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yas considered almost certain that the larva hibernated, 
ee tee aot im Spptember, Mr. 
ran work. I had discussed the matter with 
St ateaEE Mat Qs intact must be attached, some- 
os Object, vegetable or animal, in such a way as 
et 
mined, without result. Finally, on September aust, 
ach of grass was taken up from the bottom, mud 
1 was washed out in a large beaker and graduate. 
a is several larvae in the second and third stage were 
d and sent to me. The clue was now in hand, and Mr. 
lock was sent to Trenton, September 27th, and in two 
he had over forty larvx, ranging from stages 2 to 4, 
fe knew just where the insects were found. Sections of 
ome ‘the swamp were brought into the Laboratory and 
ee oe we ee Over To larves 
SNICEA fits Gf bardarbons lives io swamp areas, 
ass and reed-covered, some two to four inches below 
surface, and attached by the anal siphon to the roots 
| which have a very open vascular texture. They can 
SEI Tue under the tats of gram 
an scooping about, so as to dislodge the attached larvx. 
<i by from our experience the infested areas must be cov- 
ee eens Of water, and when the water 
% deep and more open, no more larvx are found. It 
‘gfass-root system and not the mud that is sought, as 
demon: jd at Lahaway carly in November. Here the pool 
SET Techack hed collected the eggs had become much 
cep ee of bottom vegetation bad 
and was floating about 6 inches from the bottom. 
SE URIIAS to break throws the sod 20 as to get besenth 
EES alone the bottom of the 220) 
i from these roots I secured from one to five specimens 
trial made ; but from the mud in the bottom I obtained 
fe cycle of this peculiar species is not yet complete, 
pupa has not been found ; but enough is known to make 
