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1903
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Je Se a erie © 91 | Notes for the year (continued)
| General entomologic features. 91 Shade trees and forest insects. 147
Memeo Oiice WOrk. 2... ee. eee 92 Beneficial insects............. 150
Special investigations ...:...- 92 | Experimental work against San
i peBHGSEMONS. ©. 2.2.5.5. sist 93 José scale insect............ 151
Collections of insects......... of Early spring or winter appli-
Bs. »D inspection work...... 95 CALNE OS MSR re tet PaaS 151
ae Voluntary observers........ SG Summer washes. ............. 159
Acknowledgments............ 96 | Diseased and dying trees and in-
Senehcial insects _. 2a ee 97 sect attack ta wodaews teased daee 167 ,
_ Synopsis of certain genera of Voluntary entomologic service.. 173
ile. the Gplmaginy.. .:......:.. 97 | List of publications of the ento-
Injurious : ies ae eet 125 mologist ha Oi sedate: scale ser sfalelaidia ara Male 192 :
_ Notes for the year.............. 130 | Insect exchange................ 200 j
a eee eee 130 | Species received in exchange. . 201
Reni : pEeehanre lst. 6 og .s Uileg et 207
Gra deers “oe . Rages: At ae Contributions to collection ..... 213
eC at re Explanation of plates........... 221
“Garden insects............. 1483 | plates 14.............005. face 222
Grain and house pests........ WM me Tile. Meo ead. ate ods 228
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‘REGENTS 1903

With years of election

1892 Witttam Croswett Doane D.D. LL.D. Chancellor, Albany
1878 WHITELAW REID M.A. LL.D. Vice Chancellor — —
1877 CHauncey M. Depew LL.D. ie yess piel
1877 ‘CHaRLEs E. Firch LL.B. M.A. L.H. D. 3
1881 WILLIAM H. WaTsoNn M.A. M.D. LL.D. sere
1984, Henry E. Turner LUD.) e 8 ie eh
1883 Sr Carr McKetway M.A. L.H.D. LL.D. D.C.L.
1886) DANIEL BEACH WPA: DN LEDi age eee
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Broo T. Guitrorp Ssirra ML AMC ELL. Dias 7
1893 Lewis A. Stimson B.A. LL.D. M.D. - ak
1895 ALBERT VANDER VEER M.A. Ph.D. M.D. -
1895 CHARLES R. SkinNeR M.A. LL.D. ark
* Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex ¢ of
1897 CHESTER S. Lorp M.A. LL.D. = a
1900 THomas A. HENDRICK M.A. LL.D. - =
1901 BENJAMIN B. ODELL JR eis, D. Chuchee. ex officio. Rt .
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1g02 WiLLiaM NortincHaM M.A. Ph.D. LED. - see
1903 Frank W. Hiccins Lieutenant Governor, ex officio i.
1903 JOHN F. O'BRIEN Secretary of State, ex officio - |
1903 CHaRLEs A. Garpiner LL.B. M.A. Ph.D. LL.D. New Yorkie
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SECRETARY
Elected by Regents

1900 JAMES BUsseue PARSONS JR MM: A LL. D.

: DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS ; = a
1888 MELviL Dewey M.A. LL.D. State Library and Home Education
1890 JAMES RUSSELL Parsons JR M.A. LL.D. — a
Administrative, College and High School Dep'ts
t890 FREDERICK J. H. Merrivyt Ph.D. State Museum '

University of the State of New York

New York State Museum

FREDERICK J. H. Merrity Director
EPHRAIM PorTER FELT State Entomologist

Bulletin 76
ENTOMOLOGY 21

igpf EP ORT OF THE STATE ENTO-
MOLOGIST 1903

To the Regents of the University of the State of New York
I have the honor of presenting herewith my report on the injuri-
ous and other insects in the State of New York for the year ending

Oct. 15, 1903.
General entomologic features. The season of 1903 will long be

known on account of the abnormal abundance of plant lice of

various species, which have not only been exceedingly destructive

to fruit trees in particular but the prolongation of their depreda-

tions far beyond the usual date was specially injurious to young or
recently set trees. ‘The latter part of the summer the San José
scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst., bred so exces-
sively that many trees were literally covered with half grown scale
insects toward the end of the season. The depredations of the

‘elm leaf beetle, Galerucella luteola Miill., have con-

tinued in the Hudson river valley though the spraying operations
of recent years have reduced their numbers very largely in Albany
and Troy. An interesting feature of this insect’s history was its
presence in excessive numbers at Saratoga Springs, where it
would undoubtedly have caused severe injury had it not been for
the prompt spraying instituted by the village authorities. The
white marked tussock moth, Notolophus leucostigma
Abb. & Sm., has caused less damage than usual in recent years

92 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

though it was generally present at Buffalo on a great many horse-
chestnut trees, partially defoliating thousands. The fall web-
worm, Hyphantria textor Harr., has, as a rule, been less
injurious than in preceding years, except in a few localities.
Office work. The general office work has been conducted as in
preceding years and has been marked by many more demands
for information, indicating an increased interest. The determina-
tions of scale insects for the commissioner of agriculture, in con-
nection with the nursery inspection work of his department, has
made somewhat extensive demands on the time of Assistant C. M.
Walker, who has also had charge of most of the breeding cage
work. Many photographs of living insects or specimens of their
work have been taken and a number of lantern slides added to
the collection, greatly increasing its effectiveness in illustrating
popular lectures. It is gratifying to record that there have been
no changes in the office staff during the past year, and conse-
quently the work has proceeded without interruption from this
cause. Correspondence indicates a continued and healthy interest
in our work, as is evidenced by the following figures : 2035 letters,
784 postals, 490 circular letters and 1109 packages were sent
through the mail during the past year. The reduction from last
year in the number of postals and packages is due to the fact that
but three publications were issued during the present year against
four in 1993, and the last issued was not available for distribu-
tion till very late, consequently a portion of the copies will be sent
out next year. Mailing expenses have also been reduced by send-
ing two or more publications by express, wherever that was
economical, a total of 114 packages being shipped. |
Special investigations. The lines of work begun in earlier years
have been continued and considerable progress made. The grape-
vine root worm, Fidia viticida Walsh, has been the sub-
ject of more extended investigations than last year, a large amount
of exceedingly valuable data has been secured and we have demon-
strated that collecting the beetles was a practical, the most
reliable and probably the most economical method of controlling
this pest. The details of this work will appear in a revised and
extended bulletin on this insect. The experiments with insecti-

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 93

cides for controlling the San José scale have been carried on in
the same orchard as in the past three years, and our earlier results
with crude petroleum have been confirmed. Extended experi-
ments with lime-sulfur washes have also been conducted at War-
wick with very gratifying results. An extensive series of experi-
ments with summer washes was made, Mr Walker having direct
charge of the work and being responsible for most of the observa-
tions. A second instalment of the beneficial Chinese ladybeetle,
Chilocorus similis Rossi, which may prove of value in
suppressing this pernicious scale insect, was obtained from the
United States Department of Agriculture last August and estab-
lished in an infested orchard at Kinderhook. It is hoped that
they will survive in this latitude and prove of great value in con-
trolling this dangerous pest. The extended forest fires in the
Adirondacks early jin the season offered an excellent opportunity
for investigating the connection between them and insect attack.
- The results of this work are given on a subsequent page. Our
general studies of forest and shade tree insects have been con-
tinued and a number of valuable observations made.

The present year has been marked by the appearance of a second
report by Dr Needham on aquatic insects, which consists of a
series of valuable original articles by himself, supplemented by
important papers from Messrs MacGillivray, Johannsen and
Davis. Another report by Dr Needham, is now in preparation
and will be devoted largely to a consideration of the May flies and
midges (Chironomidae) of the State.

Investigations on our native mosquitos have been continued,
resulting in material additions to our knowledge. Collections of
these little insects have been made in different sections of the
State, and it was possible for Assistant D. B. Young to spend two
weeks at Long Island, working in cooperation with the North
Shore Improvement Association, which has become well and favor-
ably known to all interested in this line of effort on account of its
very efficient operations in subduing these pests in the vicinity of
New York city. .

Publications. The principal publications of the entomologist, to
the number of 70 are listed under the usual head. The more

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important of those issued during the past year are the following:
Grapevine Root Worm (Museum bulletin 59), 18th Report of the
State Entomologist 1902 (Museum bulletin 64) and Aquatic Insects
in New York State (Museum bulletin 68). In addition, the ento-
mologist has contributed an important paper on insects injurious
to pine and oaks, for the seventh report of the Forest, Fish and
Game Commission, and one on insecticides for the report of the
Colorado State Board of Horticulture for 1902.

Other important publications, which are either in the printer’s
hands or practically completed, are as follows: Grapevine Root
Worm, a revised and extended edition of Museum bulletin 59, men-
tioned above. A monograph of the genus Saperda, which includes
some of our most destructive borers, has been prepared by the
entomologist in association with Mr L. H. Joutel of New York
city, and will form a small bulletin of about 80 pages illustrated
by 7 colored plates. Dr Needham’s third report, mentioned in the
preceding paragranh, is practically completed and will be an ex-
tended work about the same size as Museum bulletin 68. There
is also a memoir on insects injurious to forest and shade trees, an
extensive publication illustrated with many halftones and 16
colored plates, treating specially of those forms which are destruc-
tive to shade trees.

Collections of insects. Very large additions have been made to
the state collections during the past season. They are specially
desirable because a considerable proportion have come from other
sections of the State. Mr Young spent several weeks in the Ad-
irondacks in special work on forest insects, and he has collected
at intervals throughout the season in cooperation with the Vassar
Brothers Institute, at Poughkeepsie, and also at Long Island
while engaged on mosquito investigations. The results have been
large and exceedingly valuable additions to the state collections.
Much progress has been made in arranging insects previously col-
lected. The Lepidoptera, which are in the care of Mr Walker,
have all been referred to the principal groups and many deter-
mined specifically. He has also arranged the Coccidae, now
represented by 98 species and a host of specimens, while Mr Young

has been able to do considerable systematic work on the Tenthre-

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 95

dinidae, Ichneumonidae, Syrphidae, Tachinidae and Capsidae,
_ besides making material progress in arranging the Coleoptera
which, it is gratifying to state, are already in a fairly satisfactory
condition. The exhibit collection has received valuable additions
from time to time, and in all of our collecting an effort has been
made to secure material desirable for this purpose. The museum
was kindly remembered during the present year and bequeathed
a small collection of insects by Miss Ellen L. Baker of Middle
Granville N. Y.

The past season a system of exchange was inaugurated with
most excellent results. The museum possesses large series of cer-
tain species. Lists were prepared and sent to entomologists in dif-
ferent sections of this and other countries with a request for ex-
changes, and as a result some exceedingly valuable additions have
been made to the collection with practically no cost to the museum.
The details of these exchanges together with a list of species
available for this purpose will be found under a separate head.

Nursery inspection. work. Owing to the Virginia authorities re-
fusing in the fall of 1902 toe accept nursery inspection certificates
issued by the State Department of Agriculture, even though
officially indorsed by us, other means had to be devised to aid those
who wished to ship nursery stock into Virginia. The state ento-
mologist of Virginia was willing to accept a certificate based ‘on
inspection by an assistant working under our direction, and as
an accommodation to our nurserymen, it was arranged to send an
assistant to make supplementary inspections of only that stock
which was destined for Virginia, the parties benefited to pay his
traveling expenses. Mr C. M. Walker was detailed for this work,
which occupied nearly two weeks. It is very gratifying to state
that the regular inspectors, in whom we have utmost confidence,
kindly aided Mr Walker in his work. Mr H.C. Peck and Mr J.J.
Barden, in whose territory most of the inspecting was done, were
specially helpful. The following is a list of firms to whom these
nursery certificates were issued between Oct. 21 and Nov. 1,
respectively: Mt Hope Nurseries, Western New York Nursery Co.,
Thomas Bowman & Son, A. L. Wood, Allen Nursery Co., H. S.
- Taylor & Co., Charlton Nursery Co., all of Rochester; Sheeren

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Wholesale Nurseries, George A. Sweet Nursery Co., Rogers Nur-
sery, all of Dansville; Brown Bros. Co., Chase Bros. Co., First
National Nurseries, Perry Nursery Co., J. B. Nellis & Co., all of
Brighton; Lewis Roesch, T. S. Hubbard Co., G. S. Josselyn Co.,
all of Fredonia; Knight & Bostwick, Emmons & Co., and C. W.
Stuart & Co., all of Newark.

Voluntary observers. The work of the voluntary observers begun
in 1899 has been continued, but owing to an unusually dry spell
in the early part of the season followed by excessive rains, there
has been comparatively little to report except injuries by plant
lice, a group of insects on which the voluntary observers are not
‘well qualified to report. As a consequence, there are not so many
records as have been made in earlier seasons, though the sum
total of their observations amounts to a material addition to our
knowledge concerning some very important injurious insects.
Summaries of these reports are published under the usual head.

Acknowledgments. The untimely death of our highly esteemed
and gifted associate, the late Prof. V. H. Lowe of the State
Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, is a source of deep
regret and a severe loss to the science he loved so well. The ento-
mologist has been favored by the cooperation of a number of pro-
- fessional workers. To Dr L. O. Howard, chief of the division of
_ entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, and his
staff, special acknowledgments are due for the determination of
a number of insects and for information regarding different
species. Mr E. P. VanDuzee, of Buffalo, a well known authority
on Hemiptera, has kindly identified all our Pentatomidae and a
number of related forms, and we are indebted to Prof. Mel. T.
Cook, of De Pauw University, Greencastle Ind., for the determina-
tion of many insect galls. The appreciation of our work by the
many friends of the office is a source of pleasure, and the support -
given by those in authority is very gratifying.

Respectfully submitted
EPHRAIM PortTER FELT -

State Entomologist
Office of the State Entomologist

Albany, Oct. 15, 1903

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 ea OT

BENEFICIAL INSECTS

SYNOPSIS OF CERTAIN GENERA OF THE OPHIONINI

The following account of species belonging to various genera
of this group is the result of a study, extending over some years,
originally begun at Cornell University under the auspices of
Prof. J. H. Comstock, to whom the writer is under deep obliga-
tions for assistance. The original assignment covered the species
placed in this genus by Cresson, and owing to many other matters
demanding attention, we have reluctantly decided to publish our
results without attempting to extend our studies so as to include
all the members of this group, particularly because of lack of
time, and specially since a number of genera are represented
only by foreign species. We also take this opportunity to express
our obligations to Dr W. H. Ashmead, curator of the Hymenop-
tera, United States National Museum; who in recent years has
kindly loaned us specimens and afforded material aid in our sys-
pematic study. *)-

This group includes some of our larger and more common para-
sites, and to the species comprising it much credit is due for ma-
terial aid in controlling a number of our insect pests... Kor ex-
ample the long-tailed Ophion, Eremotylus macrurus
Linn. is a common parasite of large cecropia larvae and allied
species. These large caterpillars are rarely abundant enough to
attract attention by their ravages, and one reason for this is un-
doubtedly the activity of their parasites, foremost of which stands
the long-tailed Ophion.

; Value as parasites

The other species of this group have been reared from a large
number of hosts, and there is no reason for regarding several of
them as of less value than Eremotylus macrurus Linn.
The following statistics will give some idea of their abundance
and, as the life of the host with its attendant possibilities is de-
stroyed as each develops, they also give some idea of the economic
value of the species. Six trap lanterns were in operation during
the entire season of 1889 at Cornell University for the purpose of
ascertaining the value of lights for destroying insects, and nearly

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600 examples of ophionids were taken. Two species were well
represented in this lot. There were none of the long-tailed
Ophions, hence the figures give no idea of the relative abundance
of this parasite or of the other species not represented. The one
by far the most abundant was Ophion bilineatum Say,
the two-lined Ophion, which was represented by 450 examples. The
Species next in abundance was Ophion tityri Pack., which
was represented by 118 examples, while Eniscopilus pur-
gatus Say was represented by but 23 individuals. It will be
noticed that the two species taken most abundantly are not well —
represented in most collections and but little is known of their
habits. This record does not in the least reflect on the value of
these two as parasites. It is possible that both are equally effi-
cient in their own fields and it is most probable, seeing that they
are crepuscular or nocturnal in habit, that they breed largely in
larvae which rarely fall into the hands of the collectors. The
two-lined Ophion has been reared mostly from arctians or
noctuids. Though records of this character are still far too
scarce to permit the formation of a positive opinion, it is likely
that this species does material service in keeping larvae belonging
to these two families in check. The observations are even more
meager regarding Ophion tityri. Here is certainly a field
for investigation.
General habits

The different members of this group may usually be seen flying
slowly about shrubbery and in the grass during bright days from
early May till into October. In cloudy and wet weather they |
seek some sheltered place—at least this is true of the diurnal
species. The long-tailed and the purged Ophions are the two
taken most commonly in the day, and they are the best repre-
sented in most collections examined. The trap lantern record
would appear to indicate a great preponderance of the two-lined
Ophion. This must be ascribed to the crepuscular or nocturnal
habits of the latter form. The females are the more active and
are more abundant in collections. This might be expected, as
on her devolves the labor of searching out a suitable nidus for

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her eggs. The large proportion of females is well shown in the
trap lantern record, where but 87 males were taken to 485 females.
The great activity of the females and the large number of them
attracted to lights must diminish materially the value of the trap
lantern as a means of destroying insect pests.

Oviposition and larval habits

The females possess a sharp ovipositor which is capable of in-
flicting a slight wound. Its sharpness appears to be mainly for
defensive purposes, as the eggs are deposited usually on the skin
of the host, to which they firmly adhere by means of a cement
or glue extruded at the moment of oviposition. The deposit of
the egg by Eremotylus macrurus has been graphically —
described by Trouvelet as follows!: ‘‘ When an Ichneumon de-
tects the presence of a worm, she flies around it for a few seconds,
and then rests upon the leaf near her victim; moving her antennae
very rapidly above the body of the worm, but not touching it, and
bending her abdomen under the breast, she seizes her ovipositor
with the front legs, and waits for a favorable moment, when she
quickly deposits a little oval white egg upon the skin of the larva.
She is quiet for some time and then deposits another upon the
larva, which only helplessly jerks its body every time an egg is
laid.” Eight to ten eggs are laid in this manner. A few days
later they hatch and the larvae make their way under the skin
of their victim, feeding on the fatty portions of the host at first,
but later most of the tissues are devoured. The miserable victim
of these parasites drags out a weary existence and usually per-
ishes in the pupal state, rarely before. As a single larva will
provide sustenance for the development of but one or two para-
sites, the weaker ones perish.

There is on the front tibia of Ophion an articulated, apical
spine, a structure common to many Hymenoptera, which is pos-
sibly connected with the method of Oviposition narrated above.
This articulated spine is curved toward the tarsus near the apex,
and might consequently be used for holding the ovipositor, be-

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cause when apposed to the tarsus the bend is such as to allow
the ovipositor to pass easily through a space between the two.
It is worthy of note in this connection, as showing the method
of depositing eggs by an insect belonging to the same family, that
Thalessa has been seen cvipositing in a similar manner by reliable
observers.4

Pupation and final transformations

The larva of Eremotylus macrurus usually pupates
within the cocoon of its victim. As this species preys largely on
the saturnians, the larvae of which spin stout cocoons, the grub
of the parasite on emerging from the remains of its victim finds
itself in a well protected cocoon, and consequently has no need
of looking for a more secure place in which to undergo its final
transformations.: The same habit is probably common to other
species infesting hosts spinning a stout cocoon, as, for example,
Krem. arctiae when preying on -these moths. The cocoons
of Eniscopilus purgatus are found in the soil or
under shelter near where its host has transformed. From the
lack of evidence to the contrary, it may be presumed that such
is the general habit of all the species infesting larvae that do not
spin stout cocoons before pupation.

Very few notes exist on the duration of the pupa state in this
genus. Riley states that the imagos of Erem. macrurus
commonly emerge in the spring, and rarely come forth in the
autumn. This would apparently indicate that the normal habit
of this insect is to pass the winter in the pupal stage. An example
of Enis. purgatus has been known to pupate July 24, the

imago emerging Sep. 138.

Bibliography

1862 Packard, A. 8. Me. Sci. Sur. Rep’t, p.20 (Comes to light)

1869 Guide Study Ins. p.195 (Brief notice)

1863 Norton, Edward. Ent. Soc. Phila. Proc. 1:357-58 (Table of species)

1879 Provancher, L’Abbé L. Nat. Can. 11:115 (Generic characters),
p.116-17 (Table of species)

1882 Lintner, J. A. Ins. N. Y. 1st Rep’t, p.103-10 (Parasitic on Nephe-
lodes violans)

Ins. N. Y. Sth Rep’t, p.238 (Mention) Lt

1893

11888 Lintner. Ins. N. Y. 4th Rep’t, p.40-41.

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1884 Comstock, J. H. Kingsley’s Stand. Nat. Hist.2:515 (Brief reference)

1895 . Manual Study Ins. p.624, fig.750 (Notice)

1885 Jack, J. G. Can. Ent. 17:30 (Manner of oviposition on Noto-
donta concinna) ;

1886 Ent. Soe. Ont. 16th Rep’t, p.16 "

1885 Webster, F. M. U.S. Dep’t Agric. Rep’t 1884, p.389 (Parasitic on
Nematus)

1888 Riley, C. V. Insect Life, 1:171 (An external parasite)

1891 Insect Life, 3:276 (Feeding habits of larvae)

1893 Ent. Soe. Wash. Proc. 2:403 (Oviposition)

1890 Bruner, Lawrence. Neb. Agric. Exp. Sta. Bul. 14, p.62 (Parasitic
on Acronycta lepusculina)

1891 Forbes, S. A. Ins. Ill. 17th Rep’t, 1889-90, p.44 (Parasitic on white
grub) :

1891 Riley, C. V. & Marlatt, C. L. Insect Life, 4:179 (Ophion? parasitic
on Nematus)

1894 Smith, J. B. N. J. Agric. Exp. Sta. Rep’t, 1898, p.582 (General
notice )

These are references to the genus only, as defined by Cresson in 1887.

Synopsis of genera treated

a@ Cubitodiscoidal nervure irregularly thickened, never appendiculate

b Yellowish chitinous spots in cubitodiscoidal cell..... Eniscopilus Curtis

66 No such spots in-cubitodiscoidal cell............. Eremotylus Forster

aa Cubitodiscoidal nervure never irregularly thickened, usually appendicu-
late

OAC MORN oo Bass aera- cca ee ales cit wat bares, aire se Ophion Gravenhorst

Oli ACOUCION ALEK... eee ake. w ohie canes 0 hs ak ws oa Fee Genophion Felt

Synopsis of species of Eremotylus

a Cubitodiscoidal vein usually strongly sinuate; hooks of hind wings 13-15;
male clasps rather long, subrectangular, obtusely rounded at the
RNs ras Soe SS See SS OTe we wle Fae eae ow Oe pace estes 6 maecrurus Linn.

aa Cubitodiscoidal vein nearly arcuate; first and second recurrent ner-

vures nearly equal; hooks of hind wing 7-9; male clasps subrectangu-
er ea AeUbel YOM G Cua gs oat 2 oleate codices See ete eine oP eee arctiae Ashm.
‘ glabratus Say’

Eremotylus macrurus Linn.
Long-tailed Ophion

This, the largest American species of the genus, is closely allied
to Erem. arctiae Ashm., which has been confused with it in
collections. The two species are easily separated from the others
of the genus by their considerably larger size; the smallest being
perceptibly larger than the largest of the other species, excepting

— 4See account of this species, p.106.

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Ophion fuliginipennis Felt, which belongs in a dif-
ferent group. Erem. macrurus may be separated from
Erem. arctiae by its larger size, by the fulvous tinge of the
wings and veins, by the second discoidal nervure being nearly
twice the length of the first, and by there being from 13 to 15
hooks on the hind wings. Other differences are detailed in the
description of Hrem. arctiae.

Habits and life history. This species is an active, diurnal insect,
being rarely if ever attracted to lights. It is the one most com-
monly bred from the large saturnians, and is frequently referred
to as a parasite of one or more of them. Its egg-laying habits
and life history, so far as known, have been described in a pre-
ceding paragraph. It has also been recorded as bred from some
of the arctians, but it is probable that some of these records really
pertainto Hrem. arctiae. DrC. M. Weed has recorded an
instance in which 80 out of 50 pupae of Samia columbia
Smith were parasitized by this insect. The unusual abundance of
Callosamia promethea Dr. is recorded in Insect Life,
2 :383, and also the interesting fact that fully two thirds of the
pupae harbored this parasite. The observations of Dr Riley show
that this insect usually emerges in the spring, though occasionally
individuals come forth in the autumn.

This parasite has been reared from the following insects: isha
isabella Abb. & Sm, Philosamia*cynthia Dim,
Callosamia promethea Drury, Samia columbia
Smith, Samia cecropia Linn., Telia polyphemus
Cram., Automeris io Fabr.and Apatelodes (torre,
facta Abb. & Sm.

Description. Fulvo-ferruginous, stigma almost obsolete; mar-
ginal nervure sinuate, thickened toward the stigma; size large;
body 31 to 38 mm long; wing spread 43 to 56 mm. Head small,
antennae nearly as long as the body; ocelli prominent, black;
head yellowish posteriorly; eyes black, rather small; mandibles
bidentate, tipped with black. Mesothorax convex; scutellum and
postscutellum prominent; anterior portion of metathorax de-
pressed; posterior portion rugose, limited anteriorly by a trans-
verse carina; lateral carinae present. Wings hyaline; marginal
nervure thickened, sinuate near the small stigma; cubitodiscoidal
nervure never appendiculate, usually strongly sinuate; third dis-

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coidal cell considerably wider at apex than base; hooks on hind
wings 13 to 15. Legs long, honey yellow. Abdomen long, strongly
compressed, usually darker at tip. Male claspers rather long,
subrectangular, obtusely rounded at apex.

Described from 10 examples.

Cocoon. The larva leaves the shriveled remains of its victim
when full grown and pupates within the cocoon spun before the
demise of its host. The cocoon is tough, oval, about 32 mm long
and 17 mm broad, and occupies the larger portion of that spun
by its prey. It is composed of silk agglutinated by a dark secre-
tion. Exteriorly it is a dark brown color, with a faint yellowish
or golden band around the center. The interior is thinly lined
with a transparent substance and possesses a brilliant metallic
luster.

Distribution. The recorded distribution of this insect is from
New England to California and from Canada to Texas, indicating
that the species ranges over practically the whole of the United
States and north inte Canada. It has been reported from the
following localities: Canada, New England, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Virginia, Louisiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Nevada and Cali-
fornia.

Specimens have also been examined from the following locali-
ties: Ottawa, Canada [Harrington]; New York city [Joutel];
Dutchess county, N. Y. and Rock Creek park, Washington D. C.
Bu. Ss: Nat. Mus.| and from Malden and Amherst Mass. [Fernald].

Bibliography

1846 Brulle, Auguste. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hymenopt. p.138. (Described as
rugosus)

1862-63 Scudder, 8. H. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. Proc. 9:188-89 (Mentioned as
O. cecropiae)

18638 Norton, Edward. Ent. Soc. Phila. Proc. 1:359

1863 Sanborn, F. G. Mass. State Bd Agric. Rep’t, p.169 (Mentioned as

' O. cecropiae)

1863 Trouvelet. Amer. Nat. 1:89-91, fig.1 (Method of oviposition, par-
asitic on Telea polyphemus)

1868 Smith. Ent. Soc. Lond. Proc. p.xxxii

1869 Packard, A. S. Guide Study Ins. p.195, jig.27 (Parasitic on Telea
polyphemus)

1870 Riley, C. V. Am. Ent. 2:100, fig.63, 64

104

1872
1880
1870
1873
1875

1874

1890

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Ins. Mo. 4th Rept, p.107-8, 129, fig.87, 388 (Parasitic on Samia
cecropia, oviposition, habits of larva)

Am. Ent. 3:134, fig.52 (Parasitic on Isia isabella)
Chambers, V. T. Am. Ent. 2:156 (From Telea polyphemus)
Cresson, E. T. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 4:169 (From Texas) -~

Geol. and Geog. Sur. Ter. Rep’t. Zool. 5:708 (From eastern
Nevada)

Saunders, William. Ent. Soc. Ont. 5th Rep’t. p.25, fig.20, 21 (Para-
siticon Samia cecropia, oviposition, habits of larva)

7th Rep’t, p.42, fig.29, 42 (Parasitic on Telea poly-

phemus)

13th Rep’t, p.17, fig11 (Same as preceding)

—— Can. Ent. 14:43, fig.7 (Same as preceding)

— Ins. Inj. Fruits. p.78, 175, 212, fig.78, 74 (Habits, parasitic
on Samia cecropia, Telea polyphemusS and Auto-
meris io)

Worthington, C. E. Can. Ent. 8:220 (Parasitic on Telea poly-
phemus)

Provancher, L’Abbé L. Nat. Can. 11:116, 117 (Table of species, de-
scription )

Clarkson, Frederick. Can. Ent. 15:162 (Describes cocoon, parasitic
on. Telea polyphemus)

Comstock, J. H. Kingsley’s Stand. Nat. Hist. 2:515, fig.643 (Habits,
parasitic on Telea polyphemus)

Weed, ©. M. Papilio, 4:112 (Parasite of Samia columbia)

Waterhouse. Ent. Soc. Lond. Proe. p.83 (Parasite of Callo-
Samia promethea)

Fallou. Ent. Soc. France Bul. 6, 9 :e¢xxxii

Coquillett, D. W. Insect Life, 1:286 (Mention)

Ashmead, W. H. Col. Biol. Ass’n Bul. 1, p.48 (Listed)

Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 23:192. (Compared with Eremotylus
aretiae)

Riley, C. V. & Howard, L. 0. Insect Life, 2:3838 (Parasitic on At-
tacus promethea), 3:154 (Bred from Telea poly-
phemus, Samia cecropia, Apatelodes torre-
facta)

Bruner, Lawrence. Neb. Agric. Hxp. Sta. Bul. 14, p.14, 15, fig.4, 5
(Parasitic on Samia cecropia)

1890 Perkins, G. H. ‘Vt. State Bd Agric. 11th Rep’t, separate, p.10 (Men-
tion )

1890 Smith, J. B. Cat. Ins. N. J. p.25 (Listed)

1893-94 N. J. Agric. Exp. Sta. Rep’t, p.582, fig.167. (Reference)

1896 —— Keo. Mnt. p.382, fig.440 (Mention) .

1900 Ins. N. J. p.580, fig.273 (Listed)

1891 Lintner, J. A. Ins. N, Y. ‘Vth Rep’t; p.228 (Parasitic on sisue
isabella)

1891 Harrington, W. W. Ent. Soc. Ont. 21st Rep’t, p.67, fig.31 (Parasitic
on Telea polyphemus)

1892 Osborn, Herbert. Part. Cat. Animals Ia. p.15 (Listed)

1894 Fyles, T. W. Ent. Soc. Ont. 25th Rep’t, p.55, fig388 (Transforms
within hosts—Saturniidae)

1896 Evand, J. D. Can. Ent. 28:10 (Listed)

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Eremotylus arctiae Ashm.

This species is by no means rare, though not recognized as a

distinct form till 1890 owing to its having been confused with
Erem. macrurus, which it closely resembles. A critical
examination of the material in the state collection, Dr Lintner’s
private collection, and that from Cornell University, lent by Pro-
fessor Comstock, has resulted in the finding of several examples
of this species. Two specimens were taken in the trap lanterns
at Cornell; one Aug. 3 and the other Aug. 22, 1889. Owing to the
kindness of Messrs Howard and Ashmead, we have been per-
mitted to examine a type of this species.
Hosts. This species is parasitic mostly on some of the arctians,
though it has also been reared from saturnians. The following
hosts are known: Ecpantheria deflorata Fabr.,
Piaerisia virginica, Kabr, Automeris io. Fabr.
and Callosamia promethea Drury.

