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in tomatos ; Coccus elongatus and Aphis sp. on betel leaves ; Herni- 

 chionas'pis minor on red pepper ; Saissetia nigra and Pseiidaonidia 

 duplex on Hibiscus cuttings. From New Zealand, undetermined 

 Dipterous larvae in decayed potatoes. From China, an undetermined 

 Formicid in water chestnuts ; Lepidopterous larvae in dry herbs, and 

 undetermined larvae of borers in twigs. From Japan, undetermined 

 Lepidopterous larvae in dried chestnuts and dried fruits. 



Anderson (G. M.). The Slender Wireworm ; Its Relation to Soils. — 



South Carolina Agric. Expt. Sta., Clemson College, Bull. 204, 

 September 1920, 14 pp., 4 figs. 



Some of the matter in this paper on Horistonotus uhleri, Horn, has 

 been previously noticed [R.A.E., A, iii, 693]. The type of soil seems 

 to be the determining factor in the distribution of this wireworm. 

 The infestations in South Carolina are always confined to the loose, 

 thin, barren upland, sandy soils which form a belt parallel to the tea. 

 coast, about sixty miles inland. The soil is of such a texture that 

 saturation with water is almost impossible, the larvae being unable 

 to live in saturated soils even for a short time. 



Wireworms as a whole present a most complicated problem in 

 economic entomology because of their varied habits, and their generic 

 idiosyncrasies. Given control measures cannot as a rule be applied 

 to more than one genus. Being soil infestors they are difficult to 

 observe, while their life-cycles vary greatly. Closely associated 

 with these factors are those of soil and air temperature, soil moisture 

 and heredity. Studies on these heads are being prosecuted, and 

 reports of progress on other phases of the problem will be issued. 



Wilcox (A. M.). U.S. Bur. Entom. Notes and Descriptions of 

 Species of Telenomus having ten-jointed Antennae (Hymenoptera; 

 Scelionidae).— Ps?/c/ie, Boston, Mass., xxvii, no. 4, August 1920, 

 pp. 7,8-81. 



The Proctotrupids dealt with include Telenomus henierocampae, 

 sp. n., reared from eggs of Hemerocampa leucostigma in U.S.A. ; T. 

 euproctidis, sp. n. , from eggs of Euproctis conspersa, Butl. , from Japan ; 

 T. dalmani, Ratz. , from eggs of Notolophus antiquvs and Hemerocampa 

 leucostigma in the United States, and also recorded from the former 

 moth in England, Holland and Canada. 



A table is given by which the females of this group may be separated. 



CusHMAN (R A.). U.S. Bur. Entom. The North American Ichneumon- 

 Flies of the Tribes Lycorini, Polyspfiinctini, and Theroniini. — 



—Proc. U.S. Nat. Mtis., Washington, D.C., Iviii, no. 2326, 1920, 

 pp. 7-48, 5 figs. 



Revisions are given of the North American species of the above 

 three tribes of the subfamily Ichneumoninae, with keys to the genera 

 sub-genera, species, and varieties concerned. Two new genera are 

 erected, and eight new species described. 



