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The cotton worm (Alahama argUlacea Hbn.) and a common wasp 

 {Vespa germcmica Fab.) were also quite abundant, feeding on apples. 

 The wasp especially Avas observed to eat apples so that nothing was 

 left but the skins. 



October 2 a curculio, Gonotruchelus posticatus Boh., was observed 

 feeding on apple. 



May 15 one of the willow weevils, Dorytomus tnucidus Say, was ob- 

 served in the pupal stage under stones by the water's edge along a 

 creek. The adult issued two days later. 



June 15 he observed a dipteron, Ecthodopa puhera Loew\, feeding 

 on a wild bee of the genus Halticus. 



A moth, Glaphyria {Homophysa) sesquistrialis Hbn., was reared 

 from larval cases in the nests of the ant, Cremastogaster Jineolata Say. 



July 23 a large robber fly of the family Asilidae, Promachus verte- 

 hratus Say, was observed attacking a tachinid fly, Jurinia ateTvima 

 Desv. The Asilid mentioned is often seen attacking Melanoplus 

 utlanis Riley and other grasshoppers. 



One of the long-horned grasshojjpers, a species of Orchelimum, 

 doubtfully referred to milgare^ was seen September 19 eating an adult 

 soldier beetle, Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus DeG. 



SOME LOCAL NAMES FOR COMMON INSECTS. 



During August, 1904, we received a number of insects from Hon. 

 J. D. Mitchell for identification and as a donation to the National 

 Museum, with notes on their habits and the local names applied to 

 them. The most interesting species are as follows : 



Pyrophorus physoderus Germ,, from Jackson County, Tex., known 

 as the "" hominy beater," a name which it shares with Alaus oculatus 

 Linn, and other '' snap bugs '' as far north as Washington, D. C. 

 This species is luminous, having luminous spots on the thorax. 



Monedula Carolina Drury, the '" cicada wasp ;" digs holes in the 

 sand and has been seen killing cicadas frequently, but no other insects. 



Dasymutilla orca, Blake, the " coAv-killer ant;*" a solitary species. 



Arachnophroctonus ferrugineus Say, the "red spider hawk;" kills 

 spiders and buries them. An individual was observed dragging along 

 a large gray spider. 



