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Plusia brassica;, Riley. 

 Heliothis armigera, Hiibn. Very commoa. 



D)-asteria erechtea, Cram. Very plentiful. Exceptionally injurious the 

 past season, 



FAMILY GKOMERTID^E. 



Ha'matopis grataria, Fabr. Plentiful. 

 Aspilates dissimilaria, Hi'ibn. 



FAIMILY PKALIDiE. 



Asopia farinalis, Linn. 



Asopia costalis, Fabr. Reported as very destructive to stacked clover, in 

 some of the southern counties of the State. 



FAMILY TORTRICID^. 



Cacoecia rosaca3na, Harr. 



Dichelia sulphureana, Clem. Common at times. 



Grapholitha iuterstinctana, Clem. Our most destructive moth. Have 

 seen it damage the clover seed crop more than fifty per cent in some fields. 



FAMILY TINEID.E. 



Gelechia roseosuft'usella, Clem. Common. 



ORDER DIPTERA. 

 FAMILY CECIDOMYID^ 



Cecidomyia leguminicola, Lint. Our most formidable clover insect. 

 Widely distributed over the State. 



ORDER COLEOPTERA. 

 FAMILY EROTYLID.E. 



Languria mozardi, Latr. Not plentiful. 



FAMILY CHRYSOMELID.E. 



Colapsis brunnea, Fabr. 



Diabrotica longicoruis, S.\y. Common. 



Diabrotica 12-punctata, Oliv. Common. 



FAMILY TENEBRIONID.-E. 



Tenebrio inolitor, Fitch. 



FAMILY MELOID.E. 



Macrobasis unicolor, Kirby. Plentiful. 



FAMILY OTIOUHYNCHID.E. 



Epiciurus imbricatus, Say. 



FAMILY CURCULIOXID.E. 



Sitones flavesceus, Marsh. Plentiful and very serious at times. 



FAMILY CALANDRID.E. 



Sphenophorus placidus, Say. 



