TABLE OF CONTENT- 



The Blue Catekpiixaks of the Vine 87 



Tlie Gnipe-viiie Epimcnis— The Beautilul Wood Nymph— Tlio Pearl Wood Nynii)h— Thi- 

 ■ Eight-f'i)otlod Forester— Summary, slioAviiig, hiiefly, their lUbtiujiUishhiu- Charaotei-?. 



OTIIKIJ INJURIOUS JNSEOTS 90 



The Eed-legged Ham-ueetek 9G 



Keasons lor the Title — The Cause of an interesting Suit lor Uaniages— Importance of Ento- 

 mological Information— Injury done to Hams in St. Louis— How the Injury ma>- be 

 prevented— Other Species associated Avith it — Ho^\ a closely allied Species M'as the 

 Means of saving a Man's Life— Descriptive. 



The Clover-hay Wokm 102 



.V Avide-spread Insect— Its past History— Feeds on dr> Clover only — Habits of the Si)ecies 

 and Extent of Damage done— Natural History— Kemedios — Descriptive. 



The Legged Maple Borei: 107 



Follows in the Trail of the Flat-headed Borer— How distinguislied— Quite injurious in the 

 West — Most foinid in injure<i Trees — l)e-<criptive. 



The Raspberry Root-borer Ill 



A new Enemy— How it Works— Similar to llie Peach Borer, but distinct— C;iu never 

 attack Peach Trees or originate from them— De-icriptive. 



The Northern Brenthian Ill 



I<arva described for the lirst Time— Fighting Habits of the Males— How they assist the 

 Females in ovipositing— Hoav another Larva has been mistaken for it — Descriijtion of 

 the Larva that has been so mistaken, and which is evidently Tenebrionid. 



The Jumping Sumaca Beetle 118 



The Sumach Industry in America— Prospects of its Increase- The Insect likel\ to prove a 

 serious Drawback— Habits of the Species- Hoav it makes Use of its Excrement— Its 

 Injuries to the Smoke-tree- Range over the Country— Remedies— Descriptive —Great 

 Variation of the Si)ecies--Synonomy. 



BENEFICIAL INSECTS. 



The Unadorned Tiphia, or White Grub Parasite 12o 



The only Insect Parasite of the White Grub— Other Enemies of that I'est— White Grub 

 Fungus— Ilabit.s'of the Unadorned Tiphia — Parasites upon it— Descriptive— Three 

 Species"made of it. 



INNOXIOUS INSECTS. 



The Dominican CasE'BEarer 127 



Character of the Bcetlo—llow the Eggs are curiously covered withExcrciiient and fasteued 

 liy a delicate Stalk— The Larva dwells iu an earthen Case, and feeds on dry Leaves- 

 Contrasted Avith other Case-bearers. 



The Yucca Moth 131 



Its Natural History completed— Method of Oviposition-IIow perfectly it is adapted in all 

 Stages to its Conditions— Description of the Chrysalis- -The Female punctures the 

 young Fruit to convey her eggs thcreiu--DeS'jription of the Process— The only Insect 

 that fertilizes theTucca, 



