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60. Mytilaspis ulrni Linn On maple, Dayton, Aug. 19, 1901 ( Bur- 



gess) . Received from Sandy Bay, Ta.s- 

 mania, on apple (Webster). 



61. Chionaspis biclavis Comst Columbus (Osborn). 



62. Chionaspis euonymi Comst On althea sp? Spring Hill Cemetery, Cin- 



cinnati, Feb. 13, 1901 (Burgess). 



63. Chionaspis furfur us Fitch Generally distributed over Ohio on apple, 



pear, (]uince, and currant. 



64. Chionaspis pinifoliic Fitch On Pinus ausfrinca, generally over the State 



where this pine is grown. 



65. Chionaspis cornl Cooley Sandusky (Osborn). 



66. Chionaspis salicis-nigrx Walsh Not uncomnKjn on willow; Wooster, June 



14, 1901 (Burgess); West Carlisle, Oct. 

 4, 1901, on poplar (Burgess.) 



67. Chionaspis aincricana Johns. .'. On lUinus ainericanus, Columbus, Feb. 28, 



1902 (J. C. Sanders). 



68. Chionaspis orlholnhis Comst On Gk'ditadiia friacanthos, Columbus, Jan. 



21, 1902 (Sanders). 



69. Howardia bid( I vis Conxfit On Hibiscus aculeatus, Columbus (San- 



ders) . 



70. Kermes andrei King On Qucrcus prinns, Columbus, May 30, 



1902 (J. (i. Sanders). 



71 . Kermes puhesrens Bogue On Quercus macrocarpa, Coluinl)US, June 



15, 1902 (J. O. Sanders). 



OBSERVATIONS UPON THE MOSQUITO, CONCHYLIASTES MUSICUS. 



11. A. MoHGAN, Baton Rouge, La. 



Aloiijj" the creek bottoms of the ui)hindH of Louisiana this iuos(|uito 

 i.s not uncommon, and in these regions is fre<|uently called the ''swamp 

 mosquito,'"' a name which is misleading, for in alluvial marshes and 

 swamps it is seldom seen. The female is fierce in its attack upon 

 mammals frequenting wooded regions in the vicinity of creeks. 

 Marked swellings usuall}^ follow the attack upon man. 



Nothing has been published relative to the life history of this mos- 

 quito. In fact, Avo are not aware of any observations u})on the stages 

 of its development save in the adult. 



Dr. J. W. Dupree, of the cit}^ of Baton Kouge, captured April 30, 

 1002, a female which he permitted to feed upon his hand until fully 

 engorged. On the morning of May 1, 40 eggs were found, some at 

 the bottom of the glass containing the water, while others were resting 

 upon some libers of cotton which had accidentally fallen into the vessel. 

 Dr. Dupree thinks it altogether likely that the eggs, which are depos- 

 ited singly, under normal conditions rest upon floating debris. The 

 eggs resemble somewhat in shape those of Ste<ioniyiafa><ciat(i.. though 

 larger. Short spines pointing toward the so-called head of the ^^^ 

 are uniformly distributed over the entire shell. The Q^g has a flat 

 and a convex surface, and with the latter uppermost presents a dis- 

 tinctly fusiform shape. Unless debris or a strong fllm floats upon the 

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