A xu ean Bue AT “ALEXANDRIA. 
-. (Crossotosoma egyptiacum, J. W. Douglas.) ' -— 
aay bug, ve ry destructive to cultivated plants, has recently nade Pe 
Fr l 
— appearance at lesa dein rom specimens of tbe female insects 
contributed by Admiral Blomfield to Kew, Mr. J. W. Douglas, F.E.S., - 
as determined them to belong not o only to a d Pag nie but also to a 
"EE genus of the imd nal family of Coe 
ane 
EM 
ndria, In any case it is hoped that steps 
l be taken to prevent the insect from spreading from Egypt to other 
aes in the Mediterranean region. 
Admiral ionas to Roya, GazpENS, Krw. -+ c 
s The Port House, Alexandria, 
: Dux Pnorzáson Orivkm, October 25th, 1 9. 
; E in the August number of the Kew Bulletin an interesting 
desu t of jua Purchasi and its depredations in. South Africa, 
California, &e.. 
ing the past four years our gardens at Pra sh have been 
inva a Coceus which threatens now to des troy all our trees and ‘is 
-easing KA greatest alarm here. I have taken the liberty of sending 
epe 
as to its scientifie name, although one has pronounced it to be the 
ommon eror Bug, €. sut which I c to bea v much 
smaller in in 
o 
It pad a tb tts 
eavés of Ficus Nisi and one or two 
00 tough for it and it will not touch them. It 
Ist their indifferent a are ce syn ; 
et 80; : es taken by 
of it, 
2 o put it down. If you can give any advice i in in the valor I am sure 
randri rians will be most gratefu d 
m, &e. : 
au iU Si A W. R, M : 
pla — PRS. ud E P D oe 
. Professor Riter to Boviy Guan, Koo. 
Division of Entomol logy, Department of Agriculture, 
; Washington, DO; December 6th, 1889. 
or Mr. Monk 
Yours of rat 25th of November, 
Blomfield, has just come to hand. It w 
ub * In 
enelosing a jetter from E d 
ill 
nsect mie ; to the AM or 
give me great pleasure to - 
to vee friend or Apia dee 
