Wellhouse (W. H.). Xanthoma villosula. Melsh,, injuring Forest 

 Trees (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). — Jl. Econ. Enfom., Concord, 

 N.H., xii, no. 5, October 1919, pp. 396-397. 



During the smnmcr of 1918 the Chrysomelid beetle, Xanthoma 

 villosula, Melsh., was found causing serious damage in forests near 

 Ithaca. Small trees with foliage near the ground were nearly defoliated 

 and larger trees had most of the leaves perforated by the characteristic 

 chain of small holes. Hornbeam {Carpinus caroliniana) and ironwood 

 (Ostrya virginiana) were the trees chiefly attacked. 



The adults were found feeding from 27th June to 2nd Augast. 

 They drop cpiickly to the ground when disturbed and may readily 

 be beaten down into a net. The eggs are laid in moist earth below 

 the surface of the ground, as many as 19 having been found glued 

 together in a mass. The larvae have not yet been found, but probably 

 feed upon roots of plants. 



De Ong (E. R.). An Imported Feeder on Stored Peanuts.— J/. Econ. 

 Enfom., Concord, N.H., xii, no. 5, October 1919, pp. 407. 



A moth, resembling Ephestia kuhniella, and subsequently identified 

 as Aphomia {Paralipsa, Melissoblaptes) gularis, Z., has been found 

 infesting peanuts imported into the United States from China. In bags 

 that were piled about ten deep, only the two or three upper layers 

 appear to have been infested. Pupation occurred in the sacks or 

 on the walls and ceiling of the store. Caterpillars that pupated in 

 October emerged in the laboratory in the firot part of April. This 

 is apparently the first record of this Galleriid moth in the United States. 



Frost (S. W.). The imported Red Spider {Paratetranychiis pilosus, 

 Can. & Fanz.) attacking Apple Foliage. — Jl. Econ. Entom., Con- 

 cord, N.H., xii, no. 5, October 1919, pp. 407-408. 

 The red spider, Paratetranyclms jiilosus, Can. & Fanz., is recorded 

 for the first time in the United States ;* it has been found on apple, 

 sour cherry, pear, peach, hawthorn, mountain ash, rose and European 

 plum in Canada and on apple in Pennsylvania. The plum seems to 

 be its preferred food-plant. 



Felt (E. P.). European Corn Borer [Pyrausta nidyilalis, Hubn.). — 

 JL Econ. Entom., Concord, N. H., xii, no. 5, October 1919, p. 408. 



Attention is drawn to the discovery of Pyrausta nnhlialis, Hb., 

 in Erie County, an area that is three hundred miles west of any other 

 known infestation. This suggests the possibility of the moths having 

 been carried by railway trains. In certain areas of New York State 

 only one generation of the pest is predicted for 1920. 



Blackman (M. W.). Notes on Several Species of Pityophthonis 

 breeding in the Limbs and Twigs of White Pine. — Psyche, Boston, 

 Mass., xxvi, no. 5, October 1919, pp. 134-142. 3 plates. 

 Pityophthonis cariniceps, Lee, is a large Scolytid found in spruce 



and white pine in the eastern States. Observations were made on 



*[ll has h 'en reported previously from New Jersey {R.A.E., A, iii, 

 5UG). — El).] 



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