ENTOMOLOGICAL CALENDAR. 



This calendar applies mostly to the New England states, where the appearances 

 of the insects liere enumerated have been recorded. It should be borne in mind tliat 

 the season of New York city is about two weeks in advance of that of Boston, 

 and that of Virginia and lUinois 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 tlie work an account of its habits. 



MARCH. 



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

 specimens of Noctuidaj, Tortricidaj and Tiueidse; Ephippophora caryana; Canker 

 worm, females and males; Anthomyia; Tachiua; Chironomus; Anophiles; Bibio; 

 Chionea; Valga, on the snow; Trichocei-a hiemalis; Cicindela3 and Carabidre; 

 DytiscidiE, and other water beetles; Aquatic Hemiptera; Capnia and Tajniopteryx ; 

 Boreus. 



APRIL. 



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

 mestes; Anthrenus; Attagcnus; Epurrea; Ips; Ellychnia; Larva and female of 

 Meloe on bodies of wild bees and wasps ; Ceuthophilus. 



lCth-30th. — Polyommatus; Lycajna; Thecla; Coddling moth (Carpocapsa) ; mos- 

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

 Chalcophora Virginica; Castings of Saperda Candida; Cylindrical bark borers 

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



Ist-both. — Xylocopa, Ceratina, Osmia, Andrena and Ilalictus nesting; Colias; 

 Argynnis Bellone; Melitaja Myrina; Chrysophanus Phlaeas; Clisiocampa larva 

 hatching out; -Scoliopteryx; Drasteria; Covemia; Gooseberry Pempelia; Tipnlidae; 

 Hessian-fly and Wlieat-midge; Ce^'idomyia; Syi'phus; Eristalis; Squash beetle; 

 Plum weevil; Ulster; Clerus; Elater; Limonius; Cratonychus; Meloe; Calli- 

 grapha; (Edipoda corallina; Tragocephala infuscata, viridifasciata; Libellula; 

 Hemerobius. 



18tii-31st. — Cynips; Selandria rosaj and cerasi, laying eggs; Strawberry Emphy- 

 tus larva; Paiiilio Tunius; Pontia oleracea; Melitaia Phaeton, larva; Ai-gynnis; 

 Thanaos; Hcsperia; Alypia octoniaculata; Spliinx; Ceratomia 4-cornis; Sesia; 

 Hyphantria textor; Arctia; Loucarctia; Agrotis and cut- worms; Ilypena liumuli, 

 hop-vine wonn ; Grapliolitha and other leaf-rolling larva3 on api)lc and pear; Vino 

 Penthina larva; Carpet motli; Clirysops; Geotrupos; Ilaltica on turnii), tomato, 

 cucumbers, etc; Apion; Asemum moestum ; Gastrophvsa coenileipennls ; Galleruca 



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