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also distinguished from the lardfer beetle QDermestes lardarius^') 

 to which it is closely allied, by its narrow body, while the man- 

 dibles have several teeth, and the claws are armed with a large 

 basal tooth. Mr. J. L. Russell, of Salem, has called my atten- 

 tion to its ravages on the leaves, buds and flowers of the rasp- 

 berry, having been abundant for three or four summers past. 

 It eats long strips in the leaves, but does the most injury to the 

 fruit-buds. It was common June 18, when the sexes coupled. 

 Hand picking proved to be the best remedy against its attacks. 



INJURING THE OAK. 



The many-toothed Priocycla. — This moth, which may be 

 called the Priocycla bilinearia, and is not uncommon in the 

 Northern States, though new to science, has been detected by 

 Mr. W. Saunders, of London, Canada, feeding in the larva state 

 on the oak. Unfortunately, the caterpillar was not described. 

 It went into the chrysalis state on the 4th of July, and on the 

 17th, or thirteen days after, emerged as a moth. 



In its adult form it is a fawn-colored moth, with deeply in- 

 dented wings, the teeth being largest on the hind wings. The 

 wings grow lighter towards their base. Near the outer third of 

 the wing is a nearly straight brown line, with a single slight 

 bend just above the median vein ; beyond this line, the outer 

 edge is darker, with a slightly sinuate diffuse broad band, obso- 

 lete in the middle, leaving a dusky patch near the apex and 

 near the inner angle. On the apex is a broad, short, oblique, 

 paler band. The fringe between the tips of the teeth is silvery, 

 while the ends of the teeth are dark. On the hind wings are a 

 few dusky scales near the outer edge, but not so distinct as on 

 the fore wings. 



The wings beneath are tawny yellow on the inner third of 

 both wings, and dusted with brown scales ; beyond, the wings 

 are yellowish-brown, with the same markings as on the upper 

 surface ; but the brown, threadlike line on the hind wings is 

 much more sinuate than above, and is double, inclosing a large, 

 irregularly oval space. It expands 1.30 of an inch. 



INJURING THE PINE. 



The Pine Paraphia. — This moth, which is not very common, 

 was raised by Mr. Saunders, of London, Canada, " from a brown 



