GENERAL INDEX. 
447 
SoleDaspis hyalinus, a parasite of Mesograpta 
polita, 326. 
South Australian insects, note on, 266. 
Sow bugs, in a well, 429. 
Sperniophagus peetoralis. in stored beans, 328. 
Sphenopborus obscurus. in Fiji Islands, 279. 
Sphex sp.. carrying off cotton locust, 241. 
Spider, Ceylonese parasite of, 279. 
Spraying, on a large scale, 413. 
with arsenites vs. bees, art., 132-134. 
without a pump, art., 114. 115. 
Squash-bug, in New Mexico, 210. 
Sta^momantis Carolina, on cotton. 25. 
Staining the wings of insects. 428. 
Stenopoda culiciformis, feeding on caterpillars. 
322. 
Strawberry weevil, article on, 14-23. 
in New Jersey, m., 201. 
Sugar-cane weevil, in Fiji Islands, 279. 
Sulphur compounds, as insecticides and fungi- 
cides, 131. 
Swallowtail, tiger, abnormal, art., 44-47. 
Synchloe lacinia, in New Mexico, mm., 208. 
Syrphus fly, devouring Thrips on onion, 206. 
Systena blanda and mitis, synonyms of tseniata, 
419. 
elongata, on cotton, 247. 
T. 
Tachardia iarrese, in Arizona, 360. 
Tachina fly. pseudoparasitic hairs of. 276. 
Tachysphex terminatus. on cotton. 240. 
Tachytes obscurus, on cotton, 240. 
validus. on cotton, 240. 
Tarantula, effect of bite of, art., 260-263. 
old genus, 278. 
reniformis = Phrynus pallasii. 278. 
Taste, in insects. 35. 
Taxonomic value of scales of Lepidoptera. rev., 49. 
Telenomns graptse, parasitic on Seirodonta bili- 
neata, mm.. 280. 
Telepathy in insects, 38. 
Tenebrio obscurus, attacking parsley root. 32. 
Terias nicippe, in cotton fields. 324. 
Tetracha Carolina, in cotton fields, 246. 
virginica. in cotton fields, 246. 
Tetrastichus sp., bred from spider's nest, mm., 280. 
Tettigidea lateralis, on cotton. 26. 
Tettix arenosus. on cotton, 26. 
femoratus. on cotton. 26. 
ornatus. on cotton, 26. 
Thecla pceas, feeding on cotton, 324. 
Thripida\ observations on certain, art., 390-395. 
Thrips allii, a synonym of Thrips tabaci, 392. 
tabaci, description. 395. 
injuring onions, 393. 
trifasciatus n. sp., descr., 27. 
tritici, on cotton. 27. 
Tipulid larva?, on snow, 53. 
Tmetocera ocellana, in Idaho, 202. 
Tomicus hudsonicus, on Picea engelmanni, 255. 
Tornillo bagworm, in New Mexico, 210. 
Touch in insects, 35. 
Trapping insects. 19, 279. 
Tree-hoppers, species feeding on cotton, 323. 
' Tribolium confusum, distribution of. 209. 329. 
ferrugineum, distribution of. 329. 
madens, distribution of, 329. 
Trichobaris trinotatus. in New Jersey, 196. 
Tridactylus minutus, on cotton, 25. 
Triphleps insidiosus, feeding on cotton, 321. 
Trissolcus sp., parasite of Urochymena obscura, 
211. 
Trypeta fratria, mining parsnip leaves, 384. 
heraclei, food-plants of, 384. 
pomonella, in North Carolina. 279. 
Tumblebugs, beneficial, 358. 
Twig girdler, observations on, art., 345-347. 
pruner on grape, 384. 
Typoj>horus canellus, correct name for Paria ater- 
rima and 6-notata. 419. 
U. 
Franotus melinns, art., 354,355. 
V. 
Vedalia cardinalis, referred to Novius, 418. 
fumida, var. roseipennis, feeding on Icerya 
aegyptiaca. 271. 
sieboldii, feeding on Icerya purchasi, 271. 
W. 
"Wasps, on cotton, 241, 242. 
"Western cricket, in Utah, 274. 
"Westwoodia, on sugar cane, 430. 
"Whale-oil soap, experiments with, against San 
Jose scale, 293, 369. 
"Wheat aphis, in Idaho and "Washington, 202. 
pest, a new, art., 406-408. 
Thrips, on cotton, 27. 
"Wheel bug, northward range of. 279. 
""White blast," caused by Thrips, 393. 
White fly, destroyed by frost, 282. 
(See also Aleyrodes citri.) 
Woodpeckers, injuring wood, 146. 
Woolly aphis, in Idaho, m., 202. 
X. 
Xantholinus cephalus, probable enemy of potato- 
scab gnat, 147. 
Xestobium tesselatnm = rufovillosum. 419. 
Xyleborus dispar, injuring grapevines, 385. 
perforans, = ? Xyleborus pubescens, 148. 
pubescens, on poplar, 148. 
pyri, a synonym of dispar, 419. 
j Xyletinus peltatus, injuring furniture, 419. 
on yellow poplar, 150. 
Xyloryctes satyrus. living on grass roots, 358. 
Xyloterus bivittatus, a synonym of lineatus, 419. 
X. 
Zachresta dimidiata sp. n., descr., 243. 
Zatypota sp., parasitic on Chrisso sp., 279. 
Zeuzera asculi =pyrina. 
pyrina, article on, 138-140. 
in New York City parks, 136. 
remedies for, 139. 
