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as preying on the larvae of this leaf feeder. This species has an extended dis- 

 tribution, ranging, according to Linell, from the East to Nebraska and Texas. 

 Remedial measures. There is no reason why this species, when abun- 

 dant, can not be controlled as in the case of other leaf feeders, by thor- 

 oughly spraying the infested foliage with an arsenical poison, preferably 



arsenate of lead. 



Conotrachelus anaglypticus Say 



A small, long-snouted weevil about s/jj inch long, with strongly ridged elytra and 



prettily marked with dark brown, yellowish white and reddish brown (the latter forms a 



large spot near tlie anterior lateral margin of the elytra and nearly covers the [losterior 



I'ourth) occurs on elm. 



This species was taken by ]\Ir Young, at Poughkeepsie, June 5 and 6, 



on slippery elm. The occurrence of the weevil on two successive days on 

 this tree, would indicate a certain attraction for 

 this food plant. The tree had been stripped of 

 bark and the surface was dry though the leaves 

 were green. Mr Young has also taken this species 

 in the Adirondacks. .Say records taking many 

 specimens on a hickory, and states that they 

 oviposit in the fruit. This species has been 

 recorded by Dr LeConte, as abundant from 

 Massachusetts to Kansas, Georgia and Texas. It 

 a. has been listed as occurring on walnut through- 

 eniargc ong.na ^^^^ New Jcrsey, aud Ulke states that it commonly 



occurs in the District of Columbia, under moist bark and on various bushes. 



Dr Horn records it as common in southwestern Pennsylvania, and Dury has 



listed it from the vicinity of Cincinnati. 



Violet tip 



Polygo7iia intcrrogationis Fabr. 



A red-headed, black-spined caterpillar about i inch long, feeds on elm foliage. 



This species is one of our common butterflies and occasionally its 



larvae become somewhat abundant and destructive to elm. It is easily 



