92 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Apr.-June 
SScapanes spp., coconut beetles. 
Scarabaeidae, white ground bugs. 
Scolytidae, timbar borers. 
Sexava spp., coconut tree hopper. 
Sitotroga cerealella (Oliv.), grain moths. 
Sminthurus spp.-. plant "fleas." 
Sphingidae, hawk moths. 
Stephanoderes hampei (Ferr.), coffee berry 
borer. 
Tetranychus spp., red spiders. 
Tettigoniidae, long-horned locusts. 
Thosea cinereomarginata Banks, coconut leaf 
caterpillar. 
Thysanoptera, .thrips. 
Tirathaba ruftvena (Wlk.), spathe moth 
borer. 
TriboUum castaneum (Hbst), ferriigineum 
(Fab.), flour beetle. 
Trichogomphus semmelinM Rits, Solomon 
Island rhinoceros beetle. 
Trypetidae, fruitflies. 
Xylotrupes spp., elephant beetles. 
PLANT DISEASES 
Actinomyces scabies (Thax.) Gus., potato 
scab. 
Bacterium, solanacearum E. F. S., brown rot 
of potato. 
Bleeding disease of coconut. 
Bud rot of coconut. 
Bunchy top of banana. 
Cercospora musae Zimm., sigatoka disease of 
banana. 
Gladosporhim citri= Elsinoe fawcetti Bitanc. 
and Jenk. 
DipJodla spp., pod rot of cocoa. 
Fangi and bacteria, potato storage rots. 
Fusarium cabense E. F. S. 
Hemileia vastatrix B. and Br., coffee leaf dis- 
ease. 
Heterodera radicicola, eelworm or nematode. 
Nematoda, eelworms. 
Peronosporaceae, downy mildews. 
Phoni<x citricarpa McAlp., black spot of 
orange. 
Pseudomonas citri= Bacterium citri (Hasse), 
Doidge, citrus canker. 
Phytophthora sop., cocoa canker and pod 
rot. 
Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taub.) Butler. 
Spongospora subterranea (Wallr.), T. John- 
eon. 
Ustilago shiraiana P. Henn. 
WEEDS 
Cuscuta spp., dodder. 
Gyperus rotundus, nutgrass. 
Imperata, arandinacea, kunai. 
Mimosa pvdica, sensitive plant. 
Sida spp., sida weed. 
Stachytarpheta indica, blue rattail. 
Tagetcs glandulifera, stinking roger. 
Triumfetta rhomboidea, Chinese burr. 
Xanthium pungens, noogoora burr. 
Xanthium spinosum, Bathurst burr. 
PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PLANT QUARANTINE 
ACT 
According to reports received by the Bureau during the period April 1 to 
June 30, 1939, penalties have recently been imposed by the proper authorities 
for violations of the Plant Quarantine Act, as follows : 
AVOCADO SEED QUARANTINE 
In the case of the United States v. Roberto Lerma, who was apprehended 
attempting to wade the Rio Grande in the vicinity of Brownsville, Tex., with 
58 avocados with seeds in his possession, the defendant pleaded guilty and was 
sentenced to 90 days in jail. 
JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE 
In the case of the United States v. Ashly Turner, Bxmore, Va., for trans- 
porting from Hopeton, Va., to a point outside of the regulated area, 100 barrels 
of sweetpotatoes, without certification, the defendant pleaded guilty and was 
fined $25. 
In the case of the United States v. the Coastal Trucking Corporation, Exmore, 
Va., for transporting from Hopeton, Va., to a point outside of the regulated 
area, 100 barrels of sweetpotatoes, without certification, the defendant pleaded 
guilty and was fined $25. 
QUARANTINES AFFECTING MEXICAN PRODUCTS 
In the case of the United States versus the persons listed below, for attempt- 
ing to smuggle in contraband plant material, the penalties indicated were im- 
posed by the United States customs officials at the following ports : 
