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GowDEY (C. C). A List of Uganda Coccidae, their Food-plants and 

 Natural Enemies. — Bull. Entom. Research, London, viii, no. 2, 

 December 1917, pp. 187-189. 



Among the 72 species recorded in this list are included :—Tachardia 

 decorella, Mask., parasitised by Aenasiella africa, Gir., and CoccopJiagus 

 nigropleurum, Gir., and preyed upon by the caterpillars of Slathmopoda 

 oesteelis, Meyr. ; Pulvinaria jacksoni, Newst., parasitised by Tetra- 

 stichus gmvdeyi, Crawf. ; Ceroplasfes galeatus, Newst., parasitised by 

 K eomphaloidella ceroplastae, Gir., Eurytoma galeati, Gir., and Scutellista 

 cyanea, Mots. ; Inglisia conchiformis, Newst., preyed upon by a 

 Lepidopterous larva, Eublermna scitula, Ramb. ; Saissetia oleae, Bern, 

 parasitised by Coccophagus saintebeuvi, Gir. ; Stictococcus diversiseta, 

 Silv., preyed upon by Euhlemyna costimacula, Saalm. ; S. goivdeyi, 

 Newst., parasitised by Coccophagus comperei, Gir., and Epitetrastichus 

 ugandensis, Gir. ; Aspidiotus destructor. Sign., preyed upon by 

 Epilachna punctipennis, Muls. 



Zacher (F.). Ein neuer Schadling der Kartoffelpflanze. [A new- 

 Pest of the Potato Plant.] — Deutsche Landwirtschftl. Presse, 

 Berlin, xliv, no. 65, 15th August 1917, p. 481. 



In June 1917 a potato field in the district of Teltow was reported to 

 be heavily infested with beetles. An immediate investigation showed 

 that these were not the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decem- 

 lineata, but a leaf-beetle, Galeruca tanaceti, L. Observations led to 

 the conclusion that the pest had migrated from adjacent marshy 

 meadows owing to lack of food due to the prolonged drought. Owing to 

 the shortage of chemicals due to the War, collection of the beetles is 

 advised and, as they do not fly readily, steep-sided trenches will 

 prevent many from reaching the potato plots. Rainy weather would 

 cause them to leave the potatoes as their usual food-plants would 

 become available. 



LEGISLATION. 



The Indian Destructive Insects and Pests Act 1914. — Planters' Chronicle, 

 Bangalore, xii, no. 43, 27th October 1917, p. 550. [Received 

 3rd December 1917.] 



Orders have recently been passed bringing this Act into force and 

 are explained in a recent Government Order, which states that no 

 plant is to be imported into British India by land or sea by means of 

 the letter or sample post. No plants, except fruits and vegetables 

 intended for consumption, potatoes and sugar-cane are to be imported 

 into British India by sea except after fumigation with hydrocyanic 

 acid gas and at one of the ports prescribed in the Act. 



Plants that are infested with Hving parasitised insects and are 

 intended for the introduction of such parasites may be imported 

 without such fumigation if accompanied by a special certificate from 

 the Imperial Entomologist to the Government of India that such 

 plants are imported for the purpose of introducing such parasites. 



The Insect Pest and Quarantine Ordinance, No. 5 of 1901.— Ceylon Govt. 

 Gazette, Colombo, no. 6,912, 23rd November 1917. 



Additional regulations to those published in 1916 provide that from 



