ENTOMOLOGICAL CALENDAR. 



THIS calendar applies mostly to the New England states, where the appearances 

 of the insects here enumerated have been recorded. It should be borne in mind that 

 the season of New York city is about two weeks in advance of that of Bostoii, 

 and that of Virginia and Illinois about a mouth ur six weeks earlier. It is designed 

 to be of special use to farmers and gardeners as indicating the times of appear- 

 ance of injurious insects. When only the generic name is given several species 

 appear .simultaneously. The reader in noticing an insect mentioned here can turn 

 to the index and find in the body of the work au account of its habits. 



MARCH. 



Bombus, queens; a few Ichneumons and Chalcids; Vanessa: Grapta; a few 

 specimens of Noctuidas, Tortrieidae and Tineidas; Ephippophora caryana; Canker 

 worm, females and males; Anthomyia; Tachina; Chironomus; Anophiles; Bibio; 

 Chionea; Valga, on the snow: Trichocera hiemalis; Cicindelre and Carabidre: 

 Dytiscidffi, and other water beetles; Aquatic Hemiptera; Capnia and Tasniopteryx; 

 Boreus. 



APRIL. 



lst-15th. Formica; Brephos; Adela, on willows; Aphodius: 1'tinus fur: Der- 

 mestes; Anthrenus; Attagenus ; Epuraea; Ips; Ellyrhnia; Larva and female of 

 Meloe on bodies of wild bees and wasps; Ceuthophilus. 



l<>th-:>0th. Polyommatus; Lycaena; Thecla ; Coddling moth (Carpocapsa); mos- 

 quitoes and larvae; Bombylius; Burying beetles; Euryomia Inda; Buprestids; 

 Chalcophora Virginica; Castings of Saperda Candida; Cylindrical bark borers 

 (Toniicus, Xylographa); Hylurgus; Pissodes strobi : Hylobius pales; Phytocoris. 



MAY. 



]st-l.")th. Xylocopa, Ceratina, Osmia, Andrena and Halictus nesting; Colias; 

 Argynnis Bellone; Meltea Myrina; Chrysophanus Phlaeas; Clisiocampa larva 

 hatching out; Scoliopteryx; Drasteria; Coremia; Gooseberry Pempelia; Tipulidae; 

 He-sian-lly and Wheat-midge; Cecidomyia; Syrphus; Eristalis: Squash beetle; 

 Plum weevil; Hister: Clerus; Elater: Limonius; Cratonychus; Meloe: Calli- 

 frrapha; (Edipoda corallina; Tragocephala infuscata, viridifasciata; Libellula: 

 Hemerobius. 



18th-31st. Cyni|)s; Selandria rosa? and cerasi, laying eggs: Strawberry Emphy- 

 tus larva; Papilio Turnus: Pontia oleracea ; Melitaea Phaeton, larva; Argynuis: 

 Thanaos; Hesperia; Alypia octomaculata : Sphinx; Ceratomia 4-cornis ; Sesia; 

 Hyphantria textor; Arctia: Leucarctia; Agrotis and cut-worms; Hypena humuli, 

 hop-vine worm ; (irapholitha an<l other leaf-rolling larvae on apple and pear; Vine 

 Penthina larva: Carpet moth; Chrysops; Geotrupes; Haltica on turnip, tomato, 

 cucumbers, etc ; Apion; Asenium moestum ; Gastrophysa coeruleipennls : Galleruca 



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