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Oregon. R. L. Post (September. 25): Ten specimens of E. rufobrunnea 
Csy. collected at Condon and reported as congregating on an 
ear of corn and damaging it. (Ret. by M. H. Hatch.) 
W I EEW OEMS ( E 1 at e r i dao ) 
Connecticut. E. L. Beard (October 24): Damage to potatoes generally 
less severe in 1939 than in 1938, the earlier varieties showing 
greater injury than the late. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (October 21): A few fields in the lighter 
types of soil in the northeastern potato-growing section of the 
State show from light to heavy injury of the tubers. In general, 
injury to potatoes appears to be much less than in 1938. The 
prairie grain wireworm ( Ludins aereipenni-s Kby. ) is the pre- 
dominating species. 
California. E. E. Campbell (October 6): Tomato field in Los Angeles 
County just examined, in which Limonius calif ornicus Mann, was 
boring into tomatoes in contact with the soil. Damage noticed 
shortly after recent rains had thoroughly moistened the soil. 
Many tomatoes contained several, one having l4. Similar damage 
reported from other fields. 
COFFEE-BEAN WEEVIL ( Araecerus fasciculatus Deg.) 
Louisiana. 0. T. Deen (October 4): Larvae taken from crowns and 
vines of Jacquemontia tamnifolia at Sunset. Langur i a sp. was 
also present. Apparently no injury to plant. Specimens were 
tunneling in the plants in a similar manner to the sweetpotato 
weevil. (Dot. by W. H. Anderson.) 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (October 21): The semi-tropical armyworm 
( Prodeni a cridania Cram. ) and the larvae of Hocis repanda F. , 
in particular, have been very injurious to lawn grass during 
the last month. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (October 23): On the nights of October 18-20 
at Columbia there was a rather heavy flight of armyworm moths 
coming to lights and to decaying fruit. 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (October 23): Moths of the pale western cutworm 
( Agrotis orthogonia Morr.) appeared in greatly reduced numbers 
in Utah County, as compared with the last 4 seasons. Active 
from September 9 to October 15 , feeding on flowers of Chryso- 
thamnus sp. and ovipositing. 