Description. The following is Mr Ashmead’s description :

In Erem. macrurus, the wings have a decided fulvous
tinge and the veins are fulvous; the second recurrent nervure is
about twice as long as the first recurrent nervure, the third
discoidal cell, therefore, is much wider at apex than at base; in
Krem. arctiae, the wings are entirely without the fulvous
tinge and the basal nervure, tips of median and discal nervures
vary from brown to black, or piceo-black; the second recurrent
nervure is only slightly longer than the first recurrent nervure,
the cubital nervure being arcuate and the third discoidal cell,
therefore, is about as wide at apex as at base; in EHrem.
macrurus, the transverse metathoracic carina is always more
or less distinetly sinuated at the middle, in Erem. arctiae
it is straight. In Erem. arctiae the hooks on the hind
wings vary from seven to nine; in Hrem. macrurus they

are from 13 to 15; in the former the claws are pectinate; in the

latter simple.

Male 26 mm long, wing expanse 35 mm; female 20 to 28 mm
long, wing expanse 36 to 40 mm.

Figure 6 on plate 2 represents the wing characters of Erem.
macrurus. In Erem. arctiae the cubitodiscoidal

_nervure is arcuate; in the type examined it was a nearly perfect

are, but in other specimens there was a slight tendency to the

106 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

sinuous course usually somarkedin Erem.macrurus. The
form of the third discoidal cell in the type was a little more regu-
lar than in our specimens and the first and second recurrent ner-
vures were more nearly of an equal length. The wings of Erem.
arctiae appear to be proportionately wider than in Erem.
macrurus. Inastudy of examplesof Erem. macrurus,
I find the claws pectinate as wellasin Erem. arctiae. The
claspers of the male in the former species are rather long, sub-
rectangular and obtusely rounded at tip, while in the latter they
are Subtriangular and acutely rounded at tip.

Distribution. This species is probably as widely distributed
over this county as is Hrem. macrurus. It is known to
occur in New York, New Jersey, District of Columbia, Alabama,
Mississippi and California, and specimens ‘are before the writer
from the following localities: Ottawa, Canada [Harrington];
Malden and Amherst Mass. [Fernald]; Michigan, Onaga Kan.,
Santa Cruz mountains and bred from Halisidota agas-
8izii by Coquillett, Los Angeles Cal. [U. S. Nat. Mus.] There
is a specimen from Pennsylvania and one from Texas in the
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge Mass.

Bibliography

1890 Riley, C. V. & Howard, L. 0. Insect Life, 3:155 (Bred from Isia
isabella, Eecpantheria deflorata, Automeris io
from Cal., as O. arctiae Riley M. S.)

1891 Lintner, J. A. Ins. N. Y. 7th Rep’t, p.228 (Bred from Isia isa-
bella, as O. arectiae Riley M. 8S.)

1896 Ashmead, W. H. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 28:192 (Original descrip-
tion)

Eremotylus glabratus Say

This species is apparently quite closely related to Erem.
arctiae Ashm. and it is possible that this latter is a synonym
of Say’s species but that can be determined with certainty only
by examining the type, which is apparently not in existence. A
small example of Hrem. arctiae corresponds very well
indeed with the original description of this rare form. There is a
cocoon in the Harris collection in the rooms of the Boston Society
of Natural History, labeled “Ophion glabratum” but no

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adult accompanies it though a specimen of O. bilineatum
Say was in close proximity to the cocoon. There is apparently
nothing in that collection which can be used in the identification
of this species. A specimen in the United States national collec-
tion has been labeled by Dr Ashmead as Eremotylus gla-
bratus Say. It corresponds very closely with the description
of Erem. arctiae. The most apparent differences are in
its small size and the comparatively slender marginal or radial
nervure with no distinct angle or tooth near the stigma, a
character which is usually well marked in both Erem. mac-
rurus Linn.and Erem. arctiae.

This species has undoubtedly been erroneously identified in a
number of collections and the following references, except that of
its original describer, in all probability relate to something else.
Prof. G. C. Davis some years ago informed me that but one in-
dividual of this species was known to be in existence and that was
in his possession. Say’s original description of this insect is
reproduced below :

Honey yellow; a glabrous spot in the large cubital cellule.

Body dull honey yellow; head bright yellow; antennae, mouth
and stemmata honey-yellow; eyes blackish; wings, first cubital
cellule beyond its middle with a longitudinally oval glabrous
space, but destitute of any opaque spot; metathorax transversely
wrinkled near the petiole of the abdomen.

Length about $ inch.

Bibliography

1835 Say, Thomas. “Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist. 1:239 (Original description ) ;
same in Compl]. Wr. LeConte ed. 2:695

1862 Cresson, E. T. Wnt. Soc. Phila. Proc. 1:206 (Listed)

1863 Norton, Edward. Ent. Soe. Phila. Proc. 1:358

' 1890 Riley, C. V. & Howard, L. 0. Insect Life, 3:155 (Bred from
Hyphantria -cunea)

1890 Smith, J.B. Cat. Ins. N? J. p.25 (Listed)

1899 © Ins. N. J. sup. State Bd Agric. 27th Rep’t, p.580 (Listed)

Table for separation of species of Eniscopilus

a Larger chitinous spot in glabrous area of cubitodiscoidal cell, not ap-

OCS TING CVGUS USHER es ect ect) Oe CR eee ate Ue ae ese purgatus Say

aa Larger chitinous spot in glabrous area of cubitodiscoidal cell, appendicu-
late

108 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

b Chitinous process extending from larger chitinous spot along the pos-
terior margin of the glabrous area and partly around its distal por-
tion. Male clasps obtusely rounded............- areuatus Felt

bb Chitinous process from the larger spot not extending beyond the mid-
dle of the glabrous area. ‘Smaller chitinous spot nearly circular
and slightly posterior to the center of the glabrous area.... |

appendiculatus Felt

Eniscopilus purgatus Say

This species is easily recognized by the two opaque, chitinous
spots in the cubitodiscoidal cell. ‘The great tenuity and length of
the basal two abdominal segments is very marked, and is fre-
quently of service in identifying the insect, though this is also
irue of the much rarer Enis. arcuatus and Enis. ap-
pendiculatus. It is the species of this genus most fre-
quently found in the East while collecting in the daytime and the
one most common in collections.

Life history and habits. The imagos fly from the last of June.

till the last of September. They are diurnal and probably cre-
puscular in habit since they are attracted to lights to a certain
extent, as is shown by the trap lantern experiments conducted at
the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station in 1889.

Trap lantern records

1889 1892
JUNE JULY AUG. SEP, = JULY | AUG. =|
Spel eu wane tre TE De Rae CERT aes Ean Oil coe as Pn ae a ee all Se = ~
90| 22' 261 281 1| 5] asl 20! al 23) aul a5! 201 ail a7! sl al ul&! 42 301 191
Male saan pe Se 1 ee eae a eee ma
Female ..| | 4\2| 4 11 1] 2| 2 i)-4) 4| 2) 4 a) od) 3) oo 4

It will be seen by examining the record for 1889, that there
are three distinct periods, separated by a space of about two
weeks, in which this species was taken. Thus none were captured
between July 5 and 18, July 24 and Aug. 15. These two non-
productive periods may have been caused by climatic conditions,
though it is hardly probable that unfavorable weather of any
kind would prevent the species from flying by night for 13 con-
secutive days, to say nothing of the other period of three weeks.
It may be that this periodicity indicates three broods or at least

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periods when the imagos are more abundant, but in the absence of
more data nothing but a surmise can be advanced.

The large number of females taken in the trap lantern reduces
its value as a means of destroying noxious insects:. Dr Packard
observed that the bean-shaped egg of this insect was attached to
the skin of the larval host by a pedicle, and that the newly
hatched grub does not entirely leave the eggshell till it has eaten
a hole into the side of its victim. It would therefore appear as
though the sharpness of the ovipositor was largely for defensive
purposes. The females can inflict a Slight sting that will smart
for half a minute or more, but the pain is by no means severe.

Hosts. This insect has been most frequently brought to notice
as a parasite of the very destructive army worm, Heliophila
unipunecta Haw. on which it is a very efficient check. The
army worm was abundant in many localities throughout the
country in 1896, when the numerous oblong, silken cocoons of this
parasite attracted Professor Lugger’s attention in Minnesota
fields infested by army worms. This is the best evidence obtain-
able of its value as a parasite. We have reared it from the zebra
caterpillar, Mamestra picta Harr. another injurious
species, the grub emerging from the larva and pupating July 24,

_the adult appearing Sep. 13. Records indicate this to be one of

the most valuable species of the genus, since it preys on several
insects of considerable economic importance. It has been reared
in addition to those named above, from Mamestra trifoli i
Rott Scoliepteryx. libatrix Linn. Schizura con-
cinna Abb: & Sm., and 8S. unicornis Abb. & Sm. It has
also been bred from a dipterous Solidago gall and several uni-
dentified lepidopterous larvae. It probably has a number of other
hosts. We have also seen a specimen reared from the Polyphemus
caterpillar, Telea polyphemus Cram., in the Museum of
Comparative Zoology at Cambridge Mass.

Description. Fulvo-ferruginous; stigma small; two subtriangu-
lar, opaque chitinous spots in the cubitodiscoidal cell.

Head medium; antennae nearly as long as the body; ocelli

black, about equidistant from each other and the eyes; dorsal and
posterior portions of head yellow; mandibles bidentate and tipped

110 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

with black. Thorax sericeous; mesothorax convex; scutellum and
postscutellum prominent; metathorax slightly depressed anterior
of the transverse carina; lateral carinae distinct. Wings hyaline;
marginal nervure thickened and slightly sinuate near the stigma;
cubitodiscoidal nervure usually strongly sinuate but not appen-
diculate, its bulla scarcely one fourth the width of the third dis-
coidal cell from its apex; two subtriangular opaque spots occur
in the glabrous area of the cubitodiscoidal cell, the larger one
with no arcuate continuation along the margin of the glabrous
area, though a small chitinous line may be seen near the smaller
Spot.
_ Legs honey yellow; abdomen strongly compressed, darker at
the tip; first and second segments remarkably long and slender;
claspers of male subtriangular, obliquely truncate, acute poste-
riorly.
Length about 22 mm, wing spread about 26 mm. Described
from numerous examples.
The cocoon is a silken, brown, tough, oblong oval object.
Distribution. The recorded distribution of this insect is as
follows: New Engiand, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, Carolinas, Florida, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri,
Iowa, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, California and Canada. Ex-
amples of this species from Georgia, Oregon and Washington, in
addition to some of the states named above, occur in the collection
of the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia. Specimens
of this species are now before the writer from the following local-
ities: Kansas; California; Virginia; Fox Point, Alaska [Harri-
man Expedition ’99]; Flatbush N. Y., Victoria Tex., St Louis Mo.,
Durham N. H., and Arizona, all being in the collections of the
United States National Museum. Specimens from Colorado, Las
Vegas N. M., Cheyenne Wy., and Michigan were lent to the
writer by Professor Gillette. Specimens from New York were
received from Mr L. H. Joutel, and Mr W. W. Harrington kindly
sent examples from Grimsby: Ont. (taken June 6), Toronto (taken
July 27, Aug. 24 and Sep. 3), Winnipeg (taken in June), Osoyoos
B. C. (taken in May) and from Ottawa, Canada. Specimens
from Malden and Amherst Mass. (taken Aug. 1, 2, 12 and 21)
were lent to us by Prof. C. H. Fernald. The species is doubtless
distributed over the whole of the United States and the larger
portion of Canada.

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 Dat

Bibliography

Say, Thomas. Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist.. 1:2388-39 (Original descrip-
tion)

Compl. Wr. LeConte ed. 2:694 (Same as preceding)

Brulle, Auguste. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hymenopt. p.141 -(As O. later-
alis)

Norton, Edward. Ent. Soc. Phila. Proc. 1:206, 358 (Distribution)

Riley, C. V. Ins. Mo. 2d Rep’t, p.53, fig.25 (General notice)

Sth Rep’t, p.54, fig388 (Parasite of Heliophila

unipuncta, habitat, cocoon described)

Mass. State Bd Agric. 25th Rep’t, p.252 (Parasite of H.

unipuncta)

U. S. Ent. Com. 3d Rep’t, p.128, pl.2, fig.5 (Parasite of H.

unipuncta; eggs, habits of larva described)

N. J. State Bd Agric. 15th An. Rep’t 1887, p.528, fig.1 (Men-

. tion)

Cresson, E. T. Geog. and Geol. Sur. Ter. Rep’t. Zool. 5:708 (From

eastern Nevada)

Provancher, L’Abbé L. Nat. Can. 11:117 (Table of species of Ophion
description )

16 :34

19 :248

Caulfield, F. B. Can. Wnt. 16:122-23 (Parasite of Mamestra
picta; cocoon described)

Ent. Soc. Ont. 15th Rep't, p.41 (Same as preceding)

Fletcher, James. Cen. Exp. Farm (Can.) Rep’t, p.29 (Parasite of
Schizura concinna)

Lugger, Otto. Univ. Minn. Bien. Rep’t Regents, p.366-67, fig.31
(Parasites of H. unipuncta)

Ent. Minn. Agric. Exp. Sta. 2d Rep’t, p.17, fig.10 (Abundant

in fields with army worn )

Minn. Agric. Exp. Sta. Bul. 48, p.45, 46 (Same as preceding)

Webster, F. M. U.S. Dep’t Agric. Div. Ent. Bul. 22, p.46 (Reared
from Scoliopteryx libatrix)

O. Agric, Exp. Sta. Bul. 45, p.169

Ashmead. W. H. Col. Biol. Ass’n Bul. 1, p.48 (listed)

Riley, C. V. & Howard, L. 0. Insect Life, 2:382 (Reared from
SiGoLrop tery X?-li ba@trix)

2:155 (Bred from Mamestra trifolia, Schizura
unicornis etal)

Packard, A. S. U. S. Ent. Com. 5th Rep’t, p.269 (Parasite of
Nehpaura UMieorn is)

smith, J. B.. Cat. Ins: N. J. p.25 (Listed)

Ins. N. J. List, p.580, fig.274 (As Enicospilus)

Harrington, W. W.. Ent. Soc. Ont. 21st Rep’t, p.67 (Parasite of
army worm)

Osborn, Herbert. Part. Cat. Animals Ia. p.15- (Listed)

Evans. Can. Ent. 28:10 (Listed)

Panton, Ent, Soc, Ont. 27th Rep’t, p.51 (Parasite of army worm)

112 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

Eniscopilus arcuatus Felt

This comparatively rare species may be easily separated from
K.purgatus Say, with which it has heretofore been confused,
by the well marked chitinous, usually yellowish, arcuate con-
tinuation of the larger opaque spot in the cubitodiscoidal cell.
This structure extends along the posterior border of the glabrous
area in that cell to a point beyond the smaller opaque spot. It
may also be recognized by the bulla of the cubitodiscoidal cell
being at a distance equal to one half the width of the third dis-
coidal cell from the apex of the same [pl. 1].

This species was described in the February issue of Psyche, ~
1902, page 307-8, and its characterization is reproduced herewith :

Light fulvo-ferruginous, the larger opaque chitinous spot of the
cubitodiscoidal cell with a distinct arcuate continuation extend-
ing along the hinder margin of the glabrous area and partly
around the smaller chitinous spot.

Head medium, yellowish posteriorly, face yellowish, antennae
slightly longer than the body; ocelli black, equidistant; mandi-
bles bidentate, fuscus apically. Thorax, sericeous; mesothorax,
convex; scutellum and postscutellum, prominent, the former yel-
lowish; metathorax slightly depressed in front of the transverse
carina; lateral carinae distinct. Wings hyaline, having hardly a
trace of the fuscus visible in Ophion (Eniscopilus)
purgatus Say; marginal nervure slightly thickened and sim-
uate near the small stigma; cubitodiscoidal nervure, weakly .
Sinuate, not appendiculate; its bulla one half the width of the
third discoidal cell from its apex; two subtriangular opaque spots
in the glabrous area of the cubitodiscoidal cell, the larger one
with a chitinous, usually yellowish continuation along the hinder
margin of the glabrous area to a point beyond the smaller
chitinous spot, which latter is anterior and, lateral of the center
of the glabrous area. Legs, honey yellow. Abdomen, strongly
compressed, slightly darker at the tip, the first and second seg-
ments being very slender. The claspers of the male are rounded
apically. -

Length about 23 mm. Wing spread from 30 to 35 mm.

Habitat, Albany N. Y. May 6, 1876 [W. M. Hill]; Ithaca N. Y.,
July 16, 1889 [J. M. Stedman]; New York city [L. H. Joutel];
Malden Mass. [C. H. Fernald]; Poughkeepsie N. Y. [ Young, col-
lector]; South Britain Ct. 1884 [G. F. Pierce].

2 bea

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There are examples of this species from Cambridge Mass. in
the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and from
Georgia and New Hampshire in the collection of the Academy of
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. There is a specimen in the col-
lections of the United States National Museum labeled “Coll. ©. V.
Riley,” and one in the Bolter Collection at the University of Illi-
nois from Illinois. Types are in the New York State Museum
and also at Cornell University.

Eniscopilus appendiculatus Felt

This form is even rarer than the preceding. It was originally
described from one specimen which came into my possession
through the kindness of Dr J. B. Smith, New Brunswick N. J.
This specimen probably came from New Jersey and is deposited -
as a type in the New York State Museum. A study of the collec-
tions of others has revealed two specimens in the collections of the
United States National Museum, one marked: “ Collection C. V.
Riley ” and the other “ From Selma, October 1880, W. H. Patton.”
This form is evidently southern in its habitat and it may be sepa-
rated from the preceding species by the following characteristics
which were given in the February issue of Psyche, 1902, page 308:

Light fulvo-ferruginous, larger opaque spot of the cubitodiscoi-

_ dal cell with a small extension on its posterior angle. The smaller

chitinous spot is nearly circular, light yellow in color and slightly
posterior to the center of the glabrous area [pl. 2, fig. 4].

This species differs in addition to the above characteristics
from the preceding one in having the cubitodiscoidal nervure
slightly angled and not sinuate. It is a smaller form, having a
length of 18 mm and a wing spread of about 27 mm.

Table of species of Ophion
a Wings hyaline
b Body usually strongly compressed, eyes large, extending nearly to the
base of the mandibles
¢ Medium size, metathorax not areolated, -male clasps subtriangu-
EM es a ae aes Rs AE o's 2s Ss Be sie wi Bek bilineatum Say
ce Small, metathorax usually strongly areolated, male clasps short,
PCN AUR AU os ere yd ares) one hd oo ew d-ola te ode ake wee £Lt y ri. Pack:
bb Body stout, not strongly compressed, eyes small, distant from base of
mandibles

114 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

ce Cubitodiscoidal nervure usually not appendiculate

ad Werrucinous or fulvyous..... 2.2.0... 2... bifoveolatum Brullé
dd Ferruginous varied with black and venter of mesothorax usually
Dale sa eteiah a anes eG elens pie erepaipes Renee nigrovarium Prov.
ce Cubitodiscoidal nervure appendiculate, appendix extending into
Second discordal Celle 2) rs essyers tee > loa ete eee abnormum Felt

aa Wings subhyaline
b Wings distinctly ferruginous ............ ferruginipennis Felt

bb Wings yellowish, fuscous along apical costal margin..costale Cress

Ophion bilineatum Say
Two-lined Ophion

This species, next to the long-tailed and purged Ophions, is the
most abundant in collections and the one most frequently noticed
in entomologic literature. It may be easily separated from the
other more common forms by its medium to large size, strongly
compressed abdomen, by the subtriangular, obliquely truncate
male clasps and the appendiculate cubitodiscoidal nervure.

Life history and habits. Very little is recorded concerning the
life history and habits of this species. Its comparative rarity in
collections is probably explained by its crepuscular or nocturnal
habits, since our trap lantern record indicates that it is one of
the most abundant forms attracted to light.

Trap lantern records

1889
JUNE! JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
ane, DR ea l dala de) Li
4| 30 3] 1 tlorloalos 26 27 9829 30/31! 11 2 stalslieliis't9
Malpas) Selle alae Pak deloclol fafa 1 a..| 4 2l..|..] aol Bll a
Female..| 1]... vues 1 3,4) 4/4 4 1 1 sfizleo 6 5 9 1] 3l13] 3 “8 82 12.30 17/25
1889 1992
SEPTEMBER OCT. AUG. MAY | JUNE SEPTEMBER
|_| Ree ee Tae (tetas g
20) 21 22 25ib4 25 26{27,28|29)80| 1] 2] 5/10] 22 Ec ap) © ae u Wl 16 1920 23/24 95/3012 =
Male....|.. ae | 2 3}. ot es ee Spe ss eel me:
Female |21/14| 2| 1 Baw gl 3i sia fy 14} 4 2|420 7 re Pe 21 ayaa 2} 1 113

REPORT OF THE STATE. ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 115

It will be seen by the above, that there is some indication of
periodicity in the captures, though nothing but what might be
caused by more or less favorable weather or the relative abund-
ance of the insects. There is certainly no indication of more than
one brood. It will be noticed that this species flies most
abundantly from about the middle to the last of September, and
may be found on the wing till nearly the middle of October.

Hosts. Very little is known regarding the species on which this
insect preys. The record is so meager that one can only surmise
as to the economic value of this parasite. It has been reared from
eeiacrisSia virginica Fabr. Feltia gladiaria
Morrison, and Glaea inulta Grote. Dr Howard has re-
corded this species as possibly a parasite infesting Notolo-
phus leucostigma Abb. & Sm. to a limited extent. This
brief record suggests that this species may be parasitic on some of
the arctians and noctuids, and while the former are not of much
economic importance, such is not true of many of the latter, and
in the control of these, this species may play an important part.

Description. Fulvo-ferruginous, stigma well developed, medium
size to rather large; length of body about 19 mm; wing spread
about 30 mm.

Head medium, antennae as long or longer than the body;
eyes and ocelli black; lateral ocelli a little distant from the
eyes; dorsal and dorsocaudal aspect of head yellowish; man-
dibles bidentate and tipped with black. Mesothorax convex;
scutellum and postscutellum prominent; metathorax with incon-
stant raised lines. Wings hyaline with a glabrous elliptic spot
near the stigma in the cubitodiscoidal cell; cubitodiscoidal nerv-
ure appendiculate [pl.2, fig.8], legs honey yellow. Abdomen
rather strongly compressed, frequently a little darker at the ex-
tremity; male claspers subtriangular, obliquely truncate, and
acute posteriorly.

Described from numerous specimens.

There are some very small representatives of this species from
the Adirondack mountains that approach closely in size and gen-
eral appearance the following form. They may be separated,
however, by the relatively shorter, more compressed abdomen and
by the thorax being as dark as other portions of the body.

Distribution. This insect has a wide distribution over ‘the
United States and the southern portion of Canada, though it has

,

.

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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

not been reported from every state in the Union. Its recorded

distribution is as follows: New England, New York, New Jersey,

Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana,
Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Texas, Montana, Nevada,
Lake Winnipeg and Sudbury, Ontario.

1887
1882

1883

1888
1889

1890

1890
1890

1890
1891

1892
1896
1897

Bibliography

Say, Thomas. Macl. Lyc. Arts Sci. Contrib. p.75 (Original descrip-
tion)

Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist. 1:248 (Mention)

Compl. Wr. LeConte ed. 1:378 (Habitat Indiana)

Cresson, E. T. Ent. Soc. Phila. Proc. 1:206 (Histed)

—— Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 4:169 (In Texas)

Geog. and Geol. Sur. Ter. Rep’t Zool. 5:708 (From eastern
Nevada)

Norton, Edward. Ent. Soc. Phila. Proc. 1:358 (Distribution)

Sanborn, F. G. Mass. State Bd. Agric. Rep’t, p.169 (Bilineatus
mentioned ) :

Riley, C. V. Ins. Mo. 8d Rep’t, p.69 (Parasite of Spilosoma
virginica)

- N. Am. Fauna no.7, p.247 (Sonoma county, Cal.)

Provancher, L’Abvbé L. Nat. Can. 11:117-18, fig.4 (Table of species,
description )

16:34 (listed)

Packard, A. S. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. Proe. 21:19 (O. tityri sepa-
rated from this species)

Saunders, William. Ins. Inj. Fruits, p.278, fig.282 (Parasite of
Spilosoma virginica)

Lintner, J. A. Ins. N. Y. 4th Rep’t, p.205 (At Coeyman N. Y.)

Scudder, 8. H. Butterflies of N. Eng. 8:1880, pl.88, fig.8 (O.tityri
supposed to be a variety)

Riley, C. V. & Howard, L.0. Insect Life,3:155 (Bred from Glaea
inulta and Agrotis morrisoniana, habitat)

Ashmead, W. H. Col. Biol. Ass’n Bul. 1, p.48 (Listed)

Perkins, C. H. Vt. State Bd. Agric. 11th Rep’t, separate, p.10
(Mention )

Smith, J. B. Cat. Ins. N. J. p.25 (Not common at Caldwell)

Harrington, W. H: Ent. Soe. Ont. 21st Rep’t, p.67 (Parasite of
white miller moths)

Osborn, Herbert. Part. Cat. Animals Ia. p.15 (Common)

Evans, J. D. Can. Ent. 28:10 (Listed)

Howard, L. 0. U.S. Dep’t Agric. Div. Ent. Bul. 5, Tech. Ser. p.30
(Possibly a parasite of Orgyia leucostigma)

Ophion tityri Pack.

This species resembles O. bilineatum Say closely in its

general appearance, and it may be an earlier occurring dimor-

ee

—

Female ..] 2 2 1 1) 2 1 a) ) 2 2 a a2 yal af ay af aa

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 117

phic form but we have no evidence of this and for the present it
must be regarded as a distinct species. It may be separated from
the preceding by its smaller size, relatively shorter and flatter
abdomen, and by the difference in the form of the male genitalia.

Life history and habits. Comparatively little is known of the
life history and habits of this insect, since it has been so fre-
quently confused with O. bilineatum. There appears to be
but one published notice of this parasite since its description in
1882, and in that it is not recognized as a distinct form. This
species can hardly be regarded as rare, since over 100 individuals
were taken in the trap lantern experiments at Cornell University
and it has been frequently collected by the writer and also met
with in other collections.

Trap lantern records

3 1889
a MAY
= | 1
ee Bese ml ual felis delete w a6 29" 20) oil 24 25 26
SSS SS SE SS | | |
Hien on i. i oes i ie ns ok ole a ‘tl = Pier ease, | Obes | ieee a Se
Female...) 1 1 1 3} 1 1 3 al 29° 24 i (oe a le
1889
JUNE JOLY AUG.
Paes | eee as | Eimiaicctse pele hes ee:
2! sl 4) 5\ | | 11) 13| 16] 17/ 191 27/ 209 1) 2} al asisil a] al ow

|

|
|__ 1900 | 1892
SEP. /MAy JUNE JULY | AUG.
eae) ae as ets ee OE ed S
Sy) ] | =
27] 80, & | 6 UU BREE eek
7 aa ae ee Bae ae 1) 1) 11 1 4). a0 qi: 2 a Eee
Female .. 1) 1 79) 1)...| 1 ee ea 3) a) it ae eta) ta i 16

118 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

A glance at the above table will show that this insect has a well
defined period of flight, and one that does not overlap the time
O. bilineatum is abroad, except in the case of scattering
individuals. This species appears early in May, is most abund-
ant the latter part of the month, and occurs somewhat rarely
during June with belated individuals in July, August and Sep-
tember, while O. bilineatum does not occur till August and
then only in scattering numbers till the latter part of the month.
This marked difference in the time of flight between these two
parasites indicates that either they are two broods of the same
insect or else that they are distinct species. The structural differ-
ence to be described later must be regarded as proofs of their
distinctness. The large eyes and many individuals taken in the
trap lantern indicate a crepuscular or nocturnal habit.

Hosts. This parasite has been reared from Epargyreus
tityrus Fabr. Prof. G. C. Davis, when at the Michigan Agri-
cultural College Experiment Station, wrote us that he had bred
the insect repeatedly from Halisidota caryae Harris and
Symmerista albifrons Abb. & Sm. It is probably para-
sitic on a number of other related insects. ;

Description. Ferruginous or fulvo-ferruginous with frequently
a decidedly fulvous tinge on the thorax, which latter is shorter
and the abdomen considerably shorter than inO. bilineatus.

Face ferruginous, or laterally fulvous; head medium; mandibles
bidentate, tipped with dark brown, clypeal fossae deep, antennae
usually longer than the body; the fossae at their bases not deep;
eyes large, reaching nearly to the base of the mandibles. Ocelli
black, nearly contiguous and the posterior close to the eyes.
Thorax short, ferruginous or fulvo-ferruginous; mesothorax con-
vex; scutellum and postscutellum prominent; metathorax usually
with very prominent carinae inclosing deep, four sided areas, and
the pedicel of the abdomen surrounded by a high carina. Wings
hyaline; cubitodiscoidal nervure strongly appendiculate. First
recurrent nervure only about one third the length of the second;
bulla of the latter close to the cubitodiscoidal nervure, and that
of the latter nearer the second discoidal nervure than the appen-
dix. Legs long, fulvo-ferruginous; abdomen much shorter than in
O. bilineatus, very strongly compressed and the posterior
seSments usually darker in color. Clasps of male subtriangular,
obtusely rounded, length 14 mm, wing spread 26 to 30 mm. . De-
scribed from numerous specimens of both sexes.

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 119

Distribution. This species is widely and probably generally dis-
tributed in the northern United States and southern Canada. It
was described from Massachusetts, has been met with in numbers
at both Albany and Ithaca N. Y. and was repeatedly reared by
Professor Davis in Michigan. In addition we have specimens be-
fore us from New York city [Joutel]; Ottawa, May 19, 24 and
June 8, Toronto, August 24, Grimsby, June 6, Port Hope, May 5,
and Vancouver Island, May 8, all from Canada through the kind-
ness of Mr W. H. Harrington.

Bibliography

1882 Packard, A. S. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. Proc. 21:19 (Origina] descrip-
tion)

1889 Scudder, S. H. Butterflies N. Eng. 3:1872, 1880, pl.88, fig.8 (As
O. bilineatum; parasite of Epargyreus tityrus)

Ophion bifoveolatum Brullé

This species is one of the more common forms belonging to the ~
genus and if one may judge from trap lantern records, it is
largely diurnal and not crepuscular or nocturnal as in the case
of some of its close allies. This conclusion is further borne out

by the reduced size of the eyes, being decidedly smaller than in

related species and distant from the mandibles. This species
occurred in the trap lantern material taken at Ithaca in very
small numbers compared to those of the closely allied Ophion
bilineatum Say. It has a somewhat exceptional host in
white grubs, compared with other members of the genus and so
far as known to us has not been reared from any other species.

Description. Fulvo-ferruginous with small eyes distant from
mouth; costal vein inclined to black; cubitodiscoidal nervure
rarely appendiculate; bulla of the second recurrent nervure
usually close to tip of cubitodiscoidal nervure and abdomen less
- compressed than in its close allies.

Head medium; face frequently fulvous laterally, broad; man-
dibles stout with black tips; clypeal fossae deep and usually
black; antennae dark brown, stout and not as long as the body;
ocelli black and equidistant. Thorax sometimes dark brown,
finely punctured and with sutures more or less black; meso-
thorax convex; scutellum and postscutellum prominent, the
former sometimes a light ferruginous; dorsum of metathorax is
usually smooth. Wings hyaline; stigma well developed; costal

120 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

and adjacent veins inclined to black; cubitodiscoidal vein usually
smoothly arched and rarely appendiculate; bulla of second re-
current nervure usually close to tip of cubitodiscoidal nervure
[pl. 2, fig. 2]. Legs uniformly ferruginous; claws pectinate.
Abdomen sometimes slightly darker at tip and not strongly
compressed but relatively thicker and shorter. Male clasps stout,
rather long, obliquely rounded and rather acute at tip.
Length about 15 mm. Wing spread about 28 mm.

