OYSTERSltELL SCALE ( Lepidosaphes ulmi L. ) 
Maryland. E. N.' Cory (June 7 ) • Infesting privet at ■ Baltimore. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 21): Killing branches of ash trees at 
La Eayettc. The young had hatched when observed on Juno l6. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swcnk (June 20): American elm trees in Rcdwillow 
County reported as attacked on June 8. 
PERIODICAL C I CADA ( Magi cicada septcndccim L. ) 
Pennsylvania. T. L. Guyton (June 21): On June 1} the presence of 
cicada noticed in moderate appearance on State Highway 83 between 
Schubert and Summit Station, near the crest of the mountain, 
probably in Schuylkill County. This is the only record for this year. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (June 15) : One cast skin brought from near 
College Park on June 12; and it has been reported that there 
were many cast skins in an orchard at Hancock, the first being 
taken on June 9 . 
P. Knight (June): Periodical cicada records: At College 
Park, a cast skin; hoard at Branchville, Boltsvillc, and near 
Plum Point; egg punctures observed at Boltsvillc and Chevy Chase. 
G. B. Vogt reports having heard the insect at Catonsville. All 
records on sound believed unquestionable as to identity. 
Virginia. V. J. Schoene (June 19) J Brood 13 heard in an orchard at 
Stuart, Patrick County, and at Grahams Eorge, Wythe County; 
cast skins collected at both places. Also hoard in an orchard 
2§- miles northeast of Blacksburg, and there were 5 or 6 cast 
skins on each tree in this section of the orchard. Reported as 
heard in an orchard in the vicinity of Roanoke. (June 22): 
Three cast skins collected in an orchard about 1 mile south of 
Glenvar on June 20. A few specimens collected in an orchard 
several miles south of Chilhowie on June 21. Report of cicada 
cast skins as present during the last several weeks in considerable 
numbers in scrub land 2 or 3 miles east of Blacksburg. 
A. M. Woodsidc (June 17): A few heard in Augusta County 
during the latter part of May, and two specimens captured. 
Ohio. J. S. Houser (June l6) : Songs of cicadas heard on June 8 at 
Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, and on June l4 at Canton, Stark 
County. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 21): Abundant in Lake, La Porte, and 
Porter Counties, in northwestern Indiana. 
