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Harpiphorus maculatus W. Hague Harrington . . 227 



Adults of the American Cimbex injuring the Willow and Cotton- 

 wood IN Nebraska (illiiafcrated) F. M. Wehaier.. 228 



Observations on Monomorium Pharaonis ..M. A. BeUevoye.. 230 



The dipterous Parasite of Diabrotica soror (illustrated) D. W.CoquiUett.. 233 



Spilosoma fuliginosa (illustrated) Otto Lugger.. 236 



A Grub supposed to have traveled in the human Body (illustrated).. 238 



The Dog-wood Saw-fly (illustrated) 239 



Platypsyllus-Egg and Ultimate Larva (illustrated), C. V.Riley.. 244 



Some new Parasites of the Grain Plant-louse (Wlnstrated) . L. O.Howard . . 246 

 An Australian Hymenopterous Parasite of the Fluted Scale (illus- 

 trated) C. V.Bileij.. 248 



Extracts from Correspondence 250 



The Orchid Isnsoma iu America. — A Flaxseed Mite.— Abundance of ^JJ^eria 

 acertii. — Hessiau Fly in California. — An Ivy Scale-insect. — Ant Hills and 

 Slugs. — A curious Case of insect Litigation. — Two interesting Parasites. — 

 Work of White Ants. — Importation of Orange Pests from Florida to Cali- 

 fornia. — On some Dung Flies. — Spider Bites. 



General Notes 255 



Insects affecting Salsify. — An Egyptian Mealy-bug. — A case of excessive Para- 

 sitism. — Some hitherto unrecorded Enemies of Raspberries and Blackber- 

 ries. — Nebraska Insects. — A Podurid which destroys the Red Rust of 

 Wheat. — Insecticide litig ition. — North European Dragon Flies. — A Correc- 

 tion. — A Parasite of the Mediterranean Flour-moth. — Effects of the open 

 Winter. — Honey Bees and Arsenicals used as Sprays. — Entomological 

 Society of Washington. 



CONTENTS OF NO. 9. 



Special Notes 263 



Some insect Pksts of the Household.— Cockroaches (illustrated) 



C. F.Riley.. 266 



Two Spider-egg Parasites (illustrated) L. O. Howard.. 269 



On the Parasitic Castration ok Typhlocyba by the Larva of a Hy- 



menopthr and that of a Dipter M. A. Giard.. 271 



A Poisonous Spider in Madagascar 273 



Extracts from Correspondence 275 



Injury to Grass from Gastroidea pohjgoni. — Resin Wash against Mealy Bug 

 and Woolly Aphis. — Dryocampa rubicunda. — Combined Spraying for Bark- 

 lice and Codling Moth. — Greenhouse Pests. — Euphoria damaging green 

 Corn. — The Indian-meal Moth in Kansas. — A Cocoanut Pest to be guarded 

 against. — Food of the Scydma;nidte. — Abundance of Bryobia pratensis — 

 Larval Habits of Xyleborus dispar. — Insects from Iowa. — A Grasshopper- 

 Letter from Utah. — Another Insect impressed in Paper. — The " Katy-did" 

 Call. — Notes of the Season from Mississippi. 

 Steps Towards a Revision of Chambers' Index, with Notes and De- 

 scriptions OF NEW Species Lord Walaingliam . . 284 



General Notes 286 



The Wheat Saw-tly. — Tasmanian Lady Birds and the American Blight. — Flies 

 on Apple Twigs in New Zealand. — Nomenclature of liiister Beetles. — Plant 

 Importation into Italy. — Traps for the Winter Moth useless. — A new Elm 

 Insect. — Soot as a Remedy for Woolly Apple louse. — Metamorphoses of 

 Fleas. — The Entomological Society of Washington. 



