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Metaeliroma sp. — A correspondent at Brighton, Tex., sent us, May 28 
of the present year, specimens of what is apparently an undescribed 
species allied to M. suturale Lee, with the statement that this insect 
has been playing havoc with this year's cuttings of the vine. During 
the heat of the day the beetles remained concealed in the curl of a leaf 
or under any convenient -bit of rubbish near the base of the stem and 
toward evening and in the early morning come forth to feed. 
Catorama sp. — During the year 1892 Mr. F. G. Schaupp sent us from 
Shovel Mount, Tex., specimens of an evidently undescribed species of 
Catorama, taken in May, in all its stages, from grape canes. 
Artipm floridanus Horn, better known as a depredator on orange 
and other citrus trees, was received November 23, 1889, from Mr. J. M. 
Lever, of Waldo, Alachua County, Fla., with the accompanying infor- 
mation that it was doing much damage to grape leaves. 
Ampeloglypter crenatus Lec. and Madams undulatus Say, near rela- 
tives of the grape-cane gall curculio, Mr. Schwarz informs me, occur 
both on grape and on Ampelopsis. 
Species which are known to affect Ampelopsis and other genera of 
the vine family will be found in time on the grape. Of such are 
Am.peloglypter ater Lec. 
THE CURRANT STEM-GIRDLER. 
( Ph y IUbc u s fl a v i ven tris Fitch . ) 
By C. L. Marlatt. 
The publication of an illustrated account of this insect in Insect 
Life (vol. vi, pp. 296-301) led to the recognition of damage due to it 
by Mr. Eobert B. Treat, of Centerville, E. I., and the interest thus 
aroused has enabled me, with Mr. Treat's assistance, to complete the 
details of the life history of this insect which were hitherto lacking. 
Mr. Treat said of it in his letter of May 30, 1894, that he had noticed 
its work on currant bushes during the last two seasons, but had never 
before observed any indications of its presence in Xew England. At 
the date mentioned the adult insects were rather abundant among his 
currants, as evidenced by the frequency of the severing of the termi- 
nals, and he was good enough to collect a large series of these and 
transmit them to this office. One of them, showing the characteristic 
appearance of the severed twig, is illustrated at Fig. 42. The work 
had been recently done, as the tips nearly severed — completely so in two 
cases — were merely withered. The cutting to sever the tip extended 
nearly completely round the twig, and was from one to two inches ! »elow 
the tip. From the nature of the marks the work was evidently done 
with the mandibles. 
The egg was found to be inserted in the green, succulent growth, from 
one-eighth to three fourths of an inch below the cut. the point of inser- 
tion of the ovipositor being indicated exteriorly by a very minute brown- 
ish cut or mark in the bark (Fig. 42 a). By dissection the transparent. 
