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Anthrbnus scrophulari^ Linn. — Mr. A. W. Cheever, 

 of the Neio England Farmer^ states tliat he has had in 

 his possession in conlinetnent in a small paper box, for more 

 than two 3''ears, a larva of Anthrenus sorojyhularice, and that it is 

 still quite lively. It has moulted three times, and appeal's to have 

 eaten a brotlier specimen meanwhile. It had also had one or two 

 very light feedings of wool, l)ut shows no apparent increase in size. 



Prof. H. M. Seely writes that the above named insect invaded 

 Middlebury, Vt., in 1884 and 1885, to an alarming extent. To 

 suppress its ravages he had prepared and distributed among some 

 of his friends an insecticide consisting of uapthaline, camphor and 

 kerosene. This was used both as a liquid and as a solid. In the 

 latter case it was sprinkled at the borders of the carpets with a 

 view of destroying the insect if present, and preventing the deposit 

 of the eggs. The result was to be observed upon raising the 

 carpets, and reported at the next house-cleaning. As no report 

 was received, the experiment was probably not successful. 



Prof. W. F. Robinson, of Elizabeth N. J., states that he found 

 this larva eating the cotton lace of an intant's cloak [ ? ]. He had 

 nearly exterminated the insect from his house by persistently 

 fighting it. He had purchased four gallons of naptha and poured 

 it along the floor joinings and base boards. 



Trichodes Nuttali Kirby. — This insect occurs abundantly at 

 Centre, Albany county, N. Y., feeding on the pollen of the ox-eye 

 daisy, LeuGanthemum vidgare ', forty eight examples were taken 

 in ten minutes from a road-side patch. One example of T. 

 apivorus Germ., was among them. 



PsENocKRus suPERNOTATUs (Say). — An imago of this longicorn 

 beetle was found within a burrow in a small stalk of Memisj>enium 

 Ganaderise, among some material collected January 25, 1873, as 

 per label, and laid aside for examination. 



Dactolypius destructor Coms. — This insect was received for 

 name from Dr. H. Knowlton. See EntomologisV s Monthly Maga- 

 zine, for December, 1886, pages 154, 155, for the recent detection 

 of this Coccid, in England, infesting some cucumber plants in a 

 forcing-pit. 



Ptinus qdadrimaculatus Mels. — Three of the beetles were taken, 

 February seventeenth, dead, from a box of dragon-flies (Odonata) 



