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recorded as injurious in Sweden, damaged pastures. Hydroecia 

 micacea, Esp., injured potatoes, sugar-beet and raspberries. Panolis 

 fammea, Schiff. {griseovariegata, Goeze), occurred on pines. Eupsilia 

 {Scopehsoma) sateUitia, L., was reported on fruit trees, birch and 

 turnips. Hgpena rostralis, L., attacked hops at the beginning of 

 August 1916. Chewmtobia brumata, L., was especially numerous in 

 1912. Larentia nebulata, Thnb., a species that periodically defoliates 

 the birches in the alpine parts of Sweden and Norway was very abun- 

 dant at Tiirna in the middle of July. CJiloroclystis rectmigiilata, L., 

 was recorded from fruit trees in several localities. Abraxas gros- 

 suhriata, L., injured gooseberries and red currants. The larvae of 

 Himera pennaria, L., appeared on ajDple trees at the end of May. 

 Hibernia defoliaria, CI., was most common during the same years, 

 1912 and 1913, as Cheimatobia brumata. Amphidasys betularia, L., 

 was fomid on apples. Bupahis piniarius, L., damaged pine trees 

 severely in 1912. Nola cucullatelki, L., injured young fruit trees, 

 gnawing off the bark of the young twigs and shoots ; in 1916 a number 

 of yomig Cox's Orange pipj^ins were killed in this manner. Aegeria 

 apiformis, CI., destroyed yomig balsam poplars in 1916. Paranthrene 

 tabaniformis, Rott., injured young poplars in nurseries. The larvae 

 of Pennisetia (Bembecia) hylaeiformis, Lasp., were common on rasp- 

 berries in 1916. Cossus cossus, L., was reported injuring apple, ash, 

 alder, maple, birch, poplar and willows Zeuzera pyrimi, L., injured 

 apple trees and lilac. Achroia griseUa, F., was numerous in bee-hives 

 in 1915, and Galleria melotiella, L., also did a great deal of damage. The 

 larvae of Ephestia kuhniella, Z., destroyed dried vegetables. Zophodia 

 convolutella, Hb., was very numerous in southern Sweden in 1915, 

 often destroying one- third of the crop of gooseberries. Pionea forfi- 

 calis, L., injured turnips and cabbage, especially in 1914. Tortrix 

 bergmanniana, L., injured roses at the begimiing of June. T. viridana, 

 L., nearly defoliated the oaks at Borgholm in 1915-1916. T. paleana, 

 Hb.. injured timothy at the beginning of June in 1916. Cnephasia 

 icahlbomiana, L., occurred on strawberries. Exapate congelateUa, 

 CL, damaged gooseberries, apples, hawthorn, mountain ash and 

 Cytisus laburnum. Rhyacionia {Evetria) buoliafia., Schiff., injm'ed 

 the shoots of young pine trees in many localities. Argyroploce 

 variegana, Hb., and Eiicosmu {Tmefocera) ocellana, F., were most 

 nmnerous during 1915, chiefly attacking apple. Injuries probably 

 caused by Enarmonia prunivora, Wish., were reported from several 

 localities. Eucosma, (Notocelia) roborana, Tr., injured roses, in some 

 places as many as 75 per cent, of the shoots being attacked. Etiar- 

 monia {Epinotia) birwtana, Wck., a species new to Sweden was foimd 

 in the buds of Abies pectinata in 1916. Cydia {Carpocapsa) pomonella, L., 

 was very nmnerous in 1914, destroying in many locahties 50 per cent. 

 or more of the crop. C. {Grapholitha) funebrana, Tr., did great damage 

 to plums in 1912-1914. C. {Grapholitha) nigricana, Stph., was es- 

 pecially abundant in 1912 and 1913 destroying from 15 to 70 per cent, 

 of the crop of peas. Hemerophih {Simaethis) pariana, CI., was reported 

 from many locahties in the south of Sweden, no great harm being, 

 however, done ; the larvae of the first generation occurred from the 

 middle of May to the middle of June, those of the second generation 

 in July and the beginning of August. Sitotroga cerealella, Oliv., 

 occurred in imported maize in 1915. Gracilaria syringella^ P., injured 



