LINTNER: ENTOMOLOGIC PUBLICATIONS 367 



Curious jumping gall. (Popular science news. Aug. 1890. 24:119. 

 col. 1-3) 



Curious insect from England is identified as probably the bedeguar of the 

 hawthorn, Gecidomyia crataegi Winnertz. 



Midge or punky of the Adirondacks. (Albany evening journal. Sep. 5, 

 1890. p. 5, col. 2) 



Punky or 'the little gray gnat' is the name preferred for this insect. 

 [Mites infesting a water trough] (Albany evening journal. Sep. 5, 

 1890. p. 5, col. 2) 

 Mites occurring at Schodack Center, N. Y., are probably Bryobia pratensis. 



Spittle insects. (Country gentleman. Sep. 25, 1890. 55 : 759**) 

 Gives characters and habits of spittle insects. 



Mite parasitic on the house fly. (Albany evening journal. Oct. i, 

 1890. p. 6. col. 2) 



Some flies were infested with a red inite which is identified as Trombidium 

 muscarum Riley. 



Pear leaf blister. (Country gentleman. Oct. 2, 1890. 55 : ySi 85 ) 

 Identifies the work of Phytoptus pyri and gives remedies. 



Weevils in rye. (Country gentleman. Oct. 2, 1890. 55 : y82 23 ) 



Weevil is probably Calandra granaria. Carbon bisulfid is recommended. 



6th report on the injurious and other insects of the state of New York. 

 Albany, James B. Lyon, state printer, 1890. [Issued Oct. 2, 1890] 

 no p., 25 fig. Also as report of the state entomologist to the regents 

 of the University of the State of New York, for the year 1889. (New 

 York state museum of natural history. 43d report, for the year 1889, 

 p. 99-206, fig. 1-25) 



Contents PAGE 



Introductory 103 



Notices of various insects: 



Eumenas fraternns Say, fraternal potter wasp 109 



Hypoderma bovis De Geer [also H. lineata], ox warble fly - Ill 



Drosophila sp., flour paste fly 116 



Adalla bipunctata Linn., two spotted lady bird 117 



Dermestes lardarius Linn., bacon beetle 119 



Agrilus rujicollis Fabr., raspberry gouty gall beetle 123 



Coptocycla aurichalcea Fabr. [bicolor Fabr.] golden tortoise beetle 125 



Coptocycla clavata Fabr., clubbed tortoise beetle . 126 



Bruchus scutellaris Fabr. [chinensis Linn.], pea weevil 127 



Hymenorus obscurus Say, a bark beetle 129 



Meloe angusticollis Say, oil beetle 130 



Epicauta vitatta Fabr., striped blister beetle 132 



Epicauta ciwemi'Forst., margined blister beetle 134 



