394 



The export in 1907 was 15 per cent or ¥ 9 o greater than that of 

 1903. During the five years the exports of Ceara increased by 41 

 per cent, those of Para by 13£, Mangabeira by only 2\. 



The exports in 1906 and 1907 were distributed among foreign 

 countries as follows : 



1906 



U. S. A. 



Great Britain 



France 



Germany 



Belgium 



Uruguay 



Argentina 



Quantity. 



In lbs. 



36.848.787 

 27.329.740 

 6.783.280 

 5.021.071 

 266.189 

 652.986 

 10.351 



1907 



Quantity. 

 In lbs. 



Value. 



In milreit. 



101.517.262 

 72.613.947 

 20.668.379 

 13.157.196 

 732.755 

 1.560.213 

 34.799 



Value. 

 In milreis. 



U. S. A. 36.984.752 100.076.756 



Great Britain 31.577.994 83.215.943 



France 5.513.554 16.800 301 



Germany 5.128.745 13.991.199 



Belgium 39.195 93.585 



Uruguay 1.007.179 2.640.484 



Argentina 24.620 82.953 



The above does not include 385 lbs., of " Massaranduba gum ' 

 shipped in 1907 to Great Britain : the imports of Uruguay and Argentina 

 are exports sent down the Plate Biver. 



The export to Great Britain shows a substantial increase of 15| 

 per cent. The imports of the U. S. A. and Germany are slightly 

 increased, and those of France and Belgium decreased. 



W. J. G. 



A CAMPHOR PEST. 



An account of an insect attacking the camphor trees in Perak is 

 published by Mr. Jacques Surcouf in the Journal D 'Agriculture 

 Tropicale, June 1908, page 186. 



The sample of leaves and insects were sent by M. Geraud of 

 Papan, Perak, to the Colonial laboratory of the Museum (presumably 

 at Paris). The insects were identified by M. Heylaerts as one of the 

 Psychodidae, Eumeta Hekmeycri, Heyl. The caterpillar fixes itself on 

 the lower side of the leaves and eats the parenchyma, cutting out 

 circles which it winds round the lower part of its body so that the animal 

 appears to be inclosed in a flower or little pagoda. The caterpillar in 

 pupating spins a ccocoon which in the males is furnished with a 



