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buds in the spring. It is an extremely difficult matter to poison 

 worms working on the opening buds of trees, for, as the leaves unfold 

 so rapidly, new unpoisoned pastures are being constantly opened for 

 them. I think, however, that two very thorough applications of 

 Paris-green water, as strong as the trees will stand, while the buds are 

 opening, would materially check these pecan bud worms." 



Stegatioptycha bolliana. (From Rural New Yorker.) 



Epinotia piceafoliana, new species. 



Expanse 9.5 to 10.5 mm. 



Head light gray, tinged with yellowish on top ; palpi short, scarcely extending 

 beyond head, tuft small, flattened, the scales at outer end not concealing the short, 

 obtuse outer joint, color gray, shaded with blackish on outside, apical joint dusky 

 black ; antenna gray ; thorax light cinereous gray, with a bronzy median shade ; 

 abdomen bronzy black, anal tuft gray-ochreous ; legs gray, heavily dusted in front 

 and tarsi ringed with bronzy black. 



Forewing. — Costa nearly straight, slightly curving at base and apex, termen 

 straight and only slightly oblique. Twelve veins, all free, accessory cell large, begin- 

 ning midway between 10 and II, outer end opposite 7 ; internal vein ending opposite 5. 

 Color grayish white, crossed with blackish brown lines and narrow fascia;. The basal 

 area is defined by a heavier dark dentate line, from inner fourth of costa, curving out- 

 wardly to inner third of dorsum ; before this are three or four parallel fine dark lines 



