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AN AN03ITD ( Xyletinus pelt at us Harr.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 22): Injury to foundation timbers of build- 
ings was reported from Adams and Leflore Counties; probably caused 
by this spocies. 
WEEVILS ( Curculionidae) 
Alabama. J. M. P.obinson (March 23): The rice weevil ( Sitophilus oryza 
L.) has been abundant at Auburn. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 22): A live weevil belonging to the genus 
Ceratopus was taken from a bunch of bananas in Jefferson Davis 
County and. sent in on February 9« (Det. by L. L. 'Buchanan.) 
Montana. H. 3. Mills (March 21): About 25 bushels of wheat in a bin at 
Melstone, Musselshell County, were almost completely infested with 
the granary weevil, S. granarius L. 
TISSUE PAPEE BUG- (Thylodrias contractus Motsch.) 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (March 9): A wingless female was discovered 
a few days ago at Amherst. This is, the reporter believes, the 
first time this species has been found here. 
ANG0UM0IS GRAIN MOTH (Sitotroga cerealolla Oliv. ) 
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Alabama. J. M. Robinson (March 23): Abundant at Auburn. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (March 29) : Unusually abundant last fall in the 
southern half of Indiana, owing apparently to mild weather and the 
large carry-over of grain. However, the extended, severe cold, of 
January has apparently been responsible for a high mortality, and all 
material examined from outdoor cribs has shown 100-percent mortality. 
A BLUEBOTTLE PLY ( Calliphora crythroccphala Moig. ) 
Georgia. T. L. Bisscll (March 29): Common at Experiment, central Georgia, 
since March 19 . t - 
CLUSTER FLY (Pollcnia rudis F.) 
Washington. M. H. Hatch (March 20): Found infesting a houso in Seattle. 
(Let. by T. Kincaid.) 
CORRECTION ' 
Georgia. T. L, Bissell (March 25): On pages 1, , 13, l4, and IS of the 
Insect Pest Survey Bulletin for March 1, 1940, it is stated that the 
minimum temperatures for January and February 1940, at Experiment, 
central Georgia, were -15.6° and -4.4° F. , respectively. -These 
figures represent the departures from normal, or average. The minimum 
temperatures for January and February were 4° and 13°, respectively. 
