1899] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 7^ 



Muryantia h/strt'onica, appeared about Wooster and developed in 

 considerable numbers. It was also found both to the north aii'l 

 the south in numbers sufficient to attract attention, but it has not 

 since been observed farther north than fully forty miles south of 

 Wooster until 1898. when it seemed to be working slowly north- 

 ward again. "F. M. WEBSTER. 



ALLORHINA AS A FRUIT PEST. With reference to the note on p. 

 48 it may be well to state that the Arizona species is A. innfuhilis, 

 not A nitida. This A. mutabilis is a well-known fruit pest in New 

 Mexico and Arizona, as may be seen by reference to Insect Life 

 and the reports of the Association of Economic Entomologists. 



T. D. A. COCKERELL. 



MACHILIS COX.TUNCTA, Folsom.- This is to be added to the fauna 

 of the United States. I found it at Dripping Spring, Organ Moun- 

 tains, New Mexico; it was identified for me by Mr. Folsom him- 

 self. The species was originally described from Mexico- T. D. A. 

 COCKERELL. 



PROFESSOR GILLETTE'S NOTE ON ALLORHINA NITIDA LINN AS A 

 FRUIT PEST- I am sorry that Professor Gillette did not notice 

 my article on Allorhnia nitida in Bulletin No. 10, New Series, of 

 the Division of Entomology, published in January, 1898, pp. 20 26. 

 If lie had done so he would have seen that the insect which damages 

 fruit at Phoenix, Ariz., was probably Allorhina wutdbilis &iA not 

 Allorliina nit (da He would further have noticed that damage to 

 fruit by Allorhina miitabilis has been a matter of record for several 

 years, and, further, that similar damage to fruit by Allorhina ni- 

 tiiln is also well known. L. O. HOWARD. 



PRESERVATION OF LARV.E. Prof. Packard and Mr. C- V. Riley 

 both mention various methods of pi'eserviug larva?, but I find the 

 following to be the cheapest, simplest and least dangerous of all : 



Drop the larvae as soon as collected into a pint or quart jar of 2 per 

 cent formalin solution. Date the same and let it stand for a week. 

 Remove the larvae, putting several ot each species into a (J or 8 dr. 

 "shell bottle," filling with fresh 2 per cent, formalin Soak all 

 corks in pa'-atin and keep bottles upright. L have had especially tine 

 results withl ight green Sphingidir and Bombycidae. which have re- 

 mained in perfect condition since July, 1897. 



Live pupa 1 may be injected and placed in the same bottles, making 

 an inexpensive but beautiful collection. 



I have several Sphingidu> in the original leaf, covered with 

 ichneumon in all stages of development. 



Some writers advise boiling specimens, but this \ have never 

 tried. Should be pleased to hear from others on this subject. 



C ABBOTT DAVIS, B. S., Providence, H I. 



CALLIDKYAS EUBULE IN MKIKATION. The account of a migra- 

 tion of Callidriia.* etibiile, communicated by Mr. Lancaster Thoma> 



