BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1890. 703 

 Charles V. Riley. Locusts in Algeria. 



Insect Life, II, No.2, August, 1889, pp. 59-60. 



Measures taken by the French Government to lessen locust ravages In Algeria. 

 Charles V. Riley. The English Sparrow in North America. 



Bull. No. 1, Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy, U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture. 8vo., pp. 405. 

 The author gives first a list of the insect remains found in the stomachs of 92 specimens of 

 Passer domesticus submitted for examination, the insects being fully identified wherever 

 it was possible. Then follows a succinct statement of the habits and life-history of the 

 insects thus found, arranged according to orders, with special regard to their economic 

 importance. A summary of the food-habits of the English sparrow as an insectivorous 

 bird in North America, and a brief survey of other work done in the same line both in 

 Europe and America, concludes the article. 

 Charles V. Riley. Family Braconidce. Subfamily Microgasterince,. Contributions 

 to the Parasites of North American Butterflies. 



The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada, by S. H. Scudder (Cambridge, Massa- 

 chusetts), Part xil, October, 1889, pp. 1897-191/, pi. lxxxviii, figs. 11 and 12. 

 Also separate and part of : The Hymenopterous Parasites of North American Butterflies, by 



L. O. Howard, including a section upon Microgasters, by C. V. Riley, Cambridge, 1889. 

 Describes the Species of Microgasterince of North America known to be parasitic on diurnal 

 lepidoptera as follows : genus Apantelcs, 1(3 species, among them as new : A. ediuardsii, 

 cyaniridis, argynnadis, kcebelci,flavicornis, emarginatus, junoniw, pholisorce ; genus Micro- 

 gaster, 1 species. 

 Charles V. Riley. Some insect pests of the household. Bedbugs aud red ants. 



Insect Life, II, No. 4, October, 1889, pp. 104-108, figs. 16-18. (Reprinted from Good Housekeeping, 



May 25, 1889.) 

 Treats of the life-history of the common bedbug (Acanthia lectularia) and of the best remedies 

 for this pest. Mentions the occurrence in North America of an allied species, Conorhinus 

 sanguisuga. Brief review of the life-history of the red ant (Monomorium pharaonis) and 

 the best remedies to be recommended for it. 

 Charles V. Riley. Some insect pests of the household. The carpet-beetle or so- 

 called "Buffalo moth." 



Insect Life, H, November 5, 1889, pp. 127-130. (Reprinted from Good Housekeeping, April 13, 



1889.) 

 Short review of the history of the species; description of the earlier stages and the imago; 

 remedies. 

 Charles V. Riley. The plum curculio. Arsenical sprays; Wier's plum immunity 

 theory. 

 Proceedings of the Twenty-second Session of the American Pomological Society (Ocala, .Florida), 



February 20, 1889, pp. 31-36. 

 Summary of various experiments with spraying mixtures as a remedy for the plum curculio 

 and record of observations and experiments to disprove the correctness of Mr. "Wier's 

 theory. 

 Charles V. Riley. Importation of Icerya remedies from Australia. 

 Pacific Rural Press, 38, December 21, 1889, p. 570. 



A review of the history of the importation into California of Australian parasites and enemies 

 of Icerya purchasi, with acknowledgments to persons who have assisted in this work.. 

 Charles V. Riley. Sur l'importation artiiicielle des parasites et enemies naturels 

 des iusectes nuisibles aux vegeteaux. 

 Comptes Rendu des Seances du Gongres International de Zoologic, Paris, 1889, pp. 323-326. 

 Contains an account of the importation of Australian parasites and enemies of Icerya purchasi 

 into California, the most important of them being Yedalia cardinalis. 

 Charles V. Riley. [Report of a trip to Australia to investigate the natural enemies 

 of the Fluted Scale. By Albert Koebele.] 

 IT. S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Entomology , Bulletin 21, "Washington, 1890. 

 Contains the report of Albert Koebele, with letter of transmittal and introduction by C. V. 

 Riley; also foot-notes by C. V. Kiley relating mostly to the determination of Australian 

 insects. 

 Charles V. Riley. [Reports of observations and experiments in the practical work 

 of the Divisou.] 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Entomology, Bulletin 22, Washington, 1890. 

 . Contains the reports of the field agents of the Entomological Division, with letters of trans- 

 mittal and introduction by C. V. Riley. 



