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Hausammanx (R,)- Die Blutlaus. [The Woolly Aphis. ]~~ScJnceiz. 

 Zeitschr. Obst- u. Weivban, FrauenfeU, xx\ i, no. 8. 14th April 

 1917, pp. 122-124. 



This is a popular article on the woolly aphis [ErioftM)ia laniqenim'], 

 and contains no new information. 



La Face (Lidia). La metamorfosi dell' Aderda berlesH, Buffa (Hemi- 

 ptera-Coccidae.) [The Metamorphosis of Aderda berlesii, Buffa.] 

 —Separate, dated 30th March 1917, from £o//. X«6. Zool. Gen. 

 Agrar. R. Scuola Svp. Agric, Portici, xi, pp. 23-3-249, 8 figs. 



This paper describes the various stages of postembryonic develop- 

 ment of Aderda berlesii. Buffa. living on Arundo donax and common 

 in central and southern Italy. The question as to whether this 

 species should be considered a Lecaniid is discussed. 



Kaymundo (B.). Uma praga das acucenas. [A Pest of Amaryllis 

 princeps.] — Chacorns e Quintaes, Rio de Janeiro, xv, no. 3, 

 15th March 1917, pp. 220-221, 3 figs. 



The caterpillars of the Noctuid, Xanthopastis (Glottula) heterocampa, 

 Gn., are reported as seriously injuring the leaves and bulbs of Amaryllis 

 princeps in Brazil. Pancratiicm hymenoaiUis caribae^on, Eucharis 

 aniazonica and Filtonia sp.,as well as many other ornamental plants, 

 are also attacked. 



MoREiRA (C). Como destruir o coccida das roseiras. [How to destroy 

 the Rose Coccid.] —Chacaras e Qiiinfaes, Rio de Janeiro, xv, no. 3 

 15th March 1917, p. 235. 



To control Chrysomphalus aurantii, Msk., on roses, the use of petro- 

 leum-soap emulsion composed of : crude petroleum, 6| parts, soap, 

 2| parts, water, 4 parts, is advised. 



LEGISLATION. 



Cotton Boll Weevil. Amendment no. 1 to Quarantine Order no. 20. — 



Mthly. Bull. Cat. StateCommiss. Hortic. Sacramento, v'l. no. 3 & 4, 

 April 1917, p. 118. 



Owing to the State of Arizona being free from the cotton boll-weevil 

 [Anthonomus grandis, Boh.), Eg>^tian cotton seed may now be imported 

 into the State of CaUfornia. Two regulations deahng with the pro- 

 cedure which must be followed when applying for permission to do so 

 have been laid down as an amendment to Quarantine Order No. 26. 



