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1827. 
Mitchill, S. L.—Views of the Process in Nature by which, under 
Particulnr Circumstances, Vegetables grow on Bodies of 
living Animals. (Am. Journ. Sci. and Arts, June, 1827, 
v. 12, p. 21.) 
Mention of Cordyceps on Melolontha from Virginia and on 
various exotic insects. General discussion. 
1849. 
Leidy, Joseph.— [On the Existence of Entophyta in Healthy 
Animals as a Natural Condition.] (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 
Phil., Oct. 9, 1849, v. 4, p. 225.) 
Account of vegetable parasites of Julus, Passalus, and other j 
animals, including descriptions of the new genera Enterobrus, j 
Cladophytum, and Arthromitus. 
Leidy, Joseph. —Description of New Genera and Species of En¬ 
tophyta. (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., Dec. 25, 1849, v. 4, 
p. 249.) 
Descriptions of filamentous fungi from the alimentary canal 
of species of Julus and Passalus. 
1850. j 
Brown, Buckminster. —[Remarks on a Caterpillar Fungus (Sphoeria 
roberisii) from New Zealand.] (Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. 
Hist., Dec., 1850, v. 3, p. 341.) 
Leidy, Joseph. —[Entophyta in Bodies of Animals.] (Proc. Acad. | 
Nat. Sci. Phil., Feb. 12, 1850, v. 5, p. 7.) 
Remarks on Mucor mucedo , Achyla prolifer a, and some un¬ 
named species in insects and crayfish. 
Leidy, Joseph. —[Entopliytes in Insects and Myriapods.] (Proc. 
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., Feb. 19, 1850, v. 5, p. 8.) 
Remarks on species of Enterobrus, etc. 
Leidy, Joseph. —Descriptions of New Entophyta growing within 
Animals. (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., Apr. 30, 1850, v. 5, 
p. 35.) 
Description of new genus (Eccrina) and three new species. 
Remarks on development of Arthromitus. 
1851. 
Leidy, Joseph. —[Remarks on Parasitism of Insects.] (Proc. 
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil, 1851, v. 5, pp. 204, 210.) 
Account of culture experiment with fungus of mole cricket. Dr. 
Leidy remarks that amount of parasitism in insects is influenced 
by kind of food. Hemipterous insects remarkably free from para¬ 
sites; those eating decaying substances especially subject to them. 
