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CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



Experiments with beneficial Parasites in Barbados . . . . . . 321 



The Bionomics of Telephorus lituratus in England . . . . . . 321 



The Synonymy of some recently described Coccidae . . . . 322 



Notes on Coccidae from Northern Australia . . . . . . . . 322 



Experiments on the Breeding of the Mangold Fly (Pegomyia 



hyoscyami) and the Doclc Fly (P. bicolor) in England . . 323 



The Bionomics of Bhacodineura aniiqua, a Parasite of Earwigs . . 324 



Effect of low Temperatures upon the Pupae of Ceratitis ca/pitata . . 324 



The Control of Lyctus flanicollis in seasoned Timber in tlie U.S.A. . . 324 



The Control of Gipsy and Brown-tail Moths in the U.S.A 325 



Compulsory Spraying in Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . 325 



Hypera variahilis and its Control in the U.S.A. . . . . . . 326 



The Efficiency of Vegetable Insecticides . . . . . . . . 326 



The Bionomics of Zophodia convolutella in Eussia . . . . . . 326 



Insect Pests of Astrachan in 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 326 



Bird Protection in Russian Vineyards . . . . . . . . 328 



The Value of Birds as Destroyers of Insect Pests in Russia . . 328 



The Bionomics of Pyrausta nubilalis in Eussia . . . . . . 329 



The Control of Lethrus apterus in Vineyards in Russia . . . . 329 



Pests of the Government of Poltava in 1914 . . . . . . 329 



Insect Pests of the Government of Kursk in 1915 . . . . . . 331 



Fumigating Aphids with Tobacco Smolce in Russia . . . . 332 



The Relation between Meteorological Conditions and Outbrealcs 



of Pests in Russia . . . . . . . . . . • . • • 333 



Pests of Bush Fruits and Strawberries in Russia . . . . . . 333 



Insect Pests in Suchum (Russia) . . . . . . . . . . 333 



The Bionomics of Apion spp. in Russia . . 334 



Parametriotes theae, a new Pest of Tea in Transcaucasia . . 334, 335 



Records of Aphids in Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 



Synopsis of the Economic Syrphidae of Japan . . . . . . 336 



The Establishment of the Natural Enemies of the Brown-tail and 



Gipsy Moths in Canada . . . . . . . . .' . 335, 336 



Outline of Entomological Work for 1916 in Canada 336 



Results from Spraying in Nova Scotia . . . . . . . . 337 



Observations on the Apple Maggot Parasite (Biosieres rhagoletis) . . 337 



Notes on Jassids common in the Mississippi States . . . . . . 337 



Life-history of Tortrix viridana in England . . . . . . . . 338 



The Maple Aphis and its dimorphic Larva in Brita,in . . . . 338 



