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from Isabela, March 16 ( C. G... Anderson; C. Heinrich det.). Also, 11 per 
cent of the lima bean pods were infested on a 3-acre planting at Cidra on 
February 26. (A. S. Mills* -Win. Schaus T det.-)~ An -adult of Microbracon 
thuifer japhagae Mues. was reared- j from a larva foimd on a larva of Ma rue a 
testulalis Geyer in a hamper of lima bean' pods from Vega Baja, March 24. 
(CT.tr." Anderson; C.F.W. Muesebeck det.) 
A dipterous leaf miner, Agromyza inaequalis Mall., was infesting with 
blotch mines .practically all the leaves in a small garden patch of lima beans 
at the Forestry Station at Rio Piedras, January 15. (R. Faxon; C.T. Greene 
det. ) '.' ; • 
An aphid, Megoura viciae Kalt., was lightly infesting the leaves and 
pods of lima beans near Rio Piedras, February 26. (R. Faxon; P.W. Mason det.). 
Apparently not previously recorded from Puerto Rico . 
A pentatomid bug, Thyanta perdito r Fab.. Adults were present in moder- 
ate numbers on the leaves in a 3-acre patch of lima beans at Loiza, February 
7. (A. S. Mills; H. G. Barber det.) 
A noctuid, Prodenia eridania Cram. (Win. Schaus det.), was moderately 
infesting tomato fruits which the larvae were eating out, at the Vivell farm 
at Rio Piedras, February 15. (R. Faxon. ) Larvae of a noctuid, Prodenia 
eridania Cram., .were found to be eating many of the leaves in a 5-acre field 
of Irish potatoes on the Ellsworth farm at Cidra, February 5, and a light 
infestation of the larvae was found on foliage of a 5-acre field of peppers 
on the Cabrera farm at Loiza on February .8 . (A.S.Mills; W. Schaus det.) 
The corn ear worm, Heliothis obsoleta Fab., was heavily infesting the 
ears in 4 boxes of corn from Anasco, March 7. (A.G.Harley; C. Heinrich det.) 
An adult- of the fall army worm, Laphygma f rugiperda S. & A. , was found 
on an eggplant leaf at Isabela, March 3. (C.G. Anderson; Wm. Schaus det.) 
A heavy infestation of the tobacco flea beetle, Epitrix parvula Fab., 
was found on '20 eggplants examined at the Cabrera farm at Loiza, March 14. 
(A. S. Mills; H. S. Barber det.) 
A eulophid, Chrysochari s park si Cwfd. Adults were reared from pupae _ of 
Agromyza pxsilla Meig. , mining in pea leaves at Cidra, February 26; 30 per 
cent of the dipterous pupae were parasitized with this or another species. 
A bug, Pi ezo sternum subulatum Thumb. (E.G. Barber det.) A small number 
of adults were found on garden pea. leaves in a small patch on the Vivell. 
farm at Trujillo Alto, February 5. (A. S. Mills.) 
The tamarind pod-borer, Sitophilus linearis Hbst. Adults and larvae 
were found feeding in one pod in a crate of tamarinds for shipment to the 
States, February 25. (C.G. Anderson; L.L. Buchhanan det.) 
