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Page. 

 Extracts from Correspondence— Continaed. 



Persimmon. — Euryomxa melancholica vs. Cotton Bolls. — A Peach Fruit- 

 worm in Japan. — Hibernation of the Two-spotted Lady-bird. — Prior Is- 

 suing of the Male Sex of Cimbex. — Work of the Brouzv Cat-worm in 

 Missouri. — The Bamboo Sinoxylon. — The Western Cricket in 1887. — 

 Dicerca a Poplar Feeder. — An Enemy to Young Carp. 



Notes 58 



The Twelve-spotted Diabrotica injuring Fruit Trees. — Heat evolved from 

 the Work of a Brachus. — Economic Entomology in India. — Buffalo 

 Gnats attacking Man. — New European natural Enemies to the Aspar- 

 agus Beetle. — Concerning the Uji Parasite of the Silk-worm. 



CONTENTS OF NO. 3. 



Editorials 63 



Notes on the Rocky Mountain Locust Lawrence Bruner.. 65 



Injury done by Roaches to the Files in the Treasury at Washing- 

 ton 67 



Further Notes on the Hop Plant-louse (Phorodon humuli).C. V.Riley.. 70 



Life-History of Graptodera foliacea Lee .Mary E Murlfeldt.. 74 



A Man-infestinGt Bot (illustrated) Rudolph Matas, M. D.. 76 



Steps towards a Revision of Chambers' Index, with Notes and De- 

 scriptions OF NEW Species Lord Walsinghani.. 81 



Extracts from Correspondence 85 



The Strawberry Weevil inPennsj^lvania. — Graptodera punctipennis injuring 

 Nursery Stock. — Lachnosterna hirticula injuring Poplars and Oaks. — In- 

 sects confounded with the Hessian Fly prior to the Revolution. — Injury 

 from non-migratory Locusts in Michigan, — Australian Letters on Icerya. 



Notes 88 



A destructive Cricket in Louisiana. — A new Enemy to Honey Bees. — An un- 

 published Habit of Jllorhina nitida. — A new Remedy against the Woolly 

 Apple-louse. — Oviposition of the Plum Gouger. — Recent S warmings of 

 Insects. — An inexpert Defense. — Insect Damage to the Corks of Wine- 

 bottles. — Locusts in Algeria. — Enemies of Icerya in New Zealand. 



CONTENTS OF NO. 4. 



Special Notes 93 



The Parsnip Web-wokm (illustrated) C. V. Riley.. 94 



Notes on a Simulium common at Ithaca, N. Y L. 0. Howard.. 99 



A Lady Bird Parasite (illustrated) C. V. Riley.. 101 



The Purslane Caterpillar (illustrated) 104 



Further concerning external Spider Parasites (illustrated) L. O. Howard 106 



Remarks on thk Hessian Fly (Abstract of paper by C. V. Riley).. 107 



Extracts from Correspondence 108 



A Stomoxys Injuring Stock in Oregon. — The Colorado Potato-beetle in Nova 

 Scotia. — 1883 Damage by Chinch Bug in Missouri. — A problematical 

 Remedy against the Asparagus Beetle. — Increased Ravages of Icerya in 

 California.— The Green-striped Maple-worm. — Wheat Saw-tiies. — Was 

 it an Accident or a wily Milkman ? — Cranberry Gall-mites. — Notes on 

 the Chinch Bug in Minnesota. — Epidemic Diseases of the Chinch Bug 

 in Illinois. 

 Steps towards a Revision of Chambers' Index, etc. (illustrated) 



Lord Walsingham.. 113 



