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dust, etc., for the army-worm, 212. How to use the poisoned bran-mash, 

 213. The use of ditches, 213. Bauds of tar and poisoned strips, 213. 

 Spraying with kerosene, dragging the rope, 214. Treatment should be 

 adapted to conditions, 214. 



Steganoptycha Claypoliana, a New Maple-Tree Insect 214 



Bibliography, 214. This insect rarely noticed, 214. A larva burrow- 

 ing in petioles of maple leaves referred to this species, 215. At first 

 confused with Proteoteras wsculana, 215. Description of the imago, 216. 

 Characters of the several stages, 216. Operations in the petioles of the 

 buckeye, 216. Its manner of work in the maple, 216. Its habits com- 

 pared with those of Proteoteras cesciilana, 217. Burning the injured leaves 

 possibly of value, 217. 



OxY'PTiLUS PERiscELiDACTYLUS, the Gartered Plume-Moth 218 



Bibliography, 218. Abundance at Menands and in Westchester 

 county, 219. Characteristics of its family, 219. The moth figured and 

 described, 219. The pupa illustrated and its prominent features given, 

 220. Infested grape-vine tips figured, 2'20. The larva figured, 221. 

 Description by Fitch quoted, 221. Its life-history not well known, 221. 

 May be single-brooded, as in allied forms, 221, Observations on the 

 moths, 221. Earlier ravages by the insect, 222. Distribution and para- 

 sites, 222. Crushing the caterpillars recommended, 222, 



Additional Notes on Sciara, the Fungus Gnats 223 



A number of species received from Dr. J. B. Smith, 223. Sciara multiseta 

 described as a new species and figured, 223. Eeared from mushrooms, 



224. Sciara pauciseta reared from decaying potatoes, 224. Described as 

 a new species and figured, 224. Species of Sciara swarming in a mush- 

 room cellar, 225. Sciara agraria described as a new species and figured, 



225. Sciara prolijica abundant in a greenhouse, 226, Described as a 

 new species and figured, 226. Sciara fulvicauda reared from decaying 

 blackberry roots, 227. Described as a new species and figured, 227. 

 Phora albidihalteris reared from mushrooms, 228. Described as a new 

 species, 228. Compared with Phora agarici, 229. 



