LETTER OF SUBMITTAL 





Department of Agriculture, 



Division of Entomology, 



Washington, D. (7., June 7, 1886. 

 Sir : I have the honor to submit for publication Bulletin JSTo. 12 of 

 this Division, which contains certain notes on the work of the Division 

 made during the year 1885, and which were excluded for lack of space 

 from my report of that year. I have also added a paper on Cicada 

 septendecim, sent at my request by the author, and containing many 

 interesting original observations, if not always agreeing with those of 

 others. 



.Respectfully, 



C. V. EILEY, 



Entomologist. 

 Hon. Norman J. Colman, 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 



