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INSECTS INJURING MANGO. 
Green Bug (Lecanium viride, Green, vid. “ Coffee,” p. 38.) 
Mango Fruit Maggot (Dacus ferrugineus, Kabr.). Pest with habits 
corresponding to those of common Queensland and New South Wales fruit 
maggot. Does considerable damage to fruit—(H. OC. Cotes). In fruit or soil 
of Dacus-infested plantations. From India, &c. 
INSECTS INJURING HOPS. 
Hop Plant Louse (Phorodon humuli). A very injurious insect. On — 
nursery stock, consisting of plum trees, on roots of which it winters in the egg 
state. From the United States of America and from Tasmania, where it has 
already become established. —H. H. Thompson. 
INSECTS INJURING DATE-PALM. 
Eastern Palm Weevil (2hyncophorus ferrugineus, Oliv.). In various palm 
plants. From India and Singapore. The larve of this large weevil are white - 
legless grubs ; they tunnel into the trunks of date (Phenia dactylifera), cocoanut 
(Cocos nucifera), and other palins in India, and kill a large number of trees. 
American Palm Weevil (Rhyncophorus cruentatus). Said to “eat bulbs 
of date palms, and destroy these plants in Florida.’ In all kinds of small 
palm plants. From Florida and West Indies. 
Date Palm Scale (Parlatoria victrix, Cockerell). On palm plants from 
Egypt.—A. Craw. 
INSECTS INJURING COCOANUTS. 
Eastern Palm Weevil (2thyncophorus ferrugineus, Oliv., vid.“ Date Palm’’).. 
American Palm Weevil (Rhyncophorus palmarum, Linn.). In various. — 
palm plants from South America and Southern California. - 
Ceylon Cocoanut Palm Weevil (Sphenophorus panipennis, Nietner). In 
palm plants. From Ceylon. 
Palm Scale Insect (Diaspis vandalicus, Galveg.). Concerning its work at 
“Havana we have the following testimony :—“ Disease due to this, killing many 
cocoanut palms, and at one time almost threatened to annihilate all the ae , 
plantations producing eocoanuts for markets and export.” (Otto E. Reimer). 
On cocoanuts. From West Indies and elsewhere. 
Palm Scale Insect (Aspidiotus destructor, Signoret).* Said to be extremely 
destructive to scaie insects (H. OC. Cotes). On cocoanuts. From Laccadive 
Islands (India), Reunion, &e. : 
Cocoanut Palm Defoliator (gen. et sp. ?).+ Very injurious to the foliage 
of the cocoanut in Fiji; even threatening destruction of this palm there— 
(A. Koebele.) Occurring also apparently in British New Guinea.—H.T. On 
the leaves of growing palms and in cocoanut leaves used in packing. From Fiji 
and other South Sea Island gronps. 
Cocoanut Palm Mealy Wing (Aleurodicus cocois, Curtis). Injurious to 
foliage. On palm plants. From the West Indian Islands. 
INSECTS INJURIOUS TO PULSE (Cowrzra, &c.) 
Large Grey Pea Weevil (Bruchus emarginatus, Allard). In peas (Pisum 
sativum). rom India, &e. , 
Red-legged Pea Weevil (Bruchus rufimanus, Boh.). In peas and broad — 
beans. From Europe. 
Four-spotted Bean Weevil (Bruchus quadrimaculatus, Fabr.) In table | 
beans. From Hurope and America. 
* « § minute insect that to the naked eye looks like a mealy scurf on leaves. It has been 
reported as extremely destructive to cocoanuts (Cocos nucifera), palms. . . . Itsucks up the 
juice of the leaves to such an extent as to sap the vitality of the trees and to destroy great’ 
numbers of them.” (E. C. Cotes.) 
+ ‘A small black pyromorphid, closely related to our Acoloithus and Harrisonia.”—C. V. 
Riley. Jnsect Life, v. 270, 1893. 
Nore.—Bruchus pisorum, Linn., Bruchus obtectus, Say., and Bruchus chinensis have been 
detected on stored peas and beans in Brisbane seed-stores ; and if not generally disseminated or 
established where cowpeas, peas, and beans are grown, should be added._Vid. H. Tryon, 
“Bean and Pea Weevils.” ‘Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. of Qd., vol. i., pp. 16-20. 1891. 
