Ni^TH Report of the State Entomologist 447 



[Dryocampa imperialis Harris.] (Coantry Gentleman, for Sep- 

 tember 21, 1871, xxxvi, p. 600, c. 2 — 8 cm.) 

 Description of the moth and note on its transformations and habits. 



Pieris rapae Parasite. (American N'aturalist, v. 18T1, p. 742. 



Canadian Entomologist, for November, 1871, iii, p. 197.) 



The cabbage butterfly has been attacked by a parasite. Large numbers of 

 a species of Pteromalus were bred from chrysalids of P. rapce during the 

 laet of September. It is thought to be identical with the P. puparum which 

 preys upon it in Europe. 



Cabbage Butterfly. (Country Gentleman, for November 16, 



1871, xxxvi, p. 728, c. 1 — 17 cm.) 



Notice of the larvae of Pieris rapce in Delaware; notes on the species and 

 discovery of its parasite, Pteromalus puparum, in Albany, N. Y. , in October 

 of the present year. 



Cut Worms in Corn. (Country Gentleman, for May 30, 1872, 



XXX vii, p. 339, c. 2 — 11 cm.) 



Caterpillars which had cut off the com below the surface of the ground 

 from several acres in Queens county. N. Y,, after the manner detailed, are 

 identifiej^ as young cut- worms, which in their immature state cannot be 

 referred to any of the twelve or fifteen known species. Judging from their 

 habits as given, they may be Mamestra Arctica Boisd. 



Spindle Worms. (Country Gentleman, for June 13, 1872, xxxvii, 

 p. 376, c. 1, 2 — 8 cm.) 



Caterpillars eating into the stalks of com in Dutchess county, N. Y. , are 

 probably a species of Gortyna, as several of the genus are known as notorious 

 burro wers in stalks, etc. 



Apple-Twig Borer on Pear Trees. (Country Gentleman, for 

 June 13, 1872, xxxvii, p. 375, c. 2, 3— 32 cm.) 



Habits, distribution, and injuries of the specie^:, Amphicerus bicaiidatiis 

 (Say), and remarks on the importance of a knowledge of the natural history 

 of injurious insects. 



[See Second Report on the Insects of New York, 1885, pp. 125-132, figs. 

 28-31.] 



Hessian Fly. (Country Gentleman, for June 13, 1872, xxxvii, p. 



376, c. 2 — 6 cm.) 



Identification of the " flax-seeds" from Franklin county, Ohio, where they 

 occur in abundance at the joints of the wheat stalks. 



Bark Louse. (Country Gentleman, for July 11, 1872, xxxvii, p. 

 440, c. 2, 3 — 8 cm.) 



The insect infesting a thorn-hedge inj Windsor, Canada, is a species of 

 Coccus. Remarks on the Coccidm, their habits, the means "and the best time 

 for destroying them. 



