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APHIDID^. 



Chaitophorus tiegimdinis Thomas, on box-elder, and C. populicola, 

 Thomas, on narrow-leafed cottonwood, are common in Las Vegas, 

 N. Max. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Clisiocam/pa coTintricta Stretch.— The larvte of this species defoli- 

 ated great numbers of cottonwood at Tempe and Phoenix, Ariz. , in 

 March, 1902. They were full fed, spinning up at the end of March, 

 and I noticed that thej- often wandered 100 yards or more from the 

 trees. It would doubtless be easy to trap them at this time with 

 gunny sacks tied around the trees. I bred several moths, but got no 

 parasites. The larva is quite variable in its markings. I made the 

 following notes at Tempe, March 29: 



Larva, wandering, ready to pupate; 38"" long (smaller ones, 

 perhaps males, 27°""); general color the usual light blue-graj-, with 

 long, white hairs, those on dorsum about 5°""; a broad black dorsal 

 band, constricted somewhat at the sutures, on each segment bearing 

 many erect, rather short, orange-ferruginous hairs; sides minutely 

 speckled with black; an elongated irregular subdorsal black mark on 

 each side of each segment, its lower edge bordered b^" a small, pale 

 mark; extreme sides with denser tufts of white hair; under surface 

 black, clouded with gray; abdominal legs pale ferruginous apically; 

 head spotted with black and beset with erect, black hairs. Other speci- 

 mens have large more or less dumb-bell shaped orange dorsal patches, 

 one on each segment. 



COLEOPTERA. 



Galerucella, decora var. salicis Eandall (det. Schwarz.), was found 

 May 24, 1902, injuring willow in Gallinas Canyon, New Mexico, at a 

 place called Trout Spring. 



Lina so'ipta Fab., was found this j'ear in Las Vegas, N. Mex., but it 

 is rare and not destructive with us. Probably it has some natural 

 enemy to keep it down. 



AnthrretiuH scrophidarix Linn, has been abundant this spring on 

 flowers in Las Vegas. The first specimens were found by Miss Flor 

 ence Mair, on flowers of cultivated Berberis. 



Haltica foliacm Lee. (det. Fall), was found at the top of the Las 

 Vegas Range, New Mexico, at about 11,000 feet, at the end of June, 

 1901. What could be its food plant at this altitude ? Epilobium, perhaps. 



Chrysobothris mcdi Horn. (det. Schwarz.), was received from Sim- 

 mons, Ariz., where it was reported to have killed a two year-old apple 

 tree. The species was originally found infesting apple trees in Cali- 

 fornia, but it has occurred also on native trees and shrubs (though not 

 bred therefrom) and is presumablv native. See Fall, Coleop. So. 

 Calif. (1901), p. 117. 



Diabrotica 1^-punctata Oliv., occurs at Phoenix, Ariz., and is ndt 



