14 
BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE 
List of pests collected and reported from July 1, 1942, to June 20, 1943, inclusive — Con. 
Country of origin 
Number of inter- 
ceptions in — 
Insect and host 
Con- 
sump- 
tion 
Non- 
entry 
Prop- 
aga- 
tion 
Collected in - 
Furcaspis biformis (Ckll.) (Coccidae): 
Cattleya granulosa (orchid) 
Canal Zone 
1 
1 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
Calif.* 
P. R. 
Cattleya sp 
British Guiana, Pana- 
ma, Trinidad, Un- 
known (soldier's mail). 
St Vincent 
N. J. 
Dendroliium sp (orchid) 
N. J 
Epidendrum atropurpureum (orchid). 
Canal Zone 
Calif.* 
Laelia sp. (orchid) 
Unknown (soldier's mail) 
Tex. 
Oncidium panamense (orchid) 
Oncidium stipitatum 
Calif.* 
Canal Zone 
Calif.* 
Trinidad 
N.J. 
Orchid 
Colombia 
Fla.* 
Vanda sp. (orchid) 
Hawaii, St. Vincent 
Calif.*, N. J. 
Oalgupha punctifer McA. & M. (Cydni- 
dae): 
Orchid 
Mexico 
Tex. 
Oeocoris lividipennis Stal (Ly^aeidae): 
Spinacia oleracea (spinach) 
Geocoris sonoraensis Van D. (Lygaeidae): 
Portulaca oleracea (purslane) 
do 
do 
do 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
71 
Ariz. 
Calif. 
Geocoris uliginosus speculator Montandon 
(Lygaeidae): 
Petroxelinum crispum (parslev) 
Calif. 
Glyphonyx propinquus Champ. (Elater- 
idae): 
Capsicum frutescens (pepper) 
Gnathotrichus denticulatus Blackman 
(Scolytidae): 
Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato) 
Gnorimoschema gudmannella (Wlsm.) 
(Gelechiidae) : 
Capsicum frutescens (pepper) 
do 
do 
do 
Tex. 
Ariz. 
Ariz., Tex. 
Hnplothrips gowdeyi (Ft.) (Phlaeothripi- 
dae): 
Bougainrillea sp 
TTaw^aii 
1 
Calif.* 
Heliodines bella (Chamb.) (Heliodinidae): 
Medicago satira (alfalfa) 
Mexico 
1 
41 
1 
30 
34 
2 
2 
22 
6 
1 
1 
1 
Tex. 
do 
do 
Ariz., Calif.. 
Zea mays (corn) 
Tex. 
Ariz. 
Heliothis subflexa (Guen.) (Phalaenidae): 
Physalis sp. (husk tomato) 
do 
Tex. 
Hellula phidilealis (Wlk.) (Pyraustidae): 
Brassica hirta (white mustard) 
do 
Calif. 
Brassica sp. (mustard) 
Hellula undalis (F.) (Pyraustidae): 
Brassica chinensis (Chinese mustard) 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
c:alif. 
Ariz. 
Calif. 
Brassica rava (turnip) 
Calif., Tex. 
Brassica sp. (mustard) 
Lactuca sativa (lettuce) 
Calif. 
Tex. 
Rapha nus sativus (vadish) _ 
Herneus ciiminus Dist. (Lygaeidae): 
Stanhopea sp. (orchid) 
Tex. 
1 
2 
Tex. 
Heraeus illitus Dist. (Lygaeidae): 
In cabin of airplane 
Uercinothrips bicinctus (Wms.) (Thripi- 
dae): 
Canal Zone or Guate- 
mala. 
1 
Tex. 
N.J. 
Hermetia illucens (L.) (Stratiomyiidae): 
1 
1 
Calif. 
Heterobostrychus aequalis (Waterh.) (Bos- 
trichldae): 
Wood 
India 
1 
Oreg. 
IToplandrothrips ranthopoides Bagn. 
(Phlaeothripidae). 
Cattleya sp. (orchid) 
Hypnoidus riparius (F.) (Elateridac): 
Sod used as ballast 
N.J. 
Iceland, Scotland 
3 
1 
Ma?s.,N. Y. 
Ilypogeoccris imperialis (Dist.) (Lygaei- 
dae): 
Tex. 
llypsdoriotus fulvus renosus F. (Coreidae): 
... do . 
1 
1 
Tox. 
Ips integer Eichh. (Scolytidae): 
Wood... 
do - 
Tex. 