This species occurs abroad during the latter part of May and
very early in June. Specimens are at hand from Ottawa, Canada
taken May 350 and June 6 [ Harrington]; Fort Lee N.J. taken May
29 [Joutel] ; Malden Mass. taken May 4 [Fernald]; Belfrage Tex.,
Washington D.C., taken in May [United States National
Museum] besides various New York localities. This species has
been recorded from the following localities: Mt Washington
N. H., New Jersey, New York, Illinois, lowa, Colorado and Texas.
The record of captures in pe lanterns at Ithaca in 1889 and 1892

is given below:
Trap lantern records

a

1889 1992
M+ JUNE MAY JUNE
BE ee See ae ee 2 a 2 =
i) s
v4| 26) 31 4) 8] 21] 26° 30) 1 2} al sl 1) 16] 25) ale
Malolos seo CARA 52 Sa oe Heels Bs gee eee Sag ee eee aoe i ae 3
Female ..... ya 3) a a aa ae ae a

Bibliography

1846 Brulle, Auguste. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hymenopt. p.188 (Description)

1862 Cresson, E. T. Ent. Soc. Phila. Proc. p.206 (Listed)

1865 4 O84 (rom Colorade)

1873 —— Trans. 4:169 (From Texas)

1863 Norton, Edward. Wnt. Soc. Phila. Proc. 1:358 (Specific characters)

1874 Provancher, L’Abbé A. Nat. Can. 6:108 (Table of species)

1879 —— 11:117 (Table of species), p.118 (Description)

1890 Ashmead, W. H. Col. Biol. Ass’n Bul. 1, p.48 (listed)

1890 Smith, J. B. Cat. Ins. N. J. p.25 (Listed)

1892 Osborn, Herbert. Part. Cat. Animals Ia. p.l5 (Listed)

1892 Riley, C. V. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc, 2:134 (Parasite of Lachnos-
terna fusca)

1891-92 Forbes, 8S. A. Ins, Ill. 18th Rep’t 1894, p.125 (Parasite of white
grub)

1896 Ill. Agric. Exp. Sta. Bul. 44, p.272 (Same as preceding)

1894 Slosson, A. T. Ent. News,5:4 (In alpine regions of Mt Washington)

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 171

Ophion nigrovarium Prov.

This species is undoubtedly closely related to the preceding

form, though we have been unable to examine the original type.

A few specimens from Colorado which we provisionally assigned
to O. bifoveolatum, are exceptionally highly colored, and
they probably belong to this species; in which event we are in-
clined to believe that it is but a variety of the preceding. A
translation of the original description is as follows:

6 Length .6 inch (pouce). Yellowish red varied with black.
Head yellow; base and tip of the mandibles, two punctures on

the top of the clypeus, the fossa at the insertion of the antennae,
with the eyes are of a more or less deep brown. Eyes short, with

almost no slope above. Posterior ocelli distant from each other,

but close to the eyes. Antennae stout and short, brown. A
puncture before the tegulae; the scutellum pale _ yellow.
Thorax yellow; superior border of the prothorax, base of the
scutellum, base of the metathorax, its sutures, upper sides of
mesothorax, base of the four posterior coxae, black. Metathorax
without distinct carinae. Wings slightly smoky; costal nervures
brown, stigma yellow. Feet yellow, the anterior coxae in front
and the posterior coxae behind more or less spotted with brown.
First and second segments of abdomen brown; the posterior seg-
ment also brown on the inferior border.

?Of a clearer yellow than the 4. Coxae entirely yellow, ex-
cept in their articulation with the body. Base and extremity
of abdomen of a deep shade of brown. Otherwise like the male.

_ Described from two specimens. Inhabits Canada. [Nat. Can.

6 :104]
Ophion abnormum n.sp.

A single specimen of this form was received from Colorado
through the kindness of Prof. C. P. Gillette, who labeled it
no. 2103. This species is very closely allied to what we have
considered a light form of O. bifoveolatum Brullé. |

Description. Fulvous, with indistinct ferruginous markings on
the thorax and abdomen, except that the dorsum of the thorax
has two distinct submedian fulvous lines and its lateral margins
are also bordered by stripes of the same color. Wing spread
18 mm, length of body about 15 mm.

Head medium, face short, mandibles bidentate, tipped with

dark brown or black; clypeal fossae deep, dark brown; antennae

slightly shorter than the body; eyes black, small, somewhat dis-

122 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

tant from the mandibles. Ocelli glassy or black, well separated
and the posterior ones distant from the eyes; thorax glassy;
mesothorax convex; scutellum and postscutellum conspicuous;
metathorax evenly rounded with no carinae. Wings hyaline;
nervures and stigma brown, the latter with fulvous markings;
cubitodiscoidal nervure plainly appendiculate, the appendix ex-
tending into the second discoidal cell; bulla of second recurrent
nervure close to the cubitodiscoidal nervure, and that of the
latter nearly equally distant between the appendix and the second
recurrent nervure [pl. 2, fig. 5]. Legs ferruginous; claws pec-
tinate; abdomen stout, not strongly compressed.

Described from one female from Colorado.

Ophion ferruginipennis n. sp.

One example of this unique form was in the collection of the
United States National Museum and through the kind forbear-
ance of Dr Ashmead its characterization has fallen on the writer.
Another specimen was taken by Mr L. H. Joutel in the vicinity of.
New York city.

Description. Ferruginous; wings ferruginous and with a spread
of about 40 mm; metathorax strongly areolated in much the same
way asin O. tityri Pack. :

Head medium; mandibles bidentate; black apically; clypeal
fossae deep; antennae nearly as long as the body. The fossae at
their bases are well marked. Eyes large, extending nearly to the
mandibles; ocelli black and the posterior pair almost contiguous
to the eyes; thorax sericeous; mesothorax convex; scutellum and
postscutellum prominent. Metathorax with two well developed
transverse carinae and a number of longitudinal ones radiating
from the insertion of the first abdominal segment. Wings sub-
hyaline with a distinct ferruginous and, in places, fuscous tinge,
specially at their base and along the anterior margins. Cubito-
discoidal vein with its appended vein stub extending one third
across the cell from the well marked angle; bulla of second re-
current nervure a little distance from the cubitodiscoidal vein
[pl.2, fig.1]. Legs light ferruginous, concolorous; claws pectinate ;
abdomen strongly compressed and somewhat darker at the tip.
Length about 25mm, wing spread about 40 mm.

Described from two females. One is in the collection of the

United States Nationa] Museum and the other in the New York
State Museum,

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 123

Ophion costale Cresson!

This rare species is represented by only one individual, the
type being in Mr Cresson’s collection. It may be that this form
is but a sport, though at present we can do no better than to allow
it to stand as a distinct species.

Description. Female. ‘“ Fulvo-ferruginous, shining, face broad,
the middle closely punctured, subtuberculate immediately be-
neath base of antennae; clypeus strongly punctured, tips trun-
cate, lateral sutures and tips of mandibles black; cheeks swollen ;
antennae shorter than usual, reaching about to tip of second ab-
dominal segment; mesothorax convex, polished; scutellum very
convex; metathorax confluently punctured, without transverse
carina, sutures of thorax narrowly black; wings subhyaline,
stained with yellowish at base and with fuscous along apical
costal margin, darkest at tip of marginal cell; basal margin of
third and fourth abdominal and an oblique mark on sides of
second segment, black.” Length 18 mm. Habitat: Klamath
county, Cal.

“Readily distinguished from all other species known to me by
the ornamentation of the wings.” [Cresson]

iy Genophion n. gen.

This genus is proposed to include certain forms remarkable for
the development of the lower portions of the head, resulting in a
very elongate face and considerable distance between the normal
sized eye and the base of the mandible. This is specially marked
in Genophion gilletti Felt, the generic type.

Table of species
BN Te eB LV OMI SEN OUS 5 Fores sare acta ce eden Sw roa oe Re eke ea gilletti Felt
aa Wings with a distinct fulvous tinge............ ecoloradensis Felt

_ Genophion gilletti n. sp.

This small form resembles O. coloradensis Felt, but may
be easily separated from it by its shorter antennae, longer face
and the dark fuscous coloration of the wings. .It is described
from one female from Colorado, no. 2565, kindly sent me by Prof.
C. P. Gillette, in whose honor it is named.

Description. Dark ferruginous, with the head and _ thoracic

sutures black and the wings tinged with dark fuscous. Wing
spread about 18 mm, length of body 9 mm.

*1878 Cresson, FE, T, Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Proc. p.366.

124 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

Head large, face very long with a large, evenly rounded labrum ;
mandibles stout, bidentate, tipped with dark brown or black, and —
with black at the extreme base; clypeal fossae black and almost
connected with the base of the mandibles by black impressed
lines; antennae shorter than the body, stout and with the first
joint of the flagellum much longer and more slender than the
second; antennal fossae ringed with black and with a conspicu-
ous, impressed, black area above; eyes rather small, distant from
the base of the mandibles; ocelli glassy or black, the two lateral
distant from the eyes and each connected therewith by a deep,
impressed, black line. Thorax glassy with deeply impressed, jet-
black sutures; mesothorax highly convex; scutellum and post-
scutellum prominent; metathorax smoothly rounded and with
no well developed carinae. Wings distinctly fulvo-ferruginous;
cubitodiscoidal nervure uniformly arching, not appendiculate;
first recurrent nervure less than one fourth the length of the
second; bulla of the second recurrent nervure close to the cubito-
discoidal nervure, and that of the latter distant from the second
discoidal nervure by one half its length. Legs uniformly fer-
ruginous, except the trochanter segments which are black at their
base; claws pectinate; abdomen strongly compressed, first seg-—
ment slender and gradually enlarging at its apical fourth.

Genophion coloradensis n. sp.

This is a small form having somewhat the general appearance
of O. tityri Pack., but differing from it in a number of par-
ticulars. It is described from two female specimens in the col-
lection of the United States National Museum.

Description. Ferruginous with the thoracic sutures black, wings
tinged with fulvous, wing spread 20 mm, length 9 mm.

Head medium; face long; mandibles bidentate, tipped with
dark brown or black; clypeal fossae deep, dark brown; antennae
about as long as the body, the fossae at their bases well marked
and ringed with dark brown. Eyes medium, distant from the
mandibles. Ocelli glassy or black, nearly contiguous, distant
from the eyes; thorax sericeous, with black sutures; mesothorax
convex; scutellum and postscutellum prominent. Metathorax
with three well developed carinae, one dorsal, two lateral, radi-
ating from the insertion of the first abdominal segment. Wings
subhyaline, with a distinct fulvous tinge, specially on the hind
wings. Cubitodiscoidal vein variably appendiculate (in one only
a notch and in the other well marked) ; first recurrent nervure
less than one half the length of the second; bulla of second recur-
rent nervure near cubitodiscoidal nervure, that of the latter at

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 b45 ie

proximal third of distance from the appendix to the second recur-
rent nervure. Legs light ferruginous, basal articulations variably
marked with dark brown, claws pectinate. Abdomen strongly
compressed, first segment slender, gradually enlarging at apical
third.

Described from two females from Colorado.

INJURIOUS INSECTS
Chrysanthemum lace bug
Corythuca marmorata Uhler
Ord. Hemiptera Fanily Tingitidae

Members of this family have been characterized by Professor
Comstock, in the following terms: ‘ Dainty as fairy brides are
these tiny, lace-draped insects. One glance at the fine, white
meshes that cover the wings and spined thorax is sufficient to
distinguish them from all other insects, for these are the only
ones that are clothed from head to foot in a fine white Brussels
net.” This very fitting description applies to all members of the
family, and where such insects are found on chrysanthemums,
they are very likely to be this species. This group is not only
‘unusual in appearance, but is also one rarely brought to the
- attention of the economic entomologist. This is particularly true
of the species under consideration, concerning which compara-
tively little is known. It was described in 1878 from North
Carolina but with no indication of its food habits. The next
record appears in 1898 and relates’to an attack the preceding
year on chrysanthemums in Alabama.

This insect was brought to our notice last July by Mr Harry
Blauvelt of Coeyman, who stated that it had caused considerable
injury the past two or three years, and that he feared a repetition
of the attack this season. His brother, Mr Egbert Blauvelt,
observed that it bred abundantly on ragweed and also on some
other which he was unable to identify. Specimens of the insect
were colonized on potted plants and the accuracy of the complaint
established beyond question. The little pests fed vigorously on
the foliage, laid numerous eggs, many young developed and soon

126 | NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

one plant after another assumed an unhealthy appearance and
died. The attack was characterized in particular by a discolora-
tion of the leaves accompanied by a dark spotting, due to excre-
ment, and the cast skins of the young were also abundant. The
general appearance of a badly infested leaf is shown on plate 3.

Life history. The breeding of this insect was placed in Mr C. M.
Walker’s charge, but owing to pressure of other work he was
unable to give it all the attention desirable. He learned, however,
that the eggs were laid on the underside of the leaf, being thrust
under the epidermis along the larger leaves and veins, leaving
only the small, yellowish, conical cap in sight. The eggs soon
hatch and the young develop rapidly, since between June 11 and
23 a life cycle was nearly completed. The feeding of the insect
causes white, irregular blotches to appear, and if the attack is at
all severe, withering of the leaves. The various molts follow each
other quickly and the cast skins soon become so abundant as ta
give the impression of a bad infestation, whereas only a few
bugs may be present. The insects are very active and pass readily
from one plant to another, though none of the adults were
observed to fly.

Description. This species has been the object of considerable
study, and the following descriptions and the original illustrations
were made under our direction by Mr C. M. Walker. It is be-
lieved that all stages are described below though they were not
obtained by close breeding.

Egg {pl.4, fig1]. Length about .5 mm, width .25 mm. Ovate,
somewhat fusiform; visible tip truncate, collared, within which is
a small, yellowish, ridged conical cap which is displaced by the
young when it emerges.

Stage 1. Length .5 mm, breadth one third of length; antennae
stout, with numerous long spines; three segmented, the terminal
segment being about twice the combined length of the first and
second. Legs stout, and about as long as the insect. There are
simple spines arising directly from the body [pl.4, fig.2b], and
also much shorter, compound ones originating from cone-shaped
bases [pl.4, fig.2a@]. Each abdominal segment bears on its lateral
margin a single somewhat trumpet-shaped, compound spine on
a conical base [pl.4, fig.3]. Two oval openings occur on the dorsal
line of the posterior margin of the third and fourth abdominal
segments. These may possibly be analogous to the odoriferous
glands which occur in certain other species of Heteroptera.

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Stage 2 [pl.4, fig.4]. Length 1 mm, width 4 mm. Form
broader in proportion to length than in the first stage, and the
legs are much shorter. The chief difference between this and the
preceding stage, is in the size and number of spines. The dorsal,
compound spines, which in stage 1 arose from conical bases, have
become much thickened, taper to a point and are about one fourth
the length of their bases, which latter are enormously developed
and thickly studded with chitinous projections [pl.4, fig.5a]. The
long simple spines arising directly from the body, are shorter and
their bases narrow [pl.4, fig.50]. The marginal, compound spines
of each abdominal segment have lost all resemblance to their
previous form. Their rugose, spined bases have become thickened
and are about twice the length of the spine, which latter is nar-
rowed to a sharp point.

Stage 3. Length 1 mm, width .5 mm. The terminal segment
of the antenna is about two and one half times the combined
length of segments 1 and 2. In this stage the compound dorsal
spines mentioned in the preceding have apparently suffered little
change, but their bases have increased five times the length of the
spines, and are correspondingly stouter and rougher [pl.4, fig.7a].
The simple spines situated near these latter have not changed
much, though they are somewhat longer than in stage 2 [pl.4,
fig.7b|]. The bases of the lateral abdominal, compound spines are
four times the length of the spines [pl.4, fig.8a], which latter
have not changed in appearance. Contiguous to these, singly or
in pairs, are other shorter compound spines on conical projections
about twice their own length [pl.4, fig.80]..

Stage 4 [pl.4, fig.9]. Length 1.5 mm, width .75 mm. Form
ovate, tapering anteriorly. Head nearly as wide as long, obtusely
rounded with the lateral margins behind the eyes arcuate, hind
angles rounded. Antennae four segmented, segment 3 a little
longer than the fourth, which is about equal to the combined
length of 1 and 2, the last being about one half the length of
the first. Rostrum stout, dark at tip and extending to about the
base of the first abdominal segment. Head, bearing four groups
of compound spines on tubercles orbasesof varying size and length
arranged as follows: a median pair at the anterior margin; three
directly back of these, the central one being smaller; two groups
-_ of five of various lengths, each a little behind the eye and halfway
between the median line and the lateral margin. A long simple
spine is also found at the base of each of these groups.

Prothorax tapering anteriorly, three times as broad as long;
with two median pairs of grouped compound spines at about
equal distance from the anterior and posterior margins, the
anterior pair with two smaller spines at their bases. Laterally
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of the prothorax, the central one largest, and another of five at
the posterior angle, three being much larger than the others.
The wing pads are seen for the first time and extend to the
anterior margin of the second abdominal segment. ‘There are
two sublateral groups, each consisting of two compound spines,
one larger, one smaller and a simple one, near the posterior
margin of the mesothorax. The anterior lateral margin is armed
with a stout spine similar to that on the preceding segment, and
on the posterior angle there is a group of five compound spines
similar to those on the prothorax. |

The abdomen consists of 10 segments, numbers 2 and 3 having
a single lateral spine, while segments 4 to 8 are each ornamented
with lateral groups of three compound spines [pl.4, fig.10], one
being nearly twice the length of the other two. Segment 9 bears
only one on each side. There is also a slender, hairlike spine of
considerable length at the base of each group of spines on seg-
ments 2 to 8. Segments 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 each bear a median pair
of long, stout, compound spines [pl.4, fig.11a], each of which, with
the exception of those on segments 2 and 9, has a simple spine
at its base [p1.4, fig.11b0]. Theso called odoriferous glands appear
as in the younger stages on the dorsum of the third and fourth
segments. Certain extremely minute projections, with enlarged
extremities are scattered over the body, arising directly from its
surface. There are also more numerous chitinous points gener-
ally distributed and which give the body a brownish appearance.

Stage 5. Length about 2 mm, width nearly 1 mm. The first
two segments of the antennae are about equal in length. The
third is longest and not quite twice the length of the fourth
[pl.4, fig.13]. The wing pads extend to the fifth segment of the
abdomen, which latter is nearly fusiform, tapering anteriorly
from the extremity of the wing cases. The dorsal spines are
relatively much-larger and more specialized and the lateral
groups on the thorax and abdomen, excepting the last segment
of the latter, are distinctly pediceled [pl.4, fig.12]. This is also
true of the anterior median pair of the prothorax, which almost
coalesce, and of the median pair of the mesothorax.

The original description of the adult is as follows: “ Form
smilar to that of T. arcuata Say. Body black, the humeral
region and pleural margins sometimes paler, or piceous; the
venter polished, minutely, transversely wrinkled. Bucculae
highly elevated, white; antennae slender, the apical joint some-
times dusky. Pronotal vesiclé high, extending far forward, regu-
Jarly arching over the head, abruptly compressed anteriorly for
more than half its length; the meshes large, two larger ones
occupying the basal breadth; the nervures more or less em-
browned, that of the middle carinate, much elevated, entire.

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Most of the nervures with short spines, which in some specimens
are obsolete. Lateral lobes of pronotum short, prominent, semi-
circular, having the same curve anteriorly as posteriorly; nar-
rower than the base of the hemelytra, with large, rather regular
cells; the nervures of the middle tinged with brown; a brown
spot exteriorly and sometimes a second spot at the posterior
margin; the marginal spines long and slender. Processus divided
into cells as far as the tip;.only the base of the lateral margin
elevated, the middle carina high, not so high as the pronotal
vesicle, gradually declining to the tip, the base arched, bearing
two large areoles surmounted by a series of smaller ones, the
upper, edge spinous. Raised margin of the sternum whitish, the
metasternum circular, auriculate each side. Legs pale honey
yellow, embrowned at tip and on the tarsi. Hemelytra rather
quadrangular, with the basal angles very acute, very widely re-
moved from the pronotal lateral lobes, the basal margin distinctly
concave; lateral margins spinous until a little beyond the middle,
the tips widened, bluntly, broadly rounded; areoles large, next
to the apical series is a transverse row of three or four very large
ones, usually connected with another large one in front exteriorly ;
vesicular elevations small, with a high carina, spinous, bearing
posteriorly a brown spot; a brown spot exteriorly near the basal
angle, another submarginal near the middle, and a broad brown
band at tip which omits the subapical series of large areoles. —
Length, 3 mm. Breadth at base of hemelytra, 114 mm.”

Remedies. This little pest being a sucking insect, can be con-
trolled only in two ways. Clean culture will probably prove the
most effective method of checking its depredations, since it would
mean the destruction of weeds and various plants on which the
insect could breed. There is little probability of the pest develop-
ing in large numbers if the vicinity of a chrysanthemum field is
kept clear of weeds. The pest may be severely checked, if not
nearly destroyed by thorough spraying with a whale oil soap
solution, using 1 pound to 9 gallons of water, according to Mr
Egbert Blauvelt. It is very probable that pyrethrum powder, or
better still, hellebore could be used wherever a limited number of
plants require treatment.

Bibliography
1878 Uhler, P.H. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. Proc. 19:415-16 (Original descrip-
tion )
1898 Howard, L.0. U.S. Dep’t Agric. Div. Ent. Bul. 10, n. s. p.99 (Inju-
ries in Alabama)

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NOTES FOR THE YEAR

The season of 1908 has been marked in particular by an un-
usually severe outbreak of plant lice of various species, some of
which continued their depredations over an abnormally extended
period. These insects were so destructive and generally present
on various plants in different sections, that observations relating
thereto have been grouped under a separate head. Species depre-
dating on other plants and products of value, have been grouped
under convenient headings for the purpose of facilitating ready
reference to the various accounts. °

Plant lice

The season of 1903 may well be remembered on account of the
exceeding abundance of these little insects, particularly of species
of economic importance. This is an exceedingly interesting
group, and their almost absolute helplessness and enormous pro-
lificacy illustrate one of nature’s provisions against the extermi-
nation of a species. Despite their apparent weakness, these little
creatures are well able to hold their own, as many farmers know
to their cost. This group is at present represented in America by
the relatively large number of 325 species, aS given by Professor
Hunter in a recently issued list.

The conditions which control the abundance of these forms are
not well understood, though in all probability they are largely
climatic, supplemented by the beneficial work of various natural
enemies. Some believe that dry weather is favorable to the in-
crease of these little insects, and others attribute their abnormal
development to a certain amount of moisture. It is very probable
that a protracted dry spell, if not accompanied by excessive dust,
is favorable to the development of a large number of species, and
that violent rains at intervals, specially if they occur before the
foliage is curled by the work of the pests, is very destructive to
these little creatures. On the other hand, it is quite possible that
a certain amount of moisture is desirable, and that the reports
of certain persons, who have noted a coincidence between the ap- .
pearance of rains and the development of these forms, may be
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It is undoubtedly true that natural enemies, prominent among
which are ladybugs, syrphus flies and lacewing flies, serve as very
useful checks on this interesting group of insects. Repeated
observations in different countries, and extending over a series of
years, have demonstrated that these insects multiply enormously
during periods when plant lice are unusually abundant, and
though it may require some time for the natural enemies to over-
take their hosts, this is bound to occur in course of time.

The attack of 1903 was not only characterized by excessive
severity but also by an undue prolongation; and this latter may
have been in part due to unusual rains, which were not favorable
to the comparatively unsheltered natural enemies and hindered
their gaining an ascendancy over their hosts. The explanation
for this is that the plant lice, before the appearance of the rains,
had ample opportunity to curl the leaves and therefore provide
themselves with shelter from almost any inclement weather.
These retreats afforded admirable breeding places from which the
insects could emerge-and attack adjacent foliage, so that the
usual destructive influence of showers would be modified to a
considerable extent; on the other hand, the larger predaceous
enemies would hardly reap an equal benefit from this protection,
and consequently would be delayed in gaining the ascendancy.

Appletree plant lice (A phis mali Linn. and others). These
_ species commonly occur in greater or less numbers throughout
the orchards of the State, and their abnormal increase depends
on favorable climatic or other conditions. Such was character-
istic of the spring and early summer of 1903, and as a result
injuries by these species were not only much more marked than
usual but also prolonged to a much later date. The worst af-
fected trees, which were usually young, presented a very charac-
teristic appearance, and the injury was so severe that very little
srowth was possible. Such a large amount of honeydew was ex-
_ ereted that the foliage was almost entirely blackened, and an
examination of many trees showed that the growing tips were
literally covered by hungry plant lice anxious to reach a tender
spot. The severity of the attack began to be evident about the
last of May, and: was more so in June, continuing in July, and in

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some cases at least the plant lice were extremely abundant even
to the middle of August. The worse infested trees lost a con-
siderable portion of their foliage; the development of the fruit
was severely checked in some instances and many trees were seri-
ously injured. Complaints were received from a number of cor-
respondents in different sections of the State, and almost every
observer agreed in holding plant lice responsible for severe dam-
age. Some quince bushes in Genesee county were reported by Mr
J. F. Rose as bearing a mass of black, rolled leaves the latter part
of June, and the observer in Dutchess county characterized the

attack as being more severe than had been known for 10 years. -
The conditions in the nursery were no better than in the orchard, .

and a correspondent reports that plant lice obliged him to keep
a gang of 15 or 20 men and boys at work continuously in the
nursery with a whale oil soap solution, and some other nursery-
men found themselves almost unable to cope with the insects, so
severe and general was the injury.

Plant lice, as is well known, must be controlled by the use of
contact insecticides, the most valuable of which for present pur-
poses are a whale oil soap solution, tobacco water and kerosene
emulsion. Some growers prefer the tobacco solution to any other
and attribute greater effectiveness to it, while others have ob-
tained excellent results with a whale oil soap solution. The latter,
in the case of the appletree plant louse, should be used at a
streneth of 1 pound to 6 gallons of water, or even 1 to 4, and in
any case great care should be exercised to secure thorough treat-
ment. The kerosene emulsion may be used in the same way as
the whale oil soap solution, and in case of severe attacks the
standard emulsion may be diluted with but 6 or 7 parts of water,
since it is better to scorch the foliage a little than to allow many
of the insects to escape.

The severe and protracted injuries by plant lice led us to ex-
periment with whale oil soap solution, 1 pound to 4 gallons, for
the purpose of testing its effectiveness on the pest and also the
liability of injuring the foliage. Apple twigs covered with the
insects were dipped into the solution July 28, and on the 30th it

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was found that all were killed, while repeated observations up to
Sep. 8 failed to reveal any injury to the leaves. We are, how-
ever, inclined to believe that it is more important to make a very
thorough application than to use a strong insecticide, and would
therefore emphasize the former most strongly.

Cherry plant louse (Myzus cerasi Fabr.). This common
species is likewise generally distributed throughout the State,
_and ‘always occurs in greater or less numbers on cherrytrees. .
The past season has been marked by an excessive abundance of
this insect, and in some cases sweet cherrytrees have been very
seriously injured. We recall, for example, certain trees in Chau-
tauqua county, which were so badly infested, that nearly one
third of the leaf-bearing portion of twigs had the foliage so badly
affected that it curled, died and dropped, and after a time new
leaves were developed in their place. This injury was so great
that one or two trees died, probably as an indirect result of the
Severe drain made on their vitality. The presence of these plant
lice in large numbers began to be apparent the middle of May
and continued through. June and even into early July. Reports of
injuries were received from a number of counties in widely
Separated sections of the State, and were also observed by us in
various localities.

Thorough spraying, as in the case of other species, is the only
method of controlling this insect, and when applications are
necessary they should be timely so that the insects can not curl
leaves and thus obtain shelter from the spray.

Cabbage aphis (Aphis brassicae Linn.). This species
is usually present in small numbers on various cruciferous plants,
and only occasionally does it attract much attention on account
of its abnormal abundance and consequent injury. Mr J. F.
Rose of South Byron states that about the middle of August it
was so abundant on early cabbages as to give them a white appear-
ance, and Mr George 8. Graves of Newport, Herkimer co., reports
it as being numerous on turnips in early August. This species
was observed by us in very large numbers on rape at Kinderhook
the early part of the season. The insects were so abundant as to

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give a whitish color to portions of the plant and rendered walk-
ing through the field extremely disagreeable.

Chaitophorus aceris. The Norway maple has enjoyed up to
recent years comparative immunity from insect pests, and it was
therefore a serious disappointment to its admirers when this
species of plant louse injured it so seriously in the last two or
three years. The damage by this species has gradually increased, -
and whereas in 1900 or thereabouts many of the trees had their
foliage somewhat disfigured by the sooty fungus growing in the
honeydew and drops of this sticky substance occasionally fell on
passersby or moistened the sidewalk beneath, in 1903 some of
these unfortunate trees had their foliage almost ruined by this
pest. Many of the leaves were so badly curled that they pre-
sented only about one fourth of the usual surface, and this maple
instead of being an object of beauty, was a monument of misery
and an eyesore on the landscape. This was true not only about
Albany but in various sections of the State. This plant louse
can be controlled by thoroughly spraying with a contact insecti-
cide, such as whale oil soap, taking special pains to hit the insects
on the undersurface of the leaves, and it looks as though some
such treatment would have to be adopted in coming years if we
are to keep this shade tree in good condition. This species was
the cause of more complaint and incidentally gave more employ-
ment to parties operating a spraying outfit in Troy, than even
the notorious elm leaf beetle (Galerucella luteola
Miill.). |

Elm aphis (Callipterus ulmifolii Mon.). This deli-
cate species occurs somewhat generally on our American elms,
and occasionally becomes exceedingly injurious, as was demon-
strated in 1897 and again in 1905. This little plant louse was
so abundant on many trees during the past summer that the
foliage became badly smeared by the honeydew, lost its color and
all but failed to perform its proper functions. This condition
was somewhat general in the vicinity of Albany, at Palatine
Bridge in the Mohawk valley, and a similar state of affairs was
reported from Ogdensburg, St Lawrence co. The most of the

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damage appears to be inflicted in the latter part of June and
during July.

Drepanosiphum acerifolii Thos. This delicate and really beauti-
ful species when examined under a magnifying glass, is capable
of causing considerable injury to various species of maple. Its
work on hard maple was observed by us last July at Nassau,

- where it evidently caused considerable dropping of the foliage,
and the young were to be found here and there along the veins
on the underside of the leaves. Nearly full grown specimens are
remarkable for being incrusted with a whitish secretion which
nearly covers them. This species was met with by us in consider-
able numbers on maples at Saratoga, where it has likewise caused

some dropping of the leaves and injured the foliage to a con-
siderable extent. It was also reported by Mr George S. Graves,
as being on several varieties of maple at Newport, Herkimer
co., where it caused much dropping of foliage, and it was
observed by Mr Young in small numbers at Poughkeepsie.

Box elder plant louse (Chaitophorus negundinis
Thos.). A number of specimens of what we believe to be this
species, was submitted for examination by Mr George S. Graves
of Newport, Herkimer co., who stated that it was exceedingly
abundant and destructive to box elder or ash-leafed maples in
that vicinity. The dttack was first observed in early June and
continued till September, possibly later. It is probably the
Same species which we observed at work in large numbers the
latter part of September on some box eldertrees at Nassau.

Beechtree blight (Pemphigus imbricator Fitch).
This plant louse was exceedingly abundant on some beechtrees
at Newport N. Y. Our correspondent, Mr George S. Graves, sent
examples under date of Oct. 29, and from the appearance of the
twigs we judge that the insect was present in enormous numbers,

and had the attack been earlier in the season, it would un-
doubtedly have caused considerable injury. Mr Graves observed
the habit of this species of clustering on the underside of the
twigs, and adds that moderately cold weather does not seem
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only a short distance away, and the temperature during the pre-
ceding two days had been quite cold.

Wooly beech aphis (Phyllaphis fagi Linn.). This in-
sect has been unusually numerous on purple beech foliage in
Washington park, where it was found in very large numbers,
July 4. Its depredations on the same tree in Westchester county
have also been brought to our attention.

