INDEX. 
[141] 
Port Hudson group, 69. 
Portage of poisoning apparatus, 283. 
Porter (O. K ), literature by, 322, 338. 
Porto Pico, occurrence of A. xylina in, 42. 
Post oak, G6, 67, 70, 72, 73, 76-79. 
soil, 73, 74. 
Posture of moth of A. xylina, 10. 
Potassium cyanide, experiments with, [20]. 
Poultry r emcdy for ,1. XffUttO, 34. 
vs. Heliothig armigera, 375. 
Powder-blasts, feeders for, 227-228, 236-237. 
nozzles for. 229, 237-23* 
feeders to blasts. 227-228, 236-237. 
Power of flight of moth of .1 . xylina discussed, 20. 
Practical Entomologist, literature in, 344. 
Prairie Chicken r*\ Aletia, 8H. 
Farmer, literature in, 370, 379, 382, 384. 
quoted. 357. 
Annual, literature in, 3 .".9. 
lands. 68.69,74, 77,78. 
redone, 65, 67. 
Predareous injects m. Aletia. k9. 
Prentice's rose combination. 196. 
Preparation of external skeleton for examination, 
48. 
Preston A- Lobeira. patentees of remedy for 
A. xylina, 38. 
pretiona. Tricln <irnmma. (See Trn-hi '/rumma pre- 
tiuMl.) 
Prickly Asii, 185. 
jihn uh, (hi, rriw 66. 
Priononyx thouifr vs. Aletia 9."> 
Prionotu* crUtatus vt». Aletia. 97. 
Helivtlti* ariniy rn . 376. 
Proboscis of mot li ot .1. xi/lum ,inatotn\ of II, 
9%-OS. 
Proceeding* oi \. A. A. S , literature in, 327,334, 
340. 
Post on Societ y of Natural II istoi y. 
litei atui e in. 324, 331. 
Entomological < "In I > of A . A . A . 
S . literature in, 331. 
Entomological Society of London, 
literature in. 3.';<i. 3KJ. 
Entomological Society "I Philadel- 
phia, literature in, 325, 334, 358, 
tat, [i2i]. 
National A gt i< tilt ural Congress, 
lit* rature it), 339. 
Prortacnnthns milbcrli \s A 1 « tia. 99 
Proctotr apida, difficulty of d< fining family, [112J. 
food habits of, [1121. 
Prrdcnin atitit in iialiii, synonym of Lapkygmt 
i ftugi pr r tin . KM, 
futrnta, variety of Laphygma frugi 
yi-fin. :;.">;;. 
Init-ntrlla parasittd l>\ P" pli-rtrms cr>m 
utoekii, 107. 
obiiciira. variety of Laphyyma frugi 
penia. 168. 
Prolegs of larva of A. xylma. anatomy of, 46. 
and of A nom it (CM 
MOM pared, [lUD] 
Prolificacy of moth of A. xylitta, 10. 
}'romachu« sp. is. Aletia. 99. 
Prothorax of moth of A. xylina, external anatomy 
of, 48-49. 
Prout (C. F.), literature by, 326,330. 
Pnmty'i aquapult. 2W-27U. 
collidirrg-.jet nozzle, 194. 
Proxy* pviictnUitiis \ s. Aletia, 97. 
Pnnuir cari.iliniana, experiments with, 120], [21|. 
Psxclie, literature in. 337,343. 
Ptr rout irt, xix sayi vs. Aletia, 9">. 
Pumpkin, vernacular name of Citcurbita ]"}><>, 363. 
Pumps, 262-2.S3. 
air, 2)9 251. 
a]ipurtenauces to, 283. 
aquaject, Kumsey's, 270. 
aquapult, Douglas", 269-270. 
Johnson s, 269-270. 
Prouty's, 269-270. 
aquaiins. Douglas', 270. 
barrel and tank, 274-283. 
appurtenances to, 283. 
Ball s. 276. 
barrow kinds of, 279. 
best acting, 279, 282, 283. 
Pumps, barrel and tank— 
Blunfs. 279. 
Butman'e, 276. 
Champion Co.'s, 280. 
Chipley's, 278, 
cistern style of, 278-279. 
counter style of. 279. 
discharging above, 278-283. 
below, 274-278. 
double-acting. 279-283. 
Eveuden's, 277. 
Helmccke's. 277. 
index style of, 279. 
Melcher 's, 274. 
pendulum style of, 279. 
Pinter's. 278. 
Polansky's, 276. 
Ramsden's, 281. 
reduci ion cylindered, 281-282. 
liuhmann's, 275. 
satisfactory style of, 282-283. 
Schier's, 276. 
single-acting, 274-279. 
truck-kinds of. 279. 
Vogelsang's, 275. 
"Weith's 278. 
well style of, 278-279. 
windmill style of, 279. 
Wager's, 277. 
bilge. 300. 
bucket and knapsack, 271-274. 
Allen's, 273. 
\rnoi - 274. 
( r -ambit's, L'73. 
Dix's. 272. 
Douglas' extinguisher. 273. 
extinguisher form of, 273. 
Holland's. 273. 
Hull s 271 
Kaiser's, 272. 
K ..nil's. 272. 
Lane's. 274. 
Lewis'. 'J71. 
Mai lory's. 272. 
Mi Donald's, 273. 
Staunton's extinguisher, 273. 
Stonct 's. -J72. 
syringe form of, 270. 
\\ atei pot form of, 273. 
Wisner's, 274. 
excelsior, Deakin's, 271. 
tire- extinguishing. -J65, 273. 
for bin kets 271 J7t. 
elevating. 299, 300. 
fcMBMMl cans, 264-265. 271-274. 
bydronette and fountain, 262-269. 
Deakin's, 264. 
improved form of, 264-265. 
kiuds not in trade,268-269. 
KnrnscN 's, L'ti t 
Servant s, 263. 
use of, 265-268. 
hydropult, Voso'b, 271. 
OK illatiug. 262. 
reciprocal in^:. 262-2s3. 
rotary. 261-262. 
suction, 299. 
pvnetatus, Paratcnetus, feeding on cotton bolls, 
[ST 
punctipet, BuMhittut. (See autemttm* punctipes.) 
pvnctulata, Citindcla. food-habits of, [1U7]. 
Puncturing of fr uit by moths, II. 
Pupa of A. xylina, description of, 374, [98], (1001 . 
Plnti/hypena scabra, description of, [104|. 
Pupation of A. xylina, 8. 
Phoberia atomaris, [104J. 
Platyhypcna stcabra, [104]. 
Pyrcthre du Caucaae. (See I'yrcthrum willcmoti.) 
Py l et brum, 164. 
active principles in, 169. 
advantages and disadvantages of, as an in- 
secticide, 168. 
alcoholic extract of, 174. 
by distillation, 175. 
repercolation, 176. 
application of, as dry powder, 170. 
applied in fumes, 174. 
