380 



Anthonomus signatus, article on, 107-186; m., 293. 

 covering beds as a preventive, 183. 

 differences in individuals due to food- 

 plants, 175. 

 eggs of, 177. 

 habits of adults, 180. 

 injuries of, 107-170. 

 injuries to strawberry, in Delaware, ref., 



217. 

 larva of, 178. 

 life history of, 177, 181. 

 on blackberry, 172. 

 oviposition of, 177. 

 parasites and natural enemies, 181. 

 past history, 107. 

 probably single-brooded, 179. 

 pupa of, 179. 

 remedies against, 182. 

 trap crops for, 183. 

 wild food-plants of, 174. 

 work of, 170-174. 



work on different varieties of plants, 173. 

 Anthrenus scrophularias, locally called Russian 

 moth, 271. 

 varius, damaging books, 353. 

 Ants, edible qualities of, 268. 



guarding Entilia sinuata, 244. 

 bouse, of Mexico, 196. 

 white, and fungi. 134. 

 white, remedies for, 201. 

 Apanteles congTegatus, parasitic on leaser grape- 

 vine sphinx, 289. 

 parasitic on tomato worm, 289. 

 glomeratus. abundance in Iowa, 112. 

 n. sp., parasite of Japanese gyp.sy moth, 54. 

 parasite of Japanese gypsy moth, 195. 

 sp., bred from Colias philodice, 136. 

 Apatura celtis attracted to light, m., 355. 

 Aphalara caltha?, annual generations of 227. 

 Apbelinus diaspidis, parasitic on red scale, 207. 

 Aphid, on cucumber, 97. 

 Aphides, destroyed by Limax, 128-129. 

 Aphididse, experiments on eggs of, 102, 103. 



notes on, art., 235-237. 

 Aphids. congregated on Yucca whipplei flowers, 



312. 

 Aphis, melon =^ Aphis cucumeris. 



brassica?, in England, m. 293. 

 Lipolexis rapte reared from, 207. 

 cucumeris, believed to have alternate food- 

 plant, 98. 

 on cucumber and melon, 116. 

 n. sp., on pear, m., 17. 

 rumicis, parasites bred from, 141. 

 Aphodius fossor, in Iowa, m., 271. 

 Aphycus sp., bred from Dactylopius, 207. 

 Apiary, work of simplified, 232. 

 Apiftcera, deserving of family rank, 280. 

 Apiocerida?, rev. of paper on, 280. 

 Apion flavipes, in England, m., 290. 



nigrum, attacking peach trees, m., 338. 



attacking wild clierry trees, m., 336. 

 seguipes, on Astragalus, 30. 

 Apis melliflca, honey of, superior to that of Meli- 



pona fasciculata, 258. 

 Apomidas, deserving of family rank, 280. 



Appearances of the periodical cicada, art., 298. 

 Apple-blossom weevil in England, m., 293. 

 Apple sawfly in England, m., 296. 

 Arachnida, transmitters of disease, ref., 273. 

 Arachnoid, attacking cattle, 132. 

 Araneidfe, New Zealand, ref. to art. on, 64. 

 Archasia galeata, food habits of, 93. 

 Archippus butterfly, eaten by mice, 270. 



swarming of, 197, 205. 

 Arctia phyllira, on cotton. 111. 

 Arctiid caterpillar, injuring fruit trees, 17. 

 Argas americanus, chicken plague in Texas, 348. 

 damaging chickens, 267. 

 remedies, 348. 

 Army worm, damage by, in Iowa, 112. 

 Arsenic, in sprayed fruits, tests for, refs., 1, 4. 

 Arsenicals, spraying with, 73. 

 Arsenite of ammonia, useful insecticide, 73. 

 Arsenites, analysis of apples sprayed with, ref.,1. 



vs.bees, art., 121-123. 

 Arthropoda, African, ref., 134. 

 Ash borer, remedies for, ref., 6. 

 Ashmead, "W. H., rev. of paper by, 275. 

 Asparagus beetle, at Rochester, N. T., m., 99. 



kerosene against, m., 73. 

 Aspidiotus articulatus, food-plants of, 159, 160, 245, 

 246. 

 on olive, mm., 121. 

 aurantii, m., 349. 



introduced from Australia, 281. 

 new parasite of, 207. 

 on Areca catechu. 159. 

 on Lignum vitse, 245. 

 citricola, distribution of, 203. 

 citrinus, attempt to colonize Orcus chalybeus 

 on, 252. 

 introduced from Japan, 281. 

 ficus, food-plants of, 159, 160, 246. 



on olive, mm., 121. 

 n. sp., on Chilopsis saligna, ref., 65. 

 n. sp., on Mangifera indica, 160. 

 palmte, on Musa, 245. 



pemiciosus, appearance in Australia, ref., 

 214. 

 attempt to introduce other insects to de- 

 stroy, 251. 

 California remedy for, 280. 

 Chilocorus bivulnerus against, 53. 

 Scymnus\ophanthae preying on, 128. 

 personatus, food-plants of, 159, 160, 245, 246. 



on olive, mm., 121. 

 rapax, appearance in Australia, ref., 214. 

 Aspongopus sp. = Oncoscelis sulciventris, m , 1. 

 Association of Economic Entomologists, See En- 

 tomologists. 

 Astata, monograph of genus, ref., 149. 

 Atomaria linearis in England, m. 296. 

 Atropos pulsatorius, ticking of, 60. 

 Attacus cecropia, breeding for silk gut, 48. 



cynthia, Spilochalchis marije from cocooue 



of 350. 

 luna, breeding for .silk gut, 58. 

 Atymna, food-habits of species, 92. 

 Aulacophora hilaris, in Australia, ref.. 214. 

 Australian enemies of red and black scale.s, art., 

 41-43. 



