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Pennsylvania. E. P. Felt (July 25): The catalpa sphinx has "been locally abundant 
in. the Philadelphia area. 
Ohio. S. 17. Mendenhall (July 8): Caterpillars arc very numerous in central and 
southern Ohio, doing considerable damage to catalpa trees, especially Catalpa 
bungfci in ornamental plantings. Many places they had stripped the leaves 
off "before the owner or caretaker was aware of it. 
Indiana. H. 0. Deay (July 25): Many catalpa trees in the northern part of the 
State have "been com-oletely defoliated. 
Kentucky. 1. A. Price (July 26): The catalpa sphinx has been rather abundant 
in Scott and Fayette Counties. 
CYPRESS 
A CYPRESS SA.7FLY ( Susana cupressi Roh. & Middleton) 
California. H. J. Ryan (Aoril 19): This recently- described species (Proc. Ent. 
Soc : .7 a sh. 34: 94, 1932), first recorded in 1931 from Ventura and Los An- 
geles Counties, was re-oorted as active during late April of this year on 
Arizona and Monterey cvnress at Ne'~ Hall and San Gabriel, Los Angeles Coun- 
ty. 
ELM 
ELM LEAF BEETLE ( Galerucella xanthomelaena Schr.) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (July 26): The elm leaf beetle is reported as unusually 
abundant at Rutland. Moderate feeding was noted as far north as Windsor in 
the Connecticut River Valley. 
New Hampshire. L. Ci Glover (July 23): The elm loaf beetle, which was re-oorted 
as doing a groat deal of damage last year, is very scarce this year. 
Connecticut. R. B. Friend (July 25): Quite common throughout the State; un- 
sprayed trees are beginning to sho 1 ^ brown. 
Massachusetts. J. V. Schaffner, jr. (July 21): Thousands of elm fcrees are being 
seriously damaged in eastern Massachusetts, more especially in localities 
where the shade trees are not protected by spraying. Large numbers of larvae 
were pupating on July 15 at Danvers and Woburn. On July 19 a few adults were 
seen at 'Joburn. 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (July 22): The elm&ccf beetle was reported at Rockland, 
July 1. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (July 20): There is a general outbreak throughout the 
State south and east of Baltimore. 
New England and New York. E. P. Felt (July 26): The elm leaf beetle is general 
and severe, though sporadic injury is evident in southern and eastern New 
England, and in southern New York. 
