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A DERMESTID BEETLE ( Thylodrias contractus Mots.) 
Illinois. G. L. Metcalf (March 13): Several larvae of T_^_ contractus were found 
in a closet of a house about a year and a half ago. They --ere present i. 
least 15 different packages of redding gifts, especially amongst the tissue 
paper in the boxes. No injury has been noted from these insects, but their 
occurrence has been annoying throughout the dwelling, and the efforts of 
several professional exterminators have failed to eradicate the pest completely. 
Specimens of the larvae have been determined by E. A. Back. 
WmTS-MARKED SPIDER BEETLE ( Ptinus fur L.) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (March 2l): The drug-store beetle, P . fur , is moderately 
abundant in dwelling at Ft. Payne. 
CADSLLE ( Tenebroides mauri tani cus L . ) 
Nebraska. 1:1. H. Swenk (October 20 to February 28): During the period here covered 
complaints have been steadily received of stored wheat and 2-year-old stored 
corn being infested with stored-grain pests, especially by the cadelle; these 
reports coming chiefly from south-central Nebraska, from Douglas, Lancaster, 
Seward, and Thayer Counties west to Kearney and Frontier Counties. 
INDIAN-MEAL MOTH (Plodia interounctella Hon.) 
Nebraska. ';.{. H. Swenk (October 20 to February 23): Daring the last week in 
January a B ^x Butte correspondent reported that his stored popcorn was heavily 
infested with the Indian-meal moth. 
Oregon. D. C. Mote (March 22): The Indian-meal moth was reported infesting hop 
seed at Corvallis, March 21, ( Z-. R. Hoerner.) 
CIGARETTE ESZTLE ( Lasio derma serricorne Fab.) 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (March 21): The tobacco beetle is very common this -inter in the 
stuffing of upholstered furniture. It does much damage in Iowa each year and 
is widely distributed. 
lorrecticn: (insect Pest Survey Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 1, 1933), page 5, line 21, 
and page 26, line 30, the word "country" should read "state"/ 
