200 



Amer. Nat., v. 12. 

 *^ 1053. Emily A. Smith. The maple-tree bark-louse, 

 p. 655-661, fig. 1-6. 



Describes and figures Lecanium acericoiiicis, d and ? ; notes upon its 

 habits and parasites. Describes Coccophcujus lecanii, n. sp., parasitic on L. 

 acericorticis. 



*^ 1054. Mrs. V. O. King. The fire-flies and their phos- 

 phorescent phenomena, p. 662-665. 



General remarks upon the light of Lampyridae, differences in the differ- 

 ent genera, supposed chemical causes of the light, uses of the light. 



*^ 1055. W: A. BucKPiouT. Tiie cocoons of Microgaster. 

 p. 752. 



Several points in the spinning of the cocoon different from the modes 

 described in the article recorded in Rec, no. 10 51. 



*^ 1056. Emily A. Smith. Modes of spreading and 

 means of extinguishing the maple-tree bark-louse, p. 808-809. 



Transportation of Lecanium acericorticis upon trees and on the legs of 

 flies and wasps; recommendation of fire-extinguisher charged as usual ex- 

 cept with the addition of a little carbolic acid. 



*^ 1057. S. A. Forbes. Breeding habits of Corixa. p. 

 820. 



Eggs of Corixa alternata found abundantly on the carapace of Camharus 

 immnnis, C. acutus and on the shells of fresh water mollusks. Tins peculiar 

 place of oviposition is supposed to prevent tlie eggs from drying up when a 

 pool dries, for the animals upon which the eggs are placed migrate to a new 

 pool. 



* 1058. The Can. Entom., [see Rec, nos. 397-534], v. 

 8, contains the following, and nos. 1059 to 1135. 



a. [Notice of the collection of] Canadian insects at the Centennial [Ex- 

 position in Philadelphia ; 86 cases sent from the Entom. Soc. Ontario ; 

 see Rec, no. 712.] p. 112. b. [Announcement of the meeting of the] En- 

 tomological Club of the A. A. A. S. [to be held at Buffalo, N. Y.], p. 138. 

 c. Notice of Packard's Monograph of the Geometrid moths, p. 139; of 

 Riley's 8t;h Annual report [see Rec, no. 970], p. 140 ; of Hagen's On some 

 insect deformities, p. 140. d. [Notice of E. P. Austin's] Agency for the ex- 

 change and sale of Coleoptera, p. 228. e. Miscellaneous [inquiry about the 

 distribution of Papilio <«m«s, black female; insects to exchange or sell], p. 

 239. /. Index, p. 241-244. 



1 Record made by ^h•. George Dimmock. 



Nos. 49-52 were issued Nov. 8, 1878. 



