BULLETIN

OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

ISSUED BY THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY

EDITOR : THE DIRECTOR

VOL. 50.

LONDON:

COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY. 56. QUEEN'S GATE. S.W.7. I960.

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

A. PERERA, Chairman, Ceylon. C. K. REHEEM, Vice-Chairman, Pakistan. W. G. ALEXANDER, C.B.E., United Kingdom. J. G. MALLOCH, M.B.E., Ph.D., Canada. E. J. DRAKE, . V. ARMSTRONG, Ph.D., New Zealand. J. F. BROOKS, Union of South Africa. S. KRISHNAMURTI, India. W. W. K. VANDERPUYE, Ghana. J. D. DE SILVA, Federation of Malaya. J. E. C. COVENTRY, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. C. E. LAMBERT, C.M.G., Colonial Territories. Sir HERBERT HOWARD, Secretary, Farnham House, Farnham Royal, Nr. Slough, Bucks.

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Assistant Director. R. G. FENNAH, M.A.

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PAGE BENNETT, F. D. Parasites of Ancylostomia stercorea (Zell.), (Pyralidae, ) a Pod Borer attacking Pigeon Pea in Trinidad {illustrated) .. 131 BENNETT, F. D. & HUGHES, I. W. Biological Control of Pests in Bermuda ...... 423 BRADLEY, J. D. A Xyloryctid attacking the Bark of the Rubber Tree in Malaya (illustrated) 9 BREESE, M. H. & WISE, T. E. The Biology of Nausibius clavicornis (Kug.) (Col., Cucujidae) {illustrated) 237 BRIGGS, J. B. Three new Strains of Amphorophora rubi (Kalt.) on cultivated Raspberries in England ...... 81 BROWN, E. S. Immature Nutfall of Coconuts in the . I.—Dis- tribution of Nutfall in Relation to that of Amblypelta and of certain Species of Ants (illustrated) ...... 97 BROWN, E. S. Immature Nutfall of Coconuts in the Solomon Islands. II.— Changes in Ant Populations, and their Relation to Vegetation (illustrated) 523 BROWN, E. S. Immature Nutfall of Coconuts in the Solomon Islands. III.— Notes on the Life-history and Biology of Amblypelta (illustrated) 559 BUNZLI, G. H. & BUTTIKER, W. W. Fungous Diseases of Lamellicorn Larvae in Southern Rhodesia .. 89 BUNZLI, G. H. & BUTTIKER, W. W. A Comparative Study of the Soil Conditions favoured by certain Melolonthid and Tenebrionid Pests of Tobacco in Southern Rhodesia (illustrated) 259 BURGES, H. D. Studies on the Dermestid Beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts. II.—The Occurrence of Diapause Larvae at a Constant Tempera- ture, and their Behaviour (illustrated) ...... 407 CARDEN, P. W. The Control of Onion Fly, Delia antiqua (Mg.), with Seed Dressings (illustrated) 795 CASWELL, G. H. Observations on an Abnormal Form of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (illustrated) 671 CHOW, C. Y., IBNOE, R. M. & SOEJOED TARKO JOSOPOERO. Bionomics of Anopheline Mosquitos in Inland Areas of Java, with Special Reference to Anopheles aconitus Don 647 1*

