348 Report of the Entomologists of the 



eal Correspondence," published in 1846, -where Saunders 3 states 

 that Darling, in a letter to Harris, " gives a correct account of 

 the manner in which the egg is deposited." In 1850, in the 

 New England Farmer, Harris published an account of the habits 

 and ravages of this insect and the means to be used against it. 

 From this time until 1869 there appears to have been nothing of 

 importance published about it. In July of that year Walsh and 

 Riley 4 published notes upon the life history of the insect, and gave 

 an account of its ravages in Illinois. Since this time occasional 

 references have been made, but little added to our knowledge of 

 its life history and distribution. The most notable exception 

 which the writer has been able to find is in a paper on " Insects In- 

 jurious to the Raspberry," by W. Saunders, published in the An- 

 nual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario for 1873, pp. 

 11-12. In this paper Mr. Saunders gives a detailed description of 

 the insect in all its stages except the pupa; but does not describe 

 the adult male. Full notes are also given upon its life history. 



The species probably has a wide distribution throughout the 

 Eastern and Central States. It is known to occur in southeastern 

 Canada, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, ISTew 

 York, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. It is widely 

 distributed in this State, being found on Long Island and at vari- 

 ous points west along the central and southern part of the State 

 nearly to the western boundary. 



ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE. 



Although this insect is capable of doing serious injury, often 

 occurring in sufficient numbers to. nearly ruin an entire crop of 

 fruit, it is not difficult to check, and hence it is of less economic 

 importance than many species more difficult to control. It should 

 be borne in mind, however, that it is of especial importance to 

 recognize the discolorations of the leaf caused by the presence of 



SOnt. Ent. Soc. Ann. Rpt. 1873: 11. 

 4 American Entomologist, 1 : 224. 



