692 REPORT ON 



Charles V. Riley. Fourth Report of the U. 8. Entomological Commission, etc. — 

 Continued. 



Contains divisions ami chapters, with tho titles given below. Title-page, p. i ; Resolution 

 House of Representatives, p. ii; Table of Contents, pp. iii-xvi; Letter of Submittal, p. xvii; 

 Members of the (U. S. Entomological) Commission, p.xviii: Preface, pp. xix-xxi : Introduction, 

 pp. xxiii-xxxviii ; Chapter I, Classification and Nomenclature — Destructiveness, pp. 1-4; 

 Chapter II, Characters, habits, and natural history, pp. 5-22, figs. 1-8, pi. I; Chapter ill, Past 

 history of the cotton worm in the United States, pp. 23-38 ; Chapter IV, Tho cotton worm in 

 other countries, pp. 39-44 ; Chapter v, On the anatomy of Aletia, by Charles Sedgwick Minot 

 and Edward Burgess, pp. 44-58, pi. 6-11; Chapter vi, The cotton belt, by Prof. Eugene A. 

 Smith, pp. 59-80, maps l and u ; Chapter vn, Terrestrial and meteorological influences affect- 

 ing the worm, pp. 81-86; Chapter vin, Natural enemies, pp. 87-119, figs. 10-45; Chapter ix, 

 Preventive measures, pp. 120-127; Chapter x, Remedies; means of coping with the insect; 

 substances used for its destruction, pp. 128-190; Chapter xi. Machinery and devices for the 

 destruction of the worm, by Prof. W. S. Barnard, Ph. D., Assistant, pp. 190-252, pi. xiv-i.xi ; 

 Chapter xn, Machinery and devices for the destruction of the worm (continued), pp. 2.32-309; 

 Chapter XIII, Machinery and devices for the destruction of tho wor m (concluded), pp. 310-321 ; 

 Chapter xiv, History of the literature and bibliography, pp. 322-344; Chapter xv, Insects 

 liable to be mistaken for Aletia, pp. 345-354, pi. ii, figs. 1-6, pi. v, pi. lxii; Chapter xvi, The 

 Boll Worm (Heliothis armigera, Hiibner), pp. 355-384, pi. iii-iv; Explanation to plates, pp. 

 385-399; appendices, pp. (l)-(92) ; (Introduction, p. (3)) ; Appendix I, Report of H. G. Hub- 

 bard, pp. (5)-(16); Appendix II, Report of Prof. R.W.Jones, pp. (l7)-(23); Appendix m, Re- 

 port of J. P. Stelle, pp. (25)-(35) ; Appendix iv, Report of Dr. E. H. Anderson, pp. (37)-(48) ; 

 Appendix v, Cotton caterpillars in Brazil, by John C. Branner, pp. (49)-(54) ; Appendix vi, 

 Report of Judge William J. Jones, pp. (55)-(57); Appendix vn, Reports of consuls and con- 

 sular agents on tho cotton crop and its euemies in Mexico, Central and South America, and tho 

 West Indies, pp. (59)-(70) ; Appendix, vill, Answers to circular No. 7, pp. (71)-(92) ; Notes, 

 pp. (93)-(121); Index, pp. (1£3)-(147). 



Charles V.Riley. Insects from near Point Barrow. 



Report of the expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska (1882-83), pp. 134-135. 

 See under John Murdoch (Part iv, Natural History). 



Charles V.Riley. Water-beetles destroying carp. 



Bull TJ. 8. Fish Com.,x, August 21, 1885, p. 311. 

 Charles V.Riley. Influence of climate on Cicada septendecim. 



Entomologica Americana, I, No. 5, 1885, p. 91. 



Recoid of experiments in the transferring of eggs of Cicada septendecim and tredecim into 

 different climates to test the effect of climate on the permanency of the two races. 



Charles V.Riley. The present status and future prospects of silk-culture in the 

 United States. 



Entomologica Americana, I, No. 7, 1885, pp. 139-140. 



Abstract of a paper read at the Ann Arbor meeting of the Am. Ass. Adv. Sci., and printed 

 in Proc. Am. Assoc. Adv. Sci., xxxiv, August, 1885, p. 51G. 



Charles V. Riley. Aletia xylinavs. A. argillacea. 



Entomologica Americana, I, No. 9, 1885, pp. 161-163. 



Summary of tho natural history of Galeruca xantho melaena, with general descriptions of the 

 different states, and discussion of tho remedies available for the destruction of the insects. 

 Figures of tho insect in all states, with details of eggs and larva and elm leaves, showing mode 

 of feeding. 



Charles V. Riley. The Chester onion pest. 

 Orange County Farmer (N. Y.), July 2, 1885. 



Letter by C. V. Riley, dated J uno 25, 1885, and addressed to Hon. Ceorge W. Greene, Goshen, 

 Orango County, N. Y. ; refers to experiments carried on for destroying the onion cut-worm 

 (larva of Agrotis mehsoria); quotes passages on remedies for cut- worms, from the annual report 

 of the United States Entomologist for 1884 ; recommends the poisoned ball system, and spray- 

 ing with dilute kerosene emulsion ; gives formula and directions for preparing soap-kerosene 

 emulsion. 



Charles V.Riley. "Grasshopper" injury. The probability of locust or "grass- 

 hopper" injury in the near future, and on a new method of counteracting their 

 injury. 



Proceedings of tlie sixth meeting of the Society for me Promotion of Agricultural Science (held 

 at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1885), pp. 38-39. 

 Also in Proc. Am. Assoc. Adv. Sci., xxxiv, August, 1885, pp. 579 ; 520. 

 Also in Prairie Farmer, lvii, October 10, 1885, p. 609. 



