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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XV. 
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Insects liable to be mistaken for Aletia 345 
Confusion of Aletia with other moths, 345 — with Aspila virescens, 345 — char- 
acters of the most important of these moths to be illustrated in this chap- 
ter, 345 — list of these moths, 345— account of Anomis erosa Hiibner, 345 — 
its geographical distribution, 346 — structure of its eggs, 346 — distinguished 
from egg of Aletia xylina, 346 — its seasons, 346 — habits of larva, 346 — char- 
acters of moth, 347 — detailed description of egg, 348 — larva, 348 — pupa, 
349— seasons and food-plants, 349 — account of Anomis texana, n. sp., 350— 
habitat of A. exacta, 350 — of A. texana, 350 — larva distinguished from that 
of Aletia xylina, 350 — pupa distinguished, 350 — account of Leucania uni- 
puncta Ha worth, 350 — reference to discussions about this species, 350 — its 
geographical distribution, 351 — oviposition, 351 — food-habits of worms, 
351— pupation, 351— number of broods, 351— hibernation, 351 — account of 
Aspila virescens, 351 — synonymy, 351 — confounded with Aletia xylina only 
in pupa state, 351 — pupae of the two species distinguished, 352 — food- 
plants of A. virescens, 352 — moth distinguished from that of Aletia xylina, 
352 — account of Drasteria erechtea (Cramer), 352 — its geographical distri- 
bution, 352 — variations in size of moth, 352 — food-plants of larva, 352 — 
habits of moth, 352 — number of broods, 352 — oviposition, 353 — colors of 
larva, 353 — account of Lapliygma frugiperda, 353 — its food-habits, 353 — 
synonyms, 353— account of Platyhypena scabra (Fabr.), 354— geographical 
distribution, 354 — food-plants, 354— number of broods, 354 — reference to 
descriptions of larva. 354 — Euplectrus pla tyhypenw Howard, bred from larva, 
354 — account of Phoberia atomaris (Hiibner), 354 — reference to descriptions 
and figures of moth, 354 — food-plant of moth, 354. 
CHAPTER XVI. 
The Boll Worm (Heliothis armigera Hiibner) 355 
Introductory, 355 — one of the foremost of our injurious insects, 355 — 
extent of its ravages, 355 — nomenclature, 357— synonyms, 358 — popular 
names, 358 — geographical distribution, 358 — food-plants, other than cot- 
ton, 359 — corn, 359 — tomato, 361 — tobacco and other solanacece, 362 — legumi- 
nosw, 362 — cucurbitacece, 363 — malvacece, 363 — other food-plants, 363— char- 
acters and transformations, 364 — the egg, 364 — the larva, 365 — the pupa, 
370 — the imago, 371 — number of broods, 372 — hibernation, 373 — summary 
of the distinguishing points compared with Aletia, 374 — egg, 374 — larva, 
374 — pupa, 374 — adult, 374 — natural enemies, 375 — remedies, 377 — early 
planting, 378 — low corn vs. high corn, 378 — fall plowing, 378 — destruc- 
tion of the moths, 379 — lights and poisoned sweets, 379— hand-picking, 
380 — poisoning, 381 — pyrethrum, 381 — bibliography, 382. 
EXPLANATION TO PLATES 385 
Plato I-III, 385— IV- VII, 386— VIII-XI, 387— XII-XVI, 388— XVII-XX, 389— 
XXI-XXV, 390— XXVI-XXVIII, 391— XXIX-XXXII, 392— XXXIII- 
XXXVIII, 303— XXXIX-XLII, 394— XLIII-XLVII, 395— XLVIII-LIII, 
396— LIV-LVII, 397— LVI1I-LXI, 398— LXII-LXIV, 399. 
