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of the shoots and in the fruits, while that of a Buprestid, Colohogasier 

 quadridentatus, occurs in the bark of the trunk and large shoots. 

 They may be dealt with by destroying the shoots or bark harbouring 

 them. 



MoREiRA (C). Uma Praga do Pomar e do Jardim. [An Orchard and 

 Garden Pest.] — Chacaras e Quintaes, S. Pmilo, xxii, no. 6, 15th 

 December 1920, p. 489. 



The Melolonthid beetle, Macrodactylus sutitralis, does much harm 

 by feeding on the flowers of the orange, rose, vine, etc. Collection 

 and spraying with a petroleum-soap emulsion are the measures 

 recommended against it. 



Berthet (J. A.). Coleopteros em Arrozal. [Beetles in the Rice- 

 field.] — Bol. Agric, S. Paulo, xix, no. 1, January 1918, pp. 

 66-67. [Received 18th January 1921.] 



Severe injury in some rice-fields in the State of San Paulo is found 

 to be due to a Melolonthid, probably a species of Lachnosterna {Phvllo- 

 phaga). Nothing is yet known of its life-history in Brazil. No 

 entirely practical and certain remedy has been devised against this 

 beetle, though the larvae, pupae and adults in the ground can be 

 killed by completely flooding the held for some days. 



Berthet (J. A.). Folhas de Pereira atacadas e Insectos atacando 

 Parreiras e Hortaligas. [Injured Pear Leaves and Insects attack- 

 ing Vines and Vegetables.] — Bol. Agric, S. Paulo, xix, no. 1, 

 January 1918, pp. 67-68. [Received 18th January 1921.] 



Material received for examination included a beetle of the genus 

 Macrodactylus, infesting pear leaves ; and another beetle, Bolax 

 flavolineatus, from vine leaves. Spraying with Paris green is recom- 

 mended against them. 



A Lagarta Rosada. [The Pink Bollworm.] — Bol. Agric, S. Paulo, 

 XIX, no. 5-7, May-July 1918, pp. 420-425. [Received 18th 

 January 1921.] 



This notice, issued by the Secretary for Agriculture of the State of 

 San Paulo, contains a number of recommendations for checking 

 the spread of the cotton bollworm [Platyedra gossypiella]. 



Averna-Sacca (R.). Notas sobre alguiis Caracteres dffierenciaes 

 entre a " Lagarta rosea" e as " Pyroderces." [Notes on some 

 characters differentiating Platyedra gossypiella from Pyroderces.^ 

 — Bol. Agric, S. Paulo, xix, no. 8-12, August-December 1918, 

 pp. 656-665, 4 figs. ; and xx, no. 10-12, October-December 

 1919, pp. 522-569, 26 figs. [Received 18th January 1921.] 



These are the first two parts of a paper dealing with anatomical 

 characters enabling the larvae of Platyedra gossypiella to be 

 distinguished from those of Pyroderces. 