Birch aphis (Callipterus betulaecolens Mon.).
This little species is particularly injurious to the cut-leaved
birch, and is occasionally very abundant. It was reported as
being quite destructive at Newport, Herkimer co., by Mr George
S. Graves, and evidences of its work were found by Mr ’'Young
at Poughkeepsie in the middle of July. The latter trees showed
very plainly that the insect had been exceedingly abundant, since
the foliage was badly discolored and well smeared with honey-
dew. We also observed the work of this insect in the vicinity
of Albany, and specimens of very badly infested twigs were sub-
mitted for examination by Mr E. P. Van Ness of East Green-
‘bush. In this instance, as in the preceding, the attack was a
very severe one and the tree had undoubtedly suffered greatly
throughout July, if not earlier in the season. Some of the leaves
bore a number of pupae of the two spotted ladybug, Adalia
bipunctata Linn., which had evidently fed on the plant lice,
and reduced their numbers very largely.

Pemphigus popularius Fitch. This species is rarely brought to
notice, though a few infested leaves of the balm of Gilead,
Populus balsamiferus, were received from Lake Clear
Junction through Mr C. R. Pettis. The leaves were drawn together
and had much waxy matter on their surfaces, giving them the
appearance of having been coated with a whitish powder. In
some instances the insects formed a series of pseudogalls on the
upper side of the leaves. The cavity produced by drawing the
leaf together contained numerous winged plant lice, a few nymphs
and many cast skins. Mr Pettis states that all the trees in the
vicinity were affected by this species. Another poplar-infesting
species, Chaitophorus populicola Thos., was met with
in considerable numbers on the common aspen at Karner, July 24.

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Fruit tree insecis
Plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar Herbst).

This little enemy of stone fruits is prevalent to a greater or
less extent in most orchards of this State, and occasionally causes

_ considerable injury. . It is remarkable for existing in some locali-
‘ties in such small numbers as to cause practically no damage,

while in others a large proportion of the crop would be ruined
unless collecting or other repressive measures were employed.
Recent experiences by several growers in the State, go far toward
showing that thorough and early spraying of the foliage with
an arsenical poison affords considerable protection from this pest.
This method is preferred by many to the more laborious one of
collecting the beetles and is certainly worthy of further trial.
Diplotaxis liberta Germ. This species is rarely brought to notice
on account of its depredations and the same is true of its allies.
A complaint was received Sep. 24 through the commissioner of
agriculture from Mr John R. Crandall of Hauppauge, who stated
that this beetle had stripped all the foliage from many young
peachtrees in an orchard of about 30 acres. He added that they
worked at night, burying themselves in the dirt under the trees
during the day, and that anywhere from 10 to 50 were found
under each tree, apparently preferring Elbertas. The beetles oc-
curred nowhere except in the peach orchard. This insect is
closely related to our common May or June beetles and presum-
ably has similar habits, the larvae probably living on grass roots
and undoubtedly thriving best in light, sandy soils. Reference
to literature shows that another species, D. frondicola
Blanch., was recorded in 1871+ as being very injurious in June
to leaves of rose, mountain ash and wild plum in an Iowa nursery.
They were about nearly a month, feeding only at night, and were
considered one of the worst pests of that year. An attack similar
to the one we have recorded occurred in the spring of 1888, at
Herndon Va. in a young orchard which had been mostly planted

_the preceding year. The 12-spotted Diabrotica, Diabrotica

12-punctata, was the principal depredator, though a species

*Kridelbaugh. Ia. State Hort. Soc. Rep’t 1871. 1872. p.161.
*Riley-Howard. Insect Life, 1:59.

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of Diplotaxis was also present in small numbers. The plums and
apricots near an old melon patch where the Diabrotica had bred
were soon stripped of foliage and the insects spread over nearly
the entire orchard. Another species of the same genus, D. har-
peri Blanch., was reported May 24, 1894,1 as injuring straw-

berry plants at Campbellsburg Ind. The account states that they

attacked the smaller and weaker plants on a 24 acre field and
very quickly destroyed them. As many as 20 beetles or over were
found at a time on a single plant. The insects appeared first in
some wheat and when that became too tough migrated to the
recently set strawberry field. The soil was a light, clayey loam
and paris green was applied but without benefit. |
These little scarabaeids are difficult insects to control and in a
general way may be classed in this respect with the closely related
and well known May or June beetles, Lachnosterna, and
rose beetles, Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabr. Any-
thing that tends to make the foliage distasteful to the insects,
such as dusting with air-slacked lime, wood ashes, etc. has some
protective value, but comparatively little benefit results from
spraying with an arsenical poison. It is possible that collecting
the insects by jarring into a curculio catcher might prove of
some value. This would have to be done in the evening when
the beetles are on the trees, and in all probability it would
require considerable shaking to dislodge them. The injury to
the foliage late in the fall is of comparatively little importance
compared with depredations in the spring, and apparently there
is a prospect of this species causing some injury at that time,
in which event it would pay to go to considerable expense in
collecting the beetles or employing some other means to destroy
them, so as to prevent severe injury to the trees by the destruc-
tion of fruit and leaf buds early in the season.
_ Appletree tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana
Fabr.). This insect is more or less injurious each year, and during
the present season has not been very destructive, though some-
what abundant in various localities, specially where no effort has
been made to control it. The injury, as a rule, has been less than

1Davis. Insect Life, 7:199

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in the last two or three years, except in Cattaraugus county,
where this species is reported as having increased very largely in
the last two or three years.

Codling moth (Carpocapsa pomonella Linn.). Itis
well known that the larvae of this insect pass the winter in
considerable numbers under the sheltering bark of trees, and that
they gnaw pupal cavities in the outer dead bark. Our attention
was recently called to a somewhat anomalous situation and an
examination showed that a small tree had been badly injured
by borers in preceding years and that codling moth larvae, de-
scending the tree in the fall, had entered the galleries made by
the borers and in excavating pupal cavities had not refrained
from eating into living tissue where they caused considerable
bleeding and at first sight lead one to suspect that the injury was
due to the round-headed borer. The tree in question has a trunk
about 6 inches in diameter and some 12 or 15 larvae were taken
from several of the cavities. Three or four of the caterpillars
were found contiguous to living tissue which had been recently
eaten and from which considerable sap was flowing. The borings
were conspicuous and many of the pellets were saturated with.
exuding sap. i

Pear Psylla (Psylla pyricola Forst.). The season of
1903 has been remarkable for the unusual development of plant
lice, and this little jumping species is no exception to the general
rule. It has been exceedingly abundant and destructive over a
considerable portion of the State, and peartrees with blackened,
scanty foliage or almost none at all, were common sights during
the summer not only in the Hudson river valley but also in cen-
tral and western New York. The injury was much more general
and severe than has been observed before, and the explanation
therefor is probably found in the unusually favorable climatic
conditions. Evidences of great damage began to appear in June,
and during July and August the affected trees presented a truly
wretched sight. In some cases the injury was so severe that most
of the fruit dropped. Mr H. D. Lewis of Annandale reports the
crop of that section a failure, due to the work of this pest.

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Early and thorough spraying with a whale oil soap solution,
1 pound to 4 gallons, has been found thoroughly effective in the
hands of Mr Albert Wood of Carleton Station, who states that he
has succeeded in keeping the insect well in subjection by this
means. Thorough work in the early part of the season will do
much toward preventing subsequent injuries, and if the necessity
arises of repeating applications, much better results will be ob-
tained if the work is done just after a rain, which serves the use-
ful purpose of washing away the honeydew and therefore exposing
the growing insects to the deleterious action of the insecticide.

San Jose scale (Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst.). This
pernicious insect has become so abundant in some orchards in the
State that its control is a serious problem, and anything bearing

on its habits and disseminative powers is of interest. , The latter

part of the summer was marked by the development of very large
numbers of insects, the breeding being so rapid that in some
places the bark of entire trees was covered.

The rapidity of its spread in a locality is of great importance,
and is undoubtedly influenced by a number of factors. In the
first place, there is no doubt that the spread is much more rapid
where the pest is allowed to breed unrestricted than in localities
where such is not the case; for example, the scale has been in
the large orchard of Mr W. H. Hart of Poughkeepsie for 13 years,
and yet it has failed to spread to any great extent, portions being
practically free from it even after the lapse of years. A close
examination of the center of infestation existing at Clinton
Heights shows that while the insect has been present there for
about the same time there has been no extensive spread. The
primary point of infestation is a little to one side of the center
of an isosceles triangle, which has an altitude of 2 mile. This
is bordered on one side by a public highway and on the other by
a trolly line. Several contiguous orchards lie within this area,

, and the pest has gradually made its way from one to the other,

though the spread has by no means been rapid. Aside from the
point of original infestation, the injury to the trees has not been
very marked, in fact, the spread through these small orchards

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has been so slow that those in the point of the triangle, less than
half a mile from the original infestation, are still free from the
pest. An examination of orchards just across the highway from
near this center, failed to reveal any scale. It should be stated
in explanation, that while the insect was allowed to breed in con-
‘ siderable numbers from about 1897 to 1899, since then earnest
efforts have been made to keep it in check, and as a general thing,
it has been controlled in a fairly satisfactory manner. It is true
that there is one point of infestation a half mile southwest of the
source of trouble, but investigation shows that in all probability
the scale became established there by being carried on infested
trees which were set in that vicinity.

Investigations and inquiries in a peach-growing section, where
the scale had become established in a few places 3 or 4 years
ago, reveals the fact that the pest has already obtained a foot-
hold in some orchards from 14 mile to 2 miles or thereabouts
from others, and in this instance we are inclined to believe that
these colonies established at a distance are due to the fact that
no very adequate control of the insect has been maintained. It
may also possibly be explained in part by the fact that young
scales are fully as likely to crawl on peach foliage as on that of
other fruit trees, and it would therefore stand a better chance of
being conveyed by insects or birds.

New York plum scale (Eulecanium juglandis
Bouché). This species is well known as a very destructive form
to plumtrees in western New York, where it has at times been
exceedingly injurious. Our attention was called in August to a
plumtree at Kinderhook N. Y., which had the undersides of its
branches literally covered with full grown scale insects and a
great many young were found beside the parents. The tree itself
had suffered serious injury though there were no signs of any
numbers of the pest on those adjacent. This insect, as is well
known, can be readily controlled by spraying in the fall or early
spring with a contact insecticide, such as kerosene emulsion or
whale oil soap solution, and we see no reason why the lime-sulfur
wash, if it is to be employed in the orchard, would not be as effica-

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cious in killing this species as it is in the destruction of the San
José scale. |

Plum mite (Phytoptus phlaeocoptes Nal.). The
presence of this little mite on plumtrees at Marlborough, was
brought to our attention some years ago, and an examination the
present season shows that it exists in the locality only in very
small numbers, and as a consequence is hardly likely to become a
pest of any importance. The owner has cut down the original
tree and anticipates very little trouble in the future.

Grapevine pests

Grapevine sawfly (Blennocampa pygmaea Harr.). The
larvae of this species were met with rather plentifully July 28
in the vineyard of Mr W. H. Van Benschoten, West Park N. Y.
Tips of shoots, here and there, were partially defoliated, but in
no instance was material injury caused. The larvae are usually
rare in New York State vineyards, so far as our observations go,
and in case of their appearing in very large numbers, they should
be controlled by thorough spraying with an arsenical poison.

Steely flea beetle (Haltica chalybea IIll.). This per-
nicious Chrysomelid is well known to grape growers, and in some
vineyards in the Chautauqua region it has caused considerable
injury year after year; particularly is this the case with certain
vineyards located well up on the hill and back from the lake.
The greatest damage is done by the beetles feeding on the unfold-
ing buds, and the best method of checking the injury is undoubt-
edly by very thorough spraying or even painting the unfolding
foliage with a strong arsenical mixture, particularly paris green
or london purple, because these substances act more quickly than
does arsenate of lead.

Grapeberry moth (Polychrosis botrana Schiff.). This
insect was not only destructive in Chautauqua county but devel-
oped in such large numbers in some Ohio vineyards as to destroy
one third of the crop as reported by Mr T. S. Clymonts. Our
experiments have shown that one thorough spraying with.an
arsenical poison, preferably arsenate of lead, just after blossom-

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ing, will result in severely checking this pest [see New York State
Museum Bulletin 72].
Garden insects

Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi. Linn.). The
common asparagus beetle as recorded in our 15th report, page 540,
has attained a wide distribution over the State, though our
records limit it almost entirely to the lower Hudson and Mohawk
river valleys and the western portion of the State in the vicinity
of the lakes. We were therefore somewhat surprised to receive a
communication from Mr C. L. Williams of Glens Falls, Warren
co., accompanied by specimens, stating that this species had
become well established in that vicinity and was known to occur
in some numbers over an area several miles in extent. This is
the northernmost locality known to us, for the species in New
York. |

Cabbage maggot (Phorbia brassicae Bouché). This lit-
tle pest of the market gardener was unusually abundant and
destructive this season. Its depredations on early cabbages at-
tracted considerable attention in Genesee county, it was credited
with having destroyed one fourth of the crop in St Lawrence
county, and with working to some extent in Cattaraugus county
and other sections of the State. The life history of this little pest
may be summarized briefly as follows: the adult insects appear
in the early spring, the precise time depending somewhat on cli-
matic and other conditions. They are, however, usually abroad
in time to deposit eggs around early set plants, finding some crey-
ice in which they may creep and place their eggs close to the stem.

- These remain unhatched for a period variously stated as from 4

to 10 days when the young grubs issue, attack the surface of the
root and rasp a burrow into its tissues. They destroy first the
smaller rootlets and then begin operations on the main root.
They are frequently found in slimy burrows just beneath the sur-
face of the stem. There are usually so many maggots that all are
unable to find retreats within the tissues, and consequently many
of them lie near the surface, which is kept moist by the juices
from the injured parts. The wilting of the plant is the most

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characteristic indication of injury and on pulling it up, the re-
mains of the roots and the whitish, slimy maggots are easily
observed.

One of the best methods for protecting cabbage plants from this
insect is to surround them with a tarred paper collar about 214
inches in diameter, which is so cut as to practically encircle the
_ Stem. These are readily adjusted about the plant, easily cut and
form one of the most efficient methods of preventing the parent
fly from depositing its eggs.

A carbolic soap emulsion composed of 1 pound of hard soap dis-
solved in a gallon of water, in which 1 pint of crude carbolic acid
is then poured, emulsified and diluted with 30 parts of water, is
very efficient in killing the maggots about infested plants. An
application should be made shortly after the plants are set out,
and repeated once a week or 10 days till after the middle of May.
The standard kerosene emulsion diluted with 12 to 15 parts of
water has also proved very successful. Either may be readily
applied with a knapsack pump. It is possible to check the attack,
where labor is cheap by removing the earth from the affected parts
in the morning of a bright day and replacing it at night. The
drying kills the maggots without injury to the plants. This is
practised to some extent on Long Island, as stated by Mr F. A.
Sirrine. 3

Onion maggot (Phorbia ceparum Meigen). This serious
pest of market, gardeners has, like its close ally, the cabbage
maggot, been very injurious in portions of the State, particularly
in St Lawrence county where it is credited with having destroyed
one fourth of the onion crop. It has also caused considerable
complaint in the vicinity of Albany.

This insect, so far as known, has a life history very similar to
that of the cabbage maggot, and may be controlled in like manner,
except that it is impracticable to use the tarred paper collars
though the carbolic soap wash can be employed to very good
advantage.

Tarnished plant bug (Lygus pratensis Linn.). This
notorious and almost ubiquitous pest occurs on a great many

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plants and causes more or less injury from year to year. Last
July our attention was again called to it on account of its sucking
the juices from tender aster shoots and thereby killing them.
Mr Egbert Blauvelt of Coeyman, who made the complaint, states
that the insects can be killed by thoroughly spraying with a whale
oil soap solution, using 1 pound to 9 gallons of water. Clean cul-
ture, not only in the garden but in adjacent fields, will do con-
siderable toward reducing the numbers of this pest.

Grain and house pests

Saw-toothed grain beetle (Silvanus surinamensigs
Linn.). This little grain beetle is a common species in prepared
foods and various grains and though occasionally vefty abundant,
it does not as a rule cause much annoyance in this country. This
species was found last August literally overrunning a dwelling
house in Albany. The beetles were so numerous that they made
their way into everything and the housekeeper could sweep up
nearly a pint almost every warm day. They were found in
all parts ‘of the dwelling, resting on ceilings, crawling on walls,
under mats, tablecloths etc. and even invaded wearing apparel,
articles of food, etc. Investigation showed that the source of the
trouble was several thousand bushels of oats in the bin of a
near-by brewery. The insects were breeding there very rapidly
and on warm days appeared in large numbers and invaded near-by
dwellings. The best remedy for such an outbreak is fumigation
of the grain with carbon bisulfid and similar treatment of the
dwelling houses or better still fumigating them with hydrocyanic
acid gas. This latter, however, is a very dangerous poison and
must be handed with extreme care.

Fleas. The cat and dog flea (Ceratopsyllus serrati-
ceps Gery.) is a well known pest of domestic animals, and in
the public mind is associated only with these animals. There
are a number of records of this species propagating to a marvelous
extent in houses closed for the Summer, and the occupants on
opening them in the fall would find their premises literally over-
run by these annoying, active and most hardy pests. This has

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been the experience of several Albanians in the past summer,
and the most practical way of ridding the house of these vermin
is by thorough fumigation with hydrocyanic acid gas, using 1
fluid ounce of sulfuric acid diluted with 2 fluid ounces of water
and 1 ounce of high grade (98¢) cyanid of potassium for every
100 cubic feet of space. <A preliminary fumigation using half the
above amounts and continuing the treatment two hours killed
practically all the Psocids in the house and many fleas, while
the usual amounts with a six hour fumigation destroyed all the
fleas. The acid and cyanid are among our most deadly and —
virulent poisons and the same is true of the generated gas. Be
fore treating, the house should be first carefully examined and
every orificé or crack which would allow the egress of air should
be carefully stopped. All fluids and liquid foods should be re-
moved from the house and arrangements made so that the build-
ing can be opened from the outside after fumigation. The gas
is generated by dropping the cyanid in large earthenware vessels
containing the proper amount of diluted acid. It will be found
advisable to have one or two of these jars in each room or hall-
way, and so arrange matters that the cyanid while still in the bag,
can be dropped into one vessel after the other very rapidly, or
else with a series of strings, dropped into all of the vessels
at once. After the charge is set off the house should be care-
fully guarded so that no person can enter, and if it be in contact
with others in a row, those in adjacent dwellings should also
be warned so that the rooms next the treated building may be
well aired during the fumigation, which should last from one to
several hours. The building should then be thoroughly aired by
opening doors and windows from the outside, and utmost pains
taken to free the house of gas before any one be allowed to enter.
The airing should last at least 30 minutes, and it will be prefer-
able to extend this time to one, two or even three hours, depend-
ent somewhat on the size of the building and the facilities for
ventilation. One treatment should be sufficient but in the case
of poorly constructed houses a second fumigation may be neces-
sary a week or 10 days later. This dangerous operation should

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_be attempted only by those fully conversant with the nature of

the materials with which they are dealing.

Shade tree and forest insects

Elm leaf beetle (Galerucella luteola Miill.). This
species has won for itself a very bad reputation in the Hudson
river valley on account of its extensive injuries to elms, parti-
cularly the European species. It is still extending the area of
its operation. Last year it was detected in a limited portion of
Saratoga Springs, and this season we were sorry to observe that
it had spread over practically the entire village and would have
caused material injury to the shade trees had it not been for
the systematic and continued spraying conducted by the village
authorities. An examination July 16 showed that the grubs were
full grown in that locality and that many had pupated. We
are inclined to believe that the second brood, if any, would be
very limited in that section. This species has also been re-
ported as present in very large numbers at Schuylerville, only
a short distance from Saratoga Springs. It has become estab-
lished over a considerable portion of Schenectady, where it is
causing considerable injury and is likely to inflict more in the
next year or two unless adequate measures are taken for its
suppression. This insect as noted in Museum bulletin 64, has
obtained a foothold at Ithaca N. Y. and we are in hopes that it
will not be allowed to inflict serious injury on the beautiful
trees of that city as it has on those of some others in the State.
A detailed account of this species appears in Museum bulletin 57.

‘White marked tussock moth (Notolophus leucostigma
Abb. & Sm.). This common enemy of shade trees annually at-
tracts more or less attention on account of its ravages in dif-
ferent cities of the State, in spite of the fact that it is a com-
paratively easy one to control, not only on account of its eggs
being deposited in conspicuous masses which may readily be
removed from trees, but also because it is easily destroyed with
arsenical poisons. In our preceding report we chronicled the
abundance of this insect in Buffalo, and the present season has

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been marked by a repetition of the injury, though the attack
was not so severe as that of the preceding summer. The causes
for this latter condition may be in part due to repressive meas-
ures adopted by citizens of that city, but on the whole we are
inclined to believe that natural enemies or unfavorable climatic —
conditions were the most potent factors in reducing the numbers
of this pest. The condition of the trees in that city is a most
effective argument in favor of establishing a paid forester or
other official whose duty it shall be to look after the street trees
as well as those in the parks and see that they are adequately
protected from insect ravages. This matter is one of increasing
importance, aS our cities are growing rapidly in size, and as a
consequence there is a greater massing of foliage and therefore
more favorable conditions for the development of large numbers
of a species. It requires but a few years for insects to destroy
a tree which may have been from 10 to 50 or more years in
growing, and! in cities where this is allowed a deterioration of
real estate values must follow, accompanied by an increase of
various diseases and a higher mortality, because of the rapid and
extreme temperature changes due to the absence of trees.

This pest can be easily controlled in either one of two ways.
Many of the caterpillars can be jarred or brushed from the in-
fested trees, and their ascent prevented by the use of a band of
loose cotton tied around the tree or a band of tar on a piece of
stout paper, the latter to prevent injury to the tree. Both of
these materials are very effective, and in our judgment vastly
superior to the brass bands seen on the trunks of so many shade
trees in Buffalo. Bands, however, are of value only in keeping
the caterpillars off the trees. The jarring of the pests is some-
what laborious, and as the insects are readily detroyed by spray-
ing with an arsenical poison a prompt application of some such
material to the foliage is advisable. Arsenate of lead is one
of the best poisons. It may be applied at the rate of 4 pounds
to 50 gallons of water. Use this insecticide only in the pre-
pared paste form, diluting to the proper extent, and under no
conditions purchase the crystalline article. The older standard

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poisons, paris green, london purple and similar preparations are
very effective, though subject to washing by rains. These latter
substances should be used at the rate of 1 pound to 100 gallons
of water, with 1 pound of recently slaked lime to protect the
foliage from burning. Spray thoroughly in any event and aim
to cover so far as possible every leaf with the poison. Protective
measures should be adopted early or the injury will be beyond
repair. It is hardly necessary to add that it is impossible to grow
magnificent trees if they are defoliated year after year, as unhap-
pily seems to be the case in some cities in recent years.

Fall webworm (Hyphantria textor Harr.). This
species appeared rather early in the season on various forest and
fruit trees in different sections of the State, and in certain local-
ities was somewhat abundant and destructive. Generally speak-
ing it has not caused serious injury except in a few localities
where no effort was made to check it. This species, like the two
tent caterpillars, is readily controlled by spraying with an arsen-
ical poison, and its conspicuous web nests, which serve as a retreat
for the caterpillars, are easily removed from the tree and the
inmates destroyed by crushing or burning.

Forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria Hibn.).
As noted in our preceding report, Museum bulletin 64, page 104,
the ravages of this pest are on the decrease, and the present season
has witnessed practically no injury by this insect. A few cater-
pillars were observed in Rensselaer and Columbia counties but
in no instance coming to our notice- was a tree even partially
defoliated. A lack of reports from other sections of the State
indicates a like gratifying condition, and we are in hopes that.
this outbreak is practically ended and that the species will be com-
paratively innocuous for a number of years.

Walnut worm (Datana integerrima Grote & Rob.).
The work of this insect is more or less evident each year, particu-
larly in the western part of the State, and during the past summer
our attention has been called to its ravages in Herkimer county,
and we have observed a number of black walnut trees in Chautau-
qua county which have been from one half to two thirds or entirely
defoliated by this caterpillar.

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Beneficial insects

Chinese lady beetles (Chilocorus similis Rossi). The
specimens obtained from the United States Department of Agri-
culture through the kindness of Dr L. O. Howard, and liberated
in East Greenbush in August 1902 failed to survive the winter.
A second shipment of 25 was received Aug. 13, 1903, again through
the generosity of Dr Howard. These specimens were set at liberty
at Kinderhook N. Y. on the estate of Mr L. L. Morrell, who is a
large fruit grower. The tree selected was a large appletree badly
infested with San José scale, near the barn and on the edge of the
old orchard, close to his young pear orchard. There is an abund-
ance of scale on the old trees, as well as on the young, and Mr
Morrell has consented to refrain from treating these, in order to
give the imported beetles an opportunity to demonstrate their
Wallies =: |

An examination Sep. 238, 1903, of the appletree where these
insects were placed last August showed that eggs had been laid
and a number of young were easily found. Four adult beetles,
probably descendants of those originally established and nearly
20 larvae of varying size, from very young to nearly full grown,
were found in the center of the tree. This is a quite large one and
is very badly infested with the scale and there is every probability
that there are many more ladybugs on it and near-by trees than
were discovered, though a brief search failed to reveal any on the
latter. The examination was purposely limited because of the
difficulty of detecting the insects and the danger of crushing them
in crawling about on the limbs. It certainly looks as though this
introduction had been fully as successful as that of the preceding
year and it is most earnestly hoped that some will survive the
winter, in which event we may be able to demonstrate the utility
of this insect in our climate.

Little black lady beetle (Pentilia misella Lee.). This
little lady beetle is usually found toward the end of the season in
orchards infested with San José scale, and we have on several
occasions recorded its presence in some numbers. Anything relat-
ing to the abundance and effectiveness of predaceous insects is of
interest, and it is gratifying to state that in October we found this

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little species, far more abundant than we had observed it before,
in a badly infested peach orchard in Orange county. The little
beetles were so numerous that 20 or 25 could easily be counted on a
small portion of the trunk of a peachtree, and undoubtedly some
of them bore from one to several hundred of these little lady
beetles. They were crawling actively over the infested tree and
evidently looking here and there for insects suitable for their
needs. It is a source of regret to state that in spite of the great
abundance of these little lady beetles, there appears to be no very
material diminution in the numbers of the scale insects, which
literally swarmed on many of the trees. The worse infested ones
were more attractive to the lady beetles than the others. We have
yet to meet evidence showing that this species is very efficient in
reducing the numbers of this scale insect.

EXPERIMENTAL WORK AGAINST SAN JOSE SCALE
INSECT

The control of this pernicious insect is a problem of consider-
able importance in localities where it has become established.
This work was begun by us in 1900, primarily for the purpose of
testing the effectiveness and possibilities of crude oil applications.
Our results show that a mechanical emulsion of this material can
be used, and if great caution is exercised in its application, com-
paratively little or no injury follows. So many, however, have
met with such ill success that we have also experimented to a con-

- siderable extent with other materials, specially since in the last

year or two we have observed some evidences of injury to the
bark after the application of oil. This first appears as an enlarge-
ment of the lenticels, which is evidently followed by a great
increase in thickness and a very rough, unsatisfactory condition
of the bark, and this has led us to question the advisability of
continuing such applications year after year, and also to make
further tests of materials which were free from this objection.

Early spring or winter applications

20¢ mechanical crude petroleum emulsion. The work with this
insecticide was continued the present season in the experimental
orchard, the application being made Mar. 8, to about 70 trees

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representing a number of the more common varieties. It will be
observed that the spraying was earlier than usual, and the weather
conditions favorable, the day being dry with only a moderate
amount of wind. This insecticide was applied as in the spring
of 1902, to the following trees: numbers 15-28, 34-47, 60-74, 79-91
and 101-14; or in other words, to the western end of the experi-
mental orchard, a map of which was published in our report for
1900. The general character of the trees and their varieties have
been previously published, and may be ascertained by referring
to the above publication. Tests of the mechanical dilution were
made while the work was in progress with the following results:
at tree 18 slightly less than 20¢; at tree 39, 26%; at trees 45 and
46, 31%; at tree 84 slightly less than 20%, and at tree 101, 33%
of oil. The above figures represent more variation than is desir-
able, and yet, so far as we were able to see, the trees suffered very
little from the treatment. Inspection a few days after showed
that all were well covered with oil, though in some cases where
the bark was quite rough, it is probable that there were scales
which escaped.

Examination of these trees the latter part of July showed that
while a number of them were rather badly infested by living young,
a great many were relatively free. The following were rather
badly infested: trees 15, 16; 22, 38, 41-44, 73, 79, 82 and 86. The
foliage on tree 101 was light in color, small in size and the growth
only fair. It looked as though it had suffered some injury, and

undoubtedly the petroleum had hurt the bark to some extent.
This injury was also noticeable to a lesser extent on some other
trees, the most common indication being much enlarged lenticels,
which seemed to be followed by an excessive development of outer
bark and a corresponding roughness, so that trees in this condi-
tion presented a somewhat bad appearance.

A general examination of the experimental orchard Sep. 25,
showed that the section sprayed with petroleum emulsion was
generally in much better condition than that treated with the.
lime-sulfur wash. A few of the trees in the petroleum section,
notably 23, 41 and 75, were badly infested by numerous living

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young which had evidently developed within the last two or three
weeks.

The ultimate effect of successive applications of crude petro-
leum to various fruit trees is of some interest, and on this account
we purposely made annual applications to certain trees, and an
examination of them is not without interest, since while it shows
some injury, the damage is not so serious as it first appeared.
For example, tree 101, a seckel pear, was very badly infested in
1900, when it was sprayed with undiluted petroleum and seriously
injured. The following year it was treated with a mechanical
mixture consisting of 15¢ oil and a whale oil soap solution, 1
pound to 4 gallons, and in the spring of 1902 and of 1903, with
20¢ mechanical emulsion. The tree at the outset, as above noted,
was in poor condition. It has been steadily improving, and last
December had developed a large amount of new wood, and during
the present season has made a fair growth, though the foliage is
rather light in color and less than normal size. Tree 114, a pear
of the same variety, received undiluted crude petroleum in 1900,
but was not injured so seriously as 101. Each subsequent year it
has been sprayed with a mechanical crude petroleum emulsion and
is now in a vigorous condition and in much better state than three
years ago, though the roughness of the bark on the trunk is becom-
ing more pronounced. Tree 69, a Howell pear, was sprayed in
1900 with the whale oil soap and petroleum combination, and with
mechanical petroleum emulsions the three succeeding springs, and
is now in as good condition as others which have not been sub-
jected to annual applications of oil. The same is practically
true of tree 66, a Bartlett pear. Other instances might be cited,
but enough has been given to show that ordinary fruit trees can

- stand at least four applications in successive years with-
out much injury. The benefits resulting from this treatment
in the vicinity of Albany, as compared with those accruing from
the lime-sulfur combinations, were so marked that the owner has
‘repeatedly urged us to apply the oil to the entire orchard, because
the lime-sulfur wash had not proved satisfactory in controlling
the scale. It is only fair to add that much better results have

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been obtained with this latter insectide in some other portions of
the State.
Lime-sulfur washes. Early experiments with this material were

so unfavorable, that it was supposed to have no value in our east-
ern climate, though it had been used with great success in Cali-
fornia. The matter was revived in later years, and recent tests
have shown that under certain conditions, at least, very large
proportions of the scale have been killed by the use of this insecti-
cide. Our applications last year were somewhat unfortunate, in
view of the fact that we failed to kill a satisfactory proportion of
the insects, and in this respect our results were somewhat different
from those obtained by other experimenters. The treatment was
followed by continued heavy rains, and this, with oil from appli-
cations the preceding year may account for the noneffective-
ness of the wash. Further experiments were conducted the pres-
ent season for the purpose of testing the value of the preparation
more thoroughly, and also for determining, if possible, the best
wash to be employed. The early spring experiments were at Clin-
ton Heights, and at Warwick. Two formulas, in particular, were
tested: one which may be known as the 30-30-30 combination to
100 gallons, and the other the 40-15-20 to 60 gallons. Both gave
excellent results at Warwick, where conditions were almost ideal
for careful experimentation, and a modification possessing some
advantages was also employed. This latter consists of 25 pounds
of lime, 20 pounds of sulfur to 60 gallons of water. Unfortunately
the experiments at Clinton Heights though carefully performed
failed to yield the results we desired, partly on account of unfavor-
able conditions due to very large trees with rough bark being the
only ones available. In our experimental orchard at Clinton
Heights an application of lime-sulfur, using a 30-30-50 formula,
was made to the same trees treated in this way the preceding year,
and we regret to state that the results were not very satisfactory,
though the application was more successful than that of 1902.
The spraying was followed immediately by some snow and rain,
and while this may have had a detrimental effect, it does not ac-
count entirely for the failure. It is possible that the extremely

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rough bark on certain trees sheltered some of the scale insects
from the application, and consequently it was only a short time
before the trees were restocked by breeding. An interesting series
of experiments was conducted at Warwick, the essential details
of which are given in the table on page 156. Owing to difficulties
in application etc., it was not always possible to regulate closely
the period of boiling, and while our intention was to rigidly test
the long and the short boil in each formula, as a matter of fact
there was some variation as will be seen on consulting the table.
The destruction of the scale, however, was all that could be ex-
pected, and it is very gratifying to state that Mr W. H. Hart of
Poughkeepsie, whose large orchard is infested with this pest, was
able by the use of a wash composed of 30 pounds of lime, 20
pounds of sulfur and 15 pounds of salt to 60 gallons of water to
keep the insects in subjection in a very satisfactory manner in-
deed, though some of his trees were of considerable size, being 18
to 20 or more feet high. Mr Hart was careful to have the applica-
tion made in the most thorough manner and he took pains to
always work with the wind when spraying, and in this manner
was able to obtain a maximum efficiency with a minimum amount
of labor. Comparisons on trees which were sprayed on only one
side gave most gratifying testimony to the efficacy of the wash,
the treated portions being practically free, while the untreated
were almost covered with the pest. Ben Davis seems to be much
more susceptible to the scale than the Thompkins County King.
Mr Hart is of the opinon that a small amount of rain, particu-
larly a mist for a day or two immediately after spraying, is of
value because it brings the caustic wash into more intimate con-
tact with the scale. Mr L. L. Morrell of Kinderhook has also had
excellent results from use of a lime-sulfur wash and the same is
true of Edward Van Alstyne of the same place.

