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RECENT LITERATURE ON LEPIDOPTERA Under this heading are included abstracts of papers and books of interest to lepidopterists. The world"s literature is searched systematically, and it is intended that every work on Lepidoptera published after 1946 will be noticed here; omissions of papers more than 3 or 4 years old should be called to Dr. BELLINGER'S attention. New genera and higher categories are shown in CAPITALS, new species and subspecies are noted, with type localities if given in print. Larval foodplants are usually listed. Critical comments by abstractors may be made. Papers of only local interest and papers from this Iournal are listed without abstract. Readers, not in North America, interested in assisting with this very large task, are invited to write Dr. P. F. BELLINGER (Dept. of Natural Sciences, San Fernando Valley State College, Northridge, Calif., U. S. A.). Abstractors' initials are as follows: [P.B.J - P. F. BELLINGER [I.C.J - 1. F. B. COMMON [W.C.] - w. C. COOK [A.D.J - A. DIAKONOFF

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de Toulgoet, R ., "Arctiides nouveaux de Madagascar et de l'ile Maurice" [in Fre nch). Mem. Inst. scient. Madagascar, ser. E. vol.5: pp.169-217, 2 pIs., 27 figs. 1954. Description of new spp. of arctiids from Madagascar and one from Mauritius: Ra'selia nanula (Maroantsetra), R. costisquamosa (same), R. biangulata (Ankaratra Mt.), R . venustula (same), R. heterocosta (same), R. mediofracta (same); Nola parmelia (same); Eilema tristis (same), E. lividula (saame), E. leucanicula (Maroantsetra), E. vicinula (Ankaratra Mt.), E. purpureotincta (same), E. carhunculosa (same), E. sabulosula (Maroantsetra), E. ohtusoides (Tananarive), E. llnkaratne (Ankaratra Mt.), E. tortrix (Maroantsetra), E. viettei (Mauritius), E. trispilota pulvigem (Tananarive), E. punctistrillta instabilis (Ankaratra Mt.), E. kingdoni montieola (same); Chionaema pauliani (same); Philenora falcata (same), P. olivascens (same), P. lichenaria (same), P. herbuloti (same), P. perlucida (same), P. flavicapilla (same), P. bilineata (same); N olosia griseovariegata (same); Siccia decolorata (same); Diacrisill luteoradians (same), D. viettei (same), D. milloti (Tananarive), D. cellularis (Maroantsetra); Digamll malgassica (Ankaratra Mt.). [Po VJ de Toulgoet, R., "Description d'arctiides nouvelles de Madagascar, Lepidoptera, neuvieme note" [in French]. Bull. Acad. malgache, n.s., vo1.35: pp.79-88, 1 pI., 7 figs. "1957" [19591. Description of new species of Phryganopteryx, an endemic genus of arctiids in Madagascar: P. occidentalis (Andobo, Antsingy forest), P. convergens (Anosibe, Sandrangato forest), P. grivelludi (Ankarafantsika), P. formosa (Didy), P. rothshcildi (Perinet, Analamazoatra forest), P. nebulosa (same), P. sogai (Integral Natural Reserve no.3), P. triangularis (Ankarafantsika). [Po V.l de Toulgoet, R., "Description d'arctiides nouvelles de Madagascar (We note) (Lep.)" [in Frenchl. Ann. Soc. ent. F1'llnce, voLl28: pp.121-140, 23 figs., 1 pI. 1959. Description of new genera & spp. from Madagascar: VIETTESIA (type Coracia pZumicortlis Butler), V. hampsoni (Perinet), V. proxima (same), V. incerta (same), V. multistrigata (Ambatondrazaka), V. of wrong sp. [Po B.] Lipa, Jerzy J6zefat, "Badania nad zmianami smiertelnosci Aporia cratmgi L. w kolejnych latach masowego pojawu (1952-1957) w Polsce" [in Polish; English summary l Zeitschr. Pflanzenkrankh., vo1.64: pp.568-572. 1957. Notes on variation in mortality of early stages; percent of larVa) parasitized seems to vary with foodplant. [Po B.] Lipscomb, C. G., & R. A. Jackson, "Some efforts to breed Lysandra coridon (Poda) var. syngrapha." Entomologist, vol.90: pp.55-57. 1957. Describes breeding procedure; moisture destructive to pupal stage. [Po B.) Lohrl, H., "Futtert der Gimpel nur Siimereien?" [in German l. ]ollrn. fiir Ornithol., vol.9B: pp.122-123. 1957. pyrrhula pyrrhllla reported feeding on larVa) of Cacl1'cia mtlrinana. [Po B.] Loeliger, R., "Ergebnisse der Zucht von Satllrnia pyri im Sommer 1948" [in German). Ent. Nachrichtenbl., Burgdorf, vo1.2: pp.81-93. 1949. Account of a cooperative project rearing this sp. [Po B.] Lopez Cristobal, Ubaldo, "Dos nuevos himenopteros utile:;" [in Spanish]. Rev. Invest. agric., vol. 1 : pp.279-282, 2 figs. 1947. Describes 2 new ichneumonids; 1 reared from Thyreion gelotopl1'on & Lycophotia margaritosa, other from Plusia ni. [Po B .) Ludwig, A., "Die Blattminen des Siegerlandes und der angrenzenden Gebiete" [in German]. Ahhandl. Landesmlls. Naturkunde, Munster, vol.15, no.2: 48 pp. 1953. Records over 400 mining insects. many of them Lepidoptera; listed by foodplant and also alphabetically. Records from Prevince of Westphalia, Germany. [Po BJ Lubke, Anton, "Der Goldafter auf dem Nordsee-Inseln" I in Germanl Zeitsehr. Pflanzenkrankh ., vol.59: pp.221-223, 3 figs. 1952. Etlproctis chrysorrha?(J feeding on Hippophae rhamnoides. I P. BJ Lukefahr, M., & J. Griffin, "Mating and oviposition habits of the Pink Bollworm moth." IOUTn. eeon. Ent., vo1..50: pp.487-490, figs. 1957. ]}.~tailed study of mating & oviposition habits of Peetinopho1"(J goss!Jpiella. rW. C,] Lundqvist, Arne, "B1attrninennotizcn. II" [in German]. Optlse ent., vo1.17: pp.49-50. 1952. Describes mine of Pareetopa gradatella, on Lathyrtls montantls & Vi cia sepitlm. [P. B J

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Lyons, L. A., "Insect affecting seed production in Red Pine. II. Dioryctria disclusa Hcinrich, D. abietella (D. and S.), and D. cambicola (Dyar) (Lepidoptera: Phycitid