396 



l's\ Ua argyrostigma, couaiilered tlie winter form 

 of Ps. simiilaus, 228. 

 pyri=Ps. pyricola. 

 pyricola, articles on, lOO-lo:?; 226-230. 

 life history of, 220. 

 notes on, 200, 201. 

 remedies. 101. 



seasonal dimorphism in, 227. 

 simulans, compared with pyricola, 201. 

 supposed form of pyricola, 101. 

 supposed winter form of Ps. pyricohi, 227. 

 Psyllida-, penis of, 230. 

 Psyllobora galbula, in confinement, 42. 



20-maculata, Homalotylus obscurus, parasitic 

 on, 249. 

 Pteromalid, reared from Muhlenbergia, 132. 

 PteromaluH puparum.bred from Pyrameis carya, 

 141. 

 check on Pieris rapae, 126. 

 Pthia picta, new enemy of tomato, 282. 

 Ptychodcs trlvittatus, reported on tig, 18. 



vittatus, remedies against, 365. 

 Publilia bicinctura, on Iva and Glycyrrliiza, 92. 

 concava, food-plants of, 92. 

 modesta. food-plants of, 92. 

 Pulex, transmitter of disease, i-ef., 273. 

 Pulvinariacamellicola, introBuced from Japan. 282. 

 cupanise, notes on, 159. 



on Bignouia magnitica, 246. 

 innumerabilis, injuring osageorange, etc., 155. 

 kerosene emulsion against, 103. 

 Pumpkin beetle, banded, in Australia, ref., 214. 

 Pyralid, Osage orange, art., 1.55-158. 

 in Missouri, 135. 

 paper on, ref., 134. 

 I'yralidina, Hulst collection of, 51. 

 Pyrameis caryae, Pteromalus puparnm bred from, 



141. 

 Pyrethro-kerosene emulsion, ineti'ectual against 



rose-chafer, mm., 94, 98. 

 Pyretlirum for Red-legged flea-beetle, 337. 

 Pyromorphid moth, on sugar-cane in Fiji Islands. 



270. 

 Pyrota postica, on creosote bush, 40. 

 Pyrrbarctia Isabella, said to forecast weather, 352. 



Quails vs. potato bugs, 143. 



Quassia chips vs. kerosene emulsion, 61. 



Quedenfeldt, F. O. O., obituary of. 211. 



K. 



Kabl)it bot, see Bot. 



flea, remarks on st ructure of, 288. 

 Kagonot, E., on Ephestia kuehniella, ref., 353. 

 Railliet, A., rev. of paper by, 273. 

 Uanassa calva, on oranges in Florida, 265. 

 Kaphiomidas, deserving of family rank, 280. 

 Kascal leaf-crumpler, destructive in Texas. 50. 

 Rass, AV. F., statement on cicada, 298. 

 "Raufo," Lita solanella on in New Zealand, 163 

 Rear-horse, female vs. male, 145. 

 "Red bug," local signification of term, 271. 

 Red-legged flea-beetle, art., 334. 



character of attack, 335. 



Ued-legged flea-beetle, conclusions, 340. 

 distribution, 340,341. 

 food-plants of imago, 340. 

 injuring orchard trees, 334. 

 jarring ett'ective against, 3o7. 

 literature, 340. 

 outbreaks of, 341. 

 Reduviid parasite of, 338. 

 remedies used, 337. 

 Red .spider in England, m., 293, 296. 

 turnip beetle in Canada, m., 289. 



Paris greeu recommended for, 289. 

 Reduviid, parasitic on Red-legged flea- beetle, 338. 

 Rhagium lineatum, Bracon simplex bred from 



nests of, 248. 

 Rheumatism cured by bee .stings, 353. 

 Rheumatobates, compared with Metrobates, 193. 

 rileyi, article on, 189-194. 

 . description of imago, 190. 

 description of larva. 193. 

 remarks on, 146. 

 Rhina barbirostris, mm., 3,57. 



nigi-a, mm., 357. 

 Rhinoncus inconspectus, reported in this country, 



271. 

 Rhizobius, attempted colonization of, 251. 

 debilis, Encyrtine reared from, 207. 

 veutralis, Homalotylus sp. reared from, 207. 

 Rhizophagus sp., biologic note on, 38. 

 Rhodites radicum, Orthopelma diastroplii bred 

 from galls of, 343. 

 rosae, Orthopelma luteolator in galls of, 343. 

 (?) utahensis, gall-maker on roots of Rosa 



blanda, 343. 

 vernalis, Tetrastichus sp. from galls of, 343. 

 Rhopalophora longipes, supposed host of Helcou 



dentipes, 248. 

 RhopalosiphuTU nymphse, food-plants of, 236. 

 Rhynchophora, new species and genera of, rev., 



278. 

 Rhyndiophorus cruentatus, attacking palmetto, 

 357. 

 palmarum, 357. 



see Palm weevil. 

 Rice, Mrs. M. E., quoted, 3.52. 

 Riley, C. V., quoted, 352. 

 Roaches in Brazil, 265. 

 Robin, food of, rev., 148. 

 Robinia pseudacacia attacked by Red-legged Hee- 



beetle, 334. 

 Robson, John W., statement (m Cicada, 300. 

 Rodolia iceryse, m., 295. 

 Roller- worm, destructive appearance of, 196. 

 Root-borers, irrigation not useful against, 80 

 knots on trees and vines, rev., 214. 

 louse, woolly, in Tasmania, ref., 216. 

 maggots, of cabbage, etc., 124. 



on cabbage and cauliflower, 94. 

 Rosa blanda, Rhodites ( ?) utahensis, gall-maker 



on roots of, 343. 

 Rose chafers, alum for, notes on, 358. 



experiments on, in New Jersey. 94, 95. 

 pyrethro-kerosene emulsion against, ni.,94, 



98. 

 Icerya, see Icerya rosai. 

 saw-flies, in United States, art., 6. 



