71 



()M(! of l,li(« l)('s(, known of Uicsc woolly hr.'irs is llic li('(|f;c|io^' (•;i,lcr- 



|iill:ir (V\K. ;{•), (i), hid isnlnlld, -a. l.-icfv, <lcnscl\ li;iii\' (•.•ih-rpillnf, or;in«;('- 



l"-'>\vi: <.n iJic nii(|(ll<- ;umI l.|;ick :i,(, (.;icli end, coMinion ;iii(| conspiciioiis 



ill l;ilc r.'tll, when ii, is seen liio' 



i-yin-; ;il.oiil, in scnrcli of winlcr (^^T^^^ \^ 7 ^'-tTTT^ 



(|ii;ii-(crs. II, P(>(,s ils connnon 



ii.'iiiH' IVoni ils liiiliil. of rolliiif; 



its<'ll' inio ;i- luill ;is if fclviiiK 



upon the piolcclion of ils dense 

 (•o;il. of slonl. ln-istJes, wliicli iJieii 



nidinic in .•ill direcfions like Ihe 

 spines of ;i lied(;c|io<.-. 'Tliis species 



wiiili'fs ill Ihe (■;ilcrpill;ir sfii|!,'e, 

 I'lll liiosi of iJie oilier eonililoii 

 foiins liihern.'ife ;is pil|»:i\ :iiid 

 ;ire (•onse(pieiiMy less fi'e(|neiill\' 

 not, iced. 



'I'liey live upon liecbjiceoiis '''"'■ •("■ 'I'l"' ii.'cl(/.Oi.,r OiiinipiiiMi-, /«/« 

 |)I:ints ni i;rejil, v.'inefy, ;uid do ;i 



d;un;i^c correspondenf fo .Mieir niiniheis iiiid iJie kinds of econoinic pk'inis 

 wlilcli l,lie\ li;ippeii I (. eiicoiiii tcr ;is Miey tni.vel :il)oiif in se.'ircli of food. 

 TIkt iire nirely iiolabk; ;is corn insccfs, flieir injinies to Mi;il, ciop hein;;' 

 eiliiersfrictJy local or merely occjision.-il. Six of tlie more ;il.iind;inl, species 

 ''•'''''' I"'''" i'«-p<>i-f<'d from lime l,o lime ;is injiirions lo iJie <'()iii p|;uil, 

 ••iiid It IS \cry likely lliul, none of tJieiii would refuse it, ;is food if il (•;inie 

 III llieir w:iy. If, \,y dispersnl from some ;i(|j;icenl, field, ;i miml>er of 

 llicse c;d,erpill;irs should l,lire;i,l,eii injury l,o corn, they could don!. Hess 

 Ix' excluded from l,li;it cro|) l.y ;i, cle;iii furrow willi ;i \crl,ic;i,l iniHir f;i,ce, 

 .•IS is the •irmy-wortn; or Ihey iii;iy We poisoned on their food pl;iiil,s hv 

 the iisii;il ;irsenic;il iiisecficides. 



A lew notes on flie known corn species will he consisfenl, vvit,li the 

 pl:iii of this r(!|)()rt. 



lOiiliAi'iiK KosA I'Vench. 

 {Croatld i(>s<i.) 



Sever.'d l:i,rv;e of the woolly-l.e;ir l,ype, ;i,l.oiil, ;in inch loii^- (|<'io-. |())^ 

 were sent, t,o us from Isd^ewood, Ilk, |,y u correspondent, who hiurfound 

 fliem feedin- on c.,rii leaves. When placed in ;i, hreedino-ruoc with 

 youii^;- /j;rowiiiK corn they ai.e the |e;i,v<"S hut, liM,|e, ^na,wed an exposed 

 ,se(>d kernel, jiiid soon pupated, a,ppe;i,rin<'' before loiij;' a,s moths (l<'i^r. ^1 1 ^ 

 42) of t,he ;d)ove species. Aiiol,lier exa,mp[e vva,s bred by UH two 'years 

 previously from f;r;iss. 



'I'lie larva^ iin; much like those of ApaNlrsis (Arrlia), except in their 



