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Contents concluded 



Notes upon various insects 122 



Nisoniades [Thanaos] persius 



Scudder 122 



Sphinx canadensis Boisd 122 



MeUttia cucurbitae Harr. [satyr- 



iniformis Hiibn.] 122 



Tinea pellionella Linn 122 



Mallota sp 123 



Anthrenus scrophulariae Linn 123 



ThanasimusdubiusFabr. .. . 123 



Macrodactylns subspinosus Fabr. . 123 



Chrysochus auratus Fabr 124 



Trirhabda canadensis Kirby 124 



Hylesinus opaculus LeConte 124 



Phloeotribus liminaris Harris .. 124 



Oecanthus niveus Harris 124 



Ephemera natata Walk, [simw- 



lans Walk.] 124 



Insect index 127 



Meal worm in salt. (Country gentleman. July 7, 1887. 52 : 53o 38 ) 

 Larvae in a sack of salt are identified as those of Tenebrio molitor Linn. 



Four lined leaf bug on the currant. (Country gentleman. July 14, 



1887. 5 2:547 27 ) 

 Gives remedies for Poecilocapsus linealus. 



Elm leaf beetle. (Country gentleman. July 21, 1887. 52: $65 31 ) 

 Brief notice of Galeruca xanthomelaena [Gralerucella luteola}. 



The Curculio on the apple. (Country gentleman. July 21, 1887. 52: 



Blackened pits in apples are identified as probably the work of ConotracJielus 

 nenuphar. 



An ichneumonized caterpillar. (Country gentleman. Sep. i, 1887. 52: 



673 38 ) 



Identifies the cocoons of Apanteles congregatus on the larva of Darapsa [Jm- 

 pelophaga] myron. 



Milkweed beetle with bad habits. (Country gentleman. Sep. i, 1887. 



52:673") 



Records an attack by Chelymorpha argus on harley, corn and cabbage. 



Blister beetle attack. (Country gentleman. Sep. i, 1887. 52 : 6'j4 22 ) 

 Identifies Epicauta cinerea on Clematis flammula. 



Harvest fly. (Country gentleman. Sep. i, 1887. 52:674 33 ) 

 Cicada tiUcen is identified and briefly noticed. 



Mites on arbor vitae. (Country gentleman. Sep. i, 1887. 52 : 674" ) 

 Gives remedies for mites [Tetranychm telarius~\ on arbor vitae. 



Elm leaf spraying. (Country gentleman. Sep. 8, 1887. 52:694 28 ) 

 Apparatus for spraying elms is described. 



