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from Haiti. Specularius erythrinae (Bruchidae) was taken in seed of Erythrina 
sp. from Belgian Congo, Kenya, French Guinea, and Union of South Africa. 
The avocado seed moth (Stenoma catenifer) was intercepted in avocados from 
Canal Zone, Ecuador, Honduras, and Mexico. Ulopa reticulata (Cicadellidae) 
arrived with heather from England and Scotland. The following insects were 
found in litter used as packing for trees from Poland: Aphthona ovata, Cassida 
nobilis, Lema cycanella (Chrysomelidae) , and Rhypardochromus chiragra 
(Lygaeidae) . 
NOTES ON PLANT DISEASES INTERCEPTED 
Interceptions of plant diseases continued to include many that are of consider- 
able economic importance. However, interceptions of citrus canker (Bacterium 
citri) dropped to 4 for the year, white pine blister rust (Cronarlium ribicola) was 
intercepted once, and citrus black spot (Phoma citricarpa) was intercepted 3 times 
only, but lima bean scab (Elsinoe phaseoli) was intercepted 360 times. 
Little or nothing is known regarding the economic importance of many of the 
more interesting interceptions. Attention is called to some of the diseases found 
in each of several groups, the pathogens being arranged alphabetically for con- 
venient reference use. 
BACTERIAL DISEASES 
Citrus canker (Bacterium citri) was intercepted on lime from Java and Straits 
Settlements, on grapefruit from India, and on orange, origin unknown, in 
baggage from Canada. Aplanobacter michiganense and Bacterium vesicatorium 
continued to occur on peppers and tomatoes from Mexico. Fire blight (Bacillus 
amylovorus) was found on Pyrus from Japan, Bacterium savastanoi on olive from 
Portugal, and several other bacterial diseases more or less common in this country 
were found at times. It should be borne in mind that no provision is made for 
the routine determination of bacterial diseases. 
FUNGOUS DISEASES 
Intercepted fungi new to our interception files included Alternaria violae on 
violets from Mexico; Ascochyta vodakii on Hepatica from Poland; Ascochytula 
grossulariae on gooseberry from Germany; Blennoria buxi on box from Nether- 
lands; Cercospora angreci on orchid from England; C. lantanae on lantana from 
Bermuda; Colletotrichum crotalariae on Crotalaria from St. Thomas, B. W. I.; 
C. vincae on Vinca from Bermuda; Coniothyrium pyrinum on apple from Mexico: 
Cylindrosporium camelliae on camellia from Japan; C. castanicolum on chestnut 
from Japan; Cytospora vitis on grape from Greece; Diplodia henriquesiana on 
orchid from Thailand and from Venezuela; Discosia pini on pine cone from 
Germany; Epicoccum granulatum on Stanhopea from Mexico; Exobasidium 
oxycocci on azalea from India; Fusarium orchidis on orchid from Guatemala; 
Gloeosporium coelogynes on orchid from India; G. cymbidii on orchid from India; 
G. epidendri on orchid from Guatemala; G. helicis on ivy from Portugal; G. 
lebbeck on Albizzia from Bahamas; G. odontoglossi var. macrospora on orchid 
from Colombia and from Guatemala; G. philodendri (?) on orchid from Canal 
Zone; G. phormii on Phormium from New Zealand; G. stanhopeae on orchid from 
Costa Rica and from Mexico; Helminthosporium tomato on tomato from Mexico; 
Leptosphaeria iwamatoi on rice hulls from Japan; Melamspora abieti-capraearum 
on willow from Mexico; Meliola penzigi on citrus from Japan; Micropeltis ap- 
planata on orchid from Venezuela; Orbilia myristicae on nutmeg from Ceylon; 
Peronospora pisi on peas from France and from Italy; Pestalozzia coccolobae on 
Coccoloba from Bermuda; P. disseminata on eucalyptus from Italy; Phaeocryptopus 
nudus on fir from Nova Scotia; Phleospora maculans on walnut from Mexico; 
Phoma iridina on iris from France; P. russeliae on Russelia from Syria; P. stictica 
on box from Netherlands; P. tenuis on camellia from Japan: Phomopsis mali on 
apple from Japan; Phyllachora acaciae on Acacia from Mexico: Phyllosticta 
epigaeae on trailing arbutus from Canada; P. maculiformis on chestnut from 
Germany; Physalospora camptospora on orchid from Mexico; P. pandani on 
Pandanus from Bermuda; Pleospora ephedrae on Ephedra from Japan; Puccinia 
emaculata on Panicum from Canada; P. scirpi on Scirpus from France; P. shiraicna 
on Justicia from Japan; Ravenelia arizonica on mesquite from Mexico; Rhytisma 
erythrosporum on oak from Mexico; Scirrhia rimosa on Phragmites from Belgium; 
Septoria hepaticae on Hepatica from Norway; S. lepidii on Lepidium from Trans- 
caucasia, LT. S. S. R.; S. limonium (?) on lemon from Italy; S. pastinacae on pars- 
nip from Denmark; Sorosporium reilianum on broomcorn from Hungary: Sphae- 
