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tEgeria rubi, Riley—The Raspberry Root-borer, 
This species was first described by Prof. Riley in 1874, in bis an¬ 
nual report as State Entomologist of Missouri. He states that for sev¬ 
eral years previous, complaint had been made that something had been 
working in tho roots of raspberry bushes. Among mentions of thischar- 
aracter that had been made is that of T. Engleman, of St. Clair county, 
to the State Horticultural Society in 1867: “Raspberries have failed 
here for several years in succession. I was under the impression that 
I was cultivating a tender variety which was killed in winter by the 
frost, but closer observation has convinced me that they are killed by 
a grub similar to the peach borer, which, like him, feasts upon their 
roots.” 
Mr. Walsh, in the spring of 1869, received specimens of this borer 
from Mr. Chas. Parry, of Cinnaminson, N. J., taken from blackberry 
roots, as is recorded in the first volumfe of the American Entomologist; 
and Prof. Riley found it in Denver in 1873. From this and other ref¬ 
erences that might be given it is evident that the insect is widely dis¬ 
tributed, and had been doing damage to the raspberry and blackberry 
crop before the date of its naming. 
According to Prof. Riley, “ the worm attains an inch or more in 
length, is of a pale yellow color, with dark, reddish-brown head. It 
dwells mostly in the root, but its burrow often extends several inches 
above the ground. The moth has the front wings heavily bordered 
with rusty brown, and the body prettily marked with yellow and 
black and slightly tufted.” 
He further states that he knows of no remedy for its injuries other 
than to destroy them when found. The moths came out in August 
and September. 
Spec. Char. Moth .—“Expanse of male 1.00, of female 1 25 inches. 
Front wings transparent, with a broad costal border extending half 
the width of the wing at base ; a narrow, discal spot and more or less 
of the tip dull ferruginous; the inner border, the inner longitudinal 
vein, the intermediate space toward posterior angle, and sometimes 
its whole length, of the same color; veins brownish within and black 
without the discal spot. Hind wings perfectly transparent, or rarely 
with a few sparse, ferruginous scales ; the transverse discal vein pale, 
the others pale at base, but black toward extremities; costa narrowly 
golden yellow, becoming darker toward apex. Fringes dark brown, 
those of hind wings appearing darkest by virtue of a dark wing bor¬ 
der. Under surface somewhat paler. Abdomen stout, with a very 
slight anal tuft in the female, a stouter one in the male. Antennae 
blue black, not enlarging toward tip; quite pectinate in the male. 
Palpi, a narrow ring around the neck, the sides of the collar, a broad 
band curving across the tegulae and around the base of wings, a faint 
line across the middle of the thorax, two faint longitudinal lines be¬ 
tween it and collar, legs, except outer base (sometimes whole length) 
of femora and tibiae, hind third of abdominal joints, and a dorsal and 
lateral series of abdominal tufts or patches (the dorsal ones, especially 
