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Letter op submittal . xvii 
Preface . six 
Introduction . xxiii 
Chapter I: 
Classification and nomenclature. Destructiveness. 1 
Popular and scientific names, 1—Most desirable popular name, 1— 
Different technical names, 1—History of these names, 1—The 
name Aletia xylina the correct one, 1—Syuonomy of the insect, 
2—Classificatory position, 2—Importance of the family Noctui- 
dse, 2—Destructiveness of the worm, 2—Causes which increase 
this destructiveness, 2 — Regions where losses are greatest, 2 ; 
and least, 3—Tabular statement of losses, 3—Previous state¬ 
ments, 3—Statement of loss in 1881, 4. 
Chapter II: 
Characters, habits, and natural history. 5 
Distinct states of growth, 5—The worm must hatch from an egg, 
5—Description of egg, 5—Where the egg is laid, 5—Number of 
eggs to a leaf, 6—Time elapsing before hatching, 6—Unhatched 
eggs perish when frozen, 6—Insects’ and other eggs mistaken for 
eggs of Aletia, 6—Characters of worm, 6—Description of newly- 
hatched worm, 6—Number of molts, 7—Different colors of worm, 
