70 



1868. Grote and Eobinson,— ^(/rofis repentis. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 

 I., 350, pi. 5, fig. 58, I. Described as a new species. Atlan- 

 tic district. 



1873. LiNTNER, J. k.—Agrotis cochranii. 23d Rep. N. Y. St. Cab. N. H., 

 p. 194. Collected in N. Y. September 20th. 



1875. Cook, A. J.— Idem. Eep. Mich. St. Bd. Agriculture, 1874, p. 

 144. Very destructive to fruit trees in eastern and western 

 part of Michigan. Natural history. Remedies : collecting 

 larvae ; entrapping witl] fresh clover ; catching by use of 

 sheet and mallet; preventing their ascent of the trees. 



1875. Snow, F. H.— Idem. Trans. Kan. Acad. Sci., IV., 43. Com- 

 mon in Kansas. 



Snow, F. H. — Agrotis messoria. Trans. Kan. Acad. Sci., IV., 

 44. Common in Kansas. 



1878. French, G. H.— Idem. 7th Rep, St. Ent. 111., pp. 92, 209. 

 Specific characters of imago and larva. Moths, July and 

 August. Climbing habit of larva. Found among cabbages, 

 potato-hills, and in Indian Corn fields and in flower gardens. 



1880. Bowles, G. J.— Idem. Rep. Ent. Soc. Ont., 1879, p. 42, fig. 



5. General description of imago and larva. Injuries to 

 fruit trees. Michigan, Illinois, and Canada. 



1881. Marten, John.— Idem. lOfch Rep. St. Ent. 111., p. 134. Larva 



described. 



1884. Riley, C. V.— Idem. Rep. Com. Agriculture, 1884, p. 290, 



pi. II, fig. 6. Single -brooded. Larvae hibernate. Moth, 

 July and August. Injuries to fruit trees. Wide spread in 

 United States. 



1885. LiNTNER, J. A. — Idem. Cutworms, p. 7. Destructive to In- 



dian CORN. 



14. Striped or Corn Cutworm. 



(Agrotis tessellata, Harris.) 



1842. Harris, T. W. — Agrotis tessellata. Rep. Mass. Insects. Original 

 description. 



1856. Fitch, Asa. — The Striped Cutworm. Rep. N. Y. Insects, II., 

 313. Original description of larva. Common in corn fields, 

 cutting off plants half an inch above ground. Buries itself 

 but slightly. 



1862. Harris, T. W. — Aqrotis tessellata. Insects Injurious to Vegeta- 



tion, 3d ed. p. 445, fig. 221. (See under 1842.) 



1863. Fitch, Asa. — Agrotis nigricans, var. maizi. Rep. N. Y. In- 



sects, IX., 804. Specific characters of imago and larva. 

 Existing knowledge of cutworms. Habits and natural 

 history. Habits compared with those of yellow-headed cut- 



