70 



i:('().\(>]iic (ih'orr .'. 



('Tin" less iiiii>nrl;inl iiisccis: llmsc soiml iiiu's in jiiniiiis (o ;i corn croii, lni( iml 

 s<'iitiiisl\ or wiilrK ni- lii'iiiicnl l\ ilc'sl riicl iM- in lllinciis.) 



Till'; si:i;i) cokn m ackiot. 



rK/omi/id j'iiscirii>s Zctl. 

 (.\iitlioiiii/i(t :i(r Ivilcy, I'lnnhld ftisn'rrps.) 



Sinc(> iu\- puhlir.'ilioii ol :i luicl :iiliclc on (l\is iiiscci in my Scxciilli 

 Kcpuii (IS!) I) adililioiKil I'ncis of intcrrsi li;i\f liccii Ic;iincil willi wW'V- 

 (Mice li> its lilV liis((ir\ niid its (•cononiic rchit ions, such ;is i-(M|uii(' Initlicr 

 niiMilion of llic species ;is :i coiMi insect. 



riie l;ir\:i is ;i lootless cyiindi'icni nin^^ol , n;iii-o\\ ctl in iVont and 

 eularoini; ^r:idn.Mll\ to the hindei- end. Il is ;d)owt a (|u:irt(M- of an 

 inch in len,i;th, and a si\tli as wide at the thickest pait. .Ah'ohohc 

 specimcMis ai'e i>ale \ello\\, with the haidef parts at the ends iisuallx 

 consideral>l\ darker. 



This ina!!;iM>l, oriii:inall\ icpoi'ted onl\ as injmions to tli(" corn kernel 

 in the eaiili, is now known to infest planted seeds and youn>; spi-oulin,<; 

 i)hints in consideiaMe \aiiety, |)refei'rini; perhaps, on the w holt\ \onni; 

 l)eai\s, corn, calil)aiM>, and peas. It also \'vvAs on turnips and I'adishes. 

 !li least on such parts n\ these plants as aic in process o{ decay in cons(>- 

 (nienct> of injury li\ t»lher insects. IW'cts, oiuons. sw(M't jiotatoes, and 

 iwuslard are other known iy^^A plaids. The amount of injury to corn 

 is (oo slight and occasional to reipure ti-eatmeid. 



Tlie life hi^toi-y has not l>t>en fully mad(> out, hut it s(>en\s c(M-tain 

 (l\Mt at least two ,i::enerations :\\v ordinaiilx piodnced in a year. 

 (IM. \'ll.. Kij:;. I. adult.) 



■nil': WtUMdA UMAKS. 

 Aniiidii sjK 

 The ■"wooHn heai-s" arese\(Mal speci(>s of hairy cat(>rpillars of medium 

 sizr. lu'louiiiiii:, to tl\e family o{ the tii;tM- moths {Arrliida). 'V\\r\ are 

 <'()V(M-(>d with loui!: coars(> hairs, which "spi-(>ad out on all sid(>s like th(> 

 bristlt>s of a hotlle hrush, and ,!!:iow in clust(>rs or tufts on little warts 

 arrauiM'tl in Irausxt-rse lows ou the suiface i)i tlu> hody. They luu \ cry 

 fast, and when handled roll lhen\sel\t-s up almost into the sliajn" oi a 

 1).,11 \\ hen al'out to transform they .'nv-p into tlu> chinks oi walls 



and h'nc(>s, or hide th(MUsel\(>s und(>r stoiu-s an^l fallen li>avi>s. wlu>re th(\v 

 inclose thtMnsel\(>s in roiudi *'val cocoons 1 Im>;. aO, /'|, made ot hairs 

 pluckt-d from thtar own hodies inlerwdvi-n with a hwv silk thn>ads. 

 The cluN.'^alis is .smooth and not hau\ , and is joiiu<>d and nio\al>le."* 



♦ ll;im-'N ■■lllxiH-ls llljllllKll-. |i> \ i-«i>(!lll.>li," :iil fil , i>. :i I I. 



