296 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. 



2119. EILEY, C. V. Continued. 



MISCELLANEOUS INSECTS 107 



The Urenaanomis, Anomis erosa 107 



Habits and natural history; resemblance to the cotton-worm, 107 

 Distribution, 107 Its eggs mistaken for those of Aletia, 108 Dis- 

 tinguishing characters, 108 Habits of larvae, 108 Characters of 

 moth, 109 Descriptive, 109. 



The clover leaf-beetle, Phytonomus punctatus Ill 



Habits of the genus Phytonomus, 111 Ph. punctatus an European 

 insect, 111 Food-plants of European species, 111 History of Ph. 

 punctatus in N. A., Ill Specific identity of Ph.pnnctatus and PA. 

 opimus, 112 When first noticed as destructive, 112 Damage in 

 Yates County, N. Y., in 1881, 112 Mr. Schwarz's observations in 

 Jane, ,1832, 113 Life history of the species, 113 The eggs, 113 

 The newly-hatched larvae, 113 Method of locomotion of larvae, 

 114 The cocoon, 114 Method of spinning, 115 Its" method of 

 spinning differs from that alleged of the European Ph. rumicis, 

 115 Principal damage done in the beetle state, 115 Feeds on 

 white and red clover, 115 Length of life in the different states, 

 115 Number of annual broods, 116 A second brood exceptional, 

 116 Remedies, 117 Will it spread?, 117 Natural enemies, 117 

 Description of earlier states. 118. 



The vagabond Crambus, Crambus vulgivageUus 119 



History of its injury and identification, 119 Correspondence with 

 Professor Lintner, 119 Abundance of the moths in the eastern 

 States in 1881, 119 Habits and natural history, 119 The eggs, 

 120 The larva and its tube, 120 Habits of the moth, 120 Dam- 

 age done by the worms, 120 Parasites, 121 Similarity of habit 

 in an European species, 121 Remedies, 121 Descriptive, 121 

 Specimens from Vancouver's Island compared, 121 Descriptions 

 of earlier states, 122 Bibliographical list, 122. 



The wheat Isosoma, Isosoma tritici 123 



Past history and habits, 123 When first studied, 123 Professor 

 Thomas finds it in Illinois and Dr. Packard in Virginia, 123 Its 

 work differs from that of the joint-worm, 123 Its injuries in 

 Missouri, 124 Professor French's observations, 124 Comparisons 

 with the joint-worm and other allied species, 124 Errors cor- 

 rected, 125 Its relationship to the European /. lineare; habits 

 of latter, 125 Number of broods, 125 Remedies, 125 Parasites, 

 126 Descriptive, 126 Bibliographical list, 126. 



The sorghum web- worm, Nola sorghiella . . ...... .... ...... 127 



Its injuries, 127 Letter from J. P. Stelle, 127 Habits, 128 Method 

 of work, 128 Systematic position, 128 Descriptive, 128 Earlier 

 stages, 129. 



The catalpa sphinx, Ceratomia catalpm 129 



Value of the catalpa tree, 129 Its usual exemption from insect 

 attacks, 129 Past history of Sphinx catalpce, 129 Its larvae used 

 as fish bait, 130 Its distribution, 130 Extracts from correspond- 

 ence concerning the larva, 130 Characters and natural history: 

 The eggs, 131 The larvae, 131 The pupa, 131 Description of 

 the moth, 131 Number of broods, 132 Remedies, 132 Descrip- 

 tive, 132 Peculiarity of structure of pupa, 133. 



The osage orange sphinx, Ceratomia hageni . ............. 133 



Value of the osage orange, 133 Its comparative exemption from 

 insect attack, 133 Rarity of the osage orange sphinx, 133 Its 

 generic place, 133 Characters of the species, 134 Its affinities, 

 134 Description of larva, 134. 



