INDEX. 



[135] 



laboriosa, Tetraqnatha, vs. Aletia, [106]. 

 Lahidus harrUii vs. AJctia, 90. 



meUheimeri vs. Aletia, 91. 

 Laboiilb^no (A.), literature by, \^\0\. 

 Lace-vriufrs '"*• Aletia, 100. 

 Lady birds, effect of pyrethruni on. [22]. 



esps of, rni.>»taken for those of A. 



■xylitta, G. 

 vernacular name of Coccinellidce, 376. 

 vs. Aletia, 96. 



vs. Heliothis armigera, [19]. 

 La Franc (E.), on remedy for A. xylina, 38. 

 Laird (George), production of pyrethruni bv. 



[113]. 

 Lauip.s used in cotton fields, 130, 131. 

 Lampyridie vs. Aletia, 96. 

 Laue'a wateriu^-pot pump. 273-274. 

 Landois (H.). cited, 57. 

 Landon (M. D.), literature by, 336. 

 Landreth <fc Sons (D.). on Heliothis armigera eat- 



inir Lima beans, 362. 

 Lantern traps, remedy for A. xylin^i, 36. 

 Laphria sp. vs. Aletia. 99. 

 Laphygma frufjipe rda . account of, 353. 



chrysalis of, confounded 

 with that of Aletia 

 xidina, 17. 

 food-plant-s of, 353. 

 larva of, habits of, 353. 

 larvae destroying Aletia, 



101. 

 mistaken for Aletia xylina, 



345. 

 parasited by Euplectrus 



camstockii, *107. 

 ravages of. 353. 

 vernacular name of, 353. 

 Larkspur, use of, to kill Aletia, [J 14]. 

 Larva of A. xylina, anatomy of. 45-48. 



digestive canal of^ 



47. 

 dorsal vesselof, 47. 

 ganglia of, 47. 

 legs of, 45. 

 malpighian ves- 

 sels of, 47. 

 prolegs of, 46. 

 salivary glands of, 



47. 

 stigmata of, 46-47. 

 stomach of, 47. 

 testis of, 57. 

 colors of, 7, [ICO]. 

 compared with larva of An- 



omis erosa, [103]. 

 compared with larva of An- 



omis texana, [JOO]. 

 conditioB of soil and plant 

 connected with first appear- 

 ance of, 81-83. 

 constancv of occurrence of, 21. 

 description of. 374, !98]-[100l. 

 and figure of, 6-7. 

 early occurrence of, 21. 

 external anatomy of, 45-47. 

 feedinsr of, 7-8. 

 food of, 8. 



plants of. ri02]-[104]. 

 fowls feeding on, 30. 

 histology of stomach of, 48. 

 internal anatomy of, 47, 48. 



head of, 

 47. 

 jumping of. 7. 

 killed by snow-storm, 23. 

 late first appearance of, dis- 

 cussed, 20. 

 markings of, how produced. 46. 

 migrations of, 8. 

 number of molts of, 7. 

 odor of, 8. 



t-erm of existence of, 7. 

 terrestrial and meteorological 



influences affecting, 81-86. 

 time of first appearance of, 

 12, 13. 

 Larva of Anomii< erosa compared with larva of 

 Aletia xijlina, [103]. 



Larva of Ano7r^i8 erosa compared with larva of 

 Anomis texana, |103]. 

 texana compared with larva of 

 Aletia xylina, [lOOJ. 

 compared with lar^ii of 

 Alio mis erosa, [103]. 

 A-s-pila virescens, description of, [164J. 

 Platyhypena scabra, description of, 

 [104]. 

 Larvae, effect of pyrethrum on, [15]. 

 Late first appearance of larva of A. xylina dis- 

 cussed, 20. 

 Laurel oak, 76. 



Laverna sp. feeding on cotton bolls, [121], 

 Leaf-cutting Ants vs. Aletia, 94. 

 Le Blanc's light trap, 316. 

 Lee (D.), quoted, 356. 

 Legree (J. D.), literature by, 336. 

 Leaicminosce, food -plants of Heliothis armigera, 



362. 

 Length of life of moth of .4. xylina discussed, 20. 

 Lepidoptera, destroying Aletia, 101. 

 Heterocera belong to, 2. 

 Leptoglossus phyllopus. food-habits of, 366. 



injury to cotton boUs by, 

 366. 

 Leucania unipuncta, absence of, from Florida, [6], 

 account of, 350. 

 called Xorthem Army 



Worm, 19. 

 food-plants of larva of, 19. 

 geographical distribution of, 



351. 

 larva of, habits of, 351. 

 mistaken for Aletia xylina, 



345. 

 moth of, confounded with 



that of Aletia xylina, 19. 

 moth of, described and fig- 

 ured, 19. 

 number of broods of, 351. 

 oviposition of, 351. 

 seasons of, [102]. 

 vernacular name of, 350. 

 Leucantheynum vulgare, ISO. 

 Leucarctia aerea, brush-sacs of moth of, 56, [105]. 

 Levy's sifting machine, 305. 

 Lewis' bucket pump, 2'71. 



deflector nozr.le, 209. 

 light trap, 315. 

 syiinge, 271. 

 Lihelluld trimaculata figured, 101. 

 Libellulidas vs. Aletia, 100. 

 Lift -pumps, 299. 

 Light-traps for insects, 314. 



Binklev's, 321. 

 Cranston's, 316. 

 Dudley's, 316. 

 Duke's, 316. 

 Garrett's, 320. 

 Fordtran's. 316. 

 Le Blanc's, 316, 

 Lewis', 315. 

 McQueen's, 315, 

 net form of. 318. 

 Pitman's, 316. 

 Push's. 320. 

 Eigel's, 315. 

 simple form of, 315. 

 Stephens', 316. 

 Stith's, 319. 

 Lighted torches, remedy for A. xylina, 35. 

 Lights as remedies for Heliothis armigera, 379. 

 attraction of moths by, [112]. 

 for attracting the moth of A. xylina, 129. 

 Lignitic clay. 72. 

 ligustrina, CUftonia, 67. 



Lima beans, food-plant of Heliothis armigera, 362. 

 Lime hills. 65, 69, 71. 



Limestone, 63, 65, 66, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78. 

 Linden, 66. 



Lintner (J. A.), literature by, 331, 337. 

 Linyphia commiinis\s. Aletia, 89, [106]. 

 Liriodendron, 66. * 



Literature of A. xylina, history of, 322. 

 Little (George), device of, for mixing dry poi- 

 sons, 141. 

 Live-oak, 67, 69, 71. 



