2 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [July 1937 
sour orange, and white sapote from Mexico, mango from Panama, golden-apple, 
guava, and sapodilla from Puerto Rico, and mango from Trinidad; Mediter- 
ranean fruitfly {Ceratitis capitaia) in apple from Australia, fig, loquat, pear, 
strawberry guava, sweet pepper, and tangerine from Azores, (pupae) in case of 
tangerines and oranges and (larva) on paper wrapper for tangerine from Cyprus, 
peach from France, pomegranate, quince (pupae) in basket of quinces and pome- 
granates, and (pupae) on paper wTapper for peaches from Greece, avocado, bell 
pepper, coffee berry, and mango from Hawaii, citron, hawthorn, orange, pear, 
persimmon, pomegranate, pricklypear, quince, tangerine, (pupae) in bag of 
oranges, (larvae and pupae) on peach and in container for peaches, (pupae) in 
box of tangerines, and (larvae, pupae, and adults) in trunk containing various 
fruits from Italy, loquat from. Madeira Islands, orange and tangerine from Por- 
tugal, orange from Southeast Africa and Spain, and (larvae) among tliree pounds 
of oranges of unknown origin at a New York pier; Ceratitis sp. in red chili pepper 
from the Straits Settlements and apple and pear from the Union of South Africa; 
melon fly (Dacus cucurhitae) in cucumber from the Philippines; olive fruitfly 
(D. oleae) in olive and (adults) in package and trunk containing olives from 
Italy; Dacus sp. in pomelo from Ceylon; celery fly (Philophylla heradei) in celery 
from England; apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) in manzanita from Mexico; 
Rhagoletis sp. in black walnut and Crataegus from Mexico; papaya fruitfly (Toxo- 
trypana curvicauda) in papaya from Bahamas and Cuba; trypetid in orange from 
Africa, Crassulaceae from Arabia, Acanthopanax sp. from China, and Helicnnia 
sp. from unknown origin. 
INSECTS OTHER THAN FRUITFLIES 
Larvae of Acrolepia asseciella (Plutellidae) were intercepted in leek leaves from 
Netherlands. The citrus blackfiy {Aleur acanthus woglumi) arrived on leaves of 
Citrus sp. and sour lime from Cuba. Anuraphis cynariella was taken on globe 
artichokes from Algeria, France, and Italy. The weevil Apion carduorum infested 
globe artichokes from France, Italy, and Netherlands. A. craccae arrived with 
vetch from England and Scotland. Turnips in ships' stores from Algeria and 
Portugal were attacked by the weevil Baris laticollis. B. lepidii was found in 
horseradish from Czechoslovakia. The turnip gall weevil (Ceutorhynchus pleuro- 
stigma) was intercepted in rutabagas and turnips from England and turnips from 
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, and Scotland. The Asiatic rice borer 
{Chile simplex) arrived with lice straw from China, France, Japan, and Man- 
churia and with a wisteria plant from Japan. Chionaspis wistariae (Coccidae) 
was found on wisteria from Japan. Conotrachelus aguacatae (Curculionidae) 
infested avocados from Mexico. The banana root borer (Cosmopolites sordidus) 
arrived with a banana root from Honduras. Crocidosema pleheiana (Olethreuti- 
dae) infested okra from Cuba and Mexico. Chestnuts from Italy were attacked 
by the weevil Curcvlio elephas. Potatoes from Mexico were infested with the 
potato weevil (Epicaervs cognatus). The West Indian sweetpotato weevil 
(Euscepes postfasciatus) v/as intercepted in sweetpotato from American Virgin 
Islands, Barbados, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Eico, and St. Vincent. Exosoma 
lusitanica (Chrysomelidae) was found in cipollino from Morocco. Gnorimoschema 
gudmanella (Gelechiidae) infested peppers {Capsicum annuum) from Mexico. 
Larvae of the turnip mud beetle (Helophorus rugosus) were taken in turnips from 
France. Hoplandrothrips reynei was found on orchids from Colombia. Laspeyre- 
sia splendana (Olethrcutidae) was intercepted in chestnuts from Italy, Japan, 
Portugal, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. Lepidosaphes ca7nelliae (Coccidae) was 
found on Camellia from China and Japan. The bean pod borer {Maruca testulalis) 
was intercepted in lima beans from Cuba, string beans from Japan and Mexico, 
pigeon peas and string beans from Puerto Rico, and on leis from Hawaii. Mega- 
stigmus aculeatus (Callimomidae) infested rose seed from Austria and LTnion of 
Soviet Socialist Republics. Orchids from the Philippines were attacked by 
Mertila malayensis (Miridae). A larva of the pineapple weevil {Metamasius 
ritchiei) was found in a pineapple from Mexico. Micrelus ericae (Curculionidae) 
arrived Vvith heather from England, Germany, and Scotland and with soil around 
heather from Ireland. Mordellistena cattleyana (Mordellidae) infested orchids 
from Colombia and Guatemala, and M. chapini was found in a Cattleya leaf from 
Colombia. Napomyza lateralis (Agromyzidae) was taken in witloof leaves from 
Belgium and France. Naupactus xanthographus (Curculionidae) arrived with 
grapes from Argentina. The yam weevil {Palaeopus costicollis) was found in 
sweetpotato from Jamaica and yams from China and Jamaica. The pink boll- 
worm {Peciinophora gossypiclla) was intercepted in cotton bolls from Dominican 
