GENERAL INDEX. 



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Sphinx, tobacco, remedy against, V, 275. 

 Spiders, parasites of, art., I, 42-43, 269-271, 273-275, 

 292,324; 11,359; 111,461; IV, 202; letter, VT, 268. 

 bite of, art., I, 204-211, 280, 313, 347, 348; II, 

 46, 189, 254; III, 30, 127, 337, 392, 487; IV, 80, 

 266, 277, 279, 292; V, 348; VI, 52, ■J59; VII, 279. 

 effect of hydrocyanic acid gas on, I, 286. 

 Dr. Mar.x's catalogue of, rev.. Ill, 2. 

 poi.sonous, of Australia, III, 337. 

 of District of Columbia, address on, ni., Ill, 357. 

 character of circumpolar species, III, 431. 

 migrating in midwinter. III, 469. 

 from Indiana, remarks on. III, 491. 

 Mantispa parasitic in egg-sacs of, m., IV, 80. 

 American, rev. of work on, IV, 168. 

 distribution of, rem., IV, 229. 

 resembling Epeira, m., IV, 229. 

 Nematodes parasitic on, m., IV, 292. 

 publications on, rev., IV, 345, 410, rem., 411. 

 destroying gypsy-moth larva>, ref., IV, 354. 

 Sarcophaga davidsonii feeding on eggs of, V, 24. 

 tame, correspondence on, V, 202. 

 remarks on wob of, V, 210, 212, 347. 

 degeneration by disuse of organs of, rem., V, 288. 

 parthenogenejis among, rev., VI, 41. 

 letter on mimicry of, VI, 39. 

 Ceylonese parasite of, VII, 279. 

 Spilarctia suffusa, damaging jute In India, II, 62. 

 Spilochalcis mariie, bred from cocoons of Attacus 

 cynthia, V, 350. 



from Jamaica, VI, 327. 

 Spilomyia, larval habits of, m., 1,5. 

 ripilosoma fuliginosa, a circumpolar species, art., 

 II, 236-237. 

 vii'ginica, eating salsify, II, 255. 

 eating muskmelons, II, 382. 

 parasites of. III, 15, 151, 155; IV, 123, 195. 

 in Mississippi, m., Ill, 338. 

 Spittle insects, in Massachusetts bulletin. III, 365. 

 Spondyliaspis, note on genus, V, 219. 

 Spoonbill, as locust destroyer, IV, 409. 

 Spotted bean beetle, note on, V, 356. 

 {See also Epilachna corrupta.) 

 cutworm, on celery, ref., VI, 211. 

 ladybird, parasite of, I, 101,339. 

 Sprayer, a home-made, VI, 53. 

 Spraying, experiments in, II, 181. 



good results from, IV, 167, 204, 205, 288, 409. 



directions for, rev., IV, 295. 



fruits, analysis of, refs., V, 1,3. 



art. on, ref., V, C6. 



with arseuites r.«. bees, art., V, 121-123; VII, 132- 



134. 

 and spraying materials, in Tasmania handbook, 



ref., V, 217. 

 legislation against, V, 272; VI, 183. 

 against fruit insects, ref., V, 273. 

 orchards to protect wheat, VI, 152. 

 not effective against scale insects, VI, 176. 

 fruit trees in bloom, art., VI, 181. 

 of orchards, bull, on, rev., VI, 211. 

 with arseuicals, correction of misstatement, VI, 



345. 

 agiiinst sugar-beet webvvorm, VI, 373. 

 without a pump, art., VII, 114, 115. 

 on a large scale, VII, 413. 

 machine (or machines), cheap, 111,39; V, 5. 



competition in. Ill, 434. " 



Spraying machine (or machines), standard fittings 

 for, IV, 58, 59. 



used in Central Park, IV, 61. 

 in Mississippi bull., ref., IV, 90. 

 e.xhibition of, V, 272. 



(See also ArsenicaLs, insecticides, etc.) 

 Spring-tails, a swarm of, V, 202. 

 Squash borer, in 31ississippi, 1,17; II, 283; III, 337. 

 life-habits and remedies, art., IV, 30. 

 remedies for, IV, 138, 271; V, 81; VI, 209. 

 notes on biology of, V, 85. 

 egg-laying of, V, 97. 

 in New .Jersey, VI, 187, 209. 

 {See also Melittia ceto.) 

 bug, in Mississippi, II, 283. 



in Massachusetts bulletin, III, 365. 

 in New Jersey, VI, 187, 209. 

 in New Me.xico, VII, 210. 

 {See also Anasa tristis.) 

 Squash-root maggot, iu Colorado, ref., IV, 355. 

 Squirrels, to prevent, from pulling corn. III, 258. 

 gray, attacked by Cuterebra, I, 215. 

 ground, p.ira.site of, IV, 147. 

 red, infested with Cuterebra, I, 215. 

 Stable fly, as transmitter of contagion, V, 273. 

 Stag beetle, on pear, ref.. Ill, 308. 

 Stagmomantis Carolina, American species, m., II, 

 340. 



in November, m., IV, 229. 

 parasites of, IV, 243. 

 eggs of, IV, 244. 

 Sarcophaga bred from, V, 23. 

 female vs. male, V, 145. 

 on cotton, VII, 25. 

 dimidiata, American species, m., II, 340. 

 minor, American species, m., II, 340. 

 Staining the wings of insects, VII, 428. 

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

 Stalk-borer, in Ma.ssachusetts bulletin. III, 365. 

 larger corn, art., IV, 95-103. 

 iu wheat, early reference to, art., IV, 325, i-ef., 



357. 

 tomato, damaging cotton, V, 50. 

 Standard fittings for spray machinery, abs., IV, 58, 59. 

 Staphylinidaj, resemblance to Platypsyllus, I, 305. 

 Staphylinus vulpinus, larva of, ref.. Ill, 319. 

 Starling, as locust destroyer, IV, 409. 

 Statistics on insect injury, etc.. Ill, 397; IV, 11-15, 



17, 23, 226, 358. 

 Stauronotus maroccanus, treatment of, m., IV, 151. 

 Stauropus alternus, on tea plant in Ceylon, II, 193. 



fagi, alternus closely allied to, II, 193. 

 Steadota borealis, external parasite of, I, 43. 

 Stegana (?) sp., found in dung, II, 254. 

 Stelidota strigosa, parasitized by Proctotrypes obso- 



letus, IV, 126. 

 Stelis minuta, parasitic on Osniia leucomeL-ena, X, 

 208. 

 parasitism of genus on 0-mia, V, 208. 

 Stem eelworm, in England, III, 29!, ref, 366. 



girdler, currant, art., VI, 296. 

 Stenoma algidella, possible synonym, II, 1.53. 

 characters and relations, II, 1.50, 154. 

 crambitella n. sp., described, II, 154. 

 furcata n. sp., described, II, 1.53. 

 humilis, synonj'my, II, 154. 

 leucillana, possible synonym, II, 1.53. 

 schlwgeri, note on, II, 152. 



