REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 541 
The common asparagus beetle is probably weil distributed over Long 
Island and the 12 spotted form occurs there. From the records at 
hand, it appears probable that the common asparagus beetle has 
established itself in all sections of the state included in the upper austral 
life zone. The 12 spotted form has been found in as widely separated 
localities in the western part of the state as the other species, and it 
will probably invade all territory now occupied by C. asparagi, if 
it has not done so to a large extent already. As the presence of 
C. 12-punctata at Glendale and Richmond Hill for at least four 
years has been known to L. H. Joutel, who kindly gave me these locali- 
ties and informed me that it was common about Brooklyn, it is very 
probable that this species has obtained a rather general distribution over, 
at least the western end of Long Island. Dr L. O. Howard has lately 
added to the list of localities the following: Chemung county, Elmira ; 
Monroe county, Penfield; Ontario county, Geneva; Suffolk county, 
Riverhead. 
Willow butterfly. The caterpillars of this species, Euvanessa 
antiopa Linn. have been objects of more complaints than usual and 
doubtless were more injurious to elms than they had been for some time. 
The offenders were members of the first brood and were noticed mostly in 
early June. At Glens Falls, C. L. Williams reports that the caterpillars 
were widely distributed over the village and were doing some damage. 
They were received from Rhoda Thompson of Ballston Spa with the 
complaint that they were doing considerable injury. From Crosby, 
Yates co. Cyrus Crosby sent examples and said that they were stripping 
elms. From Port Jervis came a similar complaint by J. M. Dolph 
regarding a black caterpillar, probably this species, that was defoliat- 
ing Carolina poplars. The insect was very abundant in Albany and 
many caterpillars were killed by persons connected with the public 
parks. This species was also received from ‘Troy, Sandyhill, Palatine 
Bridge, Chatham, Binghamton N. Y. and Clinton Mass. In each case 
the abundance of the caterpillars had attracted the sender’s attention. 
They were undoubtedly more abundant than usual and caused con- 
siderable injury in many localities, but as they are gregarious in habit 
damage done by them is much more apparent than that produced by 
species which feed singly. 
Forest tent caterpillar. The ravages of this insect, Clisio- 
campa disstria Hiibn. probably never excited more interest in this 
state than during the present season. Not only were large numbers of trees 
