EiLEY, C. V. — Prodenia aiitumnalls. Amer, Ent. II., 303, fig. 

 221. Specific. characters of imago, larva, and pupa. Kan- 

 sas. Variable. Larva? appeared in multitudes August and 

 September. Moths abundant September and October. Sev- 

 eral-brooded. Feeds also on apple and peach leaves. Feeds 

 extensively on wheat sown on oat stubble. Tachina para- 

 site. 



1872. Glover, Townend. — Idem. Eep. Com. Agriculture, 1872, p. 



118. Destructive to Indian corn, grass and pea crops, in 

 Georgia and Florida. 



1878. French, G. H. — Laphygma frugijjerda. 7th Eep. St. Ent. 

 111., pp. 97, 219. General character of imago and larva. 

 Very destructive to young Ineian corn in central Illinois in 

 1868. Also, sometimes, to wheat, rye, and grass. Two-to 

 four- brooded. 



1881. Marten, John.— Idem. 10th Eep. St. Ent. 111., p. 138, fig. 48. 

 Description of larva. Appears in the fall, and feeds on both 

 wheat and Indian corn. 



1884. Forbes, S. A.— Idem. 14th Eep. State Entomologist of Illi- 

 nois, pp. 56-67. PI. v, figs. 1 and 2. General article under 

 heads of Literature, Nomenclature, Description, Distribu- 

 tion, Life History, Injuries to Vegetation, Natural Enemies, 

 and Methods of Prevention and Eemedy. Describes exten- 

 sive injuries to wheat in central Illinois, fall of 1884. New 

 species of parasite, Exorlsta infesta, "Williston. 



20. The Bronze-colored Cutworm, 



(Nejjhelodes violans, Guen.) 



1852. Guenee, a. — Nephelodes, vlohms. Sp. Gen. Lep. V. — Noct. L, 

 130. Original description. New York and Illinois. 



1873. Lintner, J. A.— Idem. 23d Eep. N. Y. St. Cab. N. H., p. 194. 



Images collected August 27, in N. Y. 



1874. Lintner, J. A.— Idem. 2Sth Eep. N. Y. St. Cab. N. H., p. 



180. Collected September 6, 1872. 



1875. Snow, F. H.— Idem. Trans. Kan. Acad. Sci. IV., 45. Com- 



mon in Kansas. 



Norman, Geo. — Idem. Can. Ent. VII., 6. Common in Ontario. 

 Collected September 1. 



1876. Norman, Geo. — Idem. Can. Ent. VII., 69. Collected August 



21. Very frequent. 



1878. French, G. H.— Prairie Farmer, April (5, 1878. Original de- 

 scription of larva. 

 French, G. H. — Nephelodes violans. 7th Eep. St. Ent. 111., pp. 

 99, 220. Specific characters of larva and imago. Habits. 

 Pupated in June, emerged in September. Feeds on Indian 

 CORN and grass. 



French, G. H. — Idem. Can. Ent. X., CI. Specific characters 

 of larva. Transformation and food habits. Feeds mostly 

 at night. 