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PAGE CLARKE, K. U. & SARDESAI, J. B. An Analysis of the Effects of Temperature upon the Growth and Reproduction of Dysdercus fasciatus Sign. (Hemiptera, Pyrrhocoridae) {illustrated) ...... • .. 387 COAKER, T. H. Investigations on Heliothis armigera (Hb.) in Uganda (illustrated) 487 COURSHEE, R. J. Drift Spraying for Vegetation Baiting {illustrated) .. .. . 355 DAS, G. M. Bionomics of the Tea Red Spider, Oligonychus coffeae (Nietner) . . 265 DAS, G. M. Observations on the Association of Ants with Coccids of Tea {illustrated) 437 DAVID, W. A. L. & GARDINER, B. O. C. The Action of the systemic Insecticide Fluoroacetamide on certain Aphids and on Pieris brassicae (L.) ...... 25 EADY, R. D. A New Genus and two New Species of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the Banana Scab Moth, octasema (Meyr.) (illustrated) 667 FERNANDO, H. E. The Susceptibility of the Rice Pentatomid Bug, Scotinophara lurida (Burm.), to Insecticides, and the Insecticidal Control of this Pest in Ceylon (illustrated) 717 FORD, J., GLASGOW, J. P., JOHNS, D. L. & WELCH, J. R. Transect Fly-rounds in Field Studies of Glossina (illustrated) .. 275 FRYER, G. Lunar Rhythm of Emergence, differential Behaviour of the Sexes, and other Phenomena in the African Midge, Chironomus brevi- bucca (Kieff.) (illustrated) 1 HADDOW, A. J. Studies on the Biting Habits and Medical Importance of East African Mosquitos in the Genus Aedes. I.—Subgenera Aedi- morphus, Banksinella and Dunnius (illustrated) ...... 759 HANNA, A. D., HEATHERINGTON, W., MAPOTHER, H. R. & WICKENS, R. An Investigation into the possible Control of the Mealybug Vectors of Cacao Swollen-shoot Virus by Trunk Implantation with Dimefox 209 HARRIS, K. M. Notes on Gall Midges (Cecidomyiidae) on Nigerian Crops with a Description of a New Species of Thomasiella Riibsaamen (illustrated) 661 HOWE, R. W. Studies on Beetles of the Family Ptinidae. XVII.—Conclusions and additional Remarks ...... • • • • 287 JARMAN, R. T. The Deposition of Airborne Droplets on dead House-flies (Musca domestica L.) (illustrated) 327

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PAGE JOYCE, R. J. V. The Yield Response of Cotton in the Sudan Gezira to DDT Spray {illustrated) 567 KERNAGHAN, R. J. & DAVIES, J. B. Field Trials of the Control of Glossina palpalis (R.-D.) by Ob- structive Clearing {illustrated) ...... 449 KETTLE, D. S., PARISH, R. H. & PARISH, J. Further Observations on the Persistence of Larvicides against Culicoides and a Discussion on the Interpretation of Population Changes in the untreated Plots {illustrated) 63 LEWIS, D. J. & GARNHAM, P. C. C. The Simuliidae (Diptera) of British Honduras {illustrated) .. 703 MCCLELLAND, G. A. H. Observations on the Mosquito, Aedes {Stegomyia) aegypti (L.), in East Africa. I.—The Biting Cycle in an Outdoor Population at Entebbe, Uganda {illustrated) ...... 227 MCCLELLAND, G. A. H. Observations on the Mosquito, Aedes {Stegomyia) aegypti (L.), in East Africa. II.—The Biting Cycle in a Domestic Population on the Kenya Coast {illustrated) ...... 687 MELLANBY, K. Acclimatization affecting the Position of the Cold and Heat Death Points of Larvae of Aedes aegypti (L.) ...... 821 MILNE, A. Biology and Ecology of the Garden Chafer, Phyllopertha horticola (L.). V.—The Flight Season: Sex Proportions 39 MILNE, A. Biology and Ecology of the Garden Chafer, Phyllopertha horticola (L.). VI.—The Flight Season: Reproductive State of Females {illustrated) 467 NYE, I. W. B. The Distribution of Shoot-fly Larvae (Diptera, Acalypterae) within Pasture Grasses and Cereals in England {illustrated) .. .. 53 PAGE, W. A. The Ecology of Glossina longipalpis Wied. in Southern Nigeria {illustrated) 595 PAGE, W. A. The Ecology of Glossina palpalis (R.-D.) in Southern Nigeria {illustrated) 617 PAGE, W. A. Some observations on the fusca Group of Tsetse Flies {Glossina) in the South of Nigeria {illustrated) ...... • • 633 PARR, H. C. M. Studies on Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) in Uganda, East Africa. I.—A Method of Rearing large Numbers of Stomoxys calcitrans .. 165 PREVETT, P. F. The Oviposition and Duration of Life of a small Strain of the Rice Weevil, Calandra oryzae (L.), in Sierra Leone {illustrated) .. 697

