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Thaxter as Entomophthora grylli var aulica (Fres.) 1 am inclined to believe- 

 that the intense heat following upon the long spell of wet weather that 

 we had in early summer induced the disease. Such an epidemic amongst 

 caterpillars I have not witnessed since the time — some years ago — that the larvae 

 of Pieris rapce were swept away by thousands. . 



Everywhere upon the choke-cherry bushes were to be found colonies of the 

 little yellow, black-headed larvae of the Tortrix {Caccecia cerasivorana, Fitch). 

 They bind the terminal leaves of the shoots together with a dense web, and carry 

 on their operations under its shelter. 



Of the Coleoptera but few specimens presented themselves. I took several of 

 Coccinella novem-notata (Hb.), (Fig. 8) and one handsome Leptura, dusky yellow 

 with a distinct black cross on the elytra. This Mr. Mofiatt -has 

 identified for me as L. subhamata (E-and). The order of insects that 

 WHS most numerously represented on this occasion was the Hymenop- 

 tera. Among the species I noticed were Bomhus fervidus, (Cress), 

 Bonihus ternarius, (Say), Bomhus consimilis, (Cress), Anthophora 

 homhoides, (Kirby), Andrena nivalis, (Smith), Vespa media, (Oliv.), 

 Odynerus capra, (Sauss.), Ewmenes fraterna, (Say), Crahro singularis, (Pack^ 

 Redychrum violacewm, (Lepelle), Ichneumon grandis, (Brulle), /. lastus, 

 (BruUe), and the males of Uroceros cyaneits, (Fab.) 



By this time the sun was getting low in the sky, and the voices of my 

 young friends were, I fancied, a little less jubilant than they had been earlier in 

 the day, and feeling the wisdom of not driving pleasure into satiety, I gave the 

 word for the return. Besides my captures, we took back'with us a large pailful of 

 raspberries, another of blueberries and a smaller one of poires. All of which were 

 afterwards preserved. So we hope that in the dark days of winter we shall be 

 reminded, frequently and pleasantly, of our day in the woods. 



OBSERVATIONS FROM THE BOX OF A WHITE MOUNTAIN COACH. 



BY FREDERICK CLARKSON, NEW YORK. 



On a journey through the White Mountains of New Hampshire, en route to 

 Bar Harbor, Me., the past summer, I observed the following Lepidoptera : At 

 Franconia Notch, altitude 2,014 feet, P. Turnus was abundant, constantly fly- 

 ing along the drive and in the woods bordering the road. At the Flume, altitude 

 4,500 feet, by wet places on the road as many as fifty were found congregated 

 apparently enjoying the moisture. At greater elevations Turnus was rarely seen 

 and above the timber line I failed to discover 

 any Lepidoptera. At the Crawford Notch, alti- 

 tude 3,134 feet, and througrh the Glen, Turnus 

 was ever in sight, its brilliant yellow wings 

 contrasting beautifully with the luxuriant 

 green of these primeval forests. In thick 

 woody places, and where the sun shone 

 through in patches, the coquettish L. arthe- 

 mis frequently appeared, ever alighting with- 

 in your reach and ever darting away again 

 with hide and go seek playfulness. A. Aphro- 

 dite with wings of "Silver bells and cockle shells" delighted the eye in its graceful 

 flight along the road way between Jefferson and Fabyan, and C. philodice, 

 (Fig. 9), rising with the dust at the horses' feet would encircle the coach, and 

 then wander away to join its companions at the roadside brook. D. archippus,- 



FiG. 9. 



