398 



SpTninus lopliaiitbse, establislied in Califorijia. 127. 



restitutor, importation of, ref .. 127. 

 Scyphophorus acupunctatiis, on grape, 35. 

 yuccse, on Yucca whipplei, 35, 311, 312. 

 Seed-pod, curious defonnation of, 286. 

 Selandria rubi, in Xcw Jersey, 96. 

 Semasia n. sp., on apple, m., 17. 

 .^t'lniofellus chalcidiphaguB, parasite of -wiieat 

 .stem pest, nun., 90. 

 nigripes = Entedon epigonus, 72. 

 Serica anthracina, on ]>liun, 350. 

 Sericaria mori. silk gut from. mm.. 48. 

 Sharpshooter, glassy-winged, remedies for, art., 



150-154. 

 Sheep scab, kerosene emulsion, ref., 5. 

 Shafler. J. M., notes on tarantula in confine- 

 ment, 366. 

 Shinier, Henry, letter, 344. 

 Shuford, F. B., statement on Cicada, 299. 

 Silk-covered -n-ahuit, note on, 141. 

 gut, from native silk worms, 48. 

 of spiders, rev., 210. 

 utilization of s_i)ider, 347. 

 worms, native, silk gut from, 48. 

 Silpha lapponica. food habits and distribution of, 



ref., 287. 

 Silvanus cassife, in Maryland, ref,, 2. 



rise in temperature of middlings caused 

 by, 2. 

 surinamensis, in Maryland, ref., 2. 

 " Silvertop," due to several insects, 124. 



due to Thrips, 127. 

 Silver T-moth on clover in England, m., 296. 

 Simplosis doUchogaster, a Gracilaria parasite, 



mm., 136. 

 Simulium, transmitter of disease, ref., 273. 

 in S^ew Mexico, 61. 

 occidentale, dispersed by irrigation, 81. 

 Sinea diadema, feeding on Lema nigrovittata, 



mm., 85. 

 Siphonaptera, a valid order, m., 288. 

 Siphonophora geranii, apparently identical with 

 species on Ostrya, 236. 

 granaria in England, m., 293. 



on wheat, m., 296. 

 rudbeckiae, coloring matter of, 49. 

 sp., on hop hornbeam, 236. 

 Sitodrepa panicea, damaging gun wads, 269. 

 food-plants of, 33. 

 living in chocolate. 268. 

 Sitones lineatus in England, m., 296, 341. 

 Slingerland. M. V., bulletin 50, Cornell Station, 



rev., 293. 

 Slug. Indexed under pear slug, dose .sing, etc. 

 Smicronyx, synopsis of, ref., 279. 

 Smilia camelus, food-plants of, 92. 

 Smith, G. B., statement on Cicada, 298. 

 Smith, J. B.. Death Valley Koctuidae, notice, 297. 



on rose chafer, ref., 358. 

 Smuts, in herbarium, destroyed by Lathridius 



filiformis, 203. 

 Snail, broken-tail, injurious in Bermuda, 269. 

 Snow flea, swarming of, m.. 202. 

 Snowia, notes on genus, ref., 280. 

 Soapsuds for cabbage lice, ref., 62. 

 Soldier bug, also called huckleberry bug, 271. 



Soldier bug as enemies of boll worm, 242. 



green, on sweet potatoes, 261. 

 Southern corn -root worm, m., 296. 

 Spalangiinip, synopsis of. ref., 288. 

 Span-worm, new, on apple tree.*-, m.. 17. 



on plum, 1 8. 

 Sparrow, chipping, as insect destroyer, 266, 

 English, favorable note on, 349, 

 vs. horse bot-fly, 342. 

 Sparthocerus diflusus, on grape, m., 17, 

 Species, what constitutes a. 352. 

 Spermophagus robinias, on Gleditschia triacan- 



thos, 106. 

 Spermophilus 13-lineatus, insectivorus, 5. 

 SpLaenothecus suturalis, on Mesquite, 39. 

 Sphenophorus ochreus. in Iowa, 112. 

 in Iowa bull., 66. 

 parvulus, destructive in Iowa, 112. 



in Iowa bull., 66, 

 sj)., on sugar-cane, 277. 

 Sphingicampa bicolor, on Gynaiocladiis canaden- 

 sis. 204. 

 Sphinx tobacco, remedy for. 275. 

 catalpse, eaten by birds, 350. 

 Spider bites, painful, 348. 



red, kerosene emulsion for, m., 73. 

 Sarcophaga davidsonii feeding on, 24. 

 silk, utilization of, 347. 

 Spiders, degeneration by disuse of organs of, 

 rem., 288. 

 silk of, rev., 210. 

 tame, correspondence on, 202. 

 web, remarks on, 212. 

 Spilochalcis marise, from cocoons of Attacus cyn- 



thia, 350. 

 Spondyliaspis, note on genus, 219. 

 Spotted bean beetle, note on, 356. 

 Sprayed fruits, analyses of, yefs., 1, 3, 

 Spraying and spraying materials, in Tasmania 

 handbook, ref., 217. 

 article on, ref., 66. 

 for fruit insects, ref., 273. 

 legislation against, 272. 

 machines, exhibition of, 272. 

 pump, a cheap, ref., 5. 

 see also arsenic, arsenicals, etc., 1. 

 see also arsenites, ref., 1. 

 with arsenites vs. bees, art., 121-123. 

 Spring-tails, a swarm of, 202. 

 Squash borer, egg-laying of, 97. 

 notes on biology of, 85. 

 see also Melittia ceto. 

 bug. immersion against, 81. 



kerosene emulsion against, 81. 

 Stable fly, as transmitter of contagious diseases, 



273. 

 Stagmomantis Carolina, female vs. nr.ale, 145 



Sarcophaga bred from, 23. 

 Stainton, H. T., obituary of, 286. 

 Stalk-borer, tomato, damaging cotton, 50, 

 Stelis minuta, parasitic on Osmia leucouielaena, 

 208. 

 parasitism of genus on Osmia, 208. 

 Stictocephala inerrais, food-plants of, 92. 

 injuring peach, m., 19. 

 lutea, on wheat, mm., 92. 



