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 Family pYRALiDyE. 



25. Meal Snout Moth. 



{Asojna farinalis, Linn.) 



1767. LiNNE, Carl VON, — Pyralis' farinalis. Systema NaturaB, Tome 

 I, Part II, ed. 12, p. 881. Original description. 



1791. Brahm, N. J. — Insekten-kalendar fur Sammler & (Ekonomen 

 Mainz, p. 521 {Teste Guenee.) Mention of larva. 



1842. Harris, T. W. — Pyralis farinalis. Eep. Mass. Ins. Briefly de- 

 scribes moth. States that the larvae are found in old flour 

 barrels. 



1852. Guenee, A. — Idem. Sp. Gen. Lep. VIII. — Deltoides et Pyral- 

 ites, p. 119. Description of moth. Bibliography. Very 

 common in Europe in June, July, and August. Also inhab- 

 its North America and other countries. 



1862. Harris, T. W. — Idem. Insects Injurious to Vegetation, 3d 

 ed., p. 475, pi. vii. fig. 8. (See under 1842.) 



1869. Packard, A. S., Jr. — Idem. Guide to Study of Insects, p. 328. 

 Brief description and food plants. 



1873. LiNTNER, J. A.— Idem. 23d Rep. N. Y. St. Cab. N. H., p. 197. 



Moth collected July 12. 



1874. LiNTNER, J. A. — Asojna farinalis. 26th Rep. N. Y. St. Cab. 



N. H., p. 184. Moths ■collected July 7 and 28. 



1875. Snow, F. H. — Pyralis farinalis. Trans. Kan. Acad. Sci. IV., 



c6. Common in Kansas. Found in old flour boxes and in 

 barns. 



1878. French, G. H.— Idem.— 7th Rep. St. Ent. 111., p. 247. Briefly 

 describes moth and larva. Feeds on Indian corn, straw, 

 and clover. 



26. The Smaller Corn Stalk Borer. 

 (Pempclia Ugnosella, Zeller.) 



1848. Zeller, P. C. — Pempclia Ugnosella. I sis, 1848, p. 883. Origi- 

 nal description. 



1882. Riley, C. V.— Idem. Rep. Com. Agr. 1881, p. i:2. PI. vii, 

 fig. 3. A new Indian corn pest, very destructive in North 

 and South Carolina and Georgia. Habits. Natural History. 

 Preventives. Description of moth ; original description of 

 larva and pupa. 



