84. BULLETIN OT" THE BROOKLYN KM. 



be the so long sought for remedy to destroy the obnoxious pests. 



The idea promising such beneficial results ought to lie widely and carefully tested 

 by experiments during the coming year. 



©r. Chas. V. Riley, 



The CottOIl Worm. Bull. U. S. Ent. Conn,,. No. j. 

 An elaborate treatise of 144 pages with 1 finechromo. Washington, Jan. 1880. 



Chas. V. Riley & A. S. Fuller. 



The American Entomologist, published by Max Jaegerhuber 111 New York. 



The first numbers bear the same elegant appearance as Dr. Rileys former ■•American 

 Entomologist", fine paper, first class printing, and excellent wood cuts: containing many 

 articles of great interest, especially to farmers, gardeners, and fruit growers. Wc wish 

 the paper the best success. F. G. S. 



Captures of Bellamira scalaris. 



Of this insect quite rare with us, 1 captured last season five specimens, 

 July 20, one flying, July 22, two sitting on the kitchen door, July 24. one 

 on the same spot, July 26, one flying in my lap while riding in a wagon; 

 August 3rd. one under apiece of wood laid as a trap on a linden stump. 

 Others were captured in previous years on large-flowered thistles, 1 >n 

 Phytolacca decandra, and sitting on barkless stumps. They resemble very 

 much during flight as well as at rest, especially the slender male, the common 

 brown wasp, I do not doubt many are mistaken by collectors ofcoleoptera 

 for hymenoptera. That was the case with myself, when I captured my 

 first specimen. 



An apple tree before my house in the country was full of half-rotten 

 apples and consequently much frequented by wasps. One day 1 saw a 

 wasp which seemed to me to be of a peculiar shape sitting on a branch, 

 but after having taken it with the net, 1 was very much surprised to find 

 it was a Bellamira instead of a wasp. F. ( i. Schaupp. 



Abundance of Ooleoptera on the blossoms 

 of Chestnut Trees. 



While the chestnut trees are in bloom. (in July) a large number of 

 coleoptera may be obtained by shaking the branches into the beating net. 

 Very often from a single branch 100 specimens fall into the net, mostly 

 Telephoridse, Mordellidee and Lepturini. In this way I have captured plenty 

 of Lepturaviftata, proximo., lineola, vaga?is, subfiamata. 



As the trees are usually high, a long stick has, be fastened to the 

 net and a bunch of blossoms covered by the net and en. Single trees 



at the border of a wood arive the best booty. ,\ G. Schaupp. 



