133 



* 924. C: R. Dodge. .The grasshopper bill in Congress, 

 p. 125-126. [Jan., 1877.] 



Text of and comments upon a bill introduced into the House of Repre- 

 sentatives by Mr. Hatcher of Missouri, 18 Dec., 1876. 



* 925. W: Saunders. Phylloxera vastatrix. p. 138-140. 

 [Feb., 1877.] 



The ravages of the Phylloxera are only rendered possible by the previous 

 weakening of the grape-vines by mildew (Oidium); the Zea remedy [see 

 Rec, no. 910 y] is discredited. 



* 926. C: R. Dodge. Acridium americanum. p. 145, 

 fig. 4. [Feb., 1877.] 



A swarm of these locusts, visited Yevay, Ind., in November; figure of the 

 locust. 



* 927. C: R. Dodge. Appearance of snow fleas, p. 145- 

 146. [Feb., 1877.] 



Myriads of Podura nivicola f appeared in winter, upon snow. 



* 928. S. S. Rathvon. Insect longevity, p. 156-158. 

 [Mar., 1877.] 



A specimen of Hylotrupes hullatus worked in the pine wood of a piece of 

 furniture at least fifteen years. 



* 929. C: R. DoDGK. The " lubber " grasshopper. p. 

 160-161. [Mar., 1877.] 



Description of eggs, young and imagos of Rhomalea microptera; notes on 

 the habits of the species. 



* 930. Mr. Meek (in Science Grossip'). The venomous 

 spider of New Zealand, p. 161-162. [Mar., 1877.] 



Effects of the bite of the " kapito." [See Rec, no. 560 ^.] 



* 931. G. J. Romaines (in Nature). Sense of hearing 

 :n birds and insects, p. 162-16?. [Mar., 1877.] 



" An auditory sense is certainly pi'esent " in moths. 



* 932. J. R. S. C. Friendly spiders, p. 164. [Mar., 

 1877.] 



A spider helped a neighbor catch a fly. 



* 933. S. S. Rathvon. Trox scaber. p. 164. [Mar., 

 1877.] 



Fifteen hundred specimens of Trox scaher taken at one time within an 

 ai'ea of thirty-one square decimetres, at r^ancaster. Pa., Oct., 1876. 



* 934. W: H. Seaman. On plant galls. p. 165-171. 

 [AjH-., 1877.] 



