466 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



ZOPHODIA Hbn. 



Z. grossulariae Pack. Has been recorded from New Jersey ; the larva lives 

 in gooseberries, causing premature coloring. 



ETJZOPHORA Zell. 



E. semifuneralis Wlk. Newark, VI (Wdt), New Jersey (Lt) : moths May 

 to August, larva a borer in plum, which causes severe injury in Illinois. 

 E. ochreifrontella Zell. Anglesea, VIII, 4, New Brunswick, VIII. 



VITULA Rag. 

 V. edmandsii Pack. Anglesea, common at light. 



GANARSIA Hulst. 



C. ulmiarrosorella Clem. New Brunswick, VII and VIII, the larva very 

 common on the elms : the species probably occurs throughout the State. 



C. hammondi Riley. Anglesea, V, 30, Jamesburg : the larva feeds on the 

 leaves of apple. 



L^ETILIA Rag. 



Li. coccidivora Comst. Burlington and Cumberland Counties, the larva 

 preying upon the tulip soft scale : all stages are found all season and the 

 insects may winter as either larva or pupa. 



HONORA Grt. 



H. oblitella Zell. var. undulatella Clem. Anglesea, VI, 20, VII, 21, at 

 light, common (Lt, Pm). 



HOMiEOSOMA Curt. 



H. electella Hulst. Anglesea, VII, 26, VIII, 24. 

 H. mucidella Rag. Anglesea, VII, 24. 



EPHESTIA Gn. 



E. kuehniella Zell. The " mediterranean flour moth." An introduced species 

 which is becoming a nuisance in flour mills and in dried fruits, north and 

 west. I have not actually seen it from New Jersey, but it will not be at 

 all likely to pass us by. 



E. elutella Hbn. "Found in all parts of the world, living in old fences, 

 decaying wood and rubbish " (Hulst). 



PLODIA Gn. 



P. interpunctella Hbn. The "meal moth ": larva on meal, flour, preserved 

 fruits and the like, at all times : has been actually taken at Ridgewood, 

 Newark and New Brunswick. The methods suggested against coleop- 

 terous pests in stored provisions are available here as well. 



