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1501. Riley, C. Y. The locust pest. <Sci. Arner., 1 July, 1876 [v.49] ? 
n. s., v. 35, p. 9. 
Effects of water and cold on tlie eggs of Caloptenus spretus. 
1502. Riley", C. Y. Swallows; bed bugs, <Colmau’s Rural World, 5 
July, 1876. S.-b. No. 10, p. 166. 
Answer to letter of R. R. Pierce; nests of Hirundo fulva generally infested 
by Acanthia lectularia ; those of Hirundo arnericana rarely so; while this 
habit might cause annoyance about a dwelling, it is of little consequence 
when the bird uests under the eaves of a church. 
1503. [Riley, C. Y.] Berry and cherry twigs. ‘ <N. Y. Tribune, 5 July, 
1876. S. b. No. 10, p. 169. 
Answer to letter of W. Keyser; eggs of CEcanthas niveus laid in twigs of Rubus 
and Prunus; description, habits of, and means against Oberea tripunctata. 
1504. R[iley], C. Y. Three worms and their work. <N. Y. Weekly 
Tribune, 12 July, 1876, 2 figs. S.-b. No. 14, p. 132. 
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Answer to letter of •'* Subscriber ; ” means against larvae of Agrotididce, of 
Elateridce., and earth worms, Lumbricus sp.; eggs of Agrotis ypsilon laid in 
the spring; breeding-habits and economic importance of Lumbricus ; fig¬ 
ures of an elatrid larva and imago. 
1505. [Riley, C. Y.] Mite parasites of the Colorado potato-beetle. 
<Mirror and Farmer, 15 July, 1876, v. 28, No. 29, p. 2. S.-b. 
No. 14, p. 221. Reprint: <Gardener’s Mo. and Hortic., Sep¬ 
tember, 1876, v. 18, p. 279. <Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, De¬ 
cember, 1877, v. 3, p. 219 Proc. Note: <Amer. Nat., October, 
1876, v. 10, p. 636. 
Ectoparasitism of a gamasid mite [ TJropoda arnericana ] on Doryphora decem¬ 
lineata; list of vertibrate enemies of D. decemlineata. 
The reprints note the occurrence of D. decemlineata in New Hampshire and 
its ravages along the Atlantic coast. See No. 1610. 
1506. [Riley, O. Y.] [Wheat insects.] <Blair [Nebr.] Times, 20 July, 
1876. S.-b. No. 10, pp. 200-201. 
Quotes from 1st Ann. Rept. State Ent. Mo., pp. 159-161; wheat injured in 
Nebraska in 1876 by Cecidomyia destructor and Meromyza arnericana ; ravages 
of larva, description of imago and means against the latter; occurrence of 
Disonycha flaviventris in Nebraska. 
1507. Riley, C. V. A new enemy of wheat. <N. Y. Tribune, 21 July, 
1876. S.-b. No. 14, pp. 129-130; 130-131. 
Answer to letter of W. Robson ; occurrence, habits, and ravages of Leucania 
albilinea in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Kansas; history and description 
of larva, pupa, and imago of the insect; evolution of new habits and 
forms among insects. 
1508. [Riley, C. Y.] Cliiuch-bug; bee-moth. <Colman’s Rural World, 
26 July, 1876. S.-b. No. 10, pp. 201-205. 
Answer to letter of G. R. Christian ; means against Blissus leucopterus and 
Galleria cereana ; food, seasons, habits, and description of the latter. 
1509. Riley, C. Y. The grape-root borer, JEgeria polistiformis. 
<Colman’s Rural World, 26 July, 1876, 2 figs. S.-b. No. 10, 
pp. 205-206. 
Answer to letter of F. J. Kron; experiments on means against Mgeria 
\_= Sciapteron] polistiformis; habits of larva ; figures of imago; geographi¬ 
cal distribution. 
