ENTOMOLOGICAL CALENDAR. 



THIS calendar applies mostly to the New England states, where the appearances 

 of the insects here enumerated have been recorded. It should be borne in mind that 

 the season of New York city is about two weeks in advance of that of Boston, 

 and that of Virginia and Illinois about a month or six weeks earlier. It is designed 

 to be of special use to farmers and gardeners as indicating the times of appear- 

 ance of injurious insects. When only the generic name is given several species 

 appear simultaneously. The reader in noticing an insect mentioned here can turn 

 to the index and find in the body of the work an account of its habits. 



MARCH. 



Bombus, queens; a few Ichneumons and Chalcids; Vanessa; Grapta; a few 

 specimens of Noctuidae, Tortricidae and Tineidae; Ephippophora caryana; Canker 

 worm, females and males; Anthomyia; Tachina; Chironomus; Anophiles; Bibio; 

 Chionea; Valga, on the snow; Trichocera hiemalis; Cicindelae and Carabidse; 

 Dytiscidse, and other water beetles ; Aquatic Hemiptera; Capnia and Taeniopteryx ; 

 Boreus. 



APRIL. 



lst-15th. Formica; Brephos; Adela, on willows; Aphodius; Ptinus fur; Der- 

 mestes; Anthrenus; Attagenus; Epuraea; Ips; Ellychnia; Larva and female of 

 Melee* on bodies of wild bees and wasps ; Ceuthophilus. 



16th-30th. Polyommatus; Lycaena; Thecla; Coddling moth (Carpocapsa) ; mos- 

 quitoes and larvae; Bombylius; Burying beetles; Euryomia Inda; Buprestids; 

 Chalcophora Virginica; Castings of Saperda Candida; Cylindrical bark borers 

 (Tomicus, Xylographa) ; Hylurgus ; Pissodes strobi ; Hylobius pales ; Phytocoris. 



MAY. 



lst-15th. Xylocopa, Ceratina, Osmia, Andrena and Halictus nesting; Colias; 

 Argynnis Bellone; Melitaea Myrina; Chrysophanus Phlaeas; Clisiocampa larva 

 hatching out; Scoliopteryx; Drasteria; Coremia; Gooseberry Pempelia; Tipulidae; 

 Hessian-fly and Wheat-midge; Cecidomyia; Syrphus; Eristalis; Squash beetle; 

 Plum weevil; Ulster; Clems; Elater; Limonius; Cratonychus; Meloe; Calli- 

 grapha; CEdipoda corallina; Tragocephala infuscata, viridifasciata; Libellula; 

 Ilemerobius. 



18th-Slst. Cynips ; Selantlria rosae and cerasi, laying eggs ; Strawberry Emphy- 

 tus larva; Papilio Turnus; Pontia oleracea; Melitaea Phaeton, larva; Argynnis; 

 Thanaos; Hesperia; Alypia octomaculata; Sphinx; Ceratomia 4-cornis; Sesia; 

 Hyphantria textor; Arctia; Ijeucarctia; Agrotis and cut- worms ; Hypena humuli, 

 hop-vine worm; Grapholitha and other leaf-rolling larvae on apple and pear; Vina 

 Penthina larva; Carpet moth; Chrysops; Geotrupes; Haltica on turaip, tomato, 

 cucumbers, etc ; Apion; Asemum mcestum ; Gastrophysa coeruleipennis ; Galleruca, 



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