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Tage. 
AjHSWIM to Cikcular No. 7 — Continued. 
Fla., [67]— from H. P. Bee, San Antonio, Tex., [88], [89]— from E. H. 
Anderson, Kirkwood, Miss., [90] — condensed summary of the habits of 
the worm, from Dr. D. L. Phares, Woodville, Miss., [92]. 
NOTES [93] 
Note 1 [95] 
Hiibner's description of Alctia argillacea, with translation, [95]. 
Note 2 [95] 
Reasons for rejecting Hiibner's description of Ahtia argillacea, [95] — 
wherein this description and the figures differ from A. xglina, [95]— doubts 
of authors concerning A. argillacea, [95]— search for the type of J. argil- 
lacea, [90] — condition of Souimer collection, [9(5] — how specimens of A. 
rylina are labeled therein, [96]. 
Note 3 [96] 
No published, full, and accurate description of the earlier states of A. 
xglina extant, [96] — Reprint of descriptive portion of Dr. C. W, Capers' 
article "On the Cotton Caterpillar," [97]— history of ravages of A. 
xglina prior to 1828, [97] — sudden abandonment of cotton plants, [97] — 
his description of moth, [98] — egg, [9S] — larva, [98] — smell of larva, 
[98] — habits, [98]— food-plant, [98] — pupation, [98] — description of pupa, 
[98]— remedies, [99] — detailed description of egg, [99]— six stages of 
larva, [99]— pupa, [100]. 
Note 4. [100] 
Difference in structure of prolegs, distinguishing Ah tin xglina from Anomis 
trxana, [100]. 
Note 5 [100] 
Resemblance of larva of I'lusia dgau* to that of Ahtia xglina, [100] — pro- 
portion of light and dark specimens early and late in the season, [100]. 
Note 6 - [100] 
Cotton leaves blotched by young larva of Spilosoma acrca, [100]. 
Note 7 [100] 
Larva of Ahtia xglina fed on Ipomaa < mnmidata, [100] — Abntilon and Phy- 
tolacca defoliated by different larva-, [100] — said to feed on ''salve 
bush." [100]. 
Note 8 [100] 
Structure of male genitalia of Aletia xglina, [100]. 
Note 9 [101] 
Notice of Wm, Trelease's " Nectar : what it is and some of its uses," [101] — 
teleology and dysteleology of nectar glands of cotton plant, [101]. 
Note 10 , [101] 
Rapidity with which the broods of A. xglina follow one another in mid- 
summer, [101] — time of first appearance of worms, [101] — number of 
broods, [101] — prolificacy of moth, [101] — importance of natural checks 
upon its increase, [101]. 
Note 11 [101] 
Influence of winter temperature on time of first appearance of worms, [101]. 
Note 12 [101] 
Theories of hibernation of A. xylina, [101] — proof of hihernation of moth, 
[10*2] — importance of this proof, [102]. 
Note 13 [102] 
Influence of latitude upon time of hatching of insects, [102]. 
Note 14 [102] 
Number of broods of A. xglina previously recognized, [102], 
