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Miscellaneous insects . 107 
The Urena anoinis, Anomis erosa .. 107 
Habits and natural history; resemblance to the cotton-worm, 107— 
Distribution, 107—Its eggs mistaken for those of Aletia, 108—Dis¬ 
tinguishing characters, 108—Habits of larvae, 108—Characters of 
moth, 109—Descriptive, 109. 
The clover leaf-beetle, Phytonomus punctatus . Ill 
Habits of the genus Phytonomus, 111— Ph. punctatus an European 
insect, 111—Food-plants of European species, 111—History of Ph. 
punctatus in N. A., Ill—Specific identity of Ph.punctatus and Ph. 
opimus, 112—When first noticed as destructive, 112—Damage in 
Yates County, N. Y., in 1881, 112—Mr. Schwarz’s observations in 
June, 1882, 113—Life history of the species, 113—The eggs, 113— 
The newly-hatched larvae, 113—Method of locomotion of larvae, 
114— The cocoon, 114—Method of spinning, 115—Its method of 
spinning differs from that alleged of the European Ph. rumicis, 
115— Principal damage done in the beetle state, 115—Feeds on 
white and red clover, 115—Length of life in the different states, 
115— Number of annual broods, 116—A second brood exceptional, 
116— Remedies, 117—Will it spread?, 117—Natural enemies, 117— 
Description of earlier states, 118. 
The vagabond Crambus, Crambus vulgivagellus . 119 
History of its injury and identification, 119—Correspondence with 
Professor Lintner, 119—Abundance of the moths in the eastern 
States in 1881, 119—Habits and natural history, 119—The eggs, 
120—The larva and its tube, 120—Habits of the moth, 120—Dam¬ 
age done by the worms, 120—Parasites, 121—Similarity of habit 
in an European species, 121—Remedies, 121—Descriptive, 121— 
Specimens from Vancouver’s Island compared, 121—Descriptions 
of earlier states, 122—Bibliographical list, 122. 
The wheat Isosoma, Isosoma tritici ... 123 
Past history and habits, 123—When first studied, 123—Professor 
Thomas finds it in Illinois and Dr. Packard in Virginia, 123—Its 
work differs from that of the joint-worm, 123—Its injuries in 
Missouri, 124—Professor French’s observations, 124—Comparisons 
with the joint-worm and other allied species, 124—Errors cor¬ 
rected, 125—Its relationship to the European /. linear e; habits 
of latter, 125—Number of broods, 125—Remedies, 125—Parasites, 
126—Descriptive, 126—Bibliographical list, 126. 
The sorghum web-worm, JS J ola sorghiella ... 127 
Its injuries, 127—Letter from J. P. Stelle, 127—Habits, 128—Method 
of work, 128—Systematic position, 128—Descriptive, 128—Earlier 
stages, 129. 
The catalpa sphinx, Ceratomia catalpa. . 129 
Value of the catalpa tree, 129—Its usual exemption from insect 
attacks, 129—Past history of Sphinx catalpa, 129—Its larvae used 
as fish bait, 130—Its distribution, 130—Extracts from correspond¬ 
ence concerning the larva, 130—Characters and natural history: 
The eggs, 131—The larvae, 131—The pupa, 131—Description of 
the moth, 13 L—Number of broods, 132—Remedies, 132—Descrip¬ 
tive, 132—Peculiarity of structure of pupa, 133. 
The osage orange sphinx, Ceratomia hageni . 133 
Value of the osage orange, 133—Its comparative exemption from 
insect attack, 133—Rarity of the osage orange sphinx, 133—Its 
generic place, 133—Characters of the species, 134—Its affinities, 
134—Description of larva, 134. 
