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  presence 
  at 
  Penfield, 
  Monroe 
  co. 
  Mrs 
  E. 
  B. 
  Smith 
  brought 
  in 
  a 
  speci- 
  

   men 
  from 
  Coeymans, 
  Albany 
  co., 
  and 
  I 
  took 
  it 
  at 
  Manor, 
  Suffolk 
  co., 
  

   where 
  it 
  was 
  present 
  in 
  greater 
  numbers 
  than 
  the 
  common 
  asparagus 
  

   beetle, 
  Crioceris 
  asparagi 
  Linn. 
  The 
  above, 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  

   records 
  previously 
  given, 
  is 
  pretty 
  good 
  evidence 
  that 
  this 
  species 
  has 
  

   already 
  attained 
  a 
  wide 
  distribution 
  in 
  this 
  state. 
  

  

  Grain 
  beetles 
  in 
  a 
  new 
  role. 
  Last 
  October 
  two 
  insects, 
  which 
  

   proved 
  to 
  be 
  Silvanus 
  surinamensis 
  Linn, 
  and 
  CatJiartus 
  

   gemellatus 
  Duv., 
  were 
  received 
  from 
  C. 
  L. 
  Williams, 
  of 
  Glens 
  Falls, 
  

   with 
  an 
  inquiry 
  about 
  their 
  habits. 
  In 
  a 
  large 
  collar 
  and 
  cuff 
  factory 
  con- 
  

   siderable 
  annoyance 
  was 
  occasioned 
  by 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  rust-like 
  spots 
  

   in 
  the 
  lining 
  of 
  the 
  finished 
  products, 
  specially 
  the 
  collars. 
  These 
  two 
  

   beetles 
  and 
  what 
  appeared 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  partly 
  crushed 
  fragment 
  of 
  a 
  wing 
  

   cover 
  were 
  all 
  that 
  Mr 
  Williams 
  could 
  find 
  of 
  anything 
  that 
  might 
  be 
  

   responsible 
  for 
  the 
  trouble. 
  Subsequently 
  spotted 
  examples 
  of 
  such 
  linen 
  

   were 
  sent 
  to 
  me 
  for 
  inspection. 
  The 
  rusty 
  color 
  was 
  evident 
  on 
  the 
  out- 
  

   side, 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  lining 
  small 
  rust-colored 
  specks 
  could 
  be 
  seen 
  that 
  under 
  

   a 
  microscope 
  appeared 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  organic 
  nature. 
  The 
  various 
  processes 
  

   through 
  which 
  the 
  linen 
  had 
  been 
  put, 
  worked 
  the 
  stain 
  into 
  the 
  corner 
  

   of 
  the 
  collar 
  and 
  also 
  macerated 
  these 
  bits 
  so 
  effectively 
  that 
  they 
  pre- 
  

   sented 
  simply 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  abraded 
  atoms. 
  Mr 
  Williams 
  states 
  

   that 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  stain 
  on 
  the 
  cloth 
  before 
  it 
  is 
  made 
  into 
  collars, 
  only 
  here 
  

   and 
  there 
  a 
  small 
  speck 
  which 
  seems 
  utterly 
  incapable 
  of 
  producing 
  the 
  

   amount 
  of 
  stain 
  obtained. 
  The 
  trouble 
  occurred 
  over 
  a 
  period 
  of 
  six 
  

   weeks, 
  during 
  which 
  time 
  dozens 
  of 
  collars 
  were 
  ruined. 
  It 
  seen!s 
  very 
  

   possible 
  that 
  these 
  insects 
  occurred 
  in 
  small 
  numbers 
  in 
  the 
  collar 
  linings, 
  

   atttacted 
  there 
  by 
  the 
  farinaceous 
  matter, 
  and 
  that 
  the 
  stains 
  came 
  from 
  

   the 
  fragments 
  of 
  their 
  bodies. 
  

  

  Snakeworm 
  (Sciara 
  species). 
  These 
  remarkable 
  assemblages 
  of 
  

   Sciara 
  larvae 
  are 
  worthy 
  of 
  note, 
  and 
  it 
  was 
  therefore 
  a 
  source 
  of 
  

   considerable 
  pleasure 
  to 
  receive 
  from 
  C. 
  A. 
  Chamberlain, 
  FrankUn, 
  

   N. 
  Y.) 
  examples 
  of 
  Sciara 
  larvae 
  from 
  one 
  of 
  these 
  peculiar 
  snake-like 
  

   masses. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  source 
  of 
  great 
  regret 
  that 
  none 
  of 
  the 
  insects 
  could 
  be 
  

   carried 
  through 
  to 
  maturity. 
  The 
  specimens 
  were 
  sent 
  under 
  date 
  of 
  

   July 
  23 
  with 
  the 
  following 
  details. 
  The 
  larvae 
  were 
  observed 
  in 
  their 
  

   peculiar, 
  snake-like 
  formation, 
  crossing 
  a 
  sidewalk 
  from 
  a 
  lawn 
  they 
  had 
  

   evidently 
  left. 
  They 
  made 
  little 
  headway 
  when 
  separated 
  but 
  progressed 
  

   very 
  well 
  in 
  the 
  mass, 
  moving 
  from 
  three 
  to 
  four 
  feet 
  an 
  hour. 
  The 
  

   following 
  additional 
  matter 
  was 
  given 
  in 
  response 
  to 
  queries. 
  The 
  larvae 
  

   all 
  appeared 
  to 
  come 
  from 
  under 
  stones, 
  as 
  none 
  were 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  grass, 
  

  

  