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The Asparagus Beetle 314 



Its spread iu tlie central and western counties of the State, 314. 

 Reported from Oneida, Livingston and Erie counties, 315. 



The Ash-grey Blister Beetle 315 



The beetles reported to be injurious to a locust hedge and potato 

 vines, 315. 



The Chinch Bitg 315 



The insect reported abundant at Almond, Allegany county, 315. 



The San Jose Scale 316 



The scale nearly exterminated at Kinderhook, 316. No living insects 

 found on some badly infested trees, 316. Rei>orted from Middletown, 

 Orange county, 316. 



The Oak Kermes 316 



Tlie gall-like scale figured, 316. Its lepidopterous parasite in its 

 several stages reared and figured by Mr. Walton, 317. 



The Elm-Tree Bark-Louse 317 



Reported from several localities in the State, 317. Its abundance and 

 injuries in Albany and Rensselaer counties, 317. 



Phytoptus pruni 318 



Leaves infested with what is probably this European mite were 

 received from Muncy, Pa., 318. The galls are described, 318. 



(B) ENTOMOLOGICAL ADDRESSES 319 



The Mosquito 319 



The more common objects in nature least noticed, 319. Almost nothing 

 known by most people about the mosquito, 319. The varied orthog- 

 raphy of its name, 319. Several very different flies known as mosquitoes in 

 various parts of the world, 320. Placed near the head of the Diptera, 

 320. The common name applied to all species o? CuUddce, 820. Although 

 there are many individuals, the species are comparatively few, 321. 