It is undoubtedly true that considerable variation is allowable
without materially influencing the value of the application. A
large amount of lime probably has some value because it forms a
thicker coat over the branches and is therefore a more efficient
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insects. If too much lime is used it is liable to scale off; conse-
quently there is a limit to the amount which can be employed, and
for various practical reasons we are inclined to believe that 25
pounds of lime, 20 pounds of sulfur to 60 gallons of water is a
very good proportion. The lime_probably aids materially in hold-
ing the sulfur and its sulfids (which latter are undoubtedly
among the most valuable constituents of the wash), and thus adds
to the efficiency of the insecticide by preventing to some extent
leaching of its active ingredients. Our experiments fail to indi-
cate the necessity of prolonged boiling insisted on in so many
formulas. In fact, it seems as though active boiling for 30 min-
utes meets every requirement. A wash prepared in this manner
appears to be just as effective as one which has been boiled for a
much longer time. Salt increases the specific gravity of the
liquid and thus undoubtedly aids in keeping the solids in suspen-
sion, but so far as chemical action and insecticidal properties are
concerned, it appears to have no value, and the same is true of its
effect on the adhesive qualities of the wash. So marked is this
that we have omitted it from the composition of the wash because
of its very problematic value. We are still of the opinion that
climatic conditions have considerable influence on the effective-
ness of this insecticide, and believe that it should be applied when
the trees are dry or nearly so, and that, in order to obtain satis-
factory results, no large amount of rain should fall within three
or four days after the spraying. This insecticide gives very giood
results wherever it can be applied thoroughly and has the advan-
tage of being cheaper than any other winter wash, though it is
decidedly more injurious to apparatus and exceedingly disagree-
able to apply.

The resin solution [see p. 160 for preparation] was added to
several of the washes in hopes that it would materially increase
their adhesiveness and likewise their insecticidal properties, be-
cause such seemed to be the case in some preliminary indoor ex-
periments. Field tests, however, failed to indicate any great ad-
vantage resulting from the addition of this material, except

perhaps in the case of rains immediately following the applica-

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tion. It affected the washes by making them more or less flaky,
increasing the amount of sediment, and if much more had been
added it would probably have seriously affected the operation of
the pump. This material, if used, must be thoroughly diluted
with warm water before being added to a cooler lime-sulfur wash,
or it is likely to give trouble by gumming up the apparatus.

Summary. Our experience and experimental work may be sum-
marized briefly, as follows: ?

A mechanical 20% crude petroleum emulsion is a very effective
insecticide, and if the pump can be relied on to deliver a constant
proportion, there is very little danger of much injury from sey-
eral annual early spring applications. There is, however, some
doubt as to the ultimate result, and the continued use of this
material causes increased thickness and roughness of the bark, if
no other injury.

Early spring applications of whale oil soap solution, even if
only 14 pounds be used to a gallon, will control the insect in a
very satisfactory manner, provided the spraying is thorough. We
are by no means certain that this can be done on large trees, par-
ticularly those with rough bark.

The lime-sulfur combination is steadily gaining favor in the

eastern states, and under certain conditions, at least; is fully as
effective in checking the scale as either crude petroleum or a whale
oil soap solution. Our experiments lead us to believe that 25
pounds of lime and 20 pounds of sulfur to 60 gallons of water, are
equally as effective as larger amounts, and we believe it to be an
advantage to have a little more lime than sulfur. We fail to see
any beneficial results from the use of salt in this combination,
and therefore have omitted it; and in our experience, active boil-
ing for 30 minutes, if the lime is slaked in hot water and the sulfur
added at once, gives just as effective a wash as one which has been
boiled for one and one half or two hours.

In conclusion, the experience of Mr Hart and other up to date
fruit growers, has demonstrated not only the possibility but the
practicability of keeping this insect in control in an ordinary
commercial orchard, Our observations show beyond doubt, that

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this scale insect is a very serious enemy, and unless efficient
measures are promptly adopted for its suppression, very great

injuries may be caused.
Summer washes

This pernicious insect breeds with such extraordinary rapidity
during the summer, that ordinary applications of whale oil soap
or kerosene emulsion are not entirely satisfactory, since at the
strengths usually employed only the crawling young and smaller
scale insects are killed. It frequently occurs that an infesta-
tion is discovered in midsummer and the owner wishes to do some-
thing at once. The unsatisfactory results with the above named
washes led Mr P. I. Huested, nursery inspector of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, to experiment with a mechanical 20% crude
petroleum emulsion, which was applied in July with a kerowater
sprayer to peachtrees. A test of this material was made in a
very badly infested orchard in the summer of 1902, and beyond
causing some of the foliage to drop where it was the thickest, par-
ticularly in places where a 25¢ emulsion was used, as was the
case in certain areas, no serious injury to the trees followed the
treatment. The results were so satisfactory that the same course
was pursued last summer with equally gratifying effect so far as
injuring the trees was concerned, though at the time it did not ap-
pear as if the application was effective enough in killing the scale.
Subsequent observations, however, have shown that it was more
beneficial than at first supposed. In spite of this, we still feel
some hesitancy in recommending this treatment in summer, ex-
cept, perhaps, where the pest is breeding in very large numbers.

This condition of affairs led us to undertake a series of experi-
ments for the purpose of ascertaining if it were possible to make
some combination which, while not injuring the foliage, would
remain on the trees and be effective for some weeks after applica-
tion, and at least kill the crawling young as they came from under
the protecting scales of the females. The late Professor Lowe
conducted some experiments along this line,and our work has been
a continuation of that with modifications. It appeared to us as
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be made of a proper strength so that it would kill a large propor-
tion of the younger scales, and we were in hopes that it would be
powerful enough to destroy individuals emerging from females
several weeks after application. The basis of these experiments
was a standard wash which we had used the preceding spring
with very gratifying results on dormant fruit trees. This wash
contained 25 pounds of lime, 20 pounds of sulfur to 60 gallons
of water. It was diluted to various strengths, and an effort made
to ascertain whether boiling for 15 or 30 minutes had any material
effect on the efficiency of the wash. In addition, a resin solution
was used, which is prepared as follows: dissolve 3 pounds of sal
soda in 3 quarts of water and add thereto 4 pounds of resin and
boil till dissolved. While hot, make up to 5 gallons and keep boil- |
ing till the resin is well in solution. The resin was added simply
to increase the adhesiveness of the wash, in hopes that if this were
done the efficiency of the combination would be materially in-
creased. In a few instances the lime-sulfur combination was used
with the bordeaux mixture for the purpose of testing the value
of this combined wash. The preparation and application of the
washes was the work of Assistant C. M. Walker, who is also re-
sponsible for many of the field observations. The following table
gives in a summarized form the various ingredients of the different
washes and their effects on trees and scale and also the conditions
under which they are applied. These experiments were conducted
in our experimental orchard at Clinton Heights near the western
boundary of Hast Greenbush.

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Series 1. Nine different washes were applied June 22 in this

Series, and observations made at intervals from June 26 to Sep.

28. Very small amounts were used and the solutions allowed
to stand two hours. Different results might have been secured
if larger quantities had been employed and applications made
at once. The spraying was done with a fine hand atomizer and
treatment limited to young, badly infested appletrees which bore
all stages of the scale. These trees had been set out only a few
weeks and! consequently made little growth, though the foliage
was in fair condition. The various washes did not injure the
leaves, and it will be noted that washes 1 to 5, which were either
unboiled or very dilute, adhered poorly, while 6, 7 and 9 con-
taining bordeaux were better in this respect, and 8, which was
boiled and also contained bordeaux, was much better. None
could be distinguished on the tree 10 days after application. All
washes killed the majority of the crawling young but did not
prevent the development of established scales or the growth of
young appearing after treatment. There was very little appre-
ciable difference in the various washes, and on Sep. 8 all the
trees were badly infested by all stages, crawling young being
specially abundant. iow eae

Series 2. Six washes were applied July 28 in this series, and
observations made from July 30 to Sep. 8. The washes were
prepared in substantially the same manner as indicated above,
and applied to the same lot of trees with the exception of a branch
of a peachtree which was sprayed with 6. The condition of the
foliage and scale infestation was identical with that in series 1,
and the weather conditions were similar. Apple foliage was un-
injured by any of the washes, but peach leaves were slightly
burned at the tips by wash 6. Washes 8 and 4 were boiled 15-
minutes, were more adhesive than the others, and Aug. 10 showed
good color but on Sep. 8 no trace remained. The crawling young
only were killed.

Series 83. Washes in this series were applied Aug. 14 and were
similar to those of series 2. Observations were made from Aug.

17 to Sep. 8, and the conditions, preparation, etc., were practi-

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 165

cally the same as in series 1. The applications were confined
to portions of old appletrees except in cases of washes 5 and 6,
which were also applied to peachtrees. The scale infestation was
slight and the weather fair immediately following the treatment.
Appletree foliage was injured by wash 3, which caused the leaves
to shrivel and fall off, and 4 burned them slightly. Wash 5
burned tips of peach leaves, and 6 had the same effect. Numbers
3 and 4 adhered very well for three weeks.

Series 4. The two washes used in this experiment were applied
Aug. 21 and observations made from Aug. 27 to Oct. 20. Rela-
tively large amounts were used and the applications made im-
mediately after preparation. The cyclone nozzle used gave a
somewhat coarser spray than the atomizer employed in the first
three series. Pear, plum, peach and mulberry trees were used
in this experiment and most of them were badly infested. The
foliage was in good condition, the weather fair and remained
so for a few days following the spraying. Plum and pear leaves
were injured by wash-1, particularly in the case of a pear where
the treatment was specially thorough. This latter dropped its
leaves, while another, which received less of the mixture, did not,
though the foliage was evidently injured. Wash 2 seriously
injured peach leaves and.caused slight burning of plum and mul-
berry foliage. Wash 1 adhered very well and was present in
thick layers Sep. 8 and traces of color could be detected Oct. 20.
The same was true to a lesser extent of wash 2. Oct. 20, number
1 had destroyed 75% of the scale on a peartree, and the foliage
was Slightly burned. A number of limbs were dying on the
tree, which had dropped its lower foliage and on which the scale
was entirely dead.- Only about 15¢ of the scale had been killed
on the living branches. Wash 2 killed 40¢ of the scale on one
tree and about 85% on the other, which latter was in very bad
condition.

Series 5. Six washes were applied Sep. 4, and observations
made at intervals from Sep. 6 to Oct. 20. Small amounts of
the washes were used and the same nozzle was employed as in
series 4. Apple foliage was slightly burned by washes 1, 2 and 8,

166 NEW YORK STATE 3IUSEUM

and pear leaves with wash 4. Plum foliage was injured very
slightly by wash 5, and number 6-burned tips of peach leaves to
a slight extent but did not injure pear foliage. Washes 1, 2, 3
and 4 adhered well, 5 and 6 more so, 6 in particular being thickly
incrusted on limbs and) foliage. Wash 1 killed 854 of the scale,
and there was a marked contrast between sprayed and unsprayed
branches. Wash 2 had no effect on the scale, while 4 killed 302.
The latter was boiled longer and this may account for its greater
effectiveness. Wariaticn in intervals between preparation and
application appeared to have no effect on the adhesive or insecti-
cidal qualities of these washes.

Summary. A mechanical 20% crude petroleum emulsion was
applied in early July, two seasons in succession, to peachtrees
without causing much injury beyond dropping some of the foliage
where it was the thickest. It undoubtedly destroys a large
amount of scale and seriously checks breeding, yet we hesitate
to do more than state what it has accomplished. It is perhaps-
the best thing that can be used where a very bad infestation is
discovered in midsummer.

A whale oil soap solution, 1 pound to 8 or 10 gallons; a kerosene
emulsion (standard formula diluted with 6 to 10 parts of water),
or a 15 or 20% mechanical kerosene emulsion can be used in
midsummer for checking the San José scale, but none of these
materials can be relied on to kill much more than the crawling
young, and breeding is soon almost as bad as before the appli-
cation unless treatments are frequent.

Our experiments with lime-sulfur combinations for a summer
wash have not been as successful as was hoped, though 25 pounds
of lime, 20 pounds of sulfur to 240 gallons of water with a 15
minute boil killed a large percentage of the scales on an old
appletree in early September without materially injuring the
foliage. It is barely possible that a combination of about this
strength can be used with beneficial results, but nothing of the
kind can be recommended till further experiments have tested
its practicability. |

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DISEASED AND DYING TREES AND INSECT ATTACK

The connection existing between diseased and dying trees and
insect depredations is not only one of interest, but also of con-
siderable importance, since in some instances at least serious
depredations have origin in a group of diseased or dying trees. It
is well known for example that certain species exhibit a decided
preference for trees in this condition, and when breeding there-
from in very large numbers are liable to attack healthy trees, if
nothing more suitable is within reach. It is very likely for ex-
ample that the more serious injuries by the elm borer, Saperda
tridentata Oliv., and the elm snout beetles, Magdalis
armicollis Sayand M. barbita Say, begin in this manner.
These three insects can at least complete their transformations in
dead tissues and are known to work in those which are living, and
it seems very likely that in some cases they first attack a sickly
limb or tree, and then after becoming abundant are able to kill
others which show no signs of lowered vitality. The same is true
of certain bark borers belonging to the genus Tomicus which oper-
ate exclusively in coniferous trees. Ourlargest species known as the
coarse-writing bark beetle, Tomicus calligraphus Germ.,
usually breeds abundantly in: diseased bark and instances have
come under our observation where this species not only ran a few
galleries in living tissues, but evidently took part in a primary
attack on a tree in apparently normal condition. It was assisted
in this work by a smaller pine bark beetle, TOmicus pini Say,
which operates in the thinner bark, about the middle portion of
the trunk and on the larger limbs. This latter species very likely
has more to do in killing trees than the form previously mentioned,
but evidence at hand indicates that the larger as well as the
smaller may have an important part in this destructive work when
conditions are favorable. The destruction of trees by insects
breeding from a few dying ones was well illustrated in the sum-
mers of 1900 and 1901, at which time a number of pines in the
vicinity of Albany began to look unhealthy. Investigation showed
that they were infested with bark borers, and later in the season

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of 1990 and the following many of the borers emerged from these
dying trees and entered others, in which latter they were
presumably the prime cause of death. The evidence at hand
leads us to believe that in this case the bark beetles were primarily
attracted to certain trees because of reduced vitality, possibly as
a result of the excessive drouth of the preceding year, and that all
subsequent injuries were due to their abnormal abundance; since
they issued from the infested trees in swarms and attacked thiose
adjacent, and the insects breeding from the latter in turn invaded
others more remote from the center of infestation. The obtaining
of data along these lines is somewhat difficult, since it is dependent
on favorable conditions, and the following account of observations
made during the past season has an important bearing on one
aspect of this subject. _

Forest fires and insect attack. The annals of entomology contain
very little regarding the relationship existing between forest fires
and insect attack, and the extended burnings last spring in the
Adirondacks, presented a most favorable opportunity for studying
this question, so far as fires occurring at that time of year are con-
cerned. The principal object was first to secure data on the
rapidity with which insect injury followed fire, and second to
learn if there was a connection between extended fires and serious
damage by insects in adjacent forests. It is very probable that
the time of year when the fire occurs, has considerable bearing on
the liability of insects entering the trees and breeding in large
numbers, and the same is true of the character of the fire. A
forest fire which not only kills but burns trees so badly that there
is a rapid drying of those standing is much less likely to be fol-
lowed by insect attack than one where there is only sufficient burn-
ing at the base to kill, specially if death is not rapid. Ap. 30,
May 15 and June 3 there were somewhat extensive fires in the
vicinity of Big Moose, and investigations by assistant D. B. Young,
July 2, showed that insect attacks had become nicely started in
the burning of May 15, more advanced in that of April 380, while
practically no signs of insect presence were observed in that of

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June 3. This would seem to indicate that the trees are not at-

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tacked till from four to six weeks after the initial injury. Mr
Young’s investigations showed that trees entirely killed by the
fire were less subject to attack than those which had been so
severely scorched as to be nearly dead or in a dying condition. An
examination July 3 of a large tract at Big Moose, which was
burned over June 3 and was extinguished on the 18th, failed to
show any insects working on these trees; in fact, within the fire zone
they were scarce, only a few common moths and a lady beetle
being observed; just outside this fire zone, where trees had been
felled to keep the fire from spreading, a few spruce bark beetles,
Polygraphus rufipennis Kirby had begun to attack
the spruce. The trees were attacked in the following order: pine,
spruce, tamarack, birch, hemlock, balsam, beech and maple.

Investigations by Mr Young on Aug. 12 of the area burned
June 3 showed a remarkable scarcity of bark borers (scolytids)
in the fire zone at Big Moose. This may possibly be explained by
the fire occurring at a time when no brood of adults was able to
take advantage of the favorable conditions, and it may also be
that the injured trees were not attractive enough to the insects
for some reason or other. In our own experience, we have come
across several burnings where it would appear as though bark
borers should be abundant, and yet examination has shown them
to be present in very small numbers. The timber on the above
mentioned area has been injured entirely by large buprestids men-
tioned in succeeding paragraphs, which cause comparatively little
injury to the lumber. The section burned Ap. 30 was also ex-
amined, and the principal damage here had evidently been caused
by the ambrosia beetles (mentioned in following paragraphs),
since they operate in sapwood and produce the black pin holes
which seriously affect the commercial value of lumber.

Pine. Investigations July 9 at Lake Clear Junction, where a
fire occurred May 18, showed that the pine bark borer, Tomicus
pini Say, was working in the living tissues of a tree which had
been injured by the fire.

The work of this species should be followed soon by that of the
sawyer, Monohammus confusor Kirby, or M. scutel-

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latus Say, which begins its operations by depositing eggs in
large slits in the bark. The grubs tunnel the inner tissues of the
bark and in the course of a short time enter the sapwood and by
winter probably pierce the trunk to a considerable depth, materi-
ally injuring the lumber for other purposes than firewood. Mr —
Young’s investigations in both July and August disclosed no
signs of injury by this species. Two specimens of Rhynecolus
brunneus. Mann. were taken by him July 9 at Lake Clear
Junction from a pine injured by fire the previous year.

Spruce. This tree was first attacked by the spruce bark beetle,
Polygraphus rufipennis Kirby, and the lined ambro-
sia beetle). Xyloterus lineatus Kirby. The former is a
very common insect in the Adirondacks and undoubtedly causes
a large amount of injury by killing trees, while the latter, working
as it does in the sapwood and producing conspicuous black holes,
seriously affects the merchantable value of considerable lumber.
July 3 almost every spruce in the area burned Ap. 30 at Big Moose
was attacked by these two insects, the first working near the top of
the tree, while the latter operated in the lower portions of the
trunk. Another ambrosia beetle, Gnathotricus materi-
arius Fitch, was also observed in small numbers in the base of
one or two trees. On another section, where the fire occurred
May 14, it was found that the spruce bark beetle, Poly-
graphus rufipennis Kirby, and the lined ambrosia beetle,
Xyloterus lineatus Kirby, had just begun work, and a
species of Chrysobothris was also met with on spruce. Burned
areas in the neighborhood of Lake Placid were also visited, and it
was found that on the section where a very severe fire occurred
April 30, the insects began operations later than on the area
burned over about the same time at Big Moose, where the fire
was not so injurious to the trees. The fire at Lake Placid, occur-
ring June 3, was less injurious than the one at Big Moose on the
same date, and on July 9 the scolytids were just beginning to
attack the spruce, indicating that trees which were merely
scorched, but not so much as to kill them at once, are sooner
attacked by insects.

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Investigations of spruce Aug. 12 on the tract at Big Moose
which was burned June 3 showed that trees giving no evidence of
insect attack on July 3 were infested with the larvae of a bupre-
stid, probably Chrysobothris scabripennis Lap. &
Gory. This record is of interest as showing when the trees are
likely to be infested by this class of borers, which operate largely
in the sapwood and do not seriously affect the value of the lumber.
This beetle was fairly common on standing but badly burned
spruce. The buprestid showed a decided preference for larger
trees, though those which were badly scorched so that the inner
bark had dried were not infested. Two or three specimens of

Xylotrechus undulatus Say were taken on spruce, and

Phymatodes dimidiatus Kirby was also met with in
sparing numbers. The bark borers noticed above had made con-
siderable progress. } |
- Tamarack. Investigations July 9 of a section burned May 1
at Lake Clear Junction resulted in finding a tamarack infested by
a scolytid, possibly Tomicus pini Say. A specimen of Lep-
tura, L. subhamata Rand., was also taken from a burned
trunk.

Birch. The yellow birches at Big Moose on the tract burned
over Ap. 30 were in early July, in many cases, slightly green
at the top and were being mined by Dryocoetes eich-

~ hoffi Hopk.; specially was this the case where the trunks

were scorched seriously enough to interfere with the circulation
of sap. The common flat-headed borer, Chrysobothris
femorata Fabr., was taken on a fallen birch. The pigeon
tremex, T. columba lHLinn., was observed in small numbers
on birch, but investigations showed that its attack was confined to
more or less decayed trees. This insect was also met with under
the same conditions on maple and beech trees. Birch trees were
relatively free from insect attack in August, probably because
the thin bark permitted rapid evaporation and the consequent
drying was unfavorable for borers, through Dryoccetes had made
considerable progress in the large trees.

Hemlock. The 6-spotted buprestid, Melanophila ful-
voguttata MHarr., was numerous at Big Moose July 3 in the

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burning of Ap. 30, on large hemlocks. Though they were some-
what green, none were observed! on very small dead trees. ‘A
cerambicid, Xylotrechus undulatus Say, was observed
in some numbers. Iixamination of these trees Aug. 10 resulted
in finding some infested which showed no evidence of insect at-
tack July 3, the larvae of Melanophila fulvoguttata
Harr. probably being the principal offender. This is perhaps
to be explained by this buprestid being on the wing mostly dur-
ing July, and consequently there would not be a serious infesta-
tion till-after the adults had flown for a period.

Balsam. Investigations July 2 on an area near Big Moose,
burned over Ap. 30 resulted in finding several specimens of
Chrysobothr is pusilla Lap. & Gory on this tree, while
C. scabripennis Lap. & Gory, were fairly common on the
standing but badly burned balsams. Investigations Aug. 12
showed that the balsam compared with spruce was quite exempt
from attack, probably due to the thinness of the bark and con-
sequently quick drying of the sapwood. The lined ambrosia
beetle, XNyloterus lineatus Kirby, was found im small
numbers in July and its operations had progressed but little in
August.

Poplar. Examinations July 7 of an area near Big Moose
burned over May 14 resulted in finding a large species of Xyle-
borus in poplar.

Conclusions. Investigations the present season have shown that,
while a number of insects are Hable to attack burned trees
within four to six weeks after injury, no very material injury is
likely to result during the summer, except possibly from the
work of ambrosia beetles. The other species either confine their
operations so largely to the bark or else occur in such small
numbers that for the present they may be neglected. The am-
brosia beetles rarely extend their operations to a greater depth
than 2 or 3 inches and as a consequence a considerable propor-
tion of the lumber will be free of injury. This would hardly
prove to be .the case if the trees are allowed to remain standing
a second season, at which time they will undoubtedly offer at-

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tractive shelters for a number of other borers, some of which
may penetrate the wood to a considerable depth and damage it
very materially for other than firewood purposes. While prompt
cutting of burned timber is advised wherever practical, the evi-
dence at hand is not sufficient to indicate any very urgent neces-
sity of its being removed prior to the winter following the attack.
The insects now in the burned trees (if the latter are allowed
to remain) will probably appear another spring and be numerous
enough to cause considerable damage at least’ to weaker trees
in the vicinity of the burned areas, and their multiplication in
such places may eventually lead to a considerable extension of
the damage. This is particularly liable to be the case with ever-
green trees, and in the vicinity of Albany we have observed
several localities where bark borer attack appeared to start with
one or more infested trees, and the affected area was gradually
increased till a considerable number of pines were destroyed.

It is not only advisable to cut the burned trees so far as pos-
sible during the winter, but they should also be removed from
the land or at least gotten into water, so that the insects now
under the dead bark will be unable to emerge and continue the
attack. The same end may be attained in the case of bark borers,
and they are the ones most likely to injure standing trees, by
peeling the bark from the logs. This will hardly be practised in
this county, even if it were profitable—something requiring
demonstration.

VOLUNTARY ENTOMOLOGIC SERVICE OF NEW YORK
: STATE

The work of the last four years has been continued and a num-
ber of valuable observations added to our previous reports. The
season of 1902 was unfavorable for the development of certain
forms of insect life, and the same has been true to even a more
marked extent in 1903. The latter, however, will probably go
down in history as a season when plant lice or aphids were abnor-
mally abundant and injurious to a great many plants throughout
the entire State. 36 voluntary observers were appointed during

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the season and but 21 of them rendered reports. This is largely
due to the general scarcity of forms which lend themselves readily
to observation, and the depredations of plant lice are so similar
that most observers were unable to report on the outbreak in
a satisfactory manner. It will be noted that the following re-
ports contain some negative statements, which are of value
because they emphasize the abnormal scarcity of various species.
Too much dependence can not be placed on these reports, because
with some exceptions they may be called local and not repre-
sentative even of the county. It will also be observed that there
are a number of conflicting statements, due to the belief by some
parties that dry weather is favorable to the development of plant
lice, while others state most clearly that the great increase in
numbers of these pests was subsequent to the rains. It may be
stated that we have not enough data to explain this difference
and we are content at present to give opinions as they are trans- |
mitted. The observers all agree in reporting very cold, inclement
weather in the early part of the season, and this undoubtedly
had considerable effect in checking the appearance or in reducing
the destructiveness of some of our more common injurious species.

Albany county [E. T. Schoonmaker, Cedar Hill]|—Forest tent
caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria Htbn.) hatched in
limited numbers Ap. 23 and apparently have not suffered by the
freeze. These insects caused practically no injury later in the
Season and consequently no report was made regarding the same.
Kilm leaf beetles (Galerucella luteola Mill.) occurred
in limited numbers but were not abundant enough in the country
to cause material damage.

