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The Cultivator and Country Gentleman, 1865-1883, except 1881. 



Miscellaneous articles in the Proceedings of the American Philo- 

 sophical Society, in the Proceedings of the Philadelphia Academy 

 of Natural Sciences, in the Proceednigs of the Entomological Society 

 of Philadelphia, in the Transactions of the American Entomological 

 Society, in Hayden's Geological and Geographical Survey of the 

 Territories, in Comstock's liepoft on Cotton Insects, in office news- 

 paper scrap-hooks, and in other hooks not enumerated, were also 

 freely drawn upon for data. 



Ordrr HYMENOPTERA. 

 Family FoRMiciDiE. 



1. The Small Yellow Ant. 



{Solenopsis fugax, Latr.) 



1798. Latreille, P. A. — Formica jugax. Ess. sur I'Histe des Fourm. 

 de la France, p. 4(5. Original description. 



1802. Latreille, P. A. — Idem. Hist. Nat. des Fourm. p. 265. De- 

 scription male and female. 



18S4. Forbes, S. k.— Solenopsis fugax. 13th Piep. St. Ent. 111., pp. 

 112, 113. Description of nnago. Injuries to young Indian 

 Corn — feeding upon the kernel and therehy stunting the 

 growth of the plant. 



2. Solenopsis molesta, Say. 



1835. Say, Thomas. — Myrmica molesta. Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist. L, 

 ii94. Complete M'ritings, IL, 737. (Description of new North 

 American Hymenoptera and observations on some already 

 described.) Original description. Sometimes eats vegetable 

 food. 



1865. Fitch, Asa.— Idem. Trans. N. Y. St. Agr. Soc, 1865, p. 133. 

 Injuring young Indian Corn by gnawing blades. 



Orukr LEPIUOPTEBA. 

 Family Bombycid.e. 

 3. Thk Arge Tiger-Moth. 

 {Arctia arge, Driiry.) 



1770. Druky, Drew. — Bomhgx arge. lllustr. Nat. Hist. I., 35, pi. 

 XVIIL, tig. 2. Original description. 



1797. Smith, J. E. — Phalceiia dione. Nat. Hist. Lep. Ins. Ga. p. 

 125, tab. 63. 



