiahi Bishop Miis. Polynes. Ethn. & 

 Nat. Hist., Honolulu, vii, no. 7, 1920, pp. 57-159, 1 plate. 

 Of the Dryinids here described 171 new species of Sierola are from 

 Hawaii, one from Fiji and one from China. Among the Hawaiian 



