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(10) Tetropium gahrieli, perforating lead lined wooden vats. 



(11) Wire worms. 



(12) Phi/Uojyertha horticola L., constituting a plague in several 



parts of the country. 



(13) Apoderus coryli Oliv., rendering the leaves of Hazel trees 



unsightly in a garden suburb. 



(14) Psylliodes afinis injuring potato leaves. 



(15) Hylastes palliatas Gryll., and Tomicus laricis Fabr., 



damaging Scots pine. 



(16) Xylehorus saxeseni Ratz., and Platypus cylindrus Fabr., 



boring in Chestnut trees. 



(17) Antlirenus pimpinellce Fabr., larvse attacking the long 



cloth upholstery of a motor car and ruining it. 



Lkfidoptera. 



(18) Hepialus lupulinus caterpillars feeding on the roots of 



Iris and other garden plants. 



(19) Lycia Jmiaria — caterpillars in very large numbers in 



various districts in and near London. 



(20) Caterpillars of Clisiocampa neustria Linn., and Hyhernia 



defoliaria, damaging Cherry trees. 



(21) Tortrix viridana : complaints as to the damage to Oak 



trees caused by the caterpillars of this moth received 

 from all over the country. 



(22) Larvae of Borkhausenia pseiuiospretella Stn., found in 



bedding. 



(23) Clothes moths — the usual yearly budget. 



Hymenoptera. 



(24) Pteromalifs deplanatus Nees. A very large amount of 



correspondence has been entailed through the annoyance 

 which this insect causes by its presence in great numbers 

 in houses during the winter. 



(25) Cremastogaster gerhonensis Emery, doing very great damage 



to cocoa plantations in West Africa. 



(26) Phymatocera aterrima — larvae seriously injuring tlie 



leaves of Solomon's Seal. 



(27) Sirex gigas, S. cyaneus, and S. noctilio : Numerous 



enquiries regarding these species have been dealt with. 



(28) Bees and bee-culture — literature on the subject. 



Other Orders. 



(29) A species of Thrips has been causing very great damage to 



cocoa plantations in Uganda. 



(30) Aspidiotus destructor Sign., devastating the foliage of 



cocoanut palms in Belgian Congo. 



(31) Chlorita flavescens seriously injuring the leaves of apple 



trees in different districts. 



(32) Myzus ribis and ScMzoneura fodiens damaging currants in 



a large garden. 



