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Speaee (A. T.). SorosporeUa uvelJa and its Occurrence in Cutworms in 

 America. — Jl. Agric. Research, Washington, D.C., viii, no. 6, 

 5th February 1917, pp. 189-194, 1 plate. 



The presence of the fungus, Sorosporella uvella, in two larvae and a 

 pupa of the cutworm, Euxoa tessellata, Harr., that had died in breeding 

 jars, is recorded. It w^as visible only on breaking open the body, 

 when it appeared as a reddish brow^n, powdery mass. This seems to 

 be the first published account of its occurrence in America, its last 

 appearance in Europe having been in 1888. Several more infected 

 insects were subsequently received and cultural tests were attempted, 

 without however yielding entirely satisfactory results. 



Feohawk (F. W.). Destruction of Wheat by Wasps. — Entomologist^ 

 London, 1, no. 649, June 1917, pp. 132-133, 1 fig. 



The common wasp, Vespa vulgaris, is recorded as damaging growing 

 wheat in the autumn of 1916, over an area 300 yds. long by 5 or 6 yds. 

 wide. The whole injury was caused by the individuals of a single 

 nest, and consisted in gnawing the ears, probably to obtain nesting 

 material, so that in some cases the lower half of the ear was removed, 

 leaving the bare stem. 



GiKAuLT (A. A.), Notes on some Parasites of Sugar-cane Insects in 

 Java, with Descriptions of New Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea. — 

 Entomologist, London, 1, no. 649, June 1917, pp. 134-136. 



This paper contains descriptions of Gonatocerus hifasciativentris, 

 sp. n., from the eggs of a leaf-hopper embedded in the leaves of sugar- 

 cane ; Trichogramma minutum, Riley, reared from the eggs of Chilo 

 infuscatellum, Sn. ; Parachrysocharis javensis, sp. n., reared from 

 leaf-hopper eggs, probably those of Flata affinis on the leaves of 

 sugar-cane, each egg containing one parasite ; and Cyrtogaster javensis, 

 sp. n., reared from the eggs of an unknown moth on the leaves of 

 sugar-cane. 



BoEDAs (M. L.). Du R61e de quelques Ichneumonides comme Auxi-> 

 liaires de I'Aboriculture forestiere. [On the Part played by 

 Ichneumonids in combating Forest-tree Pests.] — C. R. hebdoni. 

 Acad. Sci., Paris, clxiv, no. 24, 11th June 1917, pp. 923-925. 



Two of the most useful Ichneumonids controlling the insect pests 

 of pine, oak and spruce forests are Rhyssa persiiasoria, L., which 

 attacks the larvae of Sirex, and Ep)hiulies manifestator, which 

 parasitises certain Buprestid and Cerambycid larvae, especially those 

 of Callidium. 



Jablonowski (J.). Pseudococcus nipae {Dactylopius nipae), a Scale 

 Insect injurious to Palms in Hungary. — Internat. Rev. Science and- 

 Practice Agric, Mthly. Bull. Agric. Intell. and PI. Dis., Rome, viii, 

 no. 6, June 1917, p. 958. [Abstract from Zeitschrift fUr Pflanzen- 

 lirankheiten, Stuttgart, xxvii, no. 1, 15th February 1917, pp. 1-18.]; 

 [Received 1st September 1917.] 



Pseudococcus nipae, Mask., is recorded from a palm in a greenhouse 

 in Hungary in February 1916. It has probably been imported into 



