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BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE 
Indian bean pod borer (Maruca tcstulalis), and the pink bolhvorm (Pectinophora 
gossypiclla), listed in the detailed table are many insects which were intercepted 
for the first time, or for the first time on the host indicated, or for the first time 
from the country indicated, or are of special interest for some other reason. 
References to "first record" in these notes refer to our interception records only. 
The insects fall in different groups, cover a wide host range, and come from many 
parts of the world, e. g., Aonidiella pinicolo (Coccidae) first record and not 
previously in the National Museum Collection, A. eremocitri (Coccidae) first 
record, Bruchus dentipes (Bruchidae) first record in broadbean, Capaneus odiosus 
(Coreidae) first record from Venezuela, Chirothrips aculeatus (Thripidae) first 
record, Dialcurodes kirkaldyi (Aleyrodidae) first record on Tabernaemontana sp., 
FAaphrothrips dampfi (Phlaeothripidae) first record, Fulvius^ brevicornis (Miridae) 
first record, Heilipus trifasciatus (Curculionidae) (formerly "listed as 77. perseae) 
first record from Costa Rica, Lamprosema schistisemalis (Pyraustidae) first 
record, Metamasius callizona (Curculionidae) first record on pineapple, Micro- 
cerotcnnes exiguus (Termitidae) first record in wood and also first record from 
Nicaragua, the carrot rust fly (Psila rosae) first record from Iceland, Urbanus 
proteus (Hesperiidae) first record in string bean and also first record from Mexico, 
and Urodus parvula (Hyponomeutidae) first record. 
NOTES ON PLANT DISEASES INTERCEPTED 
Among the more important plant-disease interceptions were 6 of citrus canker 
{Bacterium citri), 5 of a somewhat similar bacterial canker of citrus in South 
America which is called Cancrosis-B, 2 of Dutch elm disease (Ceratostomella 
{Graphium) idmi), 159 of banana leaf spot (Cercospora musae), 12 of the bulb and 
stem eelworm {Ditylenchus dipsaci), 16 of sweet orange scab (Elsinoe australis), 
363 of lima bean scab {Elsinoe phaseoli), 9 of citrus black spot {Phoma citricarpa) , 
and 3 of a broomcorn smut {Sphacelotheca sorghicola). 
COMMON PESTS INTERCEPTED 
Many of the pests intercepted are of species already well established here. 
Some of these may include potentially destructive strains not yet introduced, but 
it is not practicable to determine that point. Pests not yet established here but 
intercepted in large numbers on one or two hosts are in some cases listed here 
instead of in the detailed table. While many thousands of interceptions of 
common pests are not recorded, the data that follow are sufficient to show their 
general nature. The numbers following the scientific names of the pests indicate 
the number of countries of origin from which the pest was intercepted and the 
number of interceptions recorded. 
INSECTS 
Common insects intercepted 10 or more times, and recorded, included Acantho- 
scelides obtectus (11-32), Ahasverus advena (11-23), Anthonomus eugenii (2-4,930), 
Aonidiella aurantii (15-49), Aphis gossypii (6-38), Araecerus fasciculatus (7-21), 
Aspidiotus camelliae (4-14), A. cyanophylli (10-48), A. hederae (6-39), A. lataniae 
(17-187), A. perniciosus (3-17), Brevicoryne brassicae (12-24), Carpocapsa po- 
monella (8- 200), Cathartus quadricollis (2-14), Cerataphis lataniae (14-122), 
Chionaspis citri (8-14), Chrysomphalus aonidum (18-69), C. dictyospermi (10-122), 
Coccus hesperidum (13-100), Diaspis boisduvalii (20-582), D. bromeliae (4-22), 
Ephestia cautella (6-19), Etiella zinckenella (2-20), Gnorimoschema operculella 
(22-283), Ileliothis armigera (8-7,987), H. virescens (3-222), Hippodamia con- 
vergens (1-35), Howardia biclavis (5-16), Ischnaspis longircstris (6-13), Laphygma 
frugiperda (4-333), Lasioderma serricorne (10-45), Lepidosaphes beckii (34-150), 
L. gloverii (5-10), Myzus persicac (10-46), Necrobia rufipes (4-20), Oryzaephilus 
surinamensis {2-1 1), Parlatoria per gondii (8-15), P. proteus (10-69), Pinna spis 
minor (7-99), Plodia inter punctella (4-31), Pseudococcus adonidum (11-23), P. 
brevipes (8-15), P. citri (11-26), P. maritimus (8-16), Rhizoglyphus hyacinthi 
(9 39), Saissetia hemisphaerica (16-175), S. nigra (4-25), S. oleae (11-16), Selen- 
aspidus articulatus (16-49), Sitophilus oryza (7-26), Sitotroga cereolella (5-11), 
Stegobium paniceum (8-15), Tenebroides mauritanicus (2-10), Thrips tabaci 
(10-38), Tribolium castaneum (9-16), Typkaea stercorea (10-53). 
In addition to the listed species of common insects, there were 5,560 intercep- 
tions belonging to 695 different species which were not deemed to be of sufficient 
importance from the plant-quarantine viewpoint to warrant listing them by 
species. Total of common insects intercepted, 21,966. 
