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On Catocala pretiosa n. sp. [C. crataegi Saund. var.] (Canadian entomolo- 

 gist. July 1876. 8:121-22) 



Described from examples taken at sugar in Schenectady, N. Y., and com- 

 pared with C. polygama Gueu. [C. orynea Cram.] 



Destructive caterpillar. (Country gentleman. Aug. 10, 1876. 4i:5O4 27 ) 

 Caterpillar eating apple leaves in a young orchard at Manilas, N. Y., is 

 probably Notodonta [Schizura] concinna Sm.-Abb. 



Cabbage eating insect. (Country gentleman. Sep. 7, 1876. 4i:565 37 ) 

 Brief account of Strachia [MurganticC] histrionica Hahn as a cabbage pest at 

 Nashville, Tenn. 



Grape seed fly. (Country gentlemen. Sep. 21, 1876. 41 : 599 14 ) 



Isosoma [Evoxysoma] vitis Saund. is tbe insect infesting grapes received 

 from New Jersey. Its operations are described and remedies for its attack 

 given. 



New carpet bug pest Anthrenus scrophulariae. [Read before the Albany 

 institute, Oct. 17, 1876] (Argus [Albany] Oct. 21, 1876; Schenectady 

 daily union. Oct. 21, 1876; Buffalo courier. Oct. 29, 1876; Albany 

 institute. Proceedings, 1878. 2:313-15) 



Notice of the introduction and spread of the carpet beetle, Anthrenus scro- 

 phulariae Linn. 

 Insects in flour. (Country gentleman. Oct. 26, 1876. 41 : 683 35 ) 



Wheat flour swarming with Tyroglyphus farinae [siro Linn.] was received, 

 and a brief account of the mite is given. 



Scale insects. (Country gentleman. Feb. i, 1877. 42 : 6g 22 ) 



The following on pear and apple trees are noticed briefly : Atpidiotus har- 

 risii Walsh [Chionaspis furfurus Fitch] and Aspidiotus conchiformis Gmel. 

 [Mytilaspis pomorum Douche"] . 



Bark lice. (Country gentleman. Mar. 8, 1877. 42 : i5i 41 ) 



Notice of Harris' bark louse [Chionaspis furfurus Fitch] and description 

 of the oyster shell bark louse. 



Apple tree insects. (Country gentleman. Ap. 12, 1877. 42 : 235^) 



Oviposition of some tree hoppers, and of the flower cricket, Oecanthus niveus 

 DeGeer, is identified. 

 Insects of 1876 i. (Country gentleman May 31, 1877. 42 : 347 23 ) 



Army worm, Leucania unipuncta Haw., Colorado potato beetle and grape 

 seed fly, Isosoma [Evoxysoma] vitis, are treated of to some extent. 



Insects of 1876 2. The new carpet bug. (Country gentleman. 

 June 7, 1877. 42 : 363 21 ) 



Notice of Anthrenus scrophulariae and a new potato insect. 



Insect on peach trees. (Country gentleman. June 7, 1877. 42 : 36336) 

 Unknown caterpillar infesting the twigs of peach trees [probably Anarsia 

 lineatella Zeller] can not be identified. 



