ENTOMOLOGICAL CALENDAR. 



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

 of the insects here enumerated have heen recorded. It should he borne in mind that 

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

 and that of Virginia and Illinois 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. 



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

 specimens of Noctuida;, Tortricida; and Tineida.; Ephippophora caryana; Canker 

 worm, females and males; Anthomyia; Tachina; Chirouomus; Anophiles; Bibio; 

 Chionea- Valga, on the snow; Trichocera hiemalis; Cicindelre and Carabidre; 

 Dytiscid'jB, and other water beetles; Aquatic Hemiptcra; Capnia and Tseniopterj'x ; 



Boreus. 



APRIL. 



lst-15th.-Formica; Brephos; Adela, on willows; Aphodius; Ptmus fur; Der- 

 mestes; Anthrenus; Attagenus; Epura^a; Ips; Ellychnia; Larva and female of 

 >Ieloe on bodies of wild bees and wasps ; Ceuthophdus. 



' lGth-30th— Polyommatus; Lycana; Tliecla; Coddling moth (Carpocapsa); mos- 

 quitoes and larvae; Bombylius; Burying beetles; Euvyomia Inda; Buprestids; 

 Chalcophora Vivginica; Castings of Saperda Candida; Cyhndru.al l^a'-k Ijoiers 

 fTomicus, Xylographa); Hylurgus; Pissodes strobi; Hylobms pales; Phytocous. 



MAT. 



Ist-l.'ith.-Xylocopa, Ceratina, Osmia, Andrena and Halictus nestmg; Colias; 

 Argynnis Bellone; Melita^a Myrina; Chrysophanus Phh-eas; Clisiocami^a arva 

 hatching out; Scoliopteryx; Drasteria; Coremia; Gooseberry Pempeha; TipnlKhe; 

 Hessian-fly and Wheat-midge; Ceridomyia; Syrphus; Eristalis; ^^a^ he^i 

 Plum weevil; Hister: Clerus; Elater; Limonius; Cratonychus; Meloc-; Ca h- 

 grapha; CEdipoda corallina; Tragocephala infuscata, viridifasciata; Libellula; 



llenierobius. ^^ , ^ ,,. 



18th-31st.-Cvnips ; Selandria rosie and cerasi, laying eggs ; Strawberry Emphj - 

 tus larva; Papilio Tunnis; Pontia oleracea; Melita^a Phaeton, larva; Ai-gynnis; 

 Thanaos; Hesperia; Alypia octomaculata; Sphinx ; Ceratomia 4-comis; Ses.a; 

 Hyphantriatextor; Arctia; Leucarctia; Agrotis and cut- worms; Hypena humul. 

 hop-vine worm; Grapholitha and other leaf-rolling larva, on .apple and pear; Vino 

 Penthina larva; Carpet moth: Chrysops; Geotrupes; Halt, n^ on t"™.p. oni^to. 

 cucumbers, etc; Apion; Asemummoestum; Gastrophysacoerule.penn.s Gaiieiuc^ 



