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 Boston, 

 and that of Virginia and Illinois about a month or 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 an account of its habits. 



MARCH. 



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

 specimens of Noctuida;, Tortricidae and Tineidse; Ephippophora caryana; Canker 

 worm, females and males; Authomyia; Tachina; Chirouomus; Anophiles; Bibio; 

 Chionea; Valga, on the snow; Trichocera hiemalis; Cicindelre and Carabidas; 

 Dytiscidae, and other water beetles; Aquatic Heiniptera; Capma and Tajuiopteryx ; 

 Boreus. 



APRIL. 



lst-15th. Formica; Brephos; Adela, on willows; Aphodius; Ptinus fur; Der- 

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

 Meloe on bodies of wild bees and wasps ; Ceuthophilus. 



lGth-30th. Polyommatus; Lycsena; Thecla; Coddling moth (Carpocapsa); mos- 

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

 Chalcophora Virginica; Castings of Saperda Candida; Cylindrical bark borers 

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



MAT. 



lst-15th. Xylocopa, Ceratina, Osmia, Andrena and Halictus nesting; Colias; 

 Argynnis Bellone; Melita3a Myrina; Chrysophanus Phlseas; Clisiocampa larva 

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

 Hessian-fly and Wlieat-midge; Cet-idomyia; Syrphus; Eristalis; Squash beetle; 

 Plum weevil; Hister; Clerus; Elater; Limonins; Cratonychus; Meloij; Calli- 

 grapha; CEdipoda corallina; Tragocephala iufuscata, viridifasciata ; Libellula; 

 Hemerobius. 



18th-31st. Cynips; Selandria rosa; and cerasi, laying eggs; Strawberry Emphy- 

 tus larva; Papilio Turnus; Pontia oleracea; Melitrca Phaeton, larva; Argynnis; 

 Thanaos; Hesperia; Alypia octomaculnta; Sphinx; Ceratomia 4-cornis; Sesia; 

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

 hop-vine worm ; Grapholitha and other leaf-rolling larva: on apple and pear; Vine 

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

 cucumbers, etc; Apion; Asernum moestum ; Gastrophysa cceruleipemiis ; Galleruca 



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