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a cocoon among the excrement of the host in its gallery^ the adult 

 issuing by a circular opening. Atanycolus sculpturatus, Thorn., a 

 species new to France, emerged in June from larch coming from 

 Herault, which also harboured numerous individuals of Chrysobothris 

 solieri, Lap., which were presumably the host of the Braconid. 

 Iphiaidax extricator, Nees, is also obtained from larch from the same 

 district, emerging in May. It is a parasite of Longicorns and probably 

 of Pogonochaerusfasciculatus, De G., and P. perroudi, Muls. /. flavator, 

 F., is a common parasite of Hesperophanes griseus, F., in Herault, the 

 adults emerging in the spring. Spathius pedestris, Wesm., has been 

 reared in June from Anohium striatum, Oliv., which destroys the old 

 branches of ivy at Montpellier. S. rubidus, Rossi, is apparantly also a 

 parasite of Anobiids and almost certainly of Bostrychids, having been 

 reared from vine shoots infested only with Sinoxylon sexdentatum, Oliv. 

 It is obtained from other trees that harbour various species of these 

 families, e.g., from olive-trees, harbouring S. sexdentatum ; fig-trees, 

 harbouring Sinoxylon and Scobicia ; evergreen oak, harbouring 

 Xylonites praeustus, Germ. ; and from larch, harbouring Ernobius. 

 Caenopachis hartigi, Ratz., already known as a parasite of Pityogenes 

 bidentatus, Hbst., has been reared from branches of larch infested 

 with P. quadridens, Htg. Dendrosoter ferrugineus. Marsh., is fre- 

 quently found at Montpelher on shoots of vine and fig infested with 

 Sinoxylon sexdentatum, Oliv. Doryctes leucogaster, Nees, a parasite 

 of Longicorns, has been reared from larch and from Quercus ilex at 

 Montpellier. On the fig, from which it has also been reared, larvae of 

 Hesperophanes griseus, F., are undoubtedly its hosts. D. undulatus, 

 Ratz., is a parasite of Magdalis armigera, Geoff r., occurring on the elm 

 at Montpellier. Meteorus obfuscator, Nees, has been reared from 

 Orchesia mimns, Panz. It was obtained some years ago from a 

 Polyporus from Brout-Vernet, emerging some time before numerous 

 individuals of 0. micans, which were still in the larval state. This 

 confirms the opinion that this Braconid attacks the larvae and not 

 the adults. 



LoBO (B.). A Lagarta rosea da Gelechia gossypiella. Os Meios 

 empregados no Egypto para combatel-a. [The Pink Bollworm, 

 Pectinoj)hora gossypidla, and the combative Measures employed 

 in Egypt.] — A Lavoura, Rio de Janeiro, xxii, no. 3-4, 1918, 

 pp. 110-131, 1 fig. [Received 27th August 1918.] 



This is the text of a lecture on Pectinopliora gossypiella, against 

 which it is intended to take vigorous measures in Brazil. 



Combate a Lagarta rosea. [Measures against the Pink Bollworm.] 

 — A Lavoura, Rio de Janeiro, xxii, no. 3-4, 1918, pp. 173-175. 

 [Received 27th August 1918.] 



The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has founded an organisation 

 for dealing with the pink bollworm [Pectinophora gossypiella]. Though 

 the existence of this serious pest was first recorded in Brazil at the 

 end of 1916, energetic measures were imfortunately not taken 

 immediately, and the infestation has spread rapidly. 



