71 



worm. Food plants: Indian corn, grass, flax, weeds, and 

 garden plants. Moth appeared July 6. Galosoma calidum 

 predaceous upon it. Fall plowing. 



1869. PacivArd, a. S., ^n.—Agrotis tessellata. Guide to the Study 

 of Insects, p. 306, fig.' 237. Brief description. 



1875. Cook, A. J. — Agrotis nigricans. Eep. Mich. St. Bd. Agricul- 

 ture, 1874, p. 111. Injurious to Indian corn in Michigan. 



1878. French, G. B..~Agrotis tessellata. 7th Eep. St. Ent. 111., pp. 

 91, 206. Specific characters of larva and imago. Common 

 in southern Illinois. Natural history and habits. 



1880. Bowles, G. J.- Idem. Eep. Ent. Soc. Ont. 1879, p. 39. 



General description of larva and imago. Very destructive 

 to Indian corn. Common in Canada and the United States. 



1881. Marten, John.— Idem. 10th Eep. St. Ent. El., p. 133. De- 



scription of larva. 



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

 dian CORN. 



15. Greasy or Black Cutworm. 



{Agrotis ypsilon, Eott.) 



1842. Harris, T. W. — Agrotis telifera. Eep. Mass. Insects. De- 

 scription of imago. 



1852. Guenee, k..— Agrotis snffasa var. idonea. Hist. Nat. des In- 

 sectes, L, 269. Common in Europe, East Indies, and in 

 greater part of America in June and September. 



1862. Harris, T. W. — Agrotis telifera. Insects Injurious to Vegeta- 

 tion, 3d ed. p. 443. (See under 1842.) 



1867. EiLEY, C. v.— Idem. Prairie Farmer, XIX., 414. Original 

 description of larva. 



1869. EiLEY, C. v.— Idem. 1st Eep. St. Ent. Mo., p. 80. Specific 

 characters of larva, chrysalis, and imago. Moths, July. 

 Larva destructive to tomato and Indian corn in Missouri. 



Packard, A. S., Jr. — Agrotis suffusa. Guide to the Study of 

 Insects, p. 306, fig. 239. Description of larva. Chrysalids 

 at roots of Indian corn in Maryland. 



1875. Snow, F. H.— Idem. Trans. Kan. Acad. Sci., IV., 44. Com- 

 mon in Kansas. 



1878. French, G. B..— Agrotis ypsilon. 7th Eep. St. Ent. 111. pp. 

 93, 210. Specific characters of imago and larva. Abundant 

 throughout United States. Very destructive in Indian corn 

 fields and gardens in Illinois.* 



1880. Bowles, G. :\ .—Agrotis telifera. Eep. Ent. Soc. Ont. 1879, 

 p. 40, fig. 3. General description of imago and larva. 

 Food plants. Very common in Canada from June until 

 October. First specimen taken at sugar, October 1. 



