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plwra decemlineata ; its ravages lessened by natural enemies and artificial 

 means ; several field-crops injured by Cantharid beetles and other unidenti- 

 fied insects, i. Ravages of Micropus leucopterus upon sorghum and cereals; 

 of Cecidomyia destructor upon wheat; of Caloptenus spretus, C. femur- 

 rubrum and Agrotis f spp. ? generally; of Lachnosterna spp. and Lcucania 

 unipuncta upon meadows and field-crops. /. Means against Macrodaclylus 

 subspinosus. k. Appearance and ravages of Cicada septendecim. I. Means 

 against plum-tree insects, m. Injuries by Bruchus pisi, Macrqs'da Carolina, 

 Aphis humuU f, cabbage -worms, amir canker-worms, n. Directions for send- 

 ing specimens and notes, o. Notes on the Diptkra, with their 

 remedies. General habits of the order; habits of, and means against, the 

 mosquito (fig. 9), Cecidornyia destructor (fig. 10), C. tritici (fig. 11), C.gros- 

 sulariae, C. robiniae and other gall-gnats, Tipula oleracea (fig. 12), Tricho- 

 cera hyemalis (fig. 14), Simulium spp., Tabanus atralus (fig. 15), T. chrysops 

 (fig. 1G), Oestrus ovis (fig. 17), Oe. bonis (fig. 18), Gasterophilus equi, house- 

 flies, Stomoxys ca'citrans (fig. 19), Sarcophaga caruaria, Calliphora vomito- 

 ria (fig. 20), Lucilia caesar (fig. 21), Anthomyia ceparum (fig. 22), Psila 

 rosae (fig. 23), Ortalis flexa (fig. 24), Chlorops spp., Agromyza trilici, Hip- 

 pobosca equina (fig. 25), Melophagus ovinus (fig. 2G), fleas, Sarcopsylla 

 penetrans ; means against insects in general. 



* 148. Lewis Bollman. Silk Cultivation, p. 304-31G. 

 [Commercial subjects, are excluded.] Proper atmospheric conditions, 



food, treatment and selection of caterpillars to favor success. 



* 149. The Report [U. S.] Comm. Agric. for 1ST3, 

 contains the following, and Nos. 150, 151. 



a. Importance of entomology ; arrangement of the collections of the 

 Department of Agriculture (by Fred'k Watts), p. 9-10. b. Completeness 

 of the Department library in standard works on entomology (by F. Watts), 

 p. 11. c. Ravages of the chinch-bug and of grasshoppers (by J. R. Dodge), 

 p. 16. d. Connection of insects Avith the Orange Blight (by Thomas 

 Taylor), pp; 200, 201, 205. e. Means against insects on orange-plants 

 (by T. Taylor), p. 206. /. The growing of Jute (Corchorus capsularis) a 

 protection from insects in cotton-fields (by Emile Lefranc), pp. 269-270, 

 271. g. Red pepper efficacious against cabbage-lice (by J. W. Still), p. 

 289. h. Offer of a prize for information about Phylloxera vastatrix (by the 

 French Society for the Encouragement of National Industry), p. 289. i. 

 Colleges which give instruction in entomology, pp. 323, 331, 336, 348, 352. 

 j. Advantage of drought to insects, p. 387-388. k. Injury done to rasp- 

 berries by tree-crickets (by H. H. McAfee), p. 389. I. Habits and depre- 

 dations of the grape Phylloxera (by C. V. Riley), p. 389-390. m. 

 Depredations (in Iowa) of Leucania unipuncta, Lygaeus leucopterus, Cecido. 



myia destructor, Lachnosterna quercina, Bostrichus bicaudatus ? and ? 



upon grass, wheat, grape-vines and fruit-trees, p. 391-392. n. Ransom pro- 

 cess of exterminating curculios, p. 430. o. Prolificacy of Lepidoptera (by 

 Prof. G. II. Perkins), p. 476. /;. Donations to Museum, pp. 477, 478. Index 