Cattaraugus county [C. EK. Kldredge, Leon|—Complaint of a
looper caterpillar, probably a species of canker worm, was re-
ceived June 10 with the statement that they had been observed on
forest trees in that vicinity for several years, and that previously
they had not appeared on appletrees. These insects were so near
maturity that on June 17 no specimens were to be found. <A soft
scale (Lecanium ? pruinosum Coq.) was taken in some

numbers from a trumpet vine. The unusually cold, inclement

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weather kept insects well in control, and as a consequence there
was comparatively little to report from this section.—J une 10
Cattaraugus county [F. A. Fitch, Randolph]|—Appletree tent
caterpillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) appeared
the latter part of April and were very abundant in-~ neglected
orchards, increasing immensely in numbers during the last two or
three years. Squash bugs (Anasa tristis DeGeer) ruined a
crop of squashes in this section last year. Cabbage butterflies
(Pieris rapae Linn.) appeared about the middle of May,
and the same was true of May bugs, species unknown, and various
mosquitos. The white grub of the May beetle has not been as
destructive as in former years.—May 185. Potato beetles (Dory-
phora 10-lineata Say), grasshoppers and the plum curculio
(Conotrachelus nenuphar Herbst.) made their appear-
ance May 26. Early in June curculios were reported as being at
work, potato beetles as laying eggs, and plant lice as being present
on cherrytrees. The latter are the ordinary black species
(Myzus cerasi Fabr.) which has been unusually destructive
and injurious in various sections of the State. Squash bugs ap-
peared June 18, horn flies (Haemotobia serrata Rob.
Desy.) the second week in June, and rose beetles (Macrodac-
tylus subspinosus Fabr.) were very abundant on some
rose bushes. Potato beetles are somewhat abundant and are lay-
ing eggs on potatoes. So far this season insects appeared to be
less injurious than usual, probably on account of cold rains.
—June 22. Large, green horseflies are quite troublesome and
young grasshoppers are numerous on lowlands. Insect depreda-
tions are less than usual.—July 8. There are few mosquitos in
the village and on the farm we saw none where commonly there
have been millions. Ditching the land has undoubtedly aided
very much in reducing their number. Flies are also less abun-
dant than usual.—July 22. The first cabbage butterfly was ob-
served in the field Aug. 11. A single mosquito was observed re-
cently, though none had been seen for weeks before. Cabbage
maggots (Phorbia brassicae Bouché) are working to
some extent on cabbage, and the same is true of the cabbage louse

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(Aphis brassicae Linn.) Grasshoppers are scarce as well
as most, other injurious insects.—Awug. 17

Cayuga county [Purley Minturn, Locke|—Appletree tent cater-
pillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) were observed
for the first time May 5. Farmers have begun spraying. Very
few injurious insects appeared owing probably to the extremely
_cold and frosty nights.—May 5. Colorado potato beetles (Dor y-
phora 10-lineata Say) are very plenty, and the small, black
flea beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris Harr.) is at work
on potatoes and also feeding on various weeds in the potato
field — June 11

Chemung county |M. H. Beckwith, Elmira|—Cabbage butter-
flies (Pieris rapae Linn.) appeared Ap. 23. The Indian
Cetonia (Euphoria inda Linn.) was observed May 1, and
appletree tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americana
Fabr.) the 2d. The latter do not appear to be as numerous as
usual at this season of the year.—May 8. Currant worms
(Pteronus ribesii Scop.) appeared on gooseberries May
8, asparagus beetles (Crioceris asparagi Linn.) May 11
and potato beetles (Doryphora 10-lineata Say) were.
first observed May 16. There were at this time no depredations
of special importance—May 25. Plant lice have been very
abundant on plum and cherry trees but since the rains they are
less numerous. Potato beetles are not very abundant and their
eges are developing slowly—June 30. This has been a most
remarkable season for insect depredations, as there have been
very few species observed during the protracted dry weather.
Karly in the summer plant lice were quite abundant on cherry and
plum trees and threatened for a time to cause considerable injury,
but the wet weather came soon enough to prevent any great dam-
age. Currant worms were less numerous than last year and the
second brood was very small. Potato beetles were less destruct-
ive than usual and occurred in very small numbers. Cutworms
were quite numerous, yet they caused less damage to plants than
usual. Tobacco worms (Phlegethontius 5-macu-
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this season, though much time was spent in tobacco fields. The
striped cucumber beetle (Diabrotica vittata Fabr.) and
the squash bug (Anasa tristis DeGeer) have been so few in
number that their attacks were not noticed. The fall webworm
(Hyphantria textor Harr.) was rather more abundant
than last season.—Oct. 8

Dutchess county [H. D. Lewis, Annandale|—Appletree tent
caterpillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) were first
observed Ap. 20, and forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma
disstria Hiibn.) on the 30th. A very few bud moth larvae
(Tmetocera ocellana Schiff.) were observed May 1.
Cold weather has kept insects in check and no species is remark-
ably abundant—MMay 4. Tent caterpillars are, so far, much less
abundant than for the past five years. The weather continues
cold and dry and insects and fungi are developing slowly.—May
12. Tent caterpillars of both species are reported as causing some
injury. Plant lice (Aphis mali Fabr.andMyzus cerasi
Fabr.) are exceedingly abundant on apple and cherry trees
respectively—May 27. The latter have appeared recently and
they are the only insects which areat all abundant. The weather
continues cold and dry.—June 1. There is a great decrease in
the number of caterpillars from last year and plant lice are
exceedingly abundant.—/June 15. Plant lice are still increasing
and are the only insects which are of much importance. Tent
caterpillars, both species, are not nearly so abundant as in former
years. The weather is very wet at present.—June 22. Apple
plant lice are present in enormous numbers and more abun-
dant than they have been for 10 years. There are a few cut-
worms but other insects are scarce. The weather continues cold
and very wet.—June 25. <A very serious attack of pear psylla
(Psylla pyricola Forst.) has developed within the last 10
days, and the crop will be seriously hurt. Apple aphis is still
present in very large numbers, and potato beetles (Doryphora
10-lineata Say) are remarkable for their scarcity —July 10.
The apple aphis and the pear psylla continued in great abundance
and have inflicted very serious damage, specially the latter. The

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weather has been very wet and cold since June 1, and apparently
favorable for the development of the above insects. The peartrees
have suffered extremely, all the young growth being killed, and
they are now starting a new growth from next year’s buds. This
wood can not ripen and the results must be very injurious. We
visited one pear-orchard of 600 trees where Psyllas were still very
active and attacking the new growth as fast as it appeared. The
pear crop in this section is ruined.—Awug. 10

Erie county [J. U. Metz, Swormville]|—Striped asparagus beetle
(Crioceris asparagi Linn.) was observed today for the
first time. We have not been able to find any of the spotted
species (C. 12-punctata Linn.). Quite a little wheat is
down but we have not been able to detect any work of the Hessian
fly (Cecidomyia destructor Say)—May 28. Currant
worms (Pteronus ribesii Scop.) were observed yesterday
in numbers for the first time. Rose beetles (Macrodactylus
Ssubspinosus Fabr.) are exceedingly numerous and causing
considerable damage. Both moth larvae (Tmetocera ocel-
lana Schiff.) are quite numerous and causing some injury. Not
a trace of Hessian fly has been observed. Many young shoots of
blackberries are affected by the gouty gall beetle (Oberea
bimaculata Oliv.). Potato beetles (Doryphora 10-
lineata Say) are numerous on early potatoes—June 11. Rose
beetles are very numerous and in one instance were so abundant
that some cherrytrees were literally covered with them and looked
as though they had been scorched by fire; not only the foliage but
also the fruit was affected, and the insects were not above eating
the grass beneath the trees. Grapevines are also being injured to
some extent by these pests.—July 6

Genesee county [J. F. Rose, South Byron ]|—Cabbage butterflies
(Pieris rapae Linn.) were first observed May 6, and potato
beetles (Doryphora 10-lineata Say) were first noticed
May 7%. Tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americana
Fabr.) are scarce as yet. The extremely cold, inclement weather
of early May has kept many insects in check.—May 11. Cab-

bage worms were first observed on plants the 22d. Asparagus

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beetles (Crioceris asparagi Linn.) are plenty. There
are not many potato beetles as yet. Cigar case-bearers (Coleo-
phora fietcherella Fern.) are very numerous in some
orchards. Something has happened to tent caterpillars, as they
are extremely scarce; so evident is this that it is a source of com-
mon remark. There are no evidences of injury by cankerworm.—
May 25. The cabbage root maggot (Phorbia brassicae
Bouché) is unusually numerous and very destructive to early cab-
bages. The four-lined leaf bug (Poecilocapsus lineatus
Fabr.) is quite abundant and, as usual, is indifferent as to what
kind of plant it attacks, occurring with great impartiality on
burdock, peppermint, sage, currant ete. Cankerworms are very
scarce in this immediate vicinity, but are reported as having done
considerable damage in orchards between here and Rochester.
In a trip to Niagara Falls I observed several orchards between
LaSalle and that place, which were brown from the work of this
pest—June 3. There is practically no Hessian fly (Cecido-
myia destructor Say) as after inquiry at a grange meet-
ing, only one farmer reported any, and that was in a field of late
sown no. 6 white wheat. A similar inquiry regarding canker-
worms and tent caterpillars resulted in statements that very few
or none had been seen. There is some complaint of plant lice on
plum and cherry trees—June 15. The black or cucumber flea
beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris Harr.) is much com-
plained of and has not only perforated potato leaves but is said
to be at work on corn and beans as well as tomatoes. The striped
cucumber beetle (Diabrotica:vittata Wabr.) is very
numerous on squash, melon and cucumber vines, nearly destroy-
ing them in some gardens. Following our severe drouth we have
had three weeks of drizzling rain, and plant lice are very bad on
fruit and other trees. We have never seen them on so many varie-
ties of trees till this year. The young growth of guinces for 6
or 8 inches on each shoot is a mass of lice, and the leaves are black-
ened and rolled up. This plant louse outbreak has been exceed-
ingly severe and injurious to a great many plants. There is a
very general complaint among cabbage growers about the root -

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maggot. The cabbage plant louse (Aphis brassicae
Fabr.) is also abundant, curling the leaves and turning them

blue—June 29. Fall webworms (Hyphantria textor

Harr.) appeared July 2 and are now quite numerous. The squash
bug (Anasa tristis DeGeer) has not appeared. There
was a fair crop of striped cucumber beetles and they have now

disappeared. Cabbages are white with cabbage aphis. This is —

the first time this insect has been a serious pest in this locality.
Plant lice are also exceedingly abundant on fruit trees. Pear
psylla (Psylla pyricola Forst.) is very abundant and
seriously injuring the crop.——July 2. Fall webworms are un-
usually numerous, and potato growers have had little difficulty
in controlling the potato beetle. Cabbages are very seriously
affected by the aphis. Not a squash bug has been seen.—Aug. 17

Greene county [O. Q. Flint, Athens|—No injurious insects have
been observed except tent caterpillars (Malacosoma ameri-
cana Fabr.), which appeared later than usual and are much
scarcer at this date than has ever been known before. The
weather was extremely dry and growers are spraying pear and
plum trees.—May 20

Herkimer county [George 8S. Graves, Newport ]—Black butter-
flies (probably Euvanessa antiopa Linn.), were observed
for the first time Ap. 25, and the same is true of the cabbage
butterfly (Pieris rapae Linn.). Cold winds and cloudy
weather seem to have delayed the appearance of insects.—Ap. 28.
Webs of the appletree tent caterpillar (Malacosoma
americana Fabr.) began to appear Ap. 80 and were by no
means abundant May 6. . The weather has been too cold for any
rapid increase in insect life—A/ay 7. Plant lice have appeared
on wild cherrytrees, and the currant worm (Pteronus
ribesii Scop.) is at work, both eggs and larvae being found.
No nests of tent caterpillars have been observed this week. The
weather is warm and dry.—May 14. Potato beetles (Dory-
phora 10-lineata Say) were observed May 16, and cur-
rant lice (Myzus ribis Fabr.) were just appearing on the

leaves on the same date.

May 21. Black flea beetles (Crepi-

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dodera cucumeris Harr.) are appearing on potato leaves,
and some insect is feeding quite generally on plantains, (very
probably Dibolia borealis Chey.). Horn flies (Haema -
tobia serrata Rob.-Desv.) are quite numerous on cattle.
An examination shows that eges of the currant worm are abun-
dant. Elm foliage is full of holes, probably the work of larvae
of the elm flea beetle (Disonycha triangularis Say) .—
May 27. Terminal leaves of elms are badly twisted and wrinkled by
aphis attack, very probably Schizoneura americana
Riley. Potato beetles are very rarely seen, though many eggs
have been observed. 'The foliage of the few potatoes above
ground is badly eafen by the black flea beetle. Nests of the
appletree tent caterpillar are very scarce and with but few
June 3. Rose bee-
tls (Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabr.) were ob-

tenants. Currant aphis continues abundant.

served for the first time on rosebushes June 4, and considerable
damage has been inflicted. <A species of plant louse (Chaito-
phorus negundinis Thos.) has appeared somewhat abun-
dantly on the ash-leaf maple. Grasshoppers are becoming quite
abundant in old pastures. The scarcity of potato beetles is
cause for general comment, and the black flea beetles are ex-
June 10. A
few full-grown forest tent caterpillar larvae (Malacosoma

ceedingly numerous on potato and tomato vines.

disstria Hiibn.) were observed. Spittle insects are uncom-
monly abundant on grass under a spreading shade tree. Rose
beetles (Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabr.) are
abundant on appletrees, on thorn apple, and very numerous on
white daisy and dock. The daisy flowers are eaten off in many
instances.— June 17. Potato beetle larvae were observed on one
plant June 22, and a few striped cucumber beetles (Diabro-
tica vittata Harr.) were noticed on lima beans. The cur-
rant aphis (Myzus ribis Fabr.) is causing very little damage,
while tomato and potato vines are considerably injured by the
black flea beetle—June 24. Currant leaves appear as though
they had been eaten by the sawfly, though no larvae have been
observed. The little plant louse (Drepanosiphum aceri-

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folii Thos.) appears to be quite common on a number of varie-
ties of maple and is causing some injury.—July 1. Black-headed
cabbage worms (Evergestis stramenalis Hiibn.) are
causing some injury to turnips. Some caterpillars, probably fall
webworms (Hyphantria textor Harr.) have appeared in
small numbers on an appletree. Plant lice are abundant on many
plants, such as apple, elm, box-elder, birch, wild cherry, burdock,
pigweed and dock. Though potato beetles were never so incon-
spicuous, there:are plenty of grubs.— July 22. The maple aphis
(Drepanosiphum acerifolii Thos.) appears to be the
cause of much premature falling of leaves, the pests being gen-
erally distributed, occurring even in the tops of trees 60 feet
high. Plant lice have appeared in some numbers on red rose
bushes.—July 29. There is apparently another brood of black-
headed cabbage worms at work, if size is any indication. Plant
lice (probably Aphis brassicae Linn.), are numerous on
turnips. The appletree plant louse (Aphis mali Fabr.) is
abundant and seriously injuring appletrees. The pests are spe-
cially abundant on new, tender shoots. Cherrytrees are very
little affected, and plumtrees more so, but in the latter case black
knot is also prevalent. Grasshoppers are generally scarce, though
in a few localities they are abundant. Cabbage butterfly
(Pieris rapae Linn.) has not been very abundant so far
this season.—Aug. 4. A psocid (Psocus? venosus Burm.)
was found in clusters of 200 or more on the trunks of maple, and
a few were also observed on appletrees. In some cases the bark
of the tree seemed to be whitened as though it were partially eaten,
probably by the insects gnawing away the lichens and outer por-
tions of the bark. “Larvae of the elm flea beetle (Disonycha

triangularis Say) are very plentiful on elmtrees near by -

and have severely injured the foliage——Awug. 12. A small, yellow-
ish leaf hopper (? jassid) is abundant on beans and has apparently
caused considerable yellowing of the foliage. Yellow-necked ap-
pletree worm (Datana ministra Drury) is present in
small numbers, and the same is also true of the fall webworm.

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Abb. & Sm.) were unusually numerous in a timothy field —Awdg.
12. Plant lice are numerous on beans, and on sunflowers there
is a similar species. Codling moth larvae (Carpocapsa
pomonella Schiff.) have begun operations, and wormy apples
are not uncommon. Plant lice continue abundant on pigweed.—
Aug. 19. Horn flies (Haematobia serrata Rob.-Desv.)
and horseflies have been very troublesome for the past two weeks.
A few caterpillars of Apatela americana Harr. were
observed on soft maple today. Fall webworms (Hyphantria
textor Harr.) are apparently more abundant than last year,
occurring in some numbers on appletrees. Hornet nests are more
numerous than usual.—Aug. 25. Butternut trees are very badly
eaten in some places by Datana integerrima Gr. & Rob.
Fall webworms continue to be unusually abupdant.—Sep. 1.
Plant lice (Chaitophorus negundinis Thos.) still con-.
tinues abundant on box-elder. Apples are comparatively scarce
this year and appear to be wormier than ever. A few webworm
nests were observed on lilac and alder today.—NSep. 16. Pieris
Jarvae are injuring foliage of cultivated nasturtiums to a consid-
erable extent.—Oct. 1

Onondaga county [Mrs A. M. A. Jackson, Camillus ]—First nest
of an appletree tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana
Fabr.) was observed Ap. 26, and the present indications are that
this insect will not be as abundant as usual. There is a report
that Hessian fly (Cecidomyiadestruector Say) is work-
ing in some fields.—Ap. 28. The blue or meat fly is quite abundant
about houses. .Cabbage butterflies (Pieris rapae Linn.) are

about, though not numerous. Spotted lady beetles occur on many
weeds and plants, and though abundant do not appear to be
destructive. Tent caterpillars are not numerous and are causing
very little injury. Cold, inclement weather has kept caterpillars
and other insects in check. Examination of one wheat field
showed no Hessian fly, and growers state that thus far none has
been met with.—J/ay 6. Cankerworms appeared May 12 and
are quite abundant and destructive. The bud moth (Tmeto
cera ocellana Schiff.) is at work on appletrees, though

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not causing very much injury. The forest tent caterpillar
(Malacosoma? disstria Hitibn.) has appeared in very
small numbers on chokecherry trees. The weather is dry and warm
and consequently favorable to the development of insect life. Many
clover leaves have small, round holes eaten in them, possibly the
work of the clover leaf weevil (Phytonomus punctat us
Fabr.).—May 13. Cankerworms are developing rapidly and have
caused a great deal of injury. Ants of several species are quite
abundant.—J/fay 20. Red admiral butterflies (Vanessa ata-
lanta Linn.) have appeared but are not as abundant as
usual. The appletree tent caterpillar is quite scarce, only five
webs or nests being observed in a 5 mile drive. Cankerwormis are
abundant, and while many trees have been injured to a consider-
able extent, none have been entirely defoliated. VPotato beetles
(Doryphora 10-lineata Say) have appeared and depos-
ited some eggs. Cold weather is keeping insects in control.
Green plant lice are somewhat abundant on rosebushes. Cur-
rant worms (Pteronus ribesii Scop.) are present in
small numbers, though not causing much damage. Red admiral
butterflies continue scarce and others are not so numerous as
usual. Potato beetles and their eggs are very abundant
on early potatoes. A white frost occurred May 31 and
June 1, but did not seriously affect insects.—June 1. Plum
curculios (Conotrachelus nenuphar Herbst.) have
stung much fruit and considerable is dropping. Cankerworms
have about all disappeared and have not caused as much injury
as in former years. Many farmers think that tent caterpillars
hatched during the warm days of March and were killed by the
cold weather which followed, or else perished from lack of food.
This hardly seems probable, as instances have been recorded where
eges of this species hatched in the fall and the caterpillars suc-
cessfully survived the winter in the latitude of Missouri.—/wne 10.
There are but few cocoons of the tent caterpillars, and this
appears to be due in part to the continuous wet weather of 1902,
when the caterpillars ate but little, were not healthy and ap-
peared to be only partly grown at the time they spun up. A very

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few Hessian flies are to be found in the “ flaxseed ” stage, though
no complaints of their work have been received. A leaf miner,
probably Pegomyia vicina Lintn., is very abundant in a
large field of beets. Spittle insects are quite common in certain
fields of grass. Potato beetle eggs are hatching, but the grubs do
not appear to be as numerous as the old ones and are
causing comparatively little damage. Black flea beetles
(Crepidodera cucumeris Harr.) have caused some in-
jury to both tomato and potato vines. Striped cucumber beetles
(Diabrotica vittata Fabr.) are present on pumpkin
vines but are not causing much injury. No squash bugs
(Anasa tristis DeGeer) have been observed this year,
though they are usually very abundant and destructive in this
section. Rose beetles (Macrodactylus subspinosus
Fabr.) are quite destructive to rose bushes, though late in appear-
ing, and leaf hoppers have also caused some injury to rose bushes.
Peas are more free from weevils (Bruchus pisorum Linn.)
than usual, but the vines are being eaten by a green worm similar
to the cabbage worm. House flies are not as abundant as
usual.— June 29 |

Orange county [J. M. Dolph, Port Jervis]|—A few mourning
cloaks (Kuvanessa antiopa Linn.) and some Colias butter-
flies have appeared. Many small bees are frequenting plum
blossoms.—April 23. Plant lice (Aphis mali Fabr. and
Myzus cerasi Fabr.) are very numerous, specially on apple
and cherry trees and rose bushes. Tomato plants are also affected
by a species of plantlouse which may be Rhopalosiphum
solani Thos. In general there are fewer insects than usual,
due probably to the exceedingly dry weather.—/June 2. Potato
beetles (Doryphora 10-lineata Say) have made their
appearance in considerable numbers, the first abroad on May 20,
and the first larvae being observed June 9. Hundreds of lady-
beetles were found on a crimson rambler rose, three or four on a
leaf. We have never seen them in such great numbers before.
This bush had been badly infested by plant lice, and the lady
beetles were undoubtedly attracted by their prey. The currant

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worm (Pteronus ribesii Scop.) has caused some injury

though it has not been abundant as in former years. The spiny

elm caterpillars (Huvanessa antiopa Linn.) have stripped
the leaves from a number of North Carolina poplars planted for
shade tree purposes.—/une 11. Striped cucumber beetles (Dia-
brotica vittata Fabr.) have appeared in considerable
numbers. Pear and cherry slug (Kriocampoides li ma-
cina Retz.) is inflicting much injury on the foliage of peartrees.
Rose beetles (Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabr.) have
been specially numerous and abundant this year. The foliage of
very few bushes has escaped being eaten or seriously disfigured.
June 30

Rockland county [S. B. Huested, Blauvelt]—-Appletree tent
caterpillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) appeared
as usual but have not done as much injury as in former years.
No potato beetles have appeared, while plant lice (Myzus
cerasi Fabr. and M. ribis Fabr.) are unusually abundant
on cherry and currant bushes. Cutworms are reported rather
plenty and cedar birds have been unusually numerous on cherry-
trees, probably being more noticeable on account of the scarcity
of fruit—June 7

St Lawrence county [C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg|]—June bugs and
grubs were abundant May 1. 904 of the birch trees in this sec-
tion are affected by a borer, possibly the bronze birch borer
(Agrilus anxius Lece.), and an equal proportion of poplar
trees are also injured. These latter may possibly be affected by
a buprestid, though it is not improbable that considerable dam-
age is caused by the poplar borer (Saperda calcarata
Say). The gouty gall beetle (Oberea bimaculata Oliv.)
is causing considerable injury in blackberry patches. Appletree
borers (Saperda candida Fabr.) are abundant and infest
many appletrees. Woodpeckers are at work on infested trees,
and have undoubtedly destroyed many grubs.—May 16. Mourn-
ing cloak butterflies (HMuyanessa antiopa Linn.) were
first observed May 18, and cabbage butterflies (Pieris ra pae
Linn.) on. the 22d, Currant worms (Pteronus ribesii

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Scop.) put in appearance May 18, and the same is true of the
appletree aphis (Aphis mali Fabr.).—J/ay 22. Eggs of the
potato beetle (Doryphora 10-lineata Say) were observed
May 21, and shad flies or May flies, the 22d. Mosquitos were
abundant on the 25th. Generally speaking, no insecis are spe-
cially injurious—May 28. Cucumber beetles (Diabrotica
vittata Fabr.) were very numerous June 4; same was true
on the 10th of strawberry weevil(? Anthonomus signatus
Say) and potato beetles. White grubs are abundant and totally
destroying oats.—/June 11. Cabbage worms appeared on the 20th,
and onion maggots (Phorbia ceparum Meigen) were at
work the 22d. This latter insect has destroyed one fourth of
the onion crop. Cabbages have likewise suffered from the maggot
(Phorbia brassicae Bouché). Rose slugs were observed
at work on the 23d.— June 25. A second brood of currant worms
appeared July 1. Cabbage worms, cucumber beetles, plant lice
and onion maggots are very numerous and destructive. The wet
weather continues, accompanied by an increase of leaf-eating
_insects. The foliage of appletrees, plumtrees, maples and elms
are all attacked by plant lice. Some apples are dropping and
show no sign of injury except at the end of the stem, probably the
work of the codling moth (Carpocapsa pomonella
Schiff.) —July 9. Crane flies and dragon flies were numerous
July 10, and a single specimen of the tomato worm (Phlege-
thontius 5-maculatus Haw.) was observed on the 15th.
Cabbage worms, potato beetles and plant lice continue abundant
and> destructive. Mosquitos are abundant and rains continue.
Striped cucumber beetles and plant lice are attacking vines, egg
plants and wild tansy—July 16. White marked tussock moths
(Notolophus leucostigma Abb. & Sm.) were observed
July 20, and dragon flies on the 15th. Potato beetles are abund-
ant and plant lice very numerous, mosquitos are rare. Cool and
wet weather has interfered with the successful application and
efficiency of insecticides, and as a consequence caterpillars are
abundant. Apples are dropping from the tree, and only about
one quarter_of the crop will be saved. Most of the trouble is

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probably caused by the codling moth larvae—July 30. Fall web-
worms (Hyphantria textor Harr.) appeared July 15 on
plum, apple and elm trees, and a species of sawfly on asters.—
Aug. 8. Potato beetles continue numerous and destructive. Cool,
wet weather has not affected the leaf-eating caterpillars or plant
lice, both of which continue abundant.—Aug. 14

Saratoga county [C. W. Ferris, Schuyler |—Appletree tent cater-
pillars (Malacosma americana Fabr.) are present in
some numbers and were not injured by a frost, the mercury drop-
ping to 24 F. on May 2.—May 5. Cherry aphis (Myzus cerasi
Fabr.) are abundant on sweet cherries, and a green plant louse
is affecting Bosc peartrees very seriously.—July 15

Schenectady county [Paul Roach, Quaker Street, Schenectady
co.|—Appletree tent caterpiilars (Malacosoma amert-
cana Fabr.) are just hatching on trees in warm situations.
Their numbers are small, and but few egg clusters have been
observed.—May 1

Schuyler county [Mrs Harriet S. Updyke, Logan |—Appletree
tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) ap-
peared for the first time May 8. They have not caused as much
damage as usual.—May 20

Ulster county [George S. Clark, Milton ]—Appletree tent cater-
pillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) have been at
work for two weeks and were not affected by the frost of April
12, even though they were not protected by a web.—<Ap. 23.
Tent caterpillar nests are present in large numbers except

in localities where they were carefully destroyed the pre-

ceding year.—Ap. 30. Tent caterpillars continue to in-
crease in size, and their nests are becoming more con-
spicuous. Aphis (Myzus cerasi Fabr.) are begin-
ning~to appear on cherrytrees. Currant worms (Pteronus
ribesii Scop.) are abundant on bushes that were not sprayed
last year, and a few occur on those that were treated.—Iay 14.
There has been no increase in appletree tent caterpillars, and
currant worms are few, Specially on bushes that were sprayed last
year. Plant lice (Myzus cerasi: Fabr.) are imcreasing on

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cherrytrees, and it is now too late to reach them because the
leaves are so badly curled. Some plant lice (Aphis mali
Fabr.) have developed on appletrees. The black flea beetle
(Crepidodera cucumeris Harr.) is working on potato,
tomato vines and eggplants. Some caterpillars, probably those
of the gartered plume moth (Oxyptilus periscelidac-
tylus Fitch) are not doing much damage.—May 21. Tent cater-
pillars are beginning to crawl, evidently preparatory to pupation,
and are not more than one quarter as abundant as last year.
Plant lice are numerous on cherrytrees, specially young ones. The
red spider (Tetranychus telarius Linn.) is abundant
on roses—IWay 28. <A few potato bugs have just appeared, and
plant lice are more abundant ‘on cherrytrees than usual. Tent
caterpillars do not appear to be as energetic as usual, possibly

they were weakened by the early frost. Elm leaf beetles

(Galerucella, luteola Mill.) are very scarce, not a sign
of one could be found on a large tree which had its foliage entirely
destroyed two years ago.—June 4. Heavy rains have washed
many of the aphids from the trees. Many plant lice continue on
rosebushes that have not been sprayed.—J une 12. ‘The recent
continued rains have prevented much damage from insect pests.
Squash bugs (Anasa tristis DeGeer) are abundant enough
to destroy the vines unless controlled. Some pear psylla
(Psylla pyricola Forst.) has appeared on the trees in
various pear orchards in this vicinity—Jwnre 18. Pear psylla is
injuring many trees and causing much of the fruit to drop. * Plant
lice are abundant on both young pear and apple trees.—/uly 2
Warren county [C. L. Williams, Glens Falls|—May beetles ap-
peared in large numbers May 9. The asparagus beetle (Crio-

ceris asparagi Linn.) was observed in considerable num-

bers May 16. It has become distributed over a tract at least 8

miles long and is abundant——May 25. Rose beetles (Macro-
dactylus subspinosus Fabr.) appeared about June 22,
and the depredations of a gray cutworm attracted attention about
the same time. The former are very abundant and feed on

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all kinds of vegetation. The zebra caterpillar (Mamestra

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picta Harr.) was found at work on strawberry plants.—June 9.
June beetles are exceedingly abundant; more so than we have
known for years.—July 3. The stalk borer (Papaipema
nitela Guen.) is at work in small numbers on various plants,
and we have succeeded in detecting a parasite on the same, which
proves to be a tachinid.
Wayne county [C. H. Stuart, Newark]—The first aphids were
observed on roses May 5, and comparatively few plants were
infested. No tent caterpillars or cankerworms have been ob-
served, and the spotted asparagus beetle (Crioceris 12-
punctata Linn.) has disappeared, though the common species
(C. asparagi Linn.) is present in force. House flies are
scarce and occur only on the sunny side of buildings.——May 19.
Plant lice began to appear the latter part of May, and have been
more abundant than we have ever known them to be before.
They oblige us to keep a gang of 15 or 20 men and boys at work
continuously in the nursery with a whale oil soap solution to
keep them in check. Larvae of lady beetles are more than usually
abundant and are undoubtedly doing good service. On our
lawn the only trees or plants that have escaped plant lice are
poppies and evergreens; everything else is literally covered with
them, or at least was so a week ago. Now the lady beetles are
beginning to get the upper hand of the pests.—July 2
Westchester county [F. R. Calkins, Ossining ]|—Elm leaf beetles
(Galerucella luteola Mill.) appeared May 3 and have
been increasing rapidly but have caused no serious damage.
May 4. Bumble flower beetles (Euphoria inda_ Fabr.)
were flying about in considerable numbers. Hundreds of them
were observed, though there was no evidence of material injury.
Grasshoppers were first seen May 6 and have become very numer-
ous. Striped cucumber beetles (Diabrotica vittata
Fabr.) appeared in large numbers on the 8th. The first Colorado
potato beetles (Doryphora 10-lineata Say) were ob-
served on the 15th. Appletree tent caterpillars (Malacosoma
americana Fabr.) are causing a great deal of injury in this
section, and species of plant lice are curling the leaves of various
May 18. The majority of elms in this

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section are in very bad condition owing to the work of the elm
-leaf beetle. Striped cucumber beetles continue very numerous,
and potato beetles have appeared in the past week in increasing
numbers. It looks as though the appletree tent caterpillars had
been destroyed by some climatic condition; possibly the severe
rains in May and June. Since we had 31 days of rain with hardly
a ray of sunshine, the webs are empty and there are no signs of
cocoons. Mosquitos are somewhat scarce. The work of the pear
midge (Diplosis pyrivora Riley) is very evident, and
cherry berers (probably the fruit tree bark beetles Scolytus

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rugulosus Ratz.), have ruined some trees.—July 13
Westchester county | Mrs Edwin H. Mairs, Irvington-on-Hudson |
—White marked tussock moth caterpillars (Notolophus
leucostigma Abb. & Sm.) are injuring the foliage of a fine
purple beech, which is also suffering severely from plant lice,
probably the woolly beech aphis (Phyllaphis fagi Linn.).
Mapletrees have dropped many leaves, probably because of plant
lice injury. Very likely this is the work of Chaitophorus
aceris Thos—June 29. A curious worm (Seirodonta
bilineata Pack.) was found feeding on foliage of purple beech.
Mosquitos aré more abundant than ever. Elm leaf beetle larvae
(Galerucella luteola Mill.) are crawling along the
trunks of infested trees, the foliage of which is turning brown.
American, English, weeping and slippery elms are all attacked.
Maple and beech trees are still suffering from plant lice injury.

Some red bugs are present on the infested trees.—July 12
Wyoming county [W. H. Roeper, Wyoming|—Appletree tent
caterpillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) were first
observed May 2. They are present in small numbers, and some
think this is due to the excessively cold weather.—May 9. Insects
of various kinds are much scarcer than usual.——May 18. Tent
caterpillars are not causing much injury though canker-
worms are working to some extent. The weather continues
very cold at night, and it is exceedingly dry—May 25. Cod-
ling moth larvae (Carpocapsa pomonella Schiff.) are
unusually abundant in this locality, and apple aphis (Aphis
mali Fabr.) is very numerous and rolling the leaves toa con-

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siderable extent. The injury is so severe that it would not be sur-
prising if a considerable proportion of the foliage dropped.
Potato beetles (Doryphora 10-lineata Say) are present
in large numbers. Plant lice are also working on forest trees in
about the same way as on fruit trees. The weather continues very
dry and appears to be favorable to plant lice. The apple crop
will be only about one quarter its normal size, and pears are
almost a failure. Plant lice continue to be the most destructive
form in this section, and the injury is so severe that some trees
have half their leaves badly curled by the pests. A good rain has
benefited crops very much.—/une 15. Maple foliage is dropping
to a considerable extent, probably as a result of injury by plant
lice (Drepanosiphum acerifolii Thos.)—July 3

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE ENTOMOLOGIST

The following is a list of the principal publications of the ento-
mologist during the year 1903. 70 are given with the title,! place,
time of publication and a summary of the contents of each.
Volume and page number are separated by a colon, the first su-
perior figure tells the column, and the second the exact place in
the column in ninths; e.g. 67:974'° means volume 67, page 974,
column 1, beginning in the sixth ninth, i.e. about two thirds of.
the way down.

Turnips. Country Gentleman, Nov. 27, 1902, 67 :974'
The work of the cabbage root maggot, Phorbia brassicae Bouché,

in turnips is identified and remedial measures discussed.

IXxxperimental Work in New York State against the San José Seale
[Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst.] U. S. Dept Agric:
Div. Ent. Bul. 37, n.s. 1902. p.35-36

Discussion of results obtained with 20% mechanical crude petroleum emul-
sion and whale oil soap.

