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plants, showed that even on cotton the strong adherence of the 

 weevil to the habit of cell hibernation persists. Though several 

 hundred infested Thurberia bolls were collected in various localities 

 and the adult weevils were reared, not a single parasite emerged, nor 

 was any record of parasitism made during the entire season. Only 

 one case of predaceous insects attacking A. grandis ihurheriae was 

 noted. On 25th September 1914, in the Santa Rita mountains, at 

 about 3,500 feet some Phymatidae were observed feeding on the 

 adult weevils, which have been determined by Mr. Otto Heideniann 

 as Phymata erosa var. fusciata, Gray, and Macrocephalus inequalis. 

 Champ. 



Williams (C. B.). Thrips oryzae, sp. nov., injurious to Rice in India. 



— Bull. Entom. Research, London, vi, no. 4, February 1916, 

 pp. 353-355, 1 fig. 



A description is given from female examples of Thrips oryzae, sp. n., 

 of which numerous specimens were obtained on very young rice at 

 Madurantakam, South India, in May 1915. The only other species 

 of thrips hitherto recorded as damaging rice are Haplolkrips 

 {Phheothrips) oryzae and H. japoniea from Japan. 



Marshall (G. A. K.). Some injurious Indian Weevils (Curculionidae) 



— ii. — Bull. Entom. Research, London, vi, no. 4, Februarv 1916, 

 pp. 365-373, 5 figs. 



The following new species of injurious weevils are described :— 

 Emperorrhiniis defoliator, gen. et sp. n., defoliating various fruit 

 trees and alders in the Punjab, Sikkim and Assam ; Coniatus indicus, 

 sp. n., attacking Taniarix indica in Bengal ; Ceuihorrhynchns jwrtu^ 

 lacae, sp. n., mining in the leaves of Porfuhca oleracea (purslane) in 

 Bengal ; Bar is portulacae, sp., n., boring in the stems of P. oleracea 

 in Bengal ; Athesapeufa oryzae, sp. n., a serious pest of rice in Madras ; 

 and Acythopeiis citruili, sp. n., attacking water melons in Madras. 



Green (E. E.). Report on some Coccidae from Zanzibar, collected by 

 Dr. W. M. Aders. — Bull. Entom. Research, London, vi, no. 4, 

 February 1916, pp. 375-376. 



The collection includes the following species of Coccids : — Icerya 

 seychellarum, Westw., on dims limonii ; Asterolecamunh bambasae, 

 Bdv., on bamboo ; Psevdococcus cifri, Risso, on immature cotton- 

 bolls ; P. crotonis, Green ; P. perniciosus, Newst., on a Cucurbitaceous 

 plant ; P. virgatus, Ckll., on cotton and Clitoria ; Coccus {Lecaniam) 

 hesperidum, L., on indigenous ferns ; Coccus (L.) viridis, Green, on 

 coffee ; Pulvinaria antigoni, Green, on chilies and Lujfa acutangula ; 

 Ceroplastes jioridensis, Comst., on avocado pear ; Ceronema ? ofricana, 

 Macfie, on a leguminous climber; Aspidiotus cyanophyUi, Sign., 

 A. lataniae, Sign., and A. destructor, Sign., on husks of coconut ; 

 A. dictyospermi, Morgan, on mango ; A. Jicus, Ashm.. on roses ; 

 A. trilobitiformis, Green, on Citrus decumana and Ficus elastica ; 



