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below the surface of the ground, and thus always destroying 
them. On Staten and Long Islands, I am told, this species is 
popularly named the “ Tiger worm,” from its destructive habits, 
and that the name cut-worm is there applied only to the next 
species. 
The Striped cut-worm is dirty whitish or pale smoky, with 
darker brown stripes, of which there are two along the back and 
three broader ones along each side; dots black, as they are in the 
preceding species, but not so minute. This is the most common 
kind in corn-fields, cutting off the plants half an inch above the 
ground; hence the stalk frequently shoots up again, from the 
middle of the stump. This occasionally occurs among beans 
also. It buries itself but slightly, and may sometimes be found 
with half its back exposed, even though the sun be shining clear 
and hot. 
The Faintly-lined cut-worm is dull brown, with very faint 
pale longitudinal lines, and the polished dots but little darker 
than the general color. Found in cornfields, but more commonly 
in gardens among cabbages and sometimes among onions. Buries 
itself but slightly. 
The White cut-worm is smaller, being scarcely an inch long 
when at rest. It is dull white, with black dots and no stripes or 
lines except a row of very faint brownish touches along the upper 
part of each side. It is rare, a single individual being occasion¬ 
ally found among corn and beans. 
The Black-headed cut-worm is dull dark brown, with faint 
traces of pale lines, and its head deep black. This is probably 
what is named the “Black worm” in some neighborhoods. It 
is the most common kind among beans, cutting them off slightly 
below the surface, and drawing the severed stem into the hole 
where it buries itself, and there feeding upon it during the day, 
till the whole is devoured, or only pieces of the wilted leaves 
remain, plugging up the entrance of the hole. Either the Striped 
or the Lined cut-worm frequently treats corn in this same way. 
Hence the stump may often be found without any wilted leaves 
lying near it. 
There are doubtless other species of cut-worms which have 
not yet presented themselves to my notice, my investigations of 
