INDEX. 



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Heliothis armigera, transfonnationa of, 364. 



variations Qflarvae of, 366, [18]. 

 vernacular names of, 358. 

 exprimans resembles H. armigera, 358. 

 umbrosus, description of imago of, [121]. 

 synonym of JET. armigera, 358. 

 Helm's insect-sweeper, 311. 

 Helraecke's barrel pump, 277. 

 Helluomorpha laticornisYS. Aletia, 95. 



texana vs. Aletia, 95. 

 Hemerobiidae destroying Aletia, 100. 

 Hemiteles sp. parasitic on Aplanteles aletice, 105. 

 Hemp as a protection against Aletia, 123. 



vernacular name of Cannabis, 363. 

 Hempstead (O. H., jr.), literature by, 325, 335. 

 Hendersou (S.). literature by, 335. 

 flendley's powdering belloAvs, 242. 

 Herbarium of U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



examination of malvaceous plants in, [103]. 

 Heteroptera feeding on Aletia, 97. 

 Heterocera, Noctuidce a family of, 2. 

 Hexaplasta zigzag, description of imago of, 1 111]- 

 [112]. 

 vs. Aletia, 102, 115, 116. 

 Hibernation, artificial, oH nxoth.of Aletia xylina,2Q. 

 Danais archippus, 



20. 

 Paphia glycerium, 

 20. 

 of A. xylina, 15-22, [101]-[102], [104[- 

 [105]. 

 conditions affecting, 21. 

 localities of, 22, 

 summary of evidence 



on, 22. 

 tbeories on, 16. 

 motb of A . xylina, 18-22 . 



arguments for,21. 

 where occuning, 

 18. 

 Platyhypena scabra [104]. 

 Hibiscus esculentus, food-plant of Heliothis armi- 

 gera, 363. 

 grandijlorus, food-plant of Heliothis arm- 

 i<7era(?), 363. 

 localities for. [104]. 

 militaris, localities for, [104]. 

 moscheutus, localities for, [104] . 

 syriacus, localities for, [104]. 

 trionum, localities for, [104]. 

 Hickory, 65, 66, 70-79. 



uplands, 65, 69, 70-72. 

 Higb-gi'ound willow oak 70. 

 Hilgard (Prof. E. W.), acknowledgment to, xx. 

 on the active substance in 



pyrethrun), 169. 

 using decoction of pyre- 

 tbrum, 178. 

 Hill prairies, C5, 73, 74-75. 

 Hirundo horreorum vs. Aletia, 88. 

 Histology of stomach of larva of A. xylina, 48. 

 History of A. xylina in Alabama, 24-33. 



Arkansas, 24, 26-29, 31, 33. 

 Bahamas, 42. 

 Bahia 43-44. 

 Brazil, 43-44. 

 British Guiaua, 43. 

 Dutch Guiana, 43. 

 Florida, 24-33. 

 Georgia, 23-33. 

 Louisiana, 23-33. 

 Mississippi. 24-34. 

 North Carolina, 25-29, 33. 

 Pernambuco, 44. 

 Sao Paulo, 44. 

 South Carolina, 23-29, 31- 



33. 

 Tennessee, 25, 29, 33. 

 Texas 24-34. 

 United States, 23-34, [97], 



[99]. 

 Venezuela, 43. 

 Virginia, 29. 

 Boll-worm in Alabama, 28. 

 cultivation of cotton, [121]-[122]. 

 literature about A. xylina, 322. 

 remedies for A. xylina, 34-38. 

 useofParis green for Aletia, [119]-[120]. 



Hog Weed, 184. 



Hogs vs. Aletia, 87. 



Holland's pump, 273. 



Holling's deflector nozzle, 208. 



" Holly Springs South," literature by. 335. 



Holy water, remedy for A. xylina, 34. 



Honey in baits, 320. 



Horehound, 185. 



Hornblende, 80. 



Horse-mint, 185. 



Horse-nettle, 186. 



Horseback powder blower, 239. 



sprayers, Warner's, &c., 265. 

 sprinklers, 301-302. 



Ramsey's, 301. 

 Willie's, 300. 

 Hose-pipe spray -nozzles, 220, 221. 

 Hosford's spray-pipe, 221. 

 Hotz' spray-pipe. 220. 

 Howard (C. C), quoted, 356. 

 Howard (L. 0.), acknowledgments to, xxi. 



description of Elachistus euplec- 

 tri by, [108]- 

 [109]. 

 JEuplecirus com- 

 stockii'by, [108J. 

 literature by, 335. 

 on Heliothis armigera eating 

 field bean, 362. 

 Howard (W. H.), literature by, 335. 

 Hoy (P. R.), literature by, 335. 



on occurrence of A. xylina in Wis- 

 consin, [102]. 

 Hoyer's spray-pipe, 220. 

 Hoyt, (Dr. J. D.), literature by, 326, 335. 



plan of, for shaking off the 

 worms, 136. 

 Hubbard (H. G.), acknowledgments to, xx, xxxl. 

 experiments carried on by, 170, 



171, 172. 

 literature by, 335, 336, [112]. 

 observations on ants, 91. 

 food habits of insects, [107]. 

 Heliothis armigera eating AZefia 

 • • xylina, 369. 



oviposition of Asilus, 99, 

 parasitism of Aletia xylina by 

 Trichogramrria 

 pretiosa, 377. 

 Heliothis armig- 

 era by Tachina 

 aletice, 377. 

 Heliothis armi- 

 gera by Tricho- 

 gramma preti- 

 osa, 377. 

 preparing kerosene emulsions, 



report of, [5]. 

 Huckleberry, 66. 

 Hudson River formation, 75. 

 Hiibner (J.), description of A. argillacea by, [95], 



literatiire by, 336, 357, 383. 

 Hull's cancylindered syringe, 274. 

 Humphreys (J. T.), cited, 18. 

 Humphreyville's air pump, 251. 

 Hard's rotary powder blower, 231-232. 



sifting machine, 304. 

 hyalinus, Apanteles. (See Apanteles hyalinus.) 

 Hydraulic bellows, 262. 

 Hydronette pumps, 202-269. 

 Hydropult pump, 271. 

 Hyla spp. vs. Aletia, 89. 

 Hymeuoptera, efiect of pyrethrum on, [15J. 



vs. Aletia^ 89. 

 Hypena scabralis, moth of, confounded with thaf 

 of Aletia xylina, 18-19. 

 Platyhypena scabra a synonynj 

 of, 1 104]. 

 Hypothenemvs eruditus feeding on cotton boll.>^ 

 and twigs [121]. 

 synonymy of, [121J. 

 hispidulus, synonym oiH. eruditiig 

 [121]. 

 Ichneumons, influence of wet weather on, [105). 

 Icterus baltimore vs. Heliothis armigera, 376. 

 spp. vs. Aletia, 88. 

 spurius vs. Heliothis armigera, 376. 



