ENTOMOLOGICAL CALENDAR. 



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

 of the Insects here enumerated have been recorded. It should be 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 the work an account of its habits. 



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

 specimens of Noctuida;, Tortricidaj and Tiueidw; Ephippophora caryana; Canker 

 worm, females and males; Anthomyia; Tachina; Chironomus; Anophiles; Bil)io; 

 Chionea; Valga, on the snow; Trichocera hiemalis; Cicindela; and Carabida;; 

 Dytiscidse, and other water beetles; Aquatic Hemiptera; Capnia and Ta;niopteryx ; 

 Boreus. 



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

 mestes; Anthrenus; Attagenus; Einnrea; Ips; Ellychnia; Lai-va and female of 

 Meloe on bodies of wild bees and wasps ; Ceuthophilus. 



16th-30th. — Polyommatus; Lycaena; Tliecla; Coddling moth (Carpocapsa); mos- 

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

 Chalcophora Vivginica; Castings of Saperda Candida; Cylindrical bark borers 

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



MAY. 



lst-1.5th. — Xylocopa, Ceratina, Osmia, Andrena and Halictus nesting; Colias; 

 Argynnis Bellone; Melitwa Myrina; Chi-ysophanus Phlasas; Clisiocampa larva 

 hatcliingout; Scoliopteryx; Drasteria; Coremia; Gooseberry Pempelia; Tipulidaj; 

 Hessiau-fly and Wheat-midge; Cecidoniyia; Syrplms; Eristalis; Squash beetle; 

 Plum weevil; Hister: Clerus; Elater; Limonius; Cratonychus: Meloi;; Calli- 

 giapha; CEdipoda corallina; Tragocephala infuscata, viridifasciata; Libelhila; 

 Ilemerobius. 



18th-;}lst. — Cynips; Sclandria ros« and cerasi, laying eggs; StrawbeiTv Eniphy- 

 tus larva; Papllio Tunuis; Pontia olcracea; Melitaja Phaeton, larva; Argynnis; 

 Thanaos; Hesperia; Alvpia octomaculi.ta; Sphinx; Cevatomia 4-cornis; Sesia; 

 Hyphantriatextor; Arctia; T.eucarctia ; Agrotis and cut- worms; Ilypcua humuli, 

 hop-vine worm ; Grapholitha and other leaf-rolling larva; on apple and pear; Vme 

 Penthina larva; Carpet moth: Chrysops; Geotrupes; Ilalti.'a on turnip, tomato, 

 cucumbers, etc ; Apion ; Asemum moestum ; Gastrophysa coiruleipennls ; Gallcnica 



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