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former of whom, at least, was in the habit of receiving speci- 

 mens from Labrador, and by some accident, the earlier localities 

 may have been given erroneously. Samuel H. Scuclder. 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



Authors and Societies are requested to forward their works to the Edi- 

 tor at the earliest date possible. "We ask our readers to inform us of the 

 publication especially of those works which are not generally consulted by 

 entomologists. B. Pichnan Mann. 



(Continued from page 56.) 



* 146. The Report of the [United States] Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture for the year 1872, contains the follow- 

 ing, and Nos. 147, 148. 



a. Value of the Division of Entomology of the Department of Agriculture 



(by Fred'k Watts), p. 4-5. b. Lessened ravages of the chinch-bug, the 

 Hessian-ily and the Colorado potato-beetle (by J. R. Dodge), p. 11-12. 

 c. Injury done to horses by bots and buffalo-gnats, p. 32, to cattle by the 

 " heel-fly, " p. 35, and to sheep by scab and " grub in the head," p. 37 (by J. 

 R. Dodge). (I. Connection of insects with the Black-knot of* Plum and 

 Cherry trees (by Prof C. H. Peck), p. 175-17G. e. Colleges which give 

 instruction in entomology, pp.358, 3G1, 368, 3697 374,382. /. Notice of 

 Adair's Progressive Bee Culture (1872) [Bees do not possess reasoning 

 powers; nature and function of the "queen"], p. 401-402; of Adair's 

 Annals of Bee Culture for 1872, p. 402. g. False remedy for the Hessian- 

 flv exposed (by Prof. S. I. Smith), p. 448. h. An invasion of asparagus- 

 beetles checked by hens ; of orange-colored wheat-aphides checked by a 

 red-bug (by J. S. Gould), p. 448. i. The large podded milk weed (in 

 Utah) destructive to bees (by II. E. Norton), p. 451. /. Dr. Hull's new 

 cureulio-catcher described, p. 451. k. No insects prey on young osage- 

 orange plants (by II. J. Dunlap), p. 4 74. /. Hibernation of honey-bees 

 (by Mrs. E. S. Tupper), p. 47&-480. m. Grape-roots injured by a Phyllo- 

 xera (?) (by G. W. Campbell), p. 504. 



* 147. Townend Glover. Report of the Entomologist 

 and Curator of the Museum, p. 112-138, fig. 1-26. 



a. Anarsia pruinella (fig. 1) killing the tips of peach-twigs ; remedies* 

 b. Araeocerus coffcac (fig. 3) destroying peaches, c. Mgcetobia persicae 

 (fi"\ 4) feeding on the exudations from the burrows of Aegeria cxitiosa in 

 peach-trees. <l. Larvae of Sciara sp. (fig. 5) forming snake-like masses; 

 habits of other species of Sciara. e. Romalea microptera (fig. 6-7) injuring 

 wardens and orchards; remedies, f. Amphicerus bicauclatus (fig. 8) injur- 

 ing grape-vines, fruit-trees and Carga alba ; remedies. g. Ravages of 

 Anotnis xglina and Heliothis armlgera upon the cotton, and of Prodenia 

 autumnalis upon corn, grass and peas. h. Present distribution of Dory- 



