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LXXIV) read a note on the ravages of this moth which had appeared in 

 enormous numbers in a flour mill at Lodelinsarte, Belgium. He added 

 a short description of the moth and larva. M. E. Ragonot stated in the 

 discussion of this note of M. Girard that the insect had been first noticed 

 in Europe in 1879 by Zeller, and was supposed to have been imported 

 with American flour. Eagonot himself had specimens coming from 

 North Carolina, Mexico, and Chili. 



In an editorial note in the Entomologische Nachrichten for 1885, pp. 

 46, 47, mention is made of reports of the appearance of this insect in 

 mills near Bremworde. The insect multiplies with incredible rapidity* 

 The application of bisulphide of carbon and the burning of sulphur were 

 useless. All that could be done was to stop the mill and thoroughly 

 clean out the pipes and screens. It is positively asserted in this note 

 that in this locality it had been ascertained that the insect was intro- 

 duced with American wheat. In another editorial note in the same 

 periodical for the same year (pp. 239, 240) a review is given of a com- 

 munication by Prof. H. Laudois to the Braunschweiger Tageblatt,m which 

 it is stated that this pest is by far the most aunoying and dangerous 

 of all the insects affecting wheat or flour. Moving and airing the wheat 

 is said to have no effect against this species, which is fond of a draft. 

 Countless numbers of webs were found in a pipe through which tbe 

 flour was lifted by air pressure. For many days they were forced to 

 shut down in order to clean the pipes and screens. The larvae prefer- 

 ably gnawed the fine miller's gauze. An anatomical examination 

 showed the number of eggs in a single female to be 678. 



Prof. P. C. T. Snellen in the Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, Vol. 28, 1885, 

 pp. 237-251, gives quite an extended article on this insect, which is illus- 

 trated with Plate 8, in all the different stages and in colors. The figures 

 were drawn by Prof. Dr. J. Van Leeuwen, jr. The author states that 

 the main object of his article is to introduce the illustration, as it is 

 made up chiefly of a summary of Zeller's article already referred to. He 

 makes some remarks on the color of the larvas in correction of Zeller, 

 gives a short account of the mode of pupation, and a careful description 

 of the pupa. The bulk of the article, however, is taken up with a com- 

 parison of Jciih niella with other European species of Ephestia. 



There follow now five articles published in English periodicals, two 

 by W. Thompson, one by J. W. Tutt, one by Charles G. Barrett, and 

 one by Sidney Klein. Mr. Thompson, on pages 66 and 139 of The En- 

 tomologist, Yol. 20, 1887, records the breeding, during November and 

 December, of specimens of this insect found feeding on rice-cones. Mr, 

 Tutt, on page 212 (loc. cit.), records the breeding of larvaa found feeding 

 on flour in a cargo at the London docks, giving a short account of the 

 feeding habits. Mr. Barrett, on pp. 255-256 of The Entomologist's 

 Monthly Mag azi?ie< Vol. 23, April, 1S87, summarizes Zeller's observations, 

 and refers to Mr. Thompson's experience. Mr. Klein's article is pub- 

 lished in the Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1887, 



