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larged in the accompanying figrffe. This insect is found so generally dis- 

 tributed over houses that it is difficult to use insecticides against it 

 successfully. Fresh pyrethrum kills it readily and may be used wherever 



Fig. i6 LEPiSMA DOMESTiCA ( After Marlatt : U. S. Dep't agriculture, Division entomology^ 



Bulletin 4). 



practicable. As a rule not much damage is done e:?fcept in rather moist 

 situations or where objects are undisturbed for a series of years, as in the 

 case of the senate bill illustrated above. 



The following are the principal references to this species. 



Packard, A. S. Peabody academy of science. 5th Report, 

 p, 48 (original description). 



Lintner, J. A. Insects of New York. 4th Report. 1888. 

 (injuring labels, etc., as Lepis77ia domestica) ; — 6th Report. 



p. 179 

 1890. 



p. 190 (eating lace, paper boxes, as Lepisma domesiicd) ; — loth Report 

 1895. p. 519 (mention). 



Bergroth, Evald. Entomologica americana. 1890. 6: 233 (re- 

 ferred to Ther?nobia). 



Marlatt, C. L. U. S. Dep't agriculture, Division entomology. 

 Bulletin 4 (new series). 1896. p. 76-78, fig. 77 (general account, as 

 Lepisma). 



