2 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [August 
cherry from Italy, apple, Crataegus mexicana, Crataegus sp., and black walnut 
from Mexico, and sour cherry from Yugoslavia; Tephritis sp. (adult) with Para- 
guay tea from Argentina; papaya fruit fly (Toxotrypana curvicauda) in papaya 
from the Bahamas, Canal Zone, and Panama; Trypanea sp. (adults) with Inula 
sp. from Germany; and a trypetid in Lonicera nitida (seed and pulp) from Bul- 
garia, pepper from Italy, pear, plum, and poinsettia (seed) from Mexico, (pupae) 
in Adansonia sp. (seed) from the Union of South Africa, (pupa) with Amygdalus 
sp., (pupa) in Juniper us foetidissima, (pupa) with Lonicera sp., and (pupae and 
adult) with Rosa sp. from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and (pupae) 
with Lycoseris sp. from Venezuela. 
MISCELLANEOUS INSECTS 
The potato weevil (Epicaerus cognatus) was intercepted in potatoes (Solanum 
tuberosum) from Mexico. An orchid from the Philippines was infested with 
Tadius erirhinoides (Curculionidae). Capitophorus formosanus (aphid) arrived 
with chrysanthemum from Japan. The Asiatic rice borer (Chilo simplex) was 
found in rice straw packing from China, Spain, and Syria, Miscanthus japonica 
and rice straw from Japan, and wheat straw from France. A kumquat leaf 
from Japan was infested with the citrus leaf miner (Phyllocnistis citrella).. Apricot 
scions from Tripoli were infested with Lepidosaphes halli (Coccidae). The durra 
stem borer (Sesamia cretica) was taken in broomcorn from Italy. Acrolepia 
assectella (Plutellidae) was intercepted in leaves of leeks from Belgium, Denmark, 
France, Italy, and Netherlands, mint from Belgium, and onion from Germany. 
The pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) was intercepted in cottonseed 
and cotton samples from Brazil, cottonseed, cotton bolls, and cottonseed on 
cottonseed-cake bags from China, cottonseed, cotton waste used as packing, and 
cottonseed on bagging from Egypt, unginned seed cotton from Greece, cotton- 
seed, seed cotton, cotton boll, and cotton used as packing from Mexico, cotton- 
seed from the Netherlands, cottonseed and (pupa) with cotton fiber from Puerto 
Rico, and (larvae and pupa) with herbarium specimens of cotton from the West 
Indies. The citrus blackfly (Aleurocanthus woglumi) was taken on leaves of 
grapefruit and orange from the Bahamas, lime from Cuba, and orange from 
Jamaica. Laspeyresia splendana (Olethreutidae) arrived with chestnuts from 
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. Mahogany 
logs from the Philippines and wooden packing cases from India and the Philippines 
were infested with Heterobostrychus aequalis (Bostrichidae). Phyllotreta cruciferae 
(Chrysomelidae) was intercepted in cabbage from England and leek from France. 
The yam weevil (Palaeopus costicollis) was taken in yams from Jamaica and 
Nigeria. Apion carduorum (Curculionidae) infested globe artichoke from France. 
Bruchophagus gibbus (Eurytomidae) arrived with alfalfa from China and Man- 
churia, Medicago falcata from Rumania, alfalfa and clover from Turkey, and 
alfalfa, Lotus sp., Medicago falcata, and Trigonella sp. from the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics. 
Collabismodes cubae (Curculionidae) arrived in pepper from Cuba. Platyedra 
vilella (Gelechiidae) was intercepted in seed of Althaea nudiflora from the Union 
of Soviet Socialist Republics. Witloof or chicory from Belgium was infested 
with Agromyza pinguis (Agromyzidae). Baris laticollis was intercepted in 
turnip from France. Gryllus assimilis argentinus (Gryllidae) arrived with grapes 
and melon from Argentina. The bean pod borer (Maruca testulalis) arrived in 
lima beans from Cuba and string beans from Hawaii, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. 
Licorice seed pods from Greece were infested with Bruchidius halodendri (Bru- 
chidae). Hylesinus fraxini (Scolytidae) arrived in ash used for crating from 
England. Conotrachelus aguacatae was intercepted in avocado from Mexico. 
Euspermophagus gossypii (Bruchidae) arrived with morning-glory (Ipomoea albi- 
venia) seed from Mozambique. 
A nest containing immature larvae of the brown-tail moth (Nygmia phaeor- 
rhoea) was intercepted on a pear tree from Italy. Taeniothrips ericae (thrips) 
arrived on heather from England, German}', Great Britain, Ireland, and Scot- 
land. Scolytus multistriatus and S. scolytus (Scolytidae) infested elm logs from 
France. Chlorophorus annularis (Cerambycidae) was taken in bamboo poles 
from Japan. Nysius huttoni (Lygaeidae) was intercepted on apples from New 
Zealand. Cipollini from Morocco were infested with Exosoma lusitanica (Chrys- 
omelidae). The coffee berry borer (Stephanoderes hampei) was intercepted in 
coffee from Tanganyika and Uganda. The tomato pinworm {Gnorimoschema 
ly coper sicella) was taken in tomatoes from Cuba, Hawaii, and Mexico. Psyl- 
liodes chrysocephala (Chrysomelidae) was intercepted in turnips from Algeria, 
Argentina, England, and France, radishes from Denmark and Italy, and carrot 
from Italy. 
