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under the name Anarsia lineatella; that one of these species breeds 
normally in strawberry plants, but may occasionally attack young 
shoots of the genus Prunus in June and July, while the other, so far 
as known, breeds only upon trees of the same genus, wintering in the 
haif-grown larval condition in shallow burrows in the bark. If this 
supposition proves true, the interesting question arises, Which of the 
two is Anarsia lineatellu, and what is the other species? May it not, 
after all, be the A. pruinella Clem., which has been discarded as a 
synonym of A. lineatella Zeller? The proper answers to these ques- 
tions are of considerable scientific and economic importance, since they 
have a direct bearing on the efficiency of certain remedial measures. 
But, situated as I am, away from ex- 
tensive libraries and collections, I can 
only state the facts as I see them and 
leave to others the agreeable task of 
determining the specific identity of the 
subjects considered. 
A SUCCESSFUL LANTERN TRAP. 
By C. P. GILLETTE, Fort Collins, Colo. 
The accompanying illustration shows 
the outline of a lantern trap that-I have 
used for two summers with a good degree 
of success. The trap is in three pieces, 
which are shown in the illustration (fig. 
2) a little separated. All parts are of 
bright tin. The funnel is 22 inches in 
diameter at the open end and 15 inches 
high to the stem. The latter is 5 inches 
high and 245 inches in diameter. This 
fits snugly inside of the neck of the 
reservol, which is 6 inches long, and 
the body of the reservoir is 8 inches high and 5 inches in diameter. 
The reservoir has a removable bottom, which is about 1 inch in height. 
There are loops in the margin of the rim of the funnel by means of 
which the latter is tied to the trunk of a tree or a post driven into 
the ground for the purpose, and the bottom of the trap is either set 
upon the ground or upon a platform made for it. A large lantern is 
then hung in over the top of the funnel so that the blaze will be a little 
above the top of the funnel. 
In the bottom of the reservoir is placed a 3-ounce wide-mouthed glass 
bottle about half full of cyanide of potassium. The potassium is mois- 
tened occasionally and the mouth of the bottle is covered with wire 
gauze. IT inally, a very important thing to do is to fill the reservoir 
Fic. 2.—Lantern trap for insects (original). 
