250 Journal New York Entomological Society. [VoL xv. 



Mr. Dickersorr spoke of some insects which had been brought to his attention as 

 injurious during the past year in connection with his work at the New Jersey Experi- 

 ment Station. Specimens of insects and work were exhibited. A small moth, Pen- 

 thina hebesana Wlk. , breeds in seed pods of Iris. Mr. Gibson in Canada has found 

 this species breeding in heads of mullein. Apparently it breeds in several plants. It 

 would be injurious only where the seed of the Iris are desired as was the case in one 

 nursery. 



Phylloxera carya-catdis Fitch forms galls in the twig and leaf petioles of hick- 

 ory. In one place where this tree was planted along the street it had been injured 

 by this insect causing the leaves to turn brown and fall off. 



The pear-leaf blister-mite, Phytoptus pyri, was found in several localities on pear 

 trees. 



The pear psylla, Psylla pyricola, was somewhat injurious in one locality, not 

 only because of its sucking out the plant juices but more particularly because of the 

 smut fungus growing on the " honey dew " given off by the insect. This causes the 

 foliage and fruit to become blackened. 



The soft scale, Eulecaniiim nigrifasciatum was observed on peach trees in one 

 locality and it injured the fruit as did the previous insect because of the abundance of 

 smut fungus on the fruit and growing on the " honey dew." 



A species of red spider was observed on oak and some other plants. In some 

 instances the leaves of the oak were much injured by this species feeding upon them 

 and causing them to turn brown and dry. 



The rose bug, Macrodactylns subspittosus, was somewhat more abundant than 

 usual. 



The army worm, Leucania itnipuncta, occurred at Woodbine and destroyed 

 some ten acres of millet and other grain. Very few of the larvae were parasitized. 



Hyperaspis signata was abundant a year ago on the trees infested with Pulvinaria 

 scale, feeding upon that, but this year it was found ie.cd\vi^Qt\ Pseudococais aceris and 

 undoubtedly will do much to check that insect as it did the cottony maple scale. 



On question of Mr. Leng, Mr. Dickerson discussed the present condition of the 

 mosquito campaign in New Jersey. He spoke of the amount of money available for 

 the purpose and to what extent ditching had been carried on for draining purposes 

 and of what noticeable results had already been obtained in the diminution of 

 mosquitoes on Staten Island and various parts of northern New Jersey. 



Mr. Matausch exhibited six species of Catocala moths which had been taken in 

 Central Park during the past summer. 



Mr. Barber exhibited a box containing some of the rarer Hemiptera-Heier- 

 optera, obtained by him in the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona. He spoke par- 

 ticularly of the genus Leptoglossus and mentioned taking a new species of this genus 

 there and another in Sioux Co., Nebraska, during the past summer. He also 

 exhibited all of the members of the genus Catorhintha which are known to occur in 

 the United States and told how they were distinguished from some of the closely 

 allied genera of Coreidse. 



Mr. Leng exhibited some specimens of the family Lampyridse belonging to the 

 tribe Phengodini. He spoke of the fact that thus far nothing had been written of 

 the female even by Dr. Le Conte and his specimens representing this tribe were all 

 males. He requested information in reference to the females of any member of this 



