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CrambincB. The shaded portion of the accompanying map 

 (Fig. I) indicates at a glance the territory from which laquea- 

 tellus has been reported but more extensive collections will 

 likely somewhat extend these limits. 



SEASONAL HISTORY. 



Crambus laqueatelliis has one distinct generation annually. 

 In Tennessee, where the appearance of the moths has been 

 closely watched for several years, the period during which they 

 have been found in the field extends from April 24 to May 31. 

 Farther north they appear correspondingly later. Felt (1894) 

 states that this is the earliest species to appear in New York 

 State and that at Ithaca it has a compact breeding season of 

 about five weeks. His trap light record for 1889 shows that 

 at Ithaca specimens were taken from May 26 to June 17. 

 According to Webster (1896) moths were abundant in northern 

 Ohio in 1881 from May 29 to June 17. At Columbus, Ohio, 

 Hine (1897) records the moths as present the latter part of 

 April and through May. In Smith's (1900) New Jersey Hst 

 the species is recorded for May, June and August. August 

 is included on the basis of a single moth taken on the 31st. 

 This record and one by Gillette (1898) mentioning the capture 



