292 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. 



2115. [ RILE Y, C. V.] Efficacy of cbalcid egg-parasites. <Amer.Nat. ) 



November [28 October], 1882, v. 16, pp. 914-915. See : <Prairie 

 Farmer, 2 December, 1882. S.-b. No. 60, p. 123. 

 Beneficial influence and occasional vast abundance of egg-parasitic Chalcididce 

 and especially of Trichogramma pretiosa and of Telenomus sp. 



2116. [RiLEY, C. V.j On the biology of Gonatopus pilosus Thorns. 



<Amer. Nat., November [28 October], 1882, v. 16, p. 915. 



Notice of paper of J. Mik ; parasitism of Gonatopus pedestris on Athyaanus 

 maritima, and of G. pilosus on Dellocephalus xanthoneurus ; transformations 

 and habits of G.pl los us; probable parasitism of a Gonatopus (G. contortu- 

 Zws?) on Amphiscepa bivittata. 



2117. RILEY, C. V. Species of Otiorhynchida iujurious to cultivated 



plants. <Amer. Nat., November [28 October], 1882, v. 16, pp. 

 915-916. See: <Sci. Amer. Suppl., 16 December, 1882. S.-b. 

 No. 47, p. 145. 



Aramigus fulleri the only species of North American OtiorJiyncJtidce whose de- 

 velopment and earlier stages are known; food-plants of several species; 

 discovery by G. P. Peffer of the injuries of Anametis grisea upon roots of 

 apple- and pear-trees. 



2118. [RiLEY, C. V.] Bombyliid larvae destroying locust eggs in Asia 



Minor. <Amer. Nat., November [28 October], 1882, v. 16, 

 pp. 916-917. 



Notice of and extract from communications of F. Calvert ; parasitic habits of 

 Callostoma fasdpennis ; similarity of habits of BombyHidas in Asia and in 

 North America ; probability that the larvae of Cantharis vesicatoria and of 

 other Meloidw will be found to feed on eggs of Atrididee. 



2119. RILEY, 0. V. Report of the Entomologist. <Ann. Rept. [U. S.] 



Commissioner Agric. for 1881 and 1882, 1882 [January, 1883], 

 pp. 61-214, 20 pi. Separate : < Washington, 1 December, 1882, 

 pp. 8+167, 20 pi. 



CONTENTS. 

 INTRODUCTION 1 



Plan of the report, 1 Insufficiency of former appropriations to the 

 Entomological Division, 1 Reorganization of the Division, 1 

 Great increase in the correspondence of the Division, 2 Prepara- 

 tion of special bulletins, 2 Periodical bulletins desirable, 2 

 Special reports in preparation, 2 Work of the United States En- 

 tomological Commission, 3 The United States National Museum 

 in connection with the Entomological Division, 3 Assistants, 

 agents, and observers of the Division, 3 The illustrations to the 

 report, 4. 

 EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE 4 



Miscellaneous correspondence on various insects injurious to vege- 

 tation in 1881-'82, 4. 

 SILK CULTURE 7 



Distribution of eggs by the Department, 7 Mr. L. S. Crozier's 

 opinion as to the value of American silk products, 7 Mr. E. 

 Fasnach on the importance of a home market for silk products, 

 8 Associations, 8 Ladies' Association at Spring Hill, Ala., 

 8 Women's Silk Culture Association of California, 8 Women's 

 Silk Culture Association of the United States, 8 American Silk 

 Exchange in New York, 8 Sales of eggs and cocoons in the 



