1899] 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



temesia; eight of these is the average number found in each cell. 

 The egg is deposited after the cell is tilled. The larva 1 of this spe- 

 cies, in common with many others, can devour more food than the 

 parent wasp generally allows them; one of them tint 1 experi- 

 mented witli had no difficulty in disposing of four small spiders 

 immediately after consuming the maternal allowance. 



The parasites affecting these are few in number and are limited 

 to one species, viz . Chrysfs cti'rn/initf, Fabr. 



This wasp, I believe, possesses the distinction of having a smaller 

 percentage of parasites than any other 1 have investigated. Of the 

 hundreds of cells I have examined only h've contained parasites. 



This immunity is probably wholly due to the nests being com- 

 pleted mon hs earlier than the majority of parasites usually appear. 



A. DAVIDSON, M. 1).. 

 Clifton, Arizona. 



Prof. F. W. Mally. of Hulen, Texas, has recently been elected, by 

 the directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texn-. 

 State Entomologist and Professor of Entomology in the college. 



Dr. A.. Feuyes has started on a collecting trip to Mexico, Texas, 

 New Mexico and Colorado, and will begone live months. 



Dr- William Barnes is collecting Lepidoptera in Southern 

 Arizona. 



Dr. Henry Skinner, Prof. A J. Snyderand Mr. Philip Laurent 

 are planning a collecting trip to the Rocky Mountains. 



The following is of interest as an early reference to Ci<-tnf<> w/if en- 

 dec ini. The brood referred to seems to be that due in 1902. 



E. FOSTER, New Orleans. La 



" A respectable old gentleman, who has seen and observed the 

 locust at the different periods of their appearance, as noted below, 

 has favored the editor of the Register with the following memo- 

 randa : 



" ' The locust appeared 



" ' In 1749, in the month of May. 



" ' In 1766, they came out of the ground from the 14th to the 17th 

 of May. 



" ' In 178', they c-.ime out frou the 16th to the 10th of May. 



" ' In 1800, from the 19th to the 26th of May. 



" ' In 1817, they did not appear until the beginning of June. It is 

 supposed the cold and wet weather retarded their progress. 



" 'They continue from four to six weeks, and arc harmless, except 

 to young and tender fruit trees or the twigs of older trees, wherein 

 the female deposits her eggs, which in a few days vivify, and the 

 twigs either break oh" or the young locust emerges and falls to the 

 ground, aiul mikes its way into the earth for another period ot 

 seventeen vears ' " JW/e.v' Weekly Rr<iixt<-r. .lnl>i /:?. IS 17. A"//, 

 p. 310. 



