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BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE 
raiiean fruitfly {Ceratitis capitata) was intercepted twice with grapefruit and mangoes 
from Hawaii and the Union of South Africa. C. capitata (?) was taken at 
Newport News and New York in grapefruit and oranges in cargo and stores from 
Mozambique and the Union of South Africa. 
INSECTS OTHER THAN FRUITFLIES 
The citrus blackfly (Aleurocanthvs woqlumi) was intercepted on leaves of Citrus 
sp. from Cuba and orange from Mexico. Pineapples from Mexico were infested 
with Alpheias conspirata (Galleriidae). Anaphothrips orchidaceus and A. orchidii 
(Thripidae) were taken on orchids from England. Aonidiella comperei (Coccidae) 
arrived on pomelo from Thailand. Brachyrhinus arcticus (Curculionidae) was 
taken in sod from Iceland and Scotland. Bruchidius incarnatus (Bruchidae) 
infested lentils and fava beans from Egypt. Bruchus dentipes (Bruchidae) was 
intercepted in fava beans from Arabia and Iraq. The turnip gall weevil (Ceufo- 
rhynchus pleurostigma) was taken in rutabagas and turnips from England. Clerada 
apicicornis (Lygaeidae) arrived with Lilium sp. from Bermuda. Potatoes from 
New Zealand were infested with Colobicus parilis (Colydiidae). Conotrcahelus 
aguacatae (Curculionidae) was found in avocados from Mexico. Cyphosterna 
hicolor (Cerambycidae) was intercepted in bamboo from Mexico. The rhodo- 
dendron whitefly (Dialeurodes chittendeni) was taken on rhododendron leaves from 
England. Epicaerus cognatus (Curculionidae) infested potato from Mexico. 
Epilachna varivestis (Coccinellidae) arrived with lettuce and string beans from 
Mexico. Epinotia opposita (Olethreutidae) was taken in Phaseolus sp. from 
Mexico. Cattleya sp. from Venezuela was infested with Eurytoma orchidearum 
(Eurytomidae) . The West Indian sweetpotato weevil {Euscepes postfasciatus) 
was intercepted in sweetpotatoes from Barbados, Brazil, Cuba, Peru, Puerto 
Rico, and Trinidad. Frankliniella insularis (Thripidae) was taken on Rosa sp. 
from Bahamas and Dominican Republic. Gnorimoschema gudniannella (Gele- 
chiidae) arrived with peppers from Mexico. Hoplandrothrips xanthopoides (Phlaeo- 
thripidae) was found on orchid leaf from Colombia. String beans from Mexico 
were infested with Laspeyresia leguminis (Olethreutidae), L. splendana was 
taken in chestnuts from Portugal. Lepidosaphes alba (Coccidae) was intercepted 
on Manihot sp. from Peru. Lixus mucronatus (Curculionidae) arrived with 
celery from Portugal. Macrosiphum ruhiellum (Aphiidae) was taken on buds of 
Ruhus sp. from England. Marava wallacei (Labiidae) was found with wheat from 
Australia. The East Indian bean pod borer (Maruca testulalis) infested string 
beans from Cuba andMexico. Micrelus ericae (Curculionidae) arrived with heather 
from Scotland. Corn from Mexico was infested with Moodna bisinuella (Phy- 
citidae). Mordellistena cattleyana (Mordellidae) was intercepted in orchid leaf 
from Mexico. Nasutitermes cornigera (Termitidae) arrived under bark of log 
from Mexico, with Caesalpinia sp. (log) from Nicaragua, and with orchid plant 
from unknown locality. Odonaspis saccharicaidis (Coccidae) was found on sugar- 
cane from Mozambique. The yam weevil {Palaeopus cosflcoUis) was taken in 
sweetpotatoes from Jamaica and Trinidad and yam from Cuba. The pink boll- 
worm {Pedinophora gossypiella) was intercepted in cotton bolls from Mexico and 
Trinidad, cottonseed from Egypt, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and 
seed cotton from Cuba and Mexico. Carrots from England were infested with 
Phyllotreta vittula (Chrysomelidade). The carrot rust fly {Psila rosae) arrived 
with carrots from Algeria, England, and Morocco, parsnips from England and 
New Zealand, and turnip from England. The coffee berry borer {Stephanoderes 
hampei) infested coffee beans from Tanganyika. The mango weevil {Sternochetus 
mangiferae) was taken in mango seed from Hawaii. Targionia sacchari (Coccidae) 
was intercepted on ginger rhizome from India. Tetramorium simillimum (Formi- 
cidae) arrived with Dioscorea sp. (yam) from St. I^ucia. Thrips angusHceps 
(Thripidae) was intercepted on cabbage from Morocco. 
NOTES ON PLANT DISEASES INTERCEPTED 
It may be noted that citrus canker (Bacterium citri) interceptions dropped to 
one for the year, and lima bean scab (Elsinoe phaseoli) from Cuba is missing from 
the list. In spite of the scarcity of banana shipments and the limited inspection 
they receive, the destructive banana leaf spot (Cercospora musae) was intercepted 
25 times. The bulb and stem eelworm (Ditylenchus dipsaci) was intercepted half 
a dozen times. Sweet orange scab {Elsinoe australis), Australian citrus scab 
(E. fawcettii scabiosa), and citrus black spot (Phoma citricarpa) were intercepted 
during the year. 
Quite a number of the entries are for organisms new to the interception files, 
and numerous others were intercepted frbm additional countries of origin or on 
additional hosts. 
