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Callantra icariiformis, from Sikkim and Burma ; Polisiomimctcs 

 minax, gen. et sp. n., from Sikkim ; P. infestus, from Sumatra ; and 

 Adrama spinafa, from the Bismarck Archipelago. 



Since writing this paper the author has seen Bezzi's notes on Ethio- 

 pian fruit-flies [R.A.E., A, vi, 208). According to this, the new 

 species of Ceratitis should be distributed among Bezzi's genera as 

 follows : — C. ochripes, C. fcstiva, C. faccta, C. bicincta, C. patagiata, 

 and C. arsiula belong to Trirliilhrum, Bezzi, 1918 ; C. laqueata. C. 

 grata, Wied., and C. formosula, Aust., are intermediate between 

 Pardalaspis, Bezzi, 1918, and TrirhUhrum, between which the author 

 cannot trace any morphological difference (the latter being a synonym of 

 the former) ; C. pinnatifemnr belongs to Pterandrus. Bezzi, and 

 C. procera, C. tessmanni and C. nigribasis to CarpophtJwromyia, Aust. 



The Danger lurking in imported Cotton Seed. — //. Dept. Agric. 

 Union S. Africa, Pretoria, i, no. 9, December 1920, pp. 798-799. 



The importance of maintaining continued vigilance against the 

 importation of cotton pests Is illustrated by an instance in which 

 numerous examples of all stages of the pink bollworm {Platyedra 

 gossypiclla) were found in a small package of seed at Durban belonging 

 to a passenger for Portuguese East Africa, several of the larvae and 

 pupae being alive. 



Beetle Pest. — -//. Dept. Agric. Union S. Africa, Pretoria, i, no. 9, 

 December 1920, p. 803. 



Cockchafer outbreaks have been more numerous than usual in the 

 Transvaal. Adoretus iessiilatus, Burm., was apparently the chief 

 species concerned. Grape-vines, roses, plums and almonds suffered 

 most, but peach, apricot, nectarine, apple, pear, cherry, oak, cabbage, 

 cauliflower and turnip were also attacked. 



The immature stages are passed in the ground, and the beetles 

 emerge in the spring. Spraying with 4 oz. of lead arsenate in 4 gals, 

 water is advocated against them. It is advisable to use half this 

 amount, with the addition of an equal quantity of lime, when spraying 

 fruit trees. Hand collection is effective in small gardens. 



The Mally Fruit Fly Remedy. For the Prevention of Maggots in 

 Fruit by the Destruction oJ Parent Flies before Eggs are Laid— 



//. Dept. Agric. Union S. Africa, Pretoria, i, no. 9, December 

 1920, pp. 859-861. 



The Mally poison bait [R.A.E., A, iv, 392] is advocated for the 

 destruction of adult fruit-flies prior to oviposition. The best time for 

 applying it to various crops is discussed. 



Britten (H.). Interesting Insects imported into Manchester. — 



Lancashire & Cheshire Naturalist, Manchester, xiii, nos. 5-6, 

 November-December 1920, pp. 95-96. 



A beetle, Lophocateres pusillus, Klug, is recorded from among 

 debris of butter-beans in company with an undetermined Scolytid, 

 probably Hypothenemus sp., and an ant, Cardiocondyla britteni. 



