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Appendix page 



(A) Some extra-limital insects 151 



Carpocapsa saltitans Westw.. and its jumping seeds 151 



Systena hlanda Mels. [taeniata Say] — Broad striped flea beetle 155 



LeptoGoris trivittatus Say — Box-elder plant bug 156 



Mantis l^StagmomajitisI Carolina Liiui. — Carolina Mantis 158 



(B) Entomological addresses : 



Present state of entomological science iu the U. S 163 



Annual address of the president of the entomological club of the American 



association for the advancement of science ..- 172 



Some pests of the pomologist 183 



(C) List of publications of the entomologist during the year 1887 193 



(D) Contributions to the department during the year 1887 205 



(E) Errata in former reports 209 



G-eueral index 211 



Plant index 235 



A familiar pest. (New England homestead. Nov. 24, 1888. 22:421, 

 col. 1-2) 



Identifies the pupa of Sphinx quinquemaculata [^Phlegethontius celeus] and 

 gives life history briefly. 



Identification of the cow fly — Haematobia serrafa. (Country gentleman. 

 Nov. 29, 1888. 53:8932'^) 



Reference of the species by Baion Osten Sacken, of Germany, to Saematohia 

 serrata Rob.-Desv. " 



Wire worms. (Country gentleman. Nov. 29, 1888. 53 : 8933*, fig. 1-6) 

 Gives several of the best remedies for these pests. 



Egg deposits of flower crickets. (Country gentleman. Dec. 6, 1888. 



53:911") 



Oecanthus niveus Harris, Oecawi^Ms/ascia/ws DeGeer and Pelidnota punctata 

 Linn.'are noticed. 



White marked tussock egg clusters. (Country gentleman. Dec. 6, li 



53:91118) 



Identifies the eggs of Orgyia INotolophusI leiicosiigma Sm.-Abb. and notice* 

 a parasite, Pimpla conquisiior Say. 



Transformations of Sesia \Hema7'is\ bii^aloensis Gr.-Rob. (American 

 entomological society. Transactions. 1888. 15 : 105) 



Immature stages are described, the larvae being found on snowball. 



Apple tree tent caterpillar. (Country gentleman. Ap. 4, 1889. 54:269^^) 

 Eggs of Clisiocampa americana on a peach twig are identified and the insect 

 briefly noticed. 