Notes for the Year in New York. U.S. Dep’t Agric. Div. Ent. Bul.
af, n.s. 1902. - p.102-3

Brief records of injury by grapevine root worm, Fidia viticida
Walsh; grapevine leaf hopper, Typhloecyba comes yar. yitis Harr.;

"Titles are given as published, and in some instances they have been
changed or supplied by the editors of the various papers.

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appletree tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa [M al acosoma] ameri-
cana Fabr.; forest tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa [Malacosoma]
disstria Hiibn. and fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea Drury
Pee xt O.8 arr. |*

Observations on Certain Insects Attacking Pine Trees. U.S. Dep’t
Agric. Div. Ent. Bul. 37, n.s. 1902. p.103-4

Records of injuries by Tomicus calligraphus Germ.,, T. pini Say
and also of Monohammus confusor Kirby and Dendroctonus
terebrans Oliv.

Potato Wireworms. Country Gentleman, Dec. 4, 1902, 57 :992"

General remedial measures for wireworms are briefly discussed.

Crude Petroleum as an Insecticide. Soc. Promotion Agric. Sci.
Proc. 23d An. Meeting 1902, p.86-95; separate p.1-10 received
Dec. 24, 1902
A review of experiments with crude petroleum and summary of results in

controlling San José scale, ASpidiotus perniciosus Comst.

Maggots in Mushrooms. Country Gentleman, Jan. 1, 1903, 68 :61

Brief account of species injuring mushrooms and remedies therefor,
Phora agarici Lint. and species of Sciara being mentioned in par-
ticular.

Entomology. U. S. N. Y. Handbook 16, revised Dec. 1902, p.1-12,
issued Jan. 3, 1903

Contents

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HMVESieamons: 7. 2k ss Se es 4 | List of entomologic publications. 10
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Grapevine Root Worm [Fidia viticida Walsh]. N.Y. State
Mus. Bul. 59. 1902. p.49-84, 1 col.pl. 4 halftones

Issued Jan. 5, 1903. Republished in great part in issues of Grape Belt
biunkirk N:.¥>] for Jan. 9,13; 20; 27; Feb: 3, 10.

Contents

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Remedial measures............. 69 | Remedial measures (continued)
Destroying the pupae......... 70 | Orude petroleum............-. sige
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Arsenical: :pPOIsONs). > e\.c:c05 ane 73 Recommendations ..22-. shee 78
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THOUNGING ois, neat. ce eet eae (6°| Hxplanation of plates: -~ ere. 81
Carbon Dismlidsr fest alee ee 1640 Plates! Ac@) oa cole ee ee eee face 81
Kerosene emulsion............ (Gi Gee) ols o>. Garren eee RE So so 82

Cucumber Beetle. Country Gentleman, Jan. 15, 1903, 68 :4374

Remedial measures for the striped cucumber beetle, Diabrotica
vittata Fabr.

Insecticides and Notes. Country Gentleman, Jan. 15, 1903, 68 :47%

Summary of results obtained with insecticides against San José scale,
Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst., and notes on the Chinese ladybug,
Chilocorus similis Rossi, and the grapevine root worm, Fidia
viticida Walsh.

Beware the Pea Weevil. Country Gentleman, Jan. 22, 1903, 68 :63”
Injuries by Bruchus pisorum Linn. in Canada and means of con-
trolling.
Legislation against Pests. Country Gentleman, Jan. 29, 1903,
68 :89%5
General discussion of the efficacy of nursery inspection work with com-
ments on present conditions.
The San José Scale. Country Gentleman, Feb. 19, 1903, 68 :158"
Comparative value of crude petroleum emulsion, lime, salt and sulfur
mixture and whale oil soap for Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst.
Beneficial Insects. Country Gentleman, Mar. 5, 1903, 68 :206°8
General observations on the establishment of Scutellista e¢ yanea
Motsch, Novius cardinalis Mask. and Chilocorus similis
Rossi in the United States.
Scale Insects. Worcester [Mass.] Evening Gazette, Mar. 12,
1903, p.1
Summary notice of scale insects with special reference to remedies for the

San José scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst.

Arsenate of Lead. Country Gentleman, Mar. 19, 1908, 68 :252%

Formula and method of preparation.

Looper Caterpillar. Country Gentleman, Mar. 19, 1903, 68 :252?8

Description too brief to permit identification of the geometrid.

4

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 195

Grapevine Root Worm. Country Gentleman, Mar. 19, 1908,
68 :255%4
Corrects reported error and gives estimates of damage by Fidia viti-
ecida Walsh.
Recent Work with Insecticides in the East. Col. State Bd Hort.

Rep’t 1902. 1903. p.121-27

Brief discussion of the value of arsenate of lead, crude petroleum, the
lime, salt and sulfur mixture and whale oil soap as insecticides.
Fleas. Country Gentleman, Mar. 26, 1903, 68 :2761%

Brief account of life history with various repressive measures.

Appletree Bark Louse. Country Gentleman, Mar. 26, 1903, 68 :27674
Remedial measures for Mytilaspis pomorum Bouché [Lepi do-

saphes ulmi Linn.].

Insecticides and Fungicides. U.S. N. Y. Handbook 18, p.16

More important formulas recommended with general directions for use.

Pea Weevil. Country Gentleman, Ap. 2, 1903, 68 :29374
Discussion of rise in temperature in peas infested with Bruchus
pisorum Linn. and methods of controlling the pest.

San José Scale. Country Gentleman, Ap. 2, 1903, 68 :300”
No danger of ASpidiotus perniciosus Comst. spreading from
infested wood cut in early spring.
Klm Leaf Beetle. Schenectady Daily Union, Ap. 3, 1903, p.7
Nearly the same in Evening Star [Schenectady] Ap. 3, p.12.
Hxtracts from Museum Bulletin 57 on Galerucella luteola
Miill., with special reference to loca! conditions.
Shade Tree Ratings. Street forestry report on the selection,

planting, cultivation and care of street shade trees by Fred-
eric Shonnard, Dep’t Public Works, Yonkers, 1903

Ratings of comparative immunity from insect enemies of various shade
trees,
Dust and Other Sprays. Country Gentleman, Ap. 16, 1903,
68 :35023 |
Brief discussion of various insecticides with special reference to scale
insects and dry or dust sprays.
Advice about Spraying. Country Gentleman, Ap. 30, 1903,
68 :39273

General directions for spraying with references to convenient literature.

196 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

Arsenate of. Lead. Country Gentleman, Mies 7, 1903, 68 4105
Its preparation from arsenic, soda and sugar of lead not advisable.
Directions are given for making it.

Literature of American Economic Entomology. Am. Ass’n Eco.
Hint. 15th An. Meeting, Presidential address, Washington D. C.
Dec. 26, 1902. U.S. Dep’t Agric. Div. Ent: Bul. 40, n.s. 1903.
p.1-22
Also published separately.

After a general review with a few statistics regarding the amount of lit-
erature relating to some of the more notorious insects, the following topics

were discussed: Newspaper and Minor Articles; Reports; Bulletins; Jour-
nals; General Works and Indexes.

Work and Observations in 1902. N. Y. State Fruit Growers
Ass’n Rep’t 19038, p.92-94. Rec’d May 15
Results obtained with crude petroleum, whale oil soap and lime, salt and

sulfur against San José scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst.

Notes on the establishment of Chilocorus similis Rossi and work

of grapevine root worm, Fidia viticida Walsh.

Elm Leaf Beetle Ravages. Argus [Albany] May 16, 1903; New
York Times, May 17; Rensselaer County Standard [Hoosick
Falls] May 22, 1903, p.4
Summary of injuries Gy Galerucella luteola Mill. in Hudson

river valley.

New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, May 21,
1903, 68 :45135
Summary of reports from voluntary observers.

Diseases and Pests. N. Y. State Lib. Bul. 80. Review of Legis-
lation 1902, p.837-38

Summary of recent laws relating to plant diseases and insect enemies.

Importance of Injurious Insects Introduced from Abroad. Soe.
Promotion Agric. Sci. Proc. 24th An. Meeting 1903, p.39-48;
separate, p.1-10

Summarized account of injuries with classified lists of introduced species
and notes on the relative importance of various species.
New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, May 28,
1903, 68 :471%

Summaries of reports from yoluntary observers.

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903

197

18th Report of the State Entomologist on Injurious and Other In-

sects of the State of New York 1902.
p-89-193, 1 lith. 5 halftones

1903.

Issued June 2.

N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 64.

Contents
PAGE PAGBHD
| TRILERCETS BR O10 1 8 Tee ine ea 89 | Injurious insects, etc. (continued)

xyeneral entomologic features. 89 Species of primary economic
PBSC WOR os Same cee» Tage) POM WOCCARNEE cy xc a's claw. cee 2 120

Special investigations........ 91 Species which may become
IPGDNGATIONS 0. aca. es be wee 91 Very destructive ....00..45 4. 122
Collections of insects........ 92 @Oitver -“SPCCies. 4.3... os ae 122

INGUEOTIATUGHS occas shee Gee een 93 | Experimental work against San
Voluntary observers......... 93 dose scale: insect... . 2 2. ses 126
Acknowledgments-........... 93 Hall appUcaviOns =. 2 se... 5.5 126
Injurious insects OLIN SO MMCAIONS. 0-2... bok
Euproctis chrysor- SMLIPRIRED itr cos BEY tars cic ih-3 ona o oe 143
rhoea, brown tail moth.. 94 |] Voluntary entomologic service... 144
Psila rosae, earrot rust Summaries of reports........ 144
Mi eee aaah ee, SO <P Ua SUUIMIeS..25.. ....- Ps oa 8 ee (5:

Motes tor the year ojos. . se 103 Coleoptera taken at Newport,
ait. cee@ Pests. ss. 62 hw Cs 104 Eberkimen con: Ne Ysa. ss. . 2 1538

Sidi fem INSCCIS oS ls. . 105 | List of publications of the ento-
Grass and grain insects. ..... 106 HOSA re at Ath ewes 0, 2 Shs oreo Sig 161
Shade tree insects. .......... 108 | Contributions to collection..... 170
OATES PINSPCUS So civ cia) Eeisce ds 110 | Explanation of plates......... 178
jamusehold-imsecls...)...2 Ls CCDS fy Ege SN IS ae pea ar era face 179
eonenecial IMSeCtS: .o..66 332. ASS PA ACRONG ogee eda SP he eth act b eee 181

Injurious insects from abroad.. 116

New York Entomologic Service.

1903, 68 498"

Country Gentleman, June 4,

Summary of reports from voluntary observers.

Remedies for Grapevine Root Worms.

1903, p.2

Grape Belt, June 16,

Brief statement of remedial measures for Fidia viticida Walsh.

“New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, June 18,

1903, 68 :53038

Summary of reports from voluntary observers.

Hints to Fruit Growers and Truckers. Am. Agric. June 20, 1903,

71 :64874

Briefly discusses the grapevine root worm, Fidia

viticida Walsh,

injuries in Chautauqua grape belt and remedies for same, and also the
plum curculio, asparagus beetles, and insect enemies of squash,

198 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
«

New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, June 25,
1903, 68 :551¥

Summary of reports from voluntary observers.

Destroying Flies. Country Gentleman, June 25, 1903, 68 :5617!

Destructive and preventive measures for the house fly, Musca do-
mestieca Linn.

Grapevine Root Worm. Grape Belt, June 26, 1903, p.1, 6

Beetles attack best vineyards, no decided migration, figures on efficacy of
destroying pupae and remarks on value of beetle catchers and arsenical
poisons for Fidia viticida Walsh.

Mosquitos. N. Y. State Mus. folder. 8p.

Issued June 29, 1903. mI .
Brief description with discussion of habits, life history, genera and
species, methods of controlling and collecting.

Grapevine Root Worm. Grape Belt, June 30, 1908, p.4

Results of breeding from entire vines and efficiency of beetle catchers for
Fidia viticida Walsh.

New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, July 2, 1903,
68 :5 783 |

Summary of reports from voluntary observers.

Plant Lice. Country Gentleman, July 9, 19038, 68 :59077

Remedial measures for plant lice on fruit trees.

Killing Ants. Country Gentleman, July 9, 1903, 68 :590%

Method of destroying ants in nests.

Rose Beetles. Country Gentleman, July 9, 1903, 68 :590*4
Methods of destroying the beetles, Macro dactylus subspinosus
Fabr.
New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, July 9, 1905,
68 :590*

Summary of reports from voluntary observers.

About Maple Tree Borers. Rome Daily Sentinel, July 10, 19038

Methods of controlling the sugar maple borer, Plagionotus
speciosus Say.

Plant Lice. Country Gentleman, July 16, 1903, 68 :61077
Comments on unusual abundance of plant lice and remedies for the same.

New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, July 16,
19038, 68 :610*

Summary of reports from voluntary observers,

ee

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 199

Mosquitos. Sunday [Albany] Press, July 19, 19038, p.6

Reprint of portions of mosquito folder.

Spray for Potatoes. Country Gentleman, July 23, 1903, 68 :630"

Advises arsenate of lead for potato beetles and bordeaux mixture for
fungus,

New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, July 23,

1903, 68 :6304

Summary of reports from voluntary observers,

Plant Lice. Country Gentleman, July 30, 1903, 68 :650*+

Remedies for the pests.

New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, July 30,

1908, 60 :650*

Summary of reports from Comintary observers.

Forest Fires and Insect Attack. Am. Lumberman, Aug. 8, 1903,

p.15

Preliminary report on investigations in burned areas in the Adirondacks.
Aquatic Nematocerous Diptera by Oskar Augustus Johannsen.

Reprint from N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 68. 1903. p.328-441

Issued Aug. 11, 19038.

‘his paper includes a-key to families of nematocerous diptera with
accounts of the net-winged midges (Blepharoceridae), black flies (Simu-
liidae) and mosquitos (Culicidae).

Tulip Tree Scale. Country Gentleman, Aug. 20, 1903, 68 :712%

Brief notice with remedies for Lecanium [Hulecanium] tulip-
iferae Cook.
Summary of Root Worm Situation and Experiments. Grape Belt,

Sep. 4, 1903, p.1; Jamestown Journal, Sep. 4, 1903, p.1; Country

Gentleman, Sep. 24, 1903, 68 :8287"

Brief summary of observations and experimental work on Fi a ia viti-
eida Walsh in 1908.

Mosquitos on High Ground. Country Gentleman, Sep. 10, 1903,

68 :781°4
Brief comments on the breeding habits and methods of controlling these
insects.
Aquatic Chrysomelidae and a Table of the Families of Coleopter-
ous Larvae by Alex. D. MacGillivray. Reprint from N. Y. State
Mus. Bul. 68. 1903. p.288-331

Issued Sep. 12, 1903.
This paper includes a key to families of coleopterous larvae and a mono-
graph of the subfamily Donaciinae, family Chrysomelidae,

200 NW YORK STATE MUSEUM

Aquatic Insects of New York State. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 68.
1903. p.199-517, 52 pl. (8 col.) by James G. Needham Ph.D.,

professor of biology, Lake Forest Univ.; A. D. MacGillivray —

Ph.D., instructor in entomology, O. A. Johannsen M.S., instruc-
tor in civil engineering, both of Cornell Univ.; and K. C. Davis

Ph.D., professor of horticulture, West Virginia Uniy.
Issued Sep. 28, 1903.

Contents

2 PAGE PAGE

PER AGE Seek etes Sitar anata ce aantete 199 | Part 5 Aquatic Chrysomelidae

Part 1 Station Work of the and a Table of the Families

Summer of 1901. J. G. NEED- of Coleopterous Larvae. A. D.
EIPAUN Es acd area Come ie aaa yee es AUS 200 MACGILLIVRAY- (. 22 J.c.teeueee 288

Part 2 Food of Brook Trout in Part 6 Aquatic Nematocerous
Bone Pond. J. G. NEEDHAM.. 204 Diptera. O. A. JOHANNSEN... 328

Part 3 Life Histories of Odo- Part 7 Sialididae of North and
nata suborder ZAygoptera. South America. K. C. Davis. 442
JG INBEDERAUME 2 o.ces die ees 218 | Hxplanation of plates.’>.--. eee A487
Part 4 Some New Life Histo- List of text figurés\ 7. 2.2 eee 499
ries of Diptera. J. G. NEED- Plates e525 2h. eee eee cae 499
BETOACNEY > Ss, Sot dh UA nag eke aris 2UOS | DINGO SC rs Sarees sb ake ee 501

Sialididae of North and South America by K. C. Davis. Reprint

from N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 68. 1905. eae

Issued Sep. 30, 1903.
A systematic and biologic account of this group.

Two Tree Pests. Country Ge ntleman, Oct. 1, 1903, 68 :852%

Pear psylla, Psylla pyricola Forst. probably weakened the pear
trees at Hartley Hall Pa., so that they were attacked by the fruit tree bark
beetle, Scolytus rugulosus Ratz. Destruction of the infested trees
by fire is advisable. The maple is probably infested by Sesia acerni
Clem. Preventive measures are indicated.

Chinese Lady Bugs. Country Gentleman, Oct. 8, 1903, 68 :8711§

Records establishment and breeding of Chilocorus Similis Rossi
at Kinderhook N. Y.

INSECT EXCHANGE

The state collection of insects contains large numbers of many
local, and in some cases somewhat rare forms. This, in connec-
tion with the fact that many species are not represented, and
specially in view of the economic importance of introduced insects,
led us to inaugurate a system of exchanges the past summer.

Those offered for exchange are, in every case, only such as can be

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 201

spared without detriment to the general collections, and in return
it has been our desire to obtain, so far as possible, species of
economic importance in other sections of this country or any other
countries, specially those which might develop into injurious pests.
A preliminary exchange list was sent out in the early summer,
and the results have been very gratifying, since we have been
able by this means, to make a number of extremely valuable addi-
tions to the state collections. This is specially true in the case of
Coccidae, and was largely possible through the kindness of Prof.
V. L. Kellogg of Leland Stanford Jr University, who was able
to offer us some extremely desirable Californian and Japanese
scale insects in exchange for some of our native forms. Another
very desirable exchange was arranged with Prof. F. H. Snow
of Kansas University, who sent valuable Diptera and some
cotypes, all determined by the noted authority in this group, Dr
S. W. Williston. The species, 418 in number, acquired in this
manner are listed below.

SPECIES RECEIVED IN EXCHANGE

The source of various species listed below, is indicated by
superior figures following the author of the species, as follows:

1, from Prof. C. P. Gillette, Agricultural College, Fort Collins
Col.; 2, from Prof. V. L. Kellogg, Leland Stanford Jr University,
California; 5, from EK. M. Ehrhorn, Mountain View Cal.: 4. from
Prof. F. H. Snow, University of Kansas, Lawrence Kan.; 5, from
Prof. E. A. Popenoe, state entomologist, Topeka Kan.; 6, from
Prof. H. Garman, Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington

_Ky.; 7, from J.G. Sanders, 8, from Prof. Herbert Osborn, both of

the Ohio State University, Columbus O.

Hymenoptera
Bombus separatus Cress.’ B. bifarius Cress.
B. sylvicola Kirby' B. appositus Cress.’
B. putnami Cress.' Psithyrus insularis Cress.'
B. proximus Cress.* Anthopora vallorum Ckil.*
B. nevadensis Cress.' A. urbana Cress.*
B. morrisonii Cress." A. smithii Cress.t
B. mixtus Cress.' A. occidentalis Cress.*
B. juxtus Cress.* Synhalonia frater Cress.
B. flavifrons Cress. Melissodes obliqua Say’

ie

202 NEW YORK

Diadasia australis Cress.’

D. diminuta Cress.’

Megachile montivaga Cress.*
M. fidelis Cress.t

Lithurgus apicalis Cress."
Anthidium maculifrons Smith’
A. interruptum Say*

Coelioxys gilensis Ckill.*
Augochlora coloradensis Titus’
HWpeolus robustus Cress.*

HK. occidentalis Cress.*

STATE MUSEUM

EH. concavus Cress.*

EH. compactus Cress.*
Nomada ridingsii Cress.*
Vespa occidentalis Cress.*
Polybia flavitarsis Sawss.*
Odynerus taos Cress.

O. foraminatus Sauss.
Crabro 6-maculatus Say’
Philanthus flavifrons Cress.’
HKucerceris fulvipes Cress.’

Coleoptera

Hylastes longus Lec.*
Scolytus 4-dentatus Say’
Pityogenes pondrosae Hopk.’
Tomicus integer Hich.*
Calandra oryzae Linn.®
Baris strenua Lec.°
Thysanocnemis helvolus Lec.°
T. fraxini Lec.

Anthonomus squamosus Lec."
'Tachypterus 4-gibbus Say’
Lixus macer Lec.°
Rbynchites hirtus fabr.°
Hpicauta corvina Lee.’
Crymodes discicollis Lec.*

C. exiguus’

Bruchus fraterculus Horn’

B. discoideus Say? |

B. 4-maculatus Fabr.®

B. mimus Say*
Spermophagus robiniae Sch.*
Chelymorpha phytophagica Cr.’
Cassida pallidula Boh.°

C. ellipsis Lec.°

Diabrotica lemniscata Lec.*
Monocesta coryli Say*

Lina lapponica Linn.®
Colaspis favosa Say*

Paria viridicyanea Cr.*
Myochrous denticollis Say*
TVidia longipes Melsh*
IExema conspersa JZann,*

kK. dispar Lec.®

Saxinis omogera Lac.*

Babia 4-guttata Oliv.*
Coscinoptera dominicana L’'abr.
C. axillaris Lec.*

Tetraopes canescens Lec.*

T. femoratus Lec.*

Dectes spinosus Say*

Plectrodera scalator F'qabr.*
Doreaschema alternatum Say
D. wildii Uhler°
Monohammus oregonensis Lec.’
Monilema annulatum Say’
Leptura chrysocoma Kirby*
Typocerus sinuatus Newm.°
Neoclytus muricatulus Kirby*
Cyllene decorus Oliv.*
Tragidion fulvipenne Say*
Rhopalophora longipes Say*
Hburia 4-geminata Say®
Callidium janthinum Lec.
Prionus imbricornis Linn.°
Huphoria kernii Hald.

HK. kernii var.®

EK. kernii black var.’

K. areata fabr.°

Dynastes tityus Linn.®
Strigoderma arboricola Fabr.
Polyphylla decemlineata Say’
Bolboceras faretus Fabr.®
Phanaeus palliatus*

Canthon praticola Lec.°
Hydnocera tabida Lec.*

H. subfasciata Lec.*

Clerus sphegeus Lf'abr.*

C. nigriventris Lec.*

C. ichneumoneus Fabr.°

C. spinolae Lec.°

Acmaeodera pulchella Herbst."

Psiloptera drummondi Lap. & Gory.

Gyascutus obliteratus Lec.’
Limonius canus Lec.'
Wlater apicatus Say’
Crytohypnus pectoralis Say
Plegaderus nitidus Horm
Hister instratus Lec.'
Orphilus niger Rossi

‘Cellia argyrotarsis Desv.;

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 19038

Dermestes fasciatus Lec.
Silvanus planatus Germ.*
Languria laeta Lec.*
Hyperaspis lateralis Muls.*
Brachyacantha dentipes fabr.*
Hxochomus contristatus Muls.*
Ki. aethiops Bland.*

Coccinella abdominalis Say*
C. annectans Cr.

©. monticola AMuls.*

C. transversoguttata Fabr.*

203

Hippodamia sinuata Muls.*
Olibrus vittatus Lec.
Homalium humerosum F'awv."
Homalota lividipennis J/ann.'
Dineutes assimilis Aube.’
Nothopus zabroides Lec.’
Cymindis planipennis Leéc.*
Lebia atriceps Lec."
Anophthalmus horni Garman‘
Tetracha virginica Linn.®

Diptera

Cistogaster immaculata Macq.*
Gymnosoma fuliginosa Desv.*
Xanthomelana arcuata Say*
Hemyda aurata Desv.*
Epigrimyia lucens T'oiwn.*
Belvoisia bifasciata Fabr.*
B. unifasciata Desv.*
Ocyptera carolinae Desv.*

O. dosiades Walk.*
Linnaemyia comta Faill.*
Blepharipeza adusta Loew.*
Hilarella polita Town.*—
Gonia capitata DeG.*
Spallanzania hebes fall.*

S. hesperidarum Will.‘
Tricophora ruficauda v.d. W.*
Peleteria robusta Wied.*
Archytas analis Fabr.*

A. aterrima Desv.*

A. hystrix Wied.*

A. lateralis Macq.*

Hehinomyia algens Wied.*

EK. decisa Walk.*

EK. hystricosa Will.*

Kpalpus bicolor Will.*

HK. signifera Will.*
Bombyliomyia abrupta Wéied.*
Dejeania vexatrix O. S.*
Paradejeania rutilioides Jaen.*
Jurinella ambigua J/acq.*
Syrphus arcutatus Fall.*

S. umbellatarum Schiner *
Mesograpta marginata Say®
M. polita Says

Rhingia nasica Say*
Heliophilus laetus Loew.*
Tropidia quadrata Says
Spilomyia longicornis Loew?.®
Curysops callidus O. S.*

C. plangens Wied.*

Tabanus rhombicus O. S.*

LIST OF CULICIDAE FROM PROF. F. V. THEOBALD, ENGLAND

Myzomyia rossi Giles; India

Pyretophorus costalis Loew; West
Africa

Myzorbynchus barbirostris wv. d.
Wulp.; Malay states

M. nigerrimus Giles; India

M. sinensis Wied.; Malay states

Nyssorhynchus fuliginosus Giles;
India

N. jamesii Z'heob.; India

N. maculata Theob.; India

N. masteri Skuse; Australia

South

Lucia

C. albipes Theob.; New Amsterdam .

Janthinosoma lutzii 7’heob.; Rio de
Janeiro

J. musica Say; Rio and New Am-
sterdam

Mucidus alternans Westw.; Aus-
tralia
Eretmapodites quinquevittata

Theob.; Uganda
Desvoidea obturbans Walk.; India
D. panalectros Giles; India
Stegomyia fasciata Fabr.
S. scutellaris Walk.; Malay states
Scutomyia (Stegomyia) notoscripta
Skuse; Australia and India
Theobaldia annulata Meig.; England

204

T. incidens Thomson; North America

T. spathipalpis Rondami; Madeira

Culex alboannulatus Macq.;
tralia

C. annulioris 7'heob.; Transvaal

C. annulirostris Skuse; Australia
and New Guinea

C. canadensis T’heob.; Canada

C. cantans Meig.; Canada

C. concolor Desv.; India

C. confirmatus <Arrib.;
Janeiro

C. cylindricus Theob.; Australia

C. diversus 7’'heob.; Europe

C. fatigans Wied.

C. gelidus Theob.; Malay states

C. luteolateralis Theob.; west and
central Africa

C. mimeticus Noé; India and Malay
states

C. occidentalis Skuse; Australia

C. ochraceus 7'heob.; central Africa

C. pulcriventer Giles; India

C

C

Aus-

Rio de

. Sylvestris Theob.; Canada
taeniorhynchus Wied.; Rio de
Janeiro

C. tigripes Grandpré; Mauritus

C. viridiventer Giles; India

C. vittiger Skuse; Australia

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

Melaniconion atratus Theob.; Ja-
maica

Grabhamia pygmaeus Theob.; West
Indies

G. vittata Theob.; New Mexico

Taeniorhynchus aurifer Theob.;
Uganda
T. brevicellulus Theob.; Malay
states

T. conopas Frau.; Malay states

T. fasciolatus Arrib.; British Guiana

T. fulvus Wied.; Para

Mansonia annulifera T’leob.; India

M. annulipes Walk.; Malay states

M. titillans Walk.; British Guiana

M. uniformis 7'heob.; Malay states
and Africa

Deinocerites cancer
Indies and Uganda

Uranotaenia socialis T’heob.; West —
Indies

Aedeomyia squammipenna Avrrib.;
Malay states

longirostris

Theob.; West

Phoniomyia Theob.;
Trinidad

Sabethes remipes Wied. ; Brazil

Limatus durhamii 7'’heob.; para

Trichoprosopon (Joblotia) nivipes
Theob.; Trinidad

Lepidoptera

Anaea andria Scud.®

Ceratomia catalpae Bdv.®
Hubaphe rubicundaria Hibn.
ArACHMIS picta, Pack
Apantesis incorrupta Hy. Hdw.
Parasemia plantaginis Linn.
Laphygma frugiperda Sm. & Abb.°®
Oncocnemis augustus Harv.
Heliothis armiger Hiibn.®
Autographa brassicae Riley®
Syneda howlandii Grote
Homoptera rubi Hy. Edw

Nycteola proteella Dyar'
Hydriomena sp."

Triprocris smithsonianus Clem.'
Loxostege sticticalis Linn.
L.-commixtalis Walk."

L. coloradensis Gr. Rob."
Cornifrons simalis Grote’
Crambus teterrellus Zinck.
Thaumatopsis repanda Grote!
Hulstea undulatella Clem.'
Homoeosoma electellum Hulst.'
Ethmia discostrigella Chamb.'

Neuroptera

Raphidia oblita Hag.
Chrysopa externa Hag

Brachynemurus nigrilabris Hag.'
Platyphylax designata Walk,"

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REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 20

Or

Hemiptera

Homaloporus congruus Uhl."
Perillus claudus Say’
Apateticus marginiventris Stal.’
Cosmopepla conspicillaris Dallas
Carpocoris lynx Fabr.*
Thyanta custator Fabr.t

T. rugulosa Say'*

Archimerus calearator Fabr.*
Catorhintha guttula Fabr.*
Ficana apicalis Dallas*
Alydus quinquespinosus Say
A. pluto Uhl.*

Darmistus subvittatus Stal.*
Scolopocerus secundarius. Uhl.
Nysius minutus Uhl."

Orsillus scolopax Say’
Ischnodemus falicus Say*
Geocoris pallens Stal.*
Heraeus insignis Ulil.*

Pamera bilobata Say*
Trapezonotus nebulosus Fall.
Emblethis arenarius Linn.
Rhyparochromus floralis Uhl.
Melanocoryphus bicrucis Say'
M. facetus Say’

M. admirabilis Uhl.*

Lygaeus reclivatus Say'
Largus cinctus H. Sch.
Dysdercus mimus Say'

D. albidiventris Stal.*

Trigonotylus pulcher Reut.
Callimiris tarsalis Reut.*
testhenia insignis Say
Lomatopleura caesar Reut-
Hadronema militaris Ufl.*
Poeciloseytus’

Systratiotus americanus Reut.’
Camptobrochis nebulosus U/l.’
Capsus brachycorus U/l.’
Pycnoderes 4-maculatus Gwen
Labops hesperius U/l.*
Dicyphus californicus Stal."
Orectoderus'

Anthocoris melanocerus Reut.*
Coriscus kalmii Reut.*
Repipta taurus f'abr.*
Apiomerus pictipes H. Sch."

A. ventralis Say'
Uygrotrechus remigis Say’
Limnotrechus marginatus Say’
Hebrus concinnus Uhl.
Cicada var. cassinii Fish.®
Microvelia*

M. hornii Uhl.

Salda interstitialis Say’

S. pallipes Fabr/

Galgulus oculatus Fabr.’
Anisops platycnemis Lieb."
Corisa abdominalis Say*

Coccidae

Parlatoria pergandii Comst.2 on
Japanese orange; Stanford Uni-
versity Cal.

P. fiorinia’?; Gifu-Ken, Japan

Lepidosaphes ulmi Linn2 on apple;
Stanford University Cal.

L. newsteadi tokionis Kwiw. on Co-
diaeum ; Tokyo, Japan

L. gloverii Pack. on orange; Kiu-
shiu, Japan (

Eee erawal Ck
Ken, Japan

Odonaspis secreta Ckl1l.2 on bamboo;
Hikosan, Kiushiu, Japan

Chrysomphalus rossi Mask.2 on Ar -
auearia bidwillii;. Stan-
ford University Cal.

Angio Saitama-

C. obseurus Comst.. on Quercus
coccinea; Columbus O.

C. kelloggi Kuww. Chikujo-gun, Kiu-
shiu, Japan

C. aurantii citrinus Cog. Mazatlan,
Mexico

C. aonidum Linn? on fern; Tokyo,
Japan u

Pseudaonidia paeoniae Ckll.* on Aos-
kia; Hikosan, Kiushiu, Japan

Aspidiotus rapax Comst.”* on laurel;
Stanford University Cal.

