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CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



Hypera variabilis and its Control in the U.S.A. . . . . . . 1 



Peats intercepted in Quarantine in Hawaii . . . . . . . . 2 



The Establishment of Opius fletcheri in Hawaii . . . . . . 2 



Destruction of the Food-plants of Dysdercus in St. Vincent . , 2 



The Use of X-rays against Lasiodcntia serricorne in the U.S.A. . . 3 



The Control of Cheiinatobia brutnata in France 



The Fruit Flies of the Genus Dacus in British India 



Notes on African Chalcidoidea 



Notes on Coccid-infesting Chalcidoidea 



The Scale Insects of the Seychelles 



A new Weevil attacking Pine -apples in Jamaica 



Hylastes cuniciUarius in Forests in Scotland . . 



A Method of trapping Ceratitis capitata in Queensland . . . . 5 



The Use of Poison Bait against Lepidiota alboJiirta in Queensland . . 5 



An Eanvig predaceous on Aphids in Queensland . , . . , . 5 



A New Scale-Insect on Sugar-cane in New Guinea . . . . . . 6 



Nezara viridida and its Control in New South Wales . . . . 6 



The Compulsory Use of Lead Arsenate against Cydia pomonella in 



New South Wales 6 



A Gall Mite on Privet in Australia . . . . . . . . . . 6 



Pests of Cacao and Coconut in the Gold Coast . . . . . . 6 



Silk Culture in Trinidad . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 



Schistocerca paranensis in Trinidad . . . . . . . . . . 8 



Insect Pests in Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 



The Bionomics of Aphis pomi in the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . 8 



New Parasitic Flies in North America . . . . . . . . . . 9 



Plectothrips pallipes, sp. n., from Jamaica . . . . . . . . 9 



Gonatocenis viexicamus parasitic on Dro^eculacephala mollipes in 



Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . 9 



New Scale Insects from Hawaii . . . . . . . . 9 



Notes on Dermestes cadaverinus in Hawaii . . . . . . . . 10 



Tetranychus dtri, sp. n., infesting Citrus in Florida . . . . . . 10 



New Chalcidoid Hymenoptera . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 



Cassida pallidula attacking Egg-plants in the U.S.A. . . . . 11 



Pseudococcus citrophilus infesting Oranges, etc., in California . . 11 



Cryptochaetum menopMebi, a Parasite of Icerya purchasi in California 11 



Pests intercepted in Quarantine in California . . . . . . 12 



SyrpMds of Economic Importance in California . . . . . . 12 



Syneta albida and its Control in the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . 14 



The Chrysanthemum Gall-fly, Diarthronomyia hypogaea in California 14 



The Spread of Iridomyrmex humilis in California . . . . . . 14 



The Breeding of Fruit-fly Parasites in the Hawaiian Islands . . 15 



Definitions of Parasitism in Insects . . . . . . . . . . 15 



The Dispersion of Scale Insects by the Wind in the U.S.A. . . . . 16 



Sporotrichum, globuliferum infesting Hypera variabilis in the U.S.A. 17 



Notes on Pemphigus betae in the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . 17 



Bucctdatriz thurberiella, a Pest of Cotton in California . . . . 18 



Jjife-History of Habrocytus medicaginis in the U.S.A. . . . . 18 



Ttie Types of Certain Noctuid Genera in North America . . . . 19 



