92 



POTATO-TUBER WORM; TOBACCO SPLIT- WORM. 



ridhurunua operculclla Zt'll. 



(Formerl}^ Lita and Geleehia solanella. Works in stems and tubers.) 

 For j^eneral account see Rile}- and Howard, Insect Life, v. IV, pp. 



239-2^2, 1892; Howard, Farmers' Bui. 120, U. S. Dept. Agric, pp. 



19-22, 1900. 



Exhibit: Adult and figure. 



THE POTATO-STALK WEEVIL. 



TricJiulxiriii trinulutd Say. 



For life history and general account see Chittenden, Bui. 33, n. s., 

 Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Agric, pp. 9-19, 1902. 

 Exhibit: Adult and work. 



STALK-BORER. 



Papuipetita nitcla Guen. 



(Formerly Gortyna and HydTmcia. Bores in stems of various plants. ) 

 For general account see Bird, Can. Ent., v. XXX, pp. 127-128, 1898. 

 Exhibit: Adult. 



THE LITTLE GREEN TORTOISE-BEETLE. 



Cassida paUiduld Boli. 



(Formerly O. texana.) 



For short account see Riley, Amer. Nat., v. 17, p. 1070, October 

 [17 Sept.], 1883. 

 Exhibit: Adult. 



THE GOLDEN TORTOISE-BEETLE. 



Coptoci/cla liirohrr Fab. 



(Formerly C auriclialcea.) 



For general account see Sandei'son, Bui. 59, Md. Agr. Expt. Sta., 

 pp. 139-140, 1899. 

 Exhibit: Adult. 



COLORADO POTATO-BEETLE. 



LepHiiotiirsd deceiiilinfotit Say. 



(Formerly Doryphora.) 



For general account of life history see Smith, Rpt. N. J. Agric. 

 Expt. Sta., 1896, pp. 452-458, 1890. 



Exhibit: Egg, larva, pupa, adult, figure, and the following enemies: 

 Brachinus Jcmimnus Lee, Chilocorus hivulnerus Mels., Coccinella san- 

 giiinea Linn., Coccinella noiiemnotata Hbst., IlarjMlm caliginosxm 

 Fab., Hijopodamia convergens Guer., Hijppodamia glacial! s Fab., Lebia 

 atriventris Say, Lehia grandls Htz., MegiUa macidata DeG., Nezara 

 hilaris Say, Pammachus elovgatus Lee, Podisus sjnnosus Dall., Polistes 

 pallipes Lep. , and Tetracha wTginiea Linn. 



