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INDEX. 
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Chrysalis of A. xylina, term of existence of, 9. 
Laphygma frugiperda confounded 
with that of A . xylina, 17. 
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, 180. 
Chrysopa, eggs of, mistaken for eggs of J.. xylina,6. 
Chunnenugga Ridge, 65. 
Cicer arietinum, food-plant of Heliothis armigera, 
363. 
Cicindela larvae feeding on ants, [107]. 
punctulata vs. Aletia. 95. 
sperata vs. Aletia, 95. 
splendida figured, 95. 
Cicindelidae feeding on Aletia, 95. 
vs. Heliothis armigera, 376. 
cinerea, Quercus, 67. 
Cirrospilus esurus, svnonvm oiTetrastichus esurus, 
[nil 
vs. Aletia, 102. 
Cistern pumps in poisoning, 278-279. 
Citheronia regalis larva parasited by Belvoisia 
bifasciata, [110]. 
Clarke's spray-pipe, 220. 
Classification of A. xylina, 1, 2. 
Clay, 63, 64, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77. 
slate, 80. 
Claypole (E. W.), literature by, 382. 
on food habits of Heliothis armi- 
gera, 360. 
Clean cultivation, remedy for A. xylina, 35. 
Clifford's spray-pipe, 220. 
Cliftonia liqustrina, 67. 
Climate of Cotton States, 59-62. 
Clover, food-plant of Dr aster ia erechtea, 352. 
imago of Heliothis armigera, 
372. 
Platyhypena scabra, 354, 
[104J. 
Coal-measures, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79. 
Coast plains, 67. 
prairies, 68-69. 
Cobalt in baits, 320. 
Coccinellal -punctata parasited by Phora, 117. 
Coccinellidce, eggs of, mistaken for eggs of A. 
xylina, 6. 
vs. Aletia, 96. 
vs. Heliotliis armigera, 376. 
coccineum, Malvastrum, localities for, [103]. 
Coccygus americanus vs. Aletia, 88, [29]. 
Cocklebur, 184. 
Cocoon of A. xylina, formation of, 8 
Coffee "Weed, 186. 
food-plant of imago of Heliothis ar- 
migera, 372. 
Cold killins insects, 311. 
Coleoptera feeding on Aletia, 95. 
Collet erial glands of moth of A. xylina, anatomy 
of, 57-58. 
Collidiug-.jet nozzles, 194. 
Collops quadrimaculatus vs. Aletia, 97. 
Collurio ludovicianvs vs. Aletia, 88. 
Colruan's Rural World, literature in, 339, 352. 
Colorado Citizen, literature in, 331, 341, [105]. 
Potato-beetle devoured by Mantis, 100. 
Colors of larva ol A. xylina, 7. 
Columbus (Ga.) Inquirer, literature in, 331. 
communis. Linyphia, vs. Aletia, [106]. 
commutata, Ipomoza, food-plant of larva of A\ 
xylina [100]. 
Compression-squirters, pneumatic, 253-261. 
bellows as, 257. 
Daughtrey 's, 
258-261. 
generative, 
253-257. 
oscillating,257. 
reciprocating, 
258-261. 
rotary, 257. 
Worawiok 
Co. 's, 258. 
solid, 261-283. 
bellows as, 262. 
oscillating, 262. 
reciprocating, 262- 
283. 
rotary, 261, 262. 
Comstock (J. II.), description of Tachina fraterna 
by [109]. 
Comstock (J. H.), literature by, 328, 330, 331, 354, 
382. 
comstocldi, Euplectrus. (See Euplectrus comstocldi) . 
concinnata, Tachina. figure of larva of, compared, 
[110]. 
Condition of soil and plants connected with the 
appearance of the first worms, 81-83. 
Conditions affecting hibernation of A. xylina, 22. 
Conduits for blast sprays, 248-249. 
blasts, 244. % 
of poisoning machines, 244, 248-249, 283. 
Connerly (D. C. B.), literature by, 332. 
conquisitor, Cryptus. (See Cryptus conquisitor.) 
Pimpla, a parasite of the pupa of Ale- 
tia xylina, 16. 
Constancy of occurrence of larva of A. xylina, 21. 
Conveyances for machinery in cotton field, [115]. 
ConvoUulacece, food-plants of Heliothis armigera, 
363. 
Co2)idosoma truncatellum eaten by Heliothis ar- 
migera, 369. 
parasitic on Plusia bras- 
sieve, 369. 
Copper sulphate, experiments with, [20]. 
Copris, effect of pyrethrum on, [15]. 
Copulatorv pouclTof moth of A. xylina, anatomv 
of, 58. 
Coquillett (D. W.), literature by, 354. 
Corchorus capsularis a protection against Ale- 
tia, 122. 
cor data. Magnolia, 66. 
Corn, food-plant of Heliothis armigera. 355, 357, 
359. [17], [28]. 9 
Laphygma frugiperda, 353. 
Worm contained in family Noctuidce, 2. 
vernacular name of Heliothis armi- 
gera, 358. 
Cornus, 66. 
Corrosive sublimate, experiments with, [201. 
"Cotton," literature by, 332. 
Cotton, cultivation of, 'in Bahia, 43-44, [121]-[122]. 
Florida, r5]. 
Manzanillo, 40. 
Martinique, 42. 
Mazatlan, 39. 
Merida, 41. 
Sao Paulo, 44. 
Vera Cruz, 40. 
food-plant of Heliothis armigera, 355, 356, 
357,359, [17], 128]. 
imago of Heliothis armi- 
gera, 372. 
Lavhygma frugiperda, 353. 
Macroglia rustica, [121]. 
injured by "red spider," [51. 
insects injuring, in Bahia, 43. 
Pernambuco, 44. 
Venezuela, 42-43. 
irregularity in planting, [114]-[115]. 
Army Worm, name of A. xylina, 1. 
Belt, 59-80. 
division of, [105]. 
blight, cause of, [26] . 
symptoms of, [25]. 
bolls, insects feeding on, [121]. 
Caterpillar, name of A. xylina, 1. 
culture and the insects affecting the plant 
at Bahia, Brazil, 43-44. 
decrease of, iu Central America 
and "West Indies, 21. 
enemies iu other countries, 39. 
leaf essence for attracting the moth, 134. 
Moth called Aletia argillacea, 1, 327 
plant, Poisoning the glauds of, 133. 
planting, history of, in Florida, [6]. 
seed oil, 163. 
States, agricultural subdivisions of, 65-66. 
climate of, 59-62. 
general features of the, 59-67. 
geological sketch of, 62-63. 
limits of, 59. 
rainfall of, 59-61. 
soils of, 64-65. 
temperature of, 61-62. 
topography of, 63-64. 
winds of, 59. 
"Worm. (See Aletia xylina ) 
investigat ion, circular No. 7, xxviii. 
