INDEX. 



[137] 



Mimetits inter/cctor vs. Aletia, fl06]. 

 Mirmcs polygloUus vs. Aletia xylina, 88, [29]. 



HcUothis armijera, 375. 

 Minewl insecticides, loU. 



principles to be followed in 

 use of, 137. 

 Minimum q^iaulities of arsenical poisons, 139. 



Paris green, 144. 

 Minot (C. S.), acknowledgments to, xk, xsxiv. 



cited, 48, 50. 

 minuta, THchogramma, compared with T. preti- 



otsa, [107]. 

 Mississippi, history of J.. xjfUna in, 24-34. 

 Miswmena amcricana vs. Aletia, [106]. 

 georgianaxs. Aletia, [106]. 

 Mitchell (A. (;'), observations by, 356. 

 Mitchell (T. W.), on remedy for A. xylina, 36. 

 mitis, Pimcs, 66, 67. 

 Mixer of poison, 288. 

 Mobile Cotton Exchange, extracts from address 



before, [105] . 

 Mobile Register, literature in, 326, 328, 329, 337, 339, 



342.343, 1105], [119]-[ 120]. 

 Mobile Weekly Eegister, literature in, 342, 343. 

 Mock Orange, 183. 



blossoms fed on by moth of A. 



xylina, 10. 

 vernacular name of Prunus caroli- 

 niana, [20]. 

 Mocternut hickory, 67, 78. 



Mocking bird, vernacular name of Mimus poly- 

 glottus, 375, [29]. 

 vs. Aletia, 88. 

 Modiola multifida, localities for, [104]. 

 Moffat (J. A.), literature by, 383. 

 Motfett's jawed slot nozzle, 203. 

 Mohr (C.j, cited, 66. 

 Molasses, catching insects in, 315, 321. 

 experiments with, [20]. 

 in baits, 317. 

 Molts of larva of A. xylina, number of, 7. 

 Mon ar da punctata, I'io. * 



Monedula Carolina xs. Aletia, 94. 

 Monomorium carhonarium vs. Aletia, 90. 

 Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, literature in, 337. 

 Monthly Ecports of U. S. Department of Agri- 



ciiltnfe cit-ed, 28-30, 33-34. 

 Montreal, occurrence of A. xylina in, 39. 

 Morrill (A.), letter from, 39-40. 

 literature by, 337. 

 Morrison (H. K.), cited, 56. 



literature by, 337. 

 Morse (G. W.), literature by. 325, 338. 

 moschata, Malva. localities for, [103]. 

 moscheutus, nibi.<icus, localities for, (104]. 

 Moth of A . xylina, anatomy of, 48-58. 

 aortaof, 55. 

 brush-sac of, 56. 

 colleterial glands of, 57-58. 

 copulatory pouch of, 58. 

 coxae of, 49, 50. 

 digestive canal of, 53-55. 

 female organs of, 57-58. 

 food-reservoir of, 54-55. 

 ganglia of, 55. 

 intestine of, 55. 

 legs of, 51. 



male organs of. 56-57. 

 malpighian vessels of, 55. 

 nervous system of, 55. 

 oesophagus of, 54. 

 ovaries of, 57. 

 penis of, 57. 

 pnarynxof, 53-54. 

 pore'^canals of. 52. 

 proboscis of, 52-53. 

 salivary glands of, 54. 

 scales of, 51-52. 

 sebaceous glands of, 57-58. 

 spines of, 51, 53. 

 spiracles of, 51. 

 stomach of, 5.'). 

 testis of, 57. 

 trochantines of. 49, 50. 

 tympanum of, 50. 

 vagina of, 58. 

 vana d£ferentia of, 57. 

 artificial hibernation of, 20. 



Moth of A. xj/h'no, attracted and destroyed by 

 lights, 159. 

 by tires and lights, 

 1112]. 

 sweeta, 131. 

 description of, 375, [98]. 



and ligure of, 9. 

 destruction of, 129. 

 distribution of pore-canals of. 



51,52. 

 external anatomy of, 48-53. 

 abdomen of, 50-51, 56-58. 

 head of, 48. 

 mesothorax of, 49. 

 metathorax of, 49-50. 

 organs of reproduction of, 56- 



58. 

 prothorax of, 48-49. 

 terminal body segments of, 



56-58. 

 thorax of, 48-50. 

 flight of, 10. 

 food of, 10-11. 

 fruits fed on by, 11. 

 habits of, 10. 

 hibernation of, 18-22. 



arguments tat, 



21. 

 where occur- 

 ring, 18. 

 immigration of, 21. 

 internal anatomy of, 53-58. 

 length of life of, discussed, 20. 

 migratory flights of, 21. 



habits of, discussed, 

 20. 

 named "Paloma,"41. 

 other species confounded with, 



18-19. 

 posture of, 10-11. 

 power of flight of, discussed, 20. 

 process of feeding of, 53-54. 

 prolificacy of, 10. 

 puncturing of fruit by, 11. 

 sexual differences of, 9. 

 sudden appearance of, dis- 

 cussed, 20. 

 winter occurrence of, 21. 

 trap, remedy for A. xylina, 36. 

 Motheral (W.), literature by, 338. 

 Mountain oak, 66. 

 Miiller (F.), cited, 56. 

 muhlenbergii, Quercus, 66. 

 Mullein, 1«5. 



Mulien (S. B.), literature by, 338. 

 multifida, Modiola, localities for, [104]. 

 Murtfeldt (M. E.), on Heliothis armigera eating 

 • Phaseolus vulgaris, 362. 

 Myrmeleonidae destroying Aletia, 100. 

 Names, popular, of A. xylina, 1. 

 scientific, of A. xylina, 1. 

 Napcpu dioica, localities lor, [103] . 

 napcea, Sida, localities for, [104 1. 

 Xashville formation, 75. 



Natchez Democrat and Cotu-ier, literature in, 338. 

 National Academy of Science, paper read by C. V. 



Pdley before, 10. 

 National Agricultural Congress, addresses before, 



[119]-1120]. 

 Natural history of A. xylina, 5-22. 

 Naturalists' Leisure Hour, literature in, 341. 

 Navasota (Tex.) Tablet, literature in, 332. 

 Neal (Dr. J. C), acknowledgments to, xx. 

 cited, 35. 

 experiments of, with kerosene 



emulsions, 160. 

 on JJrena lobata as food-plant of 

 Anomis erosa, [102]. 

 Nectar glands of cotton plant, dysteleology of, [101]. 



teleology of, [101]. 

 Nervous system of moth of A . xylina, anatomy of, 55. 

 Net-catching of insects, 311. 



trap, 318. 

 Ncmoptera destroying Aletia. 100. 

 New (\V. W.), literature by, 338. 

 New Harmony Disseminator, liter£^ture in, 322,341. 

 l\'ew Orleans Commercial Times, literature in 329, 

 333. 



