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Scouting in Malacca in February showed the presence of a small number 

 of swarms only, but contrary to expectation, young hoppers were 

 abundant in March, Their prevalence may have been due to the 

 entrance of swarms from Johore, but possibly in both Malacca and the 

 Tampin District a proportion of the hoppers may have hatched from 

 eggs which had been lying dormant for six months or longer. In 

 Johore a few swarms were destroyed at Batu Anam during January. 



Champion (G. C). On Some Weevils Attacking Orchids. — Entomo- 

 logist's Mthly. Mag., London, lii, no. 628, September 1916, 

 pp. 200-202. 



Descriptions are given of Cholus cattleyae, sp. n., breeding in bulbs of 

 Cattleija gigas, and Dionjmellus laeviniargo, sp. n., attacking the roots 

 of orchids, and feeding on the leaves and flowers of Cattleya and the 

 flowers of Dendrobiuni. Both species occur in tropical America. 

 Other injurious species recorded are Baridius orchivora, Blackb., and 

 Acythopeus aterrinms, Waterh. 



GiRAULT (A. A.). A New Genus of Scelionidae from the West Indies. 



— Entomologist, London, xhx, no. 640, September 1916, 

 pp. 198-199. 



A description is given of Phanuropsis semifiaviventrus, gen. et sp. n., 

 reared from Hemipterous eggs from Trinidad. 



GiRAULT (A. A.). A New Genus of Ophioneurine Trichogrammatidae 

 from Java. — Entomologist, London, xHs, no. 640, September 1916, 

 pp. 199-200. 

 Lathrmneromyia perminuta, gen. et sp. n., reared from the eggs of 

 Cicada sp. ? on leaves of sugar-cane from Java, is described. 



GiRAULT (A. A.). Descriptions of and Observations on some Chalcidoid 

 Hymenoptera — 11. — Canadian Entomologist, London, Ont., xlviii, 

 no. 8, August 1916, pp. 263-268. 



The following species are recorded : — Apterolaelaps nigriscutum, 

 gen. et sp. n., from Virginia ; Diaidinus intermedius, sp. n., reared 

 from Phytomyza clirysanthemi ; Pseudiglyphomyia coptodiscae, sp. n., 

 reared from Coptodisca splendoriferella ; Asaphes americana, Gir., 

 reared from the clover aphis ; Trichogrammatomijia tortricis, gen. et 

 sp. n., from the eggs of Tortrix cerasivorana. A key to the identification 

 of the North American species of the genus Euplectrus, Westw., is given. 



AvERiN (V. G.). BoawowHOCTb Maccoearo HaiuecTBin jiyroBoro 



MOTblJlbHa. [The possibility of an outbreak of Phlyctaenodes 



sticticalis.]— «\0mH0-?yccK2in Ce/ibCKo-Xo3flMCTBeHHafl ra3eTa.» 



[South Russian Agricultural Gazette], Charkov, xviii, no. 23, 

 6th July 1916, p. 14. 



This letter calls attention to the possibility of an outbreak of cater- 

 pillars of Phlyctaenodes sticticalis. Large numbers of the moths were 

 observed about the middle of June, the cold spring having delayed 



