ENTOMOLOGICAL CALENDER. 



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 weeiss 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 And in the body of the work an account of its habits. 



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

 specimens of Noctuidse, Tortricidfe and Tiueidte; Ephippophora caryana; Canker 

 "worm, females and males; Anthomyia; Tachina; Chironomus ; Anophiles ; Bibiq; 

 Chionea; Valga, on the snow; Trichocera hiemalis; Cicindelaa. and CarabidEe; 

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

 Boreus. 



APKIL. 



lsfc-15th. — Formica; Brephos; Adela, on willows; Apliodius; Ptinus fur; Der- 

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

 Meloe on bodies of wild bees and wasps ; Ceuthophilus. 



16th-30lh. — Polyommatus ; Lycsana; Thecla; Coddling moth (Carpocapsa); mos- 

 quitoes and larvje; Bombylius; Burying beetles; Eiiryomia Inda; Buprestids; 

 Chalcophora Viiginica; Castings of Saperda Candida; Cylindrical bark borers 

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



lst-1.5th. — Xylocopa, Ceratina, Osmia, Andrena and Halictus nesting; Colias; 

 Argynnis Bellone; Melit^a Myrina; Chrysophanus Phlteas; Clisiocampa larva 

 hatching out; Scoliopteryx; Brastei-ia; Coremia; Gooseberry Pempelia; Tipulidae; 

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

 Plum weevil; Hister; Clerus; Elater; Limouius; Cratonj'chus ; Meloii; Calli- 

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

 Hemerobius. 



18th-31st. — Cynips; Selandria rosce and cerasi, laying eggs; Strawbei'ry Emphy- 

 tus larva; Papilio Turnus; Pontia oleracea; Melittea Phniiton, larva; Argynnis; 

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

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

 hop-vine worm ; Grapholitha and other leaf- rolling larvse on apple and pear; Vine 

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

 cucumbers, etc; Apion; Asemum moestum ; Gastrophvsa cceruleipennis ; Galleruca. 



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