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PAGE RAW, F. An Insectary Method for Rearing Cacao Mirids, Distantiella theobroma (Dist.) and Sahlbergella singularis Hagl. {illustrated) 11 RAW, F. Studies on the Chemical Control of Cacao Mirids, Distantiella theobroma (Dist.) and Sahlbergella singularis Hagl. .. .. 13 SAYER, H. J. An Ultra-low-volume Spraying Technique for the Control of the Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.) {illustrated) .. 371 SMITH, K. G. Insect Infestation associated with French shelled Walnuts with particular Reference to the Occurrence of Aphomia gularis (Zell.) (Lep., Galleriidae) {illustrated) 711 SMITHERS, C. N. Some recent Observations on Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lep., Noc- tuidae) in Southern Rhodesia ...... 809 SQUIRE, F. A. Infectibility of Tsetse Flies, Glossina palpalis (R.-D.) and G. tachi- noides Westw. with Trypanosoma vivax ...... 183 SURTEES, G. The Breeding Behaviour of the Type Form of Aedes {Stegomyia) aegypti (L.) in south-western Nigeria in Relation to Insecticidal Control 681 SWAINE, G. A preliminary Note on Helopeltis spp. damaging Cashew in Tanga- nyika Territory {illustrated) ...... • • • 171 SYMMONS, P. The Effect of Climate and Weather on the Numbers of the Red Locust, Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serv.), in the Rukwa Valley Outbreak Area {illustrated) 507 SYMMONS, P. & CARNEGIE, A. J. M. Some Factors affecting Breeding and Oviposition of the Red Locust, Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serv.) {illustrated) .. . • • • 333 TEESDALE, C. Observations on the Mosquito Fauna of Mombasa {illustrated) .. 191 VANDERPLANK, F. L. Studies on the Coconut Pest, Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Corei- dae), in Zanzibar. II.—Some Data on the Yields of Coconuts in Relation to Damage caused by the Insect ...... 135 VANDERPLANK, F. L. Studies on the Coconut Pest, Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Corei- dae), in Zanzibar. III.—A selective residual Insecticidal Formu- lation and its Effects on the Ecology of the Insect .. .. 151 WALKER, P. T. Insecticide Studies on East African Agricultural Pests. III.—Seed Dressings for the Control of the Bean Fly, Melanagromyza phaseoli (Coq.), in Tanganyika {illustrated) ...... 781

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DATES OF PUBLICATION IN PARTS Part I pp. 1-226 .. 25 March, 1959 Part II pp. 227-422 .. 31 August, 1959 Part m pp. 423-646 .. 24 November, 1959 Part IV pp. 647-824 .. 13 January, 1960

ERRATA Page 37, line 19, delete sentence " Fluoroacetamide . .. compounds." Page 196, footnote to Table V, for " AS. cumminsi" read " AS. cumminsi mediopunctatus " and for " C. weschei var. mediopunctatus " read " C. weschei var. gediensis " Page 199, 2nd col., for " M. brevipalpis " read " Tox. brevipalpis " Page 224, line 5, for " (Laing) " read " Laing " Page 284, line 10, for " 200 yd." read " 100 yd." Page 549, line 14, for " Oecophlla " read " Oecophylla " Page 631, line 10, for " increases " read " increase " Page 659, line 23, for " remainder " read " 1,438 examples " Page 659, 21 lines from end, delete " respectively " Page 659, 2 lines from end, for " May " read " July " Page 659, last line, for " A. tessallatus " read " A. tessellatus " Page 684, line 15, for " numbers " read " number " Page 689, Table I, 1st col., transpose " lateral spots silver " and " lateral spots white " Page 709, line 15, for " 18th " read " 15th " Page 732, hne 30, for " only " read " at most " Page 734, line 9, for " DDT " read " DDT, chlordane " Page 734, hne 10, for " about " read " at most about " Page 734, line 11, for " 0-045 " read " 045 " Page 822, 7 lines from end, for " one hour " read " 24 hours "

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