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(20) Lithocolletis messaniella Z., damaging ornamental 



oaks. 



(21) ToTtrix viridana. The damage to oak-trees caused by 



this species, though still severe, did not appear to be 

 quite so extensive as in the two previous years. 



(22) Fhyllocnistis suffiisella, damaging the leaves of a valu- 



able hybrid poplar in a nursery. 



(23) Platyedra gossypiella, Saund. Information asked for 



from Mexico and Java, as to the measures of control 

 adopted in Egypt and elsewhere. 



(24) Ephestia elutella, E. cautella, infesting cocoa-beans in 



store and also in chocolate, cotton-bolls (Egypt), 

 stored cotton seeds (Madras), earth-nuts (Alexandria), 

 dates and stored apricots (Bagdad), pomegranate 

 (Cyprus), dates (Basra and Egypt), peas (Italy). 



(25) Corcyra cephalonica, Stn., attacking stored cotton seeds 



(Madras). 



(26) Arenipses sabella, Hmpn., attacking dates in London, 



probably imported from Algeria. 



(27) Myelois ceratoniae, Z., attacking dates in Egypt. 



(28) Tinea pellionella, damaging leather goods. 



(29) Tineola hiselliella, attacking skins (Cambridge), and 



ostrich plumes (S. Africa). 



DiPTERA. 



(30) Phytomyza alhiceps, mining and ruining the leaves of 



Cinerarias. 



(31) Calliphora ery throe ephala, breeding in Stilton cheese. 



(32) Drosophila melanogaster, breeding in stored fruit which 



had been allowed to ferment. 



(33) Chloropisca notata, Musca autumnalis, PoUenia rudis, 



Pyrellia eriophthalma, Fucomyia jrigida, all causing 

 a nuisance on Account of their numbers in houses. 



Rhynchota. 



(34) Scaptocoris talpa, Champ., damaging sugar-cane in 



Guatemala. 



(35) Calocoris norvegicus, damaging flax in Ireland. 



(36) Bugs infesting various Government hutments. 



(3T) Various species of green-fly attacking different plants in 

 Britain. The Plum Aphis (Aphis pruni) caused a very 

 great deal of damage in the early spring, but the 

 trees recovered well later in the year. 



(38) Aleurodes vaporariorum, infesting greenhouses. 



(39) Chermes cooleyi, attacking Douglas Firs in England. 



This species threatens to become a very serious danger 

 to this tree in Britain. 



Miscellaneous. 



(40) Rubber pests. — Many enquiries by men taking up poste 



on rubber plantations. 



(41) Thrips. — Damaging various species of plants. 



(42) Trichodectes suhrostratus, infesting dogs. 



