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The Olassy-wlnged Soldier-bug.*— Under this title Prof. H. E. Sammers 

 has published a short SLCConnt of Ry alio des vitripennis Say, a little Cap- 

 sid which preys in Tennessee upon the Grape Leaf-hopper and becomes 

 an important factor in the destruction of this well known pest. In our 

 Third Eeport on the Insects of Missouri we have given a similar account 

 of the work of this insect in Missouri. 



Importation of Hessian Ply Parasites.— We have received an additional 

 lot of Hessian Fly i)uparia infested with the European parasite (Semiotel- 

 Ins nigripeSj from Mr. Fred. Enock, of London. The parasites began 

 issuing the last week in April, and we have divided them into three lots 

 and sent them to Mr. F. M. Webster, at La Fayette, Indiana, Prof. A. J. 

 Cook, at Agricultural College, Michigan, and Prof. S. A. Forbes, at 

 Champaign, Illinois, deeming this course the best, not only on account of 

 the advantageous localities, but on account of the excellent care which 

 the specimens will be sure to receive at the hands of these gentlemen. 



Recent Publications of the Division of Entomology — During the last two 

 months several publications of greater or less value have been issued 

 by this Division. March 12 the Fifth Report of the'U. S. Entomologi- 

 cal Commission made its appearance. This is the final report of the 

 Commission and is a revised and enlarged edition of Bulletin ^o. 7. 

 Like the latter publication it was prepared by Dr. A. S. Packard, and 

 includes a consideration of the insects affecting forest and shade trees. 

 It is a large volume of 963 pages and is illustrated by 306 text figures 

 and 40 plates. 



Bulletin ^o. 7 of the Division on the Pediculi and Mallophaga affect- 

 ing man and the lower animals,, by Prof. Herbert Osborn was issued 

 April 1. No. 7 of the series of Divisional Bulletins has been held open 

 for some time for a monograph of the genus Acronycta, the manuscript 

 and figures for which have been for the most part in hand for several 

 years. Continued postponement, however, has been caused by press 

 of other work and it has been deemed best to fill up the series by sub- 

 stituting the present bulletin. This consideration of the Pediculi and 

 Mallophaga was written to form part of a report upon the insects affect- 

 ing vertebrate animals by Dr. Riley and Professor Osborn. Various 

 causes having delayed the publication of the report, it was deemed 

 advisable to publish this chapter in advance. 



Bulletin No. 24 of the Division on the Boll Worm of Cotton, a report 

 of progress in the investigation of this insect, by Mr. F. W. Mally, was 

 issued from the press May 11. This is simply a preliminary report and 

 we hope to follow it at the close of the supplementary investigation of 

 this insect with a fuller consideration of the subject than has yet 

 appeared. 



* Bull. Agric. Exper. Station, Teun., iv., 1, pp. 32,33. 



