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Spring Canker-worm — Anisopteryx vernata/'^^r/'.- The Rose-bug: 

 The Seventeen-year Locust, 225. A New Household Pest^ — 

 Attagenus megatoma : The Hessian Fly in Ohio : A Bark Bee- 

 tle : The Stalk-Borer : Wire-worms infesting Potato-vines : The 

 Horn-tail Borer — Tremex Columba {Li>ui.), 226. The spotted 

 Horn-bug: Mites infesting a Poultry House: A New Worm in 

 Apples: The Black Blister Beetle — Epicauta Pennsylvanica (Z't' 

 Geer): The Hag-Moth Caterpillar: A New Apple Insect — Am- 

 phidasys cognataria Gnen., 227. Destructive Elm-leaf Beetle — 

 Galerucella xarithomelzena Schrank : A New Principle in Protec- 

 tion from Insect Attack : A Rose-leaf Insect : Of Interest to 

 Flower Growers — A New Enemy found : The Bean Weevil, 

 228. Thousand-legged Worms in a Nursery ; Curious Ichneu- 

 man Cocoons : On an Egg-parasite of the Currant Saw-fl}^, 

 Nematus ventricosiis : Rearing Lepidoptera : Codling-Moth of the 

 Apple : An Interesting Bug, 229. Book notice : The Maple-Tree 

 Scale-Insect — Lecanium innumerabilis Rathvon : The Black 

 Long-sting — Rhyssa atrata {Fabr.)\ Hairworm — Vanessa — 

 Alaus — Gordius and Mermis : An Oak Moth — Anisota senatoria 

 {Stn.-Abb.), 230. Captures of Feniseca Tarquinius (Fadr.) : Platy- 

 gaster larva destroying galls of Cecidomyia salicis-batatus : Col- 

 lecting Cut-worms at evening with a light : A Grape Pest — Pro- 

 cris Americana : Potter-wasp Cells on Grape-leaves — Eumenes 

 fraternus Say : The Frenching of Corn : The Striped Squash Bee- 

 tle, 231. The Carpet Bug, Anthrenus scrophularia; : The Pine 

 Emperor Moth: Saw-Fly Larvas on Quince : Bark Louse on Wil- 

 low: The Chinch-bug in Northern New York, 232. Anew Enemy 

 to the Farm : The Chinch-bug in New York: Directions for ar- 

 resting the Chinch-bug Invasion of Northern New York : The 

 Mole-Cricket: The Ant Lion: New Corn Pest — Megilla macu- 

 lata, 233. The Apple-Maggot — Trypeta pomonella, 234. 



(C.) WINTER INSECTS OF EASTERN NEW YORK 235 



This valuable paper, by Dr. Fitch — almost lost in its obscure 

 publication republished. The winter insects noticed are of sci- 

 entific rather than economic interest, 235. Remarks upon the 

 analogies of the first two species described, 236. The genus 

 Boreiis described, 236-7. 



BoREUs NivoRiuNDUs, the Snow-born Boreus 237 



The species described ; compared with the B. hycmalis of 

 Europe, with remarks upon its occurrence and habits, 238. 



Boreus bru-malis, the Mid-winter Boreus 238 



The species described, with a brief note upon its rarity and 

 time of appearance. 238-9. 



