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INDEX. 



Chrysalis of A. xylina, term of existence of, 9. 



Laphygma frugiperda confounded 

 with that of A. xylina, 17. 

 Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, 180. 

 Cbrysopa, eggs of, mistaken for eggs of J.. xylina,Q. 

 Chunnenugga Ridge, 65. 

 Cicer arietinum, food-plant of Heliothis armigera, 



363. 

 Cicindela larv» feeding on ants, [107]. 

 punctulata vs. Aletia. 95. 

 sperata vs. Aletia, 95. 

 splendida figured, 95. 

 CicindelidsB feeding on Aletia, 95. 



vs. Heliothis armigera, 376. 

 cinerea, Quercus, 67. 



Cirrospilus esurua, svnonym oiTetrastichus esurus, 

 '[111], 

 vs. Aletia, 102. 

 Cistern pumps in poisoning, 278-279. 

 Oitheronia regalis larva parasited by Belvoisia 



&Vfa^ciata, [110]. 

 Clarke's spray -pipe, 220. 

 Classification of JL. xylina, 1,2. 

 Clay, 63, 64, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77. 



slate, 80. 

 Claypole (E. W.), literature hy, 382. 



on food habits of Heliothis armi- 

 gera, 360. 

 Clean cultivation, remedy for A. xylina, 35. 

 Clifford's spray-pipe, 220." 

 Cliftonia Ugus'trina, 67. 

 Climate of Cotton States, 59-62. 

 Clover, food-plant o£ Drasteria erechtea, 352. I 



imago of Relioth is armigera, \ 

 372. I 



Platyhypena scabra, 354, 

 [104] . 

 Coal-measures, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79. 

 Coast plains, 67. 



prairies, 68-69. 

 Cobalt in baits, 320. 



Coccinella 1 -punctata parasited by Phora, 117. 

 Coccinellidce, eggs of, mistaken for eggs of A. 

 xylina. 6. 

 vs. Aletia, 96. 



vs. Heliothis armigera, 376. 

 coccineum, Malvastrum, localities for. [103]. 

 Coccygus americanus vs. Aletia, 88, [29]. 

 Cocklebur, 184. 



Cocoon of A. xylina, formation of, 8. 

 Coffee Weed, 186. 



food-plant of imago of Heliothis ar- 

 migera, 372. 

 Cold killing insects, 311. 

 Coleoptera feeding on Aletia, 95. 

 Collet erial glands of moth of A. xylina, anatomy 



of, 57-58. 

 Colliding-jet nozzles, 194. 

 Collops qvadrimaculatus vs. Aletia, 97. 

 Collurio ludovicianus vs. Aletia, 88. 

 Colmans Eural World, literature in, 339, 352. 

 Colorado Citizen, literature in, 331, 341, [105]. 



Potato-beetle devoured by Mantis, 100. 

 Colors of larva oiA. xylina, 7. 

 Columbus (Ga.) Incjuirer, literature in, 331. 

 communis, lAnyphia, vs. Aletia, [106] . 

 commutata, [pomoea, food-plant of larra of A. 



xylina [10^. 

 Compression-squirters, pneumatic, 253-261. 



b^Ilovr3a«,257. 

 Daughtrey'i, 



258-261. 

 generatire, 



253-257. 

 osculating, 257. 

 reciprocating, 



2o8-261. 

 rotary, 257. 

 "W o r 8 Wick 

 Co.'s, 258. 

 solid, 261-283. 



bellows as, 26g. 

 oscillating, 262. 

 reciprocating, 262- 



283. 

 rotary, 261, 262. 

 Comstock (J. H), description o£ Tachina fratema 

 by [109]. 



Comstock (J. H.), literature by, 328, 330, 331, 354, 



382. 

 eom^tockii, Euplectrus. (See Eupleetrus eomstocJdi). 

 coneinnata, Tachina. figure of larva of, compared, 



[110]. 

 Condition of soil and plants connected with the 



appearance of the first worms, 81-83. 

 Conditions affecting hibernation of A. xylina, 22. 

 Conduits for blast spravs, 248-249. 

 blasts. 244"^. 

 of poisoning machines, 244, 248-249, 283. 

 Connerly (D. C. B.), literature by, 332. 

 conquisitor, Cryptus. (See Cryptus conquisitor.) 

 Pimpla, a parasite of the pupa of Ale- 

 tia xylina, 16. 

 Constancj' of occurrence of larva of A. xylina, 21. 

 Conveyances for machinery in cotton field, [115]. 

 Convoivulacece, food-plants of Heliothis armigera, 



363. 

 Copidosoma truncatellum eaten by Heliothis ar- 

 migera, 369. 

 parasitic on Plusia bras- 

 siece, 369. 

 Copper sulphate, experiments with, [20J. 

 Copris, effect of pyrethrum on, [15]. 

 Copulatorv pouch"^of moth of A. xylina, anatomy 



of, 58. 

 Coquillett (D. W.), literature by, 354. 

 Corchorus capsvZaris a protection against Ale- 

 tia, 122. 

 cordata, Magnolia, 66. 



Corn, food-plant of Heliothis armigera, 355, 357, 

 359, [17], [28]. 

 Laphygma frugiperda, 353. 

 "Worm contained in family Xoctuidce, 2. 



vernacular name of Heliothis armi- 

 gera, 358. 

 Comus, 66. 



Corrosive sublimate, experiments with, [20 j. 

 "Cotton," literature bv, 332. 



Cotton, cultivation of, in Bahia, 43-44, [1211-[122] . 

 Florida, [5]. 

 Manzanillo, 40. 

 Martinique, 42. 

 Mazatlan, 39. 

 Merida, 41. 

 Sao Paulo, 44. 

 Vera Cruz, 40. 

 food-plant of Heliothis armigera. 355, 356, 

 357,359, [17], 128]. 

 imago of Heliothis armi- 

 gera, 372. 

 Lavhygma frugiperda, 353. 

 Macrosila rustica, [121]. 

 injured by "red spider,'" [5]. 

 insects injuring, in Bahia, 43. 



Pemambucn, 44. 

 Venezuela, 42-43. 

 irregularity in planting, [114]-[115]. 

 Army Worm, name of A. xylina, 1. 

 Belt, 59-80. 



division of, [105] . 

 blight, cause of, [26]. 



symptoms of, [25]. 

 "bells, insects feeding on, [121]. 

 Caterpillar, name of A. xylina, 1. 

 cui'ure and the insects affecting the plant 

 at Bahia, Brazil, 43-44. 

 decrease of, in Central America 

 and West Indies, 21. 

 enemies in other countries, 39. 

 leaf essence for attracting the moth, 134. 

 Moth called Aletia argilla^ea, 1, 327 

 plant. Poisoning the glands of, 133. 

 planting, history of, in Florida, [6]. 

 seed oil, 163. 



States, agricultural subdivisions of^ 65-66. 

 climate of, 59-62. 

 general features of the, 59-67. 

 geological sketch of, 62-63. 

 limits of, 59. 

 rainfall of, 59-61. 

 soils of, 04-65. 

 temperature of, 61-62. 

 topography of, 63-64. 

 winds of, 59. 

 Worm. (See Aletia xylina ) 



investigation, circular "No. 7, xxviii. 



