62 THE FLORIDA BUGGIST 
Brooksville, the dasheens having been stored near some corn 
severely infested. EK. W. Berger reported an early and un- 
precedented demand for the Red Aschersonia, or Red Whitefly 
Fungus. Prof. Carl J. Drake briefly discussed a new species 
of Lacebug (tingid) and showed specimens. He also. briefly 
reported on some of the parasites of the Green Pumpkin Bug. 
The principal paper of the evening was by Prof. Carl J. Drake, 
of Syracuse University, N. Y., on “Water Hemiptera” (Water 
Bugs). Prof. Drake showed a number of live specimens and 
gave brief accounts of their habits. He stated that, while these 
insects are not generally of economic importance, some feed on 
fish and are therefore injurious to the food supply. In species 
of Belostoma, the Electric Light Bugs, the male carries the eggs 
of the female on his back. 
The second paper of the evening was by Mr. K. E. Bragdon 
on ‘‘Huscepes porcellus’”’, a snout beetle very similar to Huscepes 
batatae, the West Indian Sweet Potato Weevil. In his search 
for the latter near Moor Haven, he found the former infesting 
the Moon Vine, a morning glory. Porcellus has been reported 
as injuring sweet potatoes in Jamaica but not known to do so 
in Florida. Batatae is not known to occur in Florida. 
NOTES FROM THE LEE COUNTY ENTOMOLOGICAL 
SOCIETY 
(Branch of the Florida Entomological Society) 
During the past quarter the Lee County Entomological Society 
has held its regular weekly meetings on Tuesday evenings. 
During the early part of the quarter the society had as its guest 
Dr. J. H. Montgomery, who gave a very interesting and helpful 
talk on the Spiny Citrus Whitefly (Alewrocanthus woglumzi, 
Ashby). 
On Thursday evening, Jan. 17th, W. L. Benedict treated the 
society to a stag dinner at the Hotel Elton. The affair was given 
in honor of R. G. Oliphant, who was shortly to leave on an 
inspection tour of the Florida Keys conducted by the State 
Plant Board. 
Stanley Millege has been transferred to Citra, Fla., where he 
will continue his work as inspector for the State Plant Board. 
