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trees by the egg-punctures of the Buffalo Tree-hopper {Ceresa bubalus) 

 he suggests as a remedy the spraying of the infested trees with kero- 

 sene emulsion during May, or as soon as the eggs hatch, to destroy the 

 young before they have scattered to other vegetation. 



The corn insects noted are the ^Vhite Grub, tbe larvae of the common 

 Twelve-spotted Cucumber Beetle {Diabrotica 12-punctata), and the 

 Corn Eootlouse. Rotation is advised as a means against the first; for 

 the second the theoretical course is proposed of planting squashes, etc., 

 in the fields to lure the beetles and induce them to deposit their eggs 

 about the vines rather than the corn. By destroying the vines the 

 young larvse would die of starvation. 



In the case of the Boot-louse no effective remedy has been discovered. 

 The articles on the Ox- Warble-fly or Bot-fly consist of a review of tbe 

 })ublicatious on this subject in the Farmers' Eevieic, Insect Life, and 

 of pamphlets by Miss E. A. Urmerod. Abstracts from the two latter 

 sources are given. All the articles mentioned are well illustrated and 

 some of the figures are new. 



A PEACH PEST IN BERMUDA. 

 {Ceratitis capitata Wied.) 



Order Diptera : Faniilv Trypetid^. 



Fig. 1— Ceratitis capitata -. a, female fly : b, front view of head of male : c, spatula-like hair of male 

 shown at h -. d, antenna ; e. larva : /, anal extremity of same ; g, head of same— all enlarged (orifiinal). 



This peculiar and strikingly beautiful Trypetid fly was described by 

 Wiedemann,* in 1826, as Trypeta capitata^ and by him recorded from 

 East India. It was subsequently redescribed by Macleay, in 1829,t as 



* Aiialecta Eiitoniolo<;ica, p. ."4, Xo. 1'24. ^ Zoiilogieal Journal, Vol. IV, p]). 47r)-4'^'2. 



