506 INDEX. 



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Mosquito-hawks, habits of 104 



Moths, destruction of 256 



taken for Aletia, list of 10(5 



Mulberry, Aletia webbing up in leaves of 93 



Myrmeca lineolata. (See Crematogaster lineolata.) 



molesta vs. nectar of Euphorbia 324 



Myrmicidae 182,187 



' N. 



Natural enemies of the cotton-worm 138 



habitat of cotton- worm 16 



Nectar glands of cotton, preliminary remarks 85 



plant, Prof. Riley on 7 



part on 316 



Nemoraea leucaniae 202, 203 



Nepenthes 3J9 



Nest-proof cotton 216 



Neuroptera, members of, preying on Aletia 1<)3 



Nezara hilaris Ki7 



Night-hawk vs. cotton- worms 142 



Noctua gossypii, Fabr., mentioned by Harris 13 



xylina, Say's description of 12 



Noctuae 12 



injurious insects belonging to 12 



Noctuidae 11 



characterization of 12 



Noctuo-phalaenidi 1.2 



Nomenclature, chapter on 11 



Number of broods of Aletia 88 



boll-worm 307 



Number of insects eaten by insectiverous birds 212 



Nuttall club on the sparrow question 145 



O. 



Occidental ant, the 186 



Odom, S. P., quoted 140 



Odor of cotton eaten by cotton- worms 79 



Oecodouia arborea. (See Crematogaster lineolata.) 



bicolor. (See Crematogaster clava.) 



vs. plants 330 



Ophideres f ullonica, habits of " 87 



structure of maxillae o3 



Ophiusa xylina 13 



Orange sirup as bait for Aletia 2(10 



Orchestria vittata 103 



Order for printing report 2 



Oriole, the yellow, vs. cotton-worms 141 



Orthoptera, members of, preying on Aletia 105 



Orthosia ferruginoides, attracted to Aletia bait 259 



Ortyx virginianus vs. cotton-worms 142 



Ovate Chalcis, the 194 



Owlet-moths 11 



Oxyopes viridaus vs. the cotton-worm 103 



P. 



Packard, A. S., jr., article on cotton-worm 283 



quoted 209,89,115,117 



Painted bunting vs. cotton-worms 141 



Parasites of Aletia, section on 189 



percentage of 230 



preservation of 230 



Parasitic insects, limitation of 102 



Parasol ants 330 



Paris green 220,221,222,223,225,226,227,232 



circular concerning the use of 3!) 



history of its introduction as a cotton- worm remedy 38 



results of experiments with in 1873 39 



test of purity 233 



