REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 



541 



The common asparagus beetle is probably well distributed over Long 

 Island and the 12 spotted form occurs there. From the records at 

 hand, it appears probable that the common asparagus beetle has 

 established itself in all sections of the state included in the upper austral 

 life zone. The 12 spotted form has been found in as widely separated 

 localities in the western part of the state as the other species, and it 

 will probably invade all territory now occupied by C. a s p a r a g i , if 

 it has not done so to a large extent already. As the presence of 

 C. 1 2-punctata at Glendale and Richmond Hill for at least four 

 years has been known to L. H. Joutel, who kindly gave me these locali- 

 ties and informed me that it was common about Brooklyn, it is very 

 probable that this species has obtained a rather general distribution over, 

 at least the western end of Long Island. Dr L. O. Howard has lately 

 added to the list of localities the following : Chemung county, Elmira ; 

 Monroe county, Penfield; Ontario county, Geneva; Suffolk county, 

 Riverhead. 



Willow butterfly. The caterpillars of this species, Euvanessa 

 antiopa Linn, have been objects of more complaints than usual and 

 doubtless were more injurious to elms than they had been for some time. 

 The offenders were members of the first brood and were noticed mostly in 

 early June. At Glens Falls, C. L. Williams reports that the caterpillars 

 were widely distributed over the village and were doing some damage. 

 They were received from Rhoda Thompson of Ballston Spa with the 

 complaint that they were doing considerable injury. From Crosby, 

 Yates co. Cyrus Crosby sent examples and said that they were stripping 

 elms. From Port Jervis came a similar complaint by J. M. Dolph 

 regarding a black caterpillar, probably this species, that was defoliat- 

 ing Carolina poplars. The insect was very abundant in Albany and 

 many caterpillars were killed by persons connected with the public 

 parks. This species was also received from Troy, Sandyhill, Palatine 

 Bridge, Chatham, Binghamton N. Y. and Clinton Mass. In each case 

 the abundance of the caterpillars had attracted the sender's attention. 

 They were undoubtedly more abundant than usual and caused con- 

 siderable injury in many localities, but as they are gregarious in habit 

 damage done by them is much more apparent than that produced by 

 species which feed singly. 



Forest tent caterpillar. The ravages of this insect, Clisio- 

 campa disstria Hiibn. probably never excited more interest in this 

 state than during the present season. Not only were large numbers of trees 



