REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST. 23I 



Sept. 22. A Specimen of the yellow-necked apple worm was 



sent in by Mrs. E. M, Strout, Empire. 

 Sepi 22. From John G. Davis, Surry, a woolly-bear caterpillar. 

 Sept. 22. Received from ]\Irs. Verna B. Allen, Turner, the 

 following insects : Red-humped apple worm, 

 woolly-bear caterpillar and pupa. 

 Sept. 22. The red-humped apple worm {Schizura concinna) 

 and parasitic pupae cases of same were sent in by 

 H. Beal, Anson. The parasites were Bxorista 

 chelonia. 

 Sept. 24. From F. L. Gordon of Garland, specimen of old 



tussock {Notolophiis antiqua). 

 Sept. 24. J. G. Davis of Surry sent in a box of maia moths 



(Heinilcuca maia). 

 Sept. 24. Received from Chas. R. Coombs, Belfast, specimens 



of the catocala moths (Catocala relicta) and 



(Catocala concumhens) . 

 Sept. 25. L. P. Breadeen of Andover sent in empty pupse 



cases of parasitized red-humped apple worms. 



The parasites were Bxorista chelonia. 

 Sept. 29. Received specimens of tree-hoppers {Bnchenopa 



binotata) with fresh egg-masses from Norway. 

 Oct. I. An ash sphinx larva {Sphinx chersis) was sent by 



Enoch Keirstead, Fairfield Center. 

 Oct. 4. J. O. Johnson, Liberty, sent two cocoons of the 



cecropia moth (Samia cecropia). 

 Oct. 4. Two cocoons of the cecropia moth were received 



from D. H. Knowlton of Farmington. 

 Oct. 4. A cocoon of the cecropia moth was sent by C. L. P. 



Handy, Albion. 

 Oct. 4. John G. Davis of Surry sent specimens of the maia 



moth {Hemileuca maia). 

 Oct. 4. Received from H. W. Jewell of Farmington three 



dragon flies and two goldsmith beetles (Cotalpa 



lanigera). 

 Oct. 4. Miss Linda Thompson, Chelsea, sent caterpillars of 



the hickory tiger moth, larva of small saw-fly and 



larva of an unknown moth. 

 Oct. 9. A cecropia cocoon was sent in by Mrs. G. B. Denni- 



son, Phillips. 