A. perniciosus Comst. on
Stanford University Cal.

A. lataniae Sign. Tokyo, Japan

A. hederae Vall2 on Sequoia
sempervirens; Stanford
University Cal.

peach ;

206

A. glanduliferus Céll.. on Pinus
sylvestris; Columbus O.

A. coniferarum shastae Cole? on cy-
press; Lake co. Cal.

A. californicus Cole? on Pinus
ponderosa; Cobb Mt, Lake
co. Cal.

A. aesculi Johns.? on buckeye; San
Mateo Cal.

Leuecaspis kelloggi Cole? on Abies
eoncolor; Mt Shasta Cal.
Poliaspis pini Mask? on Abies

firma; Tokyo, Japan

Aulacaspis rosae Bouché on wild
rose; Palo Alto Cal.

A. pentagona Targ. on cherry, plum;
Tokyo, Japan

A.crawii Ckil.*
Japan

Hpidiaspis pyricola Del Gwuer.® on
prune; Miliken, Santa Clara co.
Cal.

Diaspis bromeliae Kern.? on palm;
San José Cal.

on Yumi; Tokyo,

Chionaspis spartinae Comst2 on
Spartina ost reue fas a Lalo
Alto Cal.

C. salicis-nigrae Walsh’ on Salix
cordata; Columbus O.

C. quercus Comst. on Quercus
chrysolepis; Stevens creek,
Mountain View Cal.

C. pinifoliae Fitch? on Torreya
californica; Stevens creek,
Mountain View Cal.

C. ortholobis Comst.. on dogwood;
Mountain View Cal.

C. gleditsiae Sand.? on Gleditsia
tricanthos; Columbus O.

C. americana Johns.” on Ulmus
americana; Columbus O.

Aclerda tokionis Ckll2; Tokyo,
Japan

A. californica Hhrh2on bunch grass ;
Mountain View Cal.

Physokermes insignicola Oraw. on
Pinus radiata; San Mateo
Cal.

Saissetia oleae Bern.’,? on vine; San
Mateo Cal.

NEW YORK STATE. MUSEUM

Kulecanium quercitronis kermoides
Tyr? on Quercus agrifolia;
Mountain View Cal.

KH. armeniacum Craw. on prune;
Stanford University Cal.

I. adenostomae Kuww2 on Aden-
ostoma fasciculatounm,
Black Mt Cal.

Coccus hesperidium Linn.’,* on rose;
Arcada Cal.

Hucalymnatus tessellatus Sign.’ on
fern; San Francisco Cal.

Ceroplastes ceriferus And.’ on. tea

Pulvinaria rhois Hhrh2 on Rhus
diversiloba; near Mountain
View Cal. a

P. aurantii Ckll on tea; Kokura,
Kiushiu, Japan

Pseudococcus pseudonipae C&kll.2 on
palm; San Francisco Cal.

Phenacoccus dubia* on Diospy-
ros kaki; kKusatsu, Shiga-
Ken, Japan

Dactylopius dudleyi Cole? on Cu-
pressus macnabiona ;
Shasta Cal.

D. sp. Cog.2 on cypress; Del Monte
Cal.

Hriococcus graminis Mask.’ on bam-
boo; Gifu-Ken, Japan.

BH. artemisiae Kuw. on Arteme-
Siah Cad iho n tease Santa
Clara county Cal.

EH. araucariae Mask. on Arauca-
ria excelsa; Berkley Cal

Ei. adenostomae Hhrh2 on Adnos-
toma ‘fasciculatum; Black
Mt Cal.

Gossyparia spuria AZodeer’ on elm;
Stanford University Cal.

Cerococeus quercus Comst.* on oak ;
Mountain View Cal.

Cc. ehrhorni Ckll.* *
Mountain View Cal.

Lecaniodiaspis quereus Chill.’ on oak

Asterolecanium quercicola Bouché
on Quercus lobata, Stan-
ford University Cal.

Icerya purechasi Mask. on Scotch
broom; Stanford University Cal.

on live oak;

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 207

Orthoptera
Hypochlora alba Dodge’ M. flavidus Scud.
Campylacantha olivacae Scud.* M. flabellatus Scud.
Hesperottetix viridis 7'hos. M. packardii Scud.
H. pratensis Scud. M. minor Scud.*
H. speciosus Scud.* M. luridus Dodge’
Aeoloplus regalis Dodge’ M. bivittatus Say’

Podisma dodgei T'hos.t
Melanoplus lakinus Scud.*
M. differentialis T'hos.®
M. flabellifer Scud.*

M. bowditchi Scud.t

Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (nebras-
censis) T’hom.*

P. nebrascensis (volucris) Dodge’

Schistocerca americana Drury®

Plecoptera

Perla ephyre Newm.*
P. lurida Hag.*

P. xanthenes Say?*

EXCHANGE LIST

The following is a partial list of the species of insects in the
New York State Museum which are available for exchange pur-
poses. In return we are specially desirous, as above stated, of
securing Specimens of economic importance in different sections
of this country and of foreign countries, and particularly of forms
likely to become destructive if established in this State.

Hymenoptera

Bombus fervidus Fabr.

B. ternarius Say

B. terricola Kirby

B. vagans Smith

Xylocopa virginica Drury
Megachile latimanus Say
Andrena vicina Smith
Vespa arenaria Fabr.

V. consobrinus Sauss.

V. diabolica Sauss.

V. maculata LD.

Polistes pallipes St Farg.
Odynerus capra Sauss.
Philanthus solivagus Say
Monedula ventralis Say
Bembex fasciata Fabr.
Chalybion caeruleum Linn.
Pelopoeus cementarius Drury
Ammophila communis Cress.
Aporus biguttatus Fabr.

A. marginatus Say

Pelecinus polyturator Drury

Apanteles congregatus Say
Lampronota americana Cress.
Pimpla conquisitor Say

P. inquisitor Say

Theronia fulvescens Cress.
Ephialtes irritator Fabr.
Thalessa lunator Fabr.
Paniscus geminatus Say
Anomalon exile Prov.
Ichneumon centrator Say

. cincticornis Cress.

. confirmatus Cress.

. Seelestus Cress.

. unifasciatorius Say

. laetus Brullé

Tremex columba Linn.

Allantus basillaris Say

Dolerus arvensis Say

D. sericeus Say -
Lygaeonematus erichsonii Hartig
Trichiocampus viminalis Fallen
Cimbex americana Leach

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Cratoparis lunatus F'abr.
Tomicus calligraphus Germ.
T. cacographus Lec.

T. pini Say

T. balsameus Lec.

Xyleborus celsus Hich.

X. dispar Fabr.

Cossonus platalea Say
Calandra granaria Linn.
Balaninus nasicus Say
Mononychus vulpeculus Fabr.
Cryptorlynechus lapathi Linn.
Conotrachelus nenuphar Hbst.
Gymnetron teter Faobr.
Tachypterus quadrigibbus Say
Magdalis armicollis Say

M. barbita Say

M. perforata Horn

Lixus concavus Say
Hylobius pales Hbst.
Pissodes strobi Peck
Phytonomus nigrirostris Fabr.
P. punctatus Fabr.
Cyphomimus dorsalis Horn
Pandeletejus hilaris Hbst.
Otiorhynchus ovatus Linn.
Rhynchites bicolor Fabr.
Hpicauta vittata Fabr.

KE. cinerea Forst.

BH. pennsylvanica DeG.
Macrobasis unicolor Kirby
Henous confertus Say

Meloe angusticollis Say
Notoxus anchora Hentz.

N. bifasciatus Lec.

Mordella marginata Melsh.
Anaspis flavipennis Hald.
Nacerdes melanura Linn.
Pytho americanus Kirby
Melandrya striata Say
Cistela sericea Say
Boletotherus bifurcus Fabr.
Hoplocephala bicornis Oliv.
Diaperis hydni Fabr.
Paratenetus punctatus Sol.
Tribolium ferrugineum F'abr.
Tenebrio tenebriodides Beauv.
T. molitor Linn.

Xylopinus saperdioides Oliv.

STATE MUSEUM

Coleoptera

Scotobates calcaratus F'abr.
Merinus laevis Oliv.
Iphthimus opacus Lec.
Nyctobates pennsylvanica DeG.
Hleodes tricostata Say
Bruchus obtectus Say
Chelymorpha argus Licht.
Coptocycla aurichalcea Fabr.
Odontota rubra Web.
Microrhopala vittata Fabr.
Dibolia borealis Chev.
Phyllotreta sinuata Steph.
Systena hudsonias Forst.
S. frontalis Fabr.

S. bitaeniata Lec.
Crepidodera rufipes Linn.
C. helxines Linn.

C. cucumeris Harr. ;
Haltica bimarginata Say
Disonycha alternata JI.

D. pennsylvanica II.

D. collaris Fabr.
Galerucella decora Say

G. luteola Jill.

Trirhabda canadensis Kirby
Diabrotica 12-punctata Oliv.
D. vittata abr.

Cerotoma caminea F'abr.
Lina scripta F'abr.
Gastroidea polygoni Linn.
Chrysomela similis Rog.

C. elegans Oliv.

C. bigsbyana Kirby
Doryphora clivicollis Kirby
D. 10-lineata Say
Prasocuris varipes Lec.
Nodonota brunnea F'abr.

N. tristis Oliv.

Graphops pubescens J/elsh.
Metachroma marginalis Or.
Typophorus aterrima Oliv.
Chrysochus auratus Fabr.
Glyptoscelis pubescens abr.
Fidia viticida Walsh
Xanthonia 10-notata Say
Monachus saponatus fbr.
Chlamys plicata abr.
Babia 4-guttata Oliv.
Crioceris asparagi Linn.

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 209

C. 12-punctata Linn. Geotrupes splendidus abr.
Lema trilineata Oliv. Bolboceras farctus Fabr.
Syneta ferruginea Germ. Aphodius fossor Linn.
Orsodachna atra Ahr. A. fimetarius Linn.

Donacia cincticornis Newm. A. granarius Linn.

D. rufa Say A. inquinatus Hbst. ~
Tetraopes tetraophthalmus /forst. Onthophagus pennsylvanicus Harold
Saperda tridentata Oliv. O. hecate Pane.

Liopus alpha Say Phanaeus carnifex Linn.
Monohammus maculosus Hald. Copris anaglypticus Say

M. scutellatus Say Canthon laevis Drury

M. confusor Kirby Passalus cornutus F'abr.
Leptura lineola Say Ceruchus piceus Web.

L. exigua Newm. Doreus parallelus Say

L. cordifera Oliv. Ennearthron thoracicornis Zeigl.
L. canadensis Fabr. Lyctus opaculus Lec.

L. rubrica Say Sitodrepa panicea Linn.

L. vagans Oliv. Ptinus quadrimaculatus Melsh.
L. proxima Say Clerus quadriguttatus Oliv.

L. vittata Germ. C. nigriventris Lec.

Typocerus velutinus Oliv. C. analis Lec.

Strangalia acuminata Oliv. — Trichodes nuttali Kirby
Rhagium lineatum Oliv. Telephorus carolinus F'abr.
Desmocerus palliatus lorst. T. seitulus Say

Euderces picipes Fabr.— _T. rotundicollis Say
Clytanthus ruricola Oliv. T. bilineatus Say

Neoclytus erythrocephalus Fabr. Podabrus rugulosus Lec.
Xylotrechus colonus I’abr. Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus DeG.
Cyllene robiniae Forst.. C. marginatus Fabr.
Molorchus bimaculatus Say Photuris pennsylvanicus DeG.
Hlaphidion villosum Fabr. Photinus scintillans Say
Callidium antennatum New. Pyropyga nigricans Say
Prionus laticollis Drury Ellychnia corrusea Linn.
Orthosoma brunneum Forst. Lucidota atra Fabr.

Parandra brunnea F'abr. ‘ Calopteron reticulatum F'abr.
Trichius affinis Gory é Brachys ovata Web.
Osmoderma scabra Beauv. Agrilus anxius Gory

O. eremicola Knoch. A. ruficollis Fabr.

Kuphoria inda Linn. Acmeodera pulchella Hbst.
Chalepus trachypygus Buri. Chrysobothris femorata Fabr.
Pelidnota punctata Linn. C. floricola Gory

Strigoderma arboricola Fabr. ©. dentipes Germ.

Anomala lucicola Fabr. C. scabripennis Lap. & Gory
Lachnosterna fusca Fol. C. pusilla Lap. & Gory.

L. tristis Faobr. Buprestis maculiventris Say
Macrodactylus subspinosus L’abr. Dicerea divaricata Say

Serica trociformis Burm. Chaleophora virginiensis Drury
Dichelonycha elongata Fabr. Asaphes decoloratus Say

D. albicollis Burm. Oxygonus obesus Say

Hoplia modesta Hald. Corymbites inflatus Say

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C. cylindriformis Hbst.
Limonius confusus Lec.
Melanotus communis Gyll.
Dolopius lateralis Hsch.
Hlater nigricollis Hbst.

E. obliquus Say
Cryptohypnus planatus Lec.
Alaus oculatus Linn.
Tharops ruficornis Say
Tenebrioides corticalis Melsh.
Ips quadriguttatus Fabr.
Omosita colon Linn.
Nitidula bipustulata Linn.
Conotelus obscurus Er.”
Colastus truneatus Rand.
Hister parallelus Say
‘Anthrenus scrophulariae Linn.
A. verbasci Linn.

Attagenus piceus Oliv.
Dermestes lardarius Linn.
Byturus unicolor Say
Triphyllus humeralis Kirby
Mycetophagus punctatus Say
M. flexuosus Say

Silvanus surinamensis Linn.
Tritona thoracica Say

T. humeralis Faobr.
Lycoperdina ferruginea Lec.
Hpilachna borealis Fabr. —
Brachyacantha ursina Fabr.
Chilocorus bivulnerus Muls.
Psyllobora 20-maculata Say
Anatis ocellata Linn.

Adalia bipunctata Linn.
Coccinella trifasciata Linn.
C. 9-notata Hbst.

C. transversalis Muls.

C. sanguinea Linn.
Hippodamia 13-punctata Linn.
H. parenthesis Say

Megilla maculata DeG.
Tachinus fimbriatus Grav.
Stenus flavicornis Hr.
Paederus littorarius Grav.
Philonthus aeneus Rossi
Staphylinus cinnamopterus Grav.
S. maculosus Grav.
Creophilus villosus Grav.
Listotrophus cingulatus Grav.
Silpha surinamensis F'abr.

RRRRN

STATE MUSEUM

. lapponica Hbst.

. inaequalis Fabr.

. hoveboracensis Forst.

. americana Linn.
Necrophorus marginatus Fabr.
N. pustulatus Hersch

N. tomentosus Web.
Sphaeridium scarabaeoides Linn.
Hydrobius fuscipes Linn.

H. globosus Say

Oydrocharis obtusatus Say
Hydrophilus triangularis Say
H. glaber Hbst.

Dineutes assimilis Awbe
Gyrinus ventralis Kirby

G. picipes Aube

Acilius semisulcatus Awbe
Dytiscus fasciventris Say
Colymbetes sculptilis Harr.
Agabus punctulatus Awbe
Llybius biguttatus Germ.
Deronectes griseostriatus DeG.
Laccophilus maculosus Germ.
Cnemidotus 12-punctatus Say
Anisodactylus rusticus Say
A. discoideus Dej.

A. interstitialis Say
Bradycellus rupestris Say
Harpalus erraticus Say

H. viridiaeneus Beauv. —

H. caliginosus Fabr.

H.- pennsylvanicus DeG.

H. herbivagus Say
Agonoderus pallipes Fabr.
Chlaenius sericeus Forst.

C. tricolor Dej.

C. pennsylvanicus Say

C. tomentosus Say

Lebia grandis Hentz

L. viridis Say

Galerita janus Fabr.
Calathus gregarius Say
Dicaelus elongatus Bon.
Amara impuncticollis Say
Pterostichus stygicus Say

P. lucublandus Say

P. corvinus Dej.

P. patruelis De).

P. femoralis Kirby

Tachys nanus Gyll.

REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 211

‘Bembidium quadrimaculatum Linn. Cicindela lecontei Hald.
Secarites subterraneus Fabr. C. sexguttata Fabr.
Pasimachus elongatus Lec. C. generosa Dej.
Nebria sahibergi Fisch. C. vulgaris Say
Elaphrus ruscarius Say C. repanda Dej.
Calosoma calidum F abr. C. purpurea Oliv.
Carabus vinctus Web. C. 12-guttata Dej.
Omophron americanum De). C. punctulata Fabr.

; Diptera

Physocephala furcillata Will.
Drosophila ampelophila Loew.
Chloropisca variceps Loew.
Piophila casei Linn.
Lauxania flaviceps ‘Loew.
Trypeta longipennis Wied.
Rhagoletis cingulata Loew.
Phorbia fusciceps Rondani
Pollenia rudis Fabr.
Belvoisia unifasciata Desv.
Ocyptera carolinae Desv.
Tachina mella Walk.
Echinomyia algens Wied.
Gonia capitata DeG.
Archytas analis Fabr.
Spilomyia fusca Loevo.
Syritta pipiens Linn.
Helophilus similis Macq.
Eristalis dimidiatus Wied.

BE. tenax Linn.

BH. transversus Wied.

Rhingia nasica Say
Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say
Mesograpta marginata Say
Syrphus lesueurii Jacq.

S. ribesii Linn.

S. americanus Wied.
Platycherus quadratus Say
Tabanus atrata Fabr.

T. reinwardtii Wied.

T. lineola Fabr.
Therioplectes microcephalus O. SN.
Chrysops vittatus Wied.

C. excitans Walk.

C. niger Macq.

Pangonia tranquilla O. S.
Bibio albipennis Linn.

Lepidoptera

Papilio glaucus turnus Linn.
Pontia rapae Linn.
Eurymus philodice Godt.
Argynnis aphrodite Fabr.
A. atlantis Hd.
Brenthis myrina Cram.
B. bellona Fabr.
Phyciodes tharos Dru.
Eugonia j-album Boisd.
Euyanessa antiopa Linn.
Vanessa atalanta Linn.
Basilarchia arthemis Dru.
B. archippus Cram.
Anosia plexippus Linn.

- Feniseca tarquinius Fabr.

Heodes hypophleas Boisd.
Samia cecropia Linn.
Callosamia promethia Dru.
Lycomorpha pholus Dru.

Ctenucha virginica Charp.
Eubaphe aurantiaca Hub.
Haploa confusa Lyman

| Hstigmene acraea Dru.

Isia isabella Sm. & Abb.
Diacrisia virginica Fabr.

| Apantesis virgo Linn.

A. parthenice Stretch.

| Halisidota tessellaris Sm. & Abb.

H. caryae Harr.

Alypia octomaculata Fabr.
Hadena passer Gwen.

H. dubitans Walk.

H. devastatrix Brace.

H. arctica Boisd.

Pyrophila pyramidoides Gwen.
Adelphagrotis prasina Faobr.
Peridroma margaritosa Harr.
Noctua smithii Snell. -

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N. bicarnea Guen.

N. cnigrum Linn.

N. clandestina Harr.

Feltia subgothica Haw.

F. jaculifera Gwen.
Paragrotis redimicula Morr.
Mamestra purpurissata Grote
M. meditata Grote

M. renigera Steph.

M. olivacea Morr.
Nephelodes minians Gwen.
Heliophila unipuncta Haw.
H. luteopallens Smith
Tricholita signata Streck.
Gortyna nictitans Bork.
Ofrthosia helva Grote
Plusia aerea Hiibn.

P. aeroides Grote

Leptocerus resurgens Walk.
Hydropsyche scalaris Hag.
Halesus guttifer Walk.

Panorpa rufescens Rambur
P. maculosa Hag.

Polystoechotes punctatus Fabr.

Canthophorus cinctus Beawv.
Podisus maculiventris Say

P. placidus Uhler
Brochymena 4-pustulata Fabr.
-Cosmopepla carnifex Fabr.
Huschistus servus Say

HK. tristigmus Say

Hi. fissilis Uhler

I. variolarius P. B.

Coenus delius Say
Pentatoma juniperana Linn.
Murgantia histrionica Hahn.
Nezara hilaris Say

Anasa tristis DeG.

Alydus eurinus Say
Leptocoris trivittatus Say
Blissus leucopterus Say

Autographa bimaculata Steph.
A. precationis Guen.

A. brassicae Riley

A. rectangula Kirby

A. u-aureum Guen. —

A. falcigera Kirby

Hustrotia carneola Gwen.
Notolophus badia Hy. Hdw.

Hemerocampa leucostigma Abb. €

Sm. °
Eudule mendiea Walk.
Cingilia catenaria Dru.
Sabulodes transversata Dru.
Sesia tipuliformis Clerck.
Desmia funeralis Hibn.
Evergestis straminalis Hiibn.
Tholeria reversalis Gwen.

Trichoptera

Goniotaulius dispectus Walk.
Neuronia postica Walk.

Mecoptera

| Bittacus strigosus Hag.

Neuroptera

| Corydalis cornuta Linn.

Hemiptera

Lygaeus turcicus Fabr.
Leptopterna dolobrata Linn.
Calocoris rapidus Say
Lygus pratensis Linn.
Poecilocapsus lineatus abr.
Capsus ater Linn.

Piesma cinerea Say
Corythuca arcuata Say
Phymata wolffii Her. Sch.
Nabis rufusculus Reuwt.
Acholla multispinosa DeG.
Limnotrechus marginatus Say
Belostoma americana Leid.
Notonecta undulata Say
Cicada tibicen Linn.

©. septendecim Linn.
Publilia coneava Say

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P. bicinctus Godg.

Ceresa bubalus fabr.

C. diceros Say

Stictocephala inermis F'abr.
Smilia camelus Fabr.
Telamona ampeloposidis Harr.
Enchenopa binotata Say
Ormenis pruinosus Say
Aphrophora saratogensis Fitch

ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 913

A. quadrangularis Say
Clastoptera proteus Fitch
Diedrocephala mollipes Say
D. coccinea Forst.

D. noveboracensis Fitch
Helochara communis L"itch
Thamnotettix clitellarius Say
Hmpoasea rosae Harr.
Trioza tripunctata Fitch

Coccidae

Lepidosaphes ulmi Linn.
Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst.
A. ostreaeformis Curt.

A. ancylus Pui.

A. abietis Schr.

Aulacaspis rosae Bouché
Diaspis boisduvalii Sign.

Chionaspis furfura Fitch
C. euonymi Const.

C. americana Johns.
Bulecanium nigrofasciatum Perg.
Pulvinaria innumerabilis Rathv.
Gossyparia spuria J/odeer
Kermes galliformis Riley

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO COLLECTION OCT. 16, 1902-OCT. 15,
1905

Hymenoptera

Bombus vagans Smith, adult, July 24, C. R. Pettis, Saranac Inn N.Y.
Melissodes sphaeralceae CkIll., adult, Sep. 10, T. D. A. Cockerell,

Pecos N.M.

Megachile ec leomi? CKII., adult, Sep. 10, T. D. A. Cockerell, Pecos

N.M.

M. sapelloni ? Ckll., adult, Sep. 10, T. D. A. Cockerell, Pecos N.M.
M. monardarum CkIll., adult, Sep. 10, T. D. A. Cockerell, Pecos N.M.

Perdita stotter i
N.M.
Camponotus hereculaneus

Ossining N.Y.

Ckl.., adult, Sep. 10, T. D. A. Cockerell, Pecos

Linn., adult, May 21, F. R. Calkins,

C. var. pennsylvanicus DeG. large black ant, work on balsam,

~ Oct. 31, Jonas H. Brooks, Albany N.Y.

Pteromalus puparum Linn. adult, from Huvanessa anti-
opa Linn., Feb. 8, J. H. Cook, Albany N.Y.
Biorhiza forticornis Walsh, oak fig gall on oak, Aug. 24, C. H.

Peck, Albany N.Y.

Hr oeeru str Le olor Proy., adult, July 18, James Roy & Co., Troy

NS Ys

Dolerus arvensis Say, adult, Ap. 30, F. R. Calkins, Ossining N.Y.
Emphytus ¢cinectipes Nort., July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Coleoptera

Phytonomus nigrirostris Fabr., adult, on clover, Mar. 25, F. R.

Calkins, Ossining N.Y.

Mycetochares binotata Say, adult, July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-

burg N.Y.

214 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

Spermophagus robinae Sch. adult, June 6, Reinlein Gasoline
Torch Co., Mt Vernon IIl. :

Chelymorpha argus Licht., argus beetle, adult, June 6, C. J.
Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Coptocyela bicolor Fabr., golden tortoise beetle, adult on peach
leaves, May 30, Emma S. Thomas, Schoharie N.Y. Same, adult, June 6,
C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Galerucella luteola Miull., elm leaf beetle, adult on elm, May 25,
F. R. Calkins, Ossining N.Y. Same, eggs and larvae on elm, July 13,
F. R. Calkins, Ossining N.Y. ;

Diabrotica vittata Fabr., adult on squash, May 25, F. R. Calkins,
Ossining N.Y.

Chrysomela bigsbyana Kirby, adult, June 25, C. J. Locke, Og-
densburg N.Y.

Doryphora clivicollis Kirby, adult, July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-
burg N.Y.

Chrysochus auratus Fabr., golden gilt beetle, adults on dogbane,
July 16, J. Jay Barden, Dansville N.Y. Same, adult, July 24, C. R. Pettis,
Saranac Inn N.Y.

Diabrotica vittata Fabr., striped cucumber beetle, adult, June
25, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Crioceris 12-punctata Linn., 12-spotted asparagus beetle, adult,
June 3, C. H. Peck, Menands N.Y.

C. asparagi Linn., asparagus beetle, adult on asparagus, May 25,
C. L. Williams, Glens Falls N.Y. Same, adult on asparagus Sep. 3, W. F.
Greene, Mt Vernon N.Y.

Tetraopes tetraophthalmus Forst., adult, July 11, C. J. Locke,
Ogdensburg N.Y. ;

Oberea bimaculata Oliv., raspberry cane girdler work on rasp-
berry canes, June 24, John U. Metz, Swormyville N.Y.

Centrodera decolorata Harr., adult on butternut, Jan. 5, G. S.
Graves, Newport N.Y.

Desmocerus palliatus Forst., adult, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-
burg N.Y. oe

Cyllene robiniae Forst., locust borer, Oct. 18, W. C. Hitchcock,
Pittstown N.Y. Same, larvae on locust, June 16, M. T. Richardson, Brook-
lyn NTyY: :

Prionus laticollis Drury, broad-necked Prionus, adult, July. 20,
Miss M. J. Tyers, Dobbs Ferry N.Y.

Ligyrus gibbosus DeG. adult, June 6, Reinlein Gasoline Torch
Co., Mt Vernon Il.

Pelidnota punctata Linn. spotted grapevine beetle, Oct. 158, '

W. C. Hitchcock, Pittstown N.Y. 3
Lachnosterna fusca Frohl., larva, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdens- :

burg N.Y. ;

Diplotaxis liberta Germ., adults on peach, Sep. 24, J. R. Crandall,
Hauppauge N.Y.

Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabr., rose beetle, adult on fruit
trees, June 16, H. A. Jordan, Coxsackie N.Y.

Dichelonycha elongata Fabr., adult, June 6, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-

burg N.Y.
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REPORT OF THE STATE: ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 215

Lyctus parallelopipedus Melsh., adults in ash, July 10, Joseph
P. McHugh & Co., New York.

Collops vittatus Say, adult, July 24, C. R. Pettis, Saranac Inn N.Y.

Telephorus carolinus Fabr., adult, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-
burg N.Y.

Podabrus rugulosus Lee. adult, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg

- N.Y. Same, adult, July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Lampyrid, larva, June 12, George S. Graves, Newport N.Y.

Chalecophora virginiensis Drury, adults, Oct. 18, W. C. Hitch-
cock, Pittstown N.Y.

Melanotus communis Gyll., adult, July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-
burg N.Y. |

Dolopius lateralis Esch., adult, July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg
N.Y.

Alaus oculatus Linn., owl beetle, adult, July 9, C. L. Daggett,
Albany N.Y. Same, adults, July 27, Fred G. Carnes, W. Chazy N.Y.

Anthrenus verbaseci Linn., adult, May 25, F. R. Calkins, Ossining
NiY.

Chilocorus bivulnerus Muls., twice-stabbed ladybeetle, adult
(feeding on San José scale) June 13, Mr Hotchkin, Binghamton N.Y.

Adalia bipunctata Linn., two-spotted lady beetle, adult, July 31,
George S. Graves, Newport N.Y. Same on Norway maple, June 12, M. F.
Tiger, Patchogue N.Y. Same, larvae on rose, June 3, Mrs A. G. Dana, Far
Rockaway N.Y.

Coccinella transversalis Muls., adult, July 24, C. R. Pettis,
Saranac Inn N.Y.

C. 9notata Herbst, adult, July 24, C. R. Pettis, Saranac Inn N.Y.

Hydrophilus triangularis Say, adult, June 16, Frances Mc-
Carty, Albany N‘Y.

fiarpalkws erratieus. Say, adult, July 24, C. R.. Pettis, Saranac
Inn N.Y.

Agonoderus pallipes Fabr., adult., May 21, F. R. Calkins, Ossin-
ing N.Y.

Pterostichus lucublandus Say, adult, July 24, C..R. Pettis,
Saranac Inn N.Y. :

Cicindela punctulata Fabr., adult, July 6, Richard Lohrmann,
merkimer N.Y. |

C.repanda Pej., adult, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Cc. vulgaris Say, adult, July 24, C. R. Pettis, Saranac Inn N.Y.

C. generosa Dej., adult, July 6, Richard Lohrmann, Herkimer N.Y.

C. 6-guttata Fabr., adult, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Siphonaptera

Ceratopsyllus serraticeps, cat flea, adult, infesting house,
Sep. 14, Otis Arnold, Albany N.Y.
: Diptera

Mosquito, larvae and adults, July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.
Psorophora ciliata Fabr., adult, Aug. 6, H. C. Weeks, Sheeps-
head Bay, Brooklyn N.Y.

Chironomids, adult, Ap. 30, F. R. Calkins, Ossining N.Y.

216 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

Lasioptera vitis?O.S., June 4, Francesco Landini, New York.

Theriopletes affinis adult, July 24, C. R. Pettis, Saranac Inn
ING:

Tabanus atratus Fabr., mourning horsefly, adult, July 7, Abraham
Knechtel, Albany N.Y.

Syrphus ribesii Linn., adult, Ap. 30, F. R. Calkins, Ossining N.Y.

Stratiomyid, adult, May 25, C.-L. Williams, Glens Falls N.Y.

Tachinid sp., puparium infesting stalk borer, July 15, C. L. Williams,
Glens Falls N.Y.

Pollenia rudis Fabr., cluster fly, adults in house, Sep. 1, K. B.
Christman, Burtonville N.Y.

Phorbia brassicae Bouché, cabbage root maggot, larvae in tur-
nips, Nov. 18, J. J. Cormot, Pheenix R.I.

P. ceparum Meigen, onion maggot. grubs on onions, June 19, Mr
VanDerzee, Kenwood N.Y. Same, Mav. 25, F. R. Calkins, Ossining N.Y.

Lrypeta, longipennis Weid., adult, on Helianthus, iuiwe
George S. Graves, Newport N.Y.

Lepidoptera

Papilio polyxenes Fabr., adult, Feb. 11, R. K. Colville, Kenwood
N.Y. Same, larva, June 16, Mrs Humphrey, Watervliet N.Y.

Pieris oleracea Harr., cabbage butterfly, adult, July 14, Carl
Heiser, Malone N.Y.

Basilarchia arthemis Dr. banded purple, adult, June 17,
Mrs A. M. A. Jackson, Camillus N.Y.

Sphecodina abbotii Swains, Oct. 18, W. C. Hitchcock, Pitts-
town N.Y.

Samia cecropia Linn. cecropia moth, adult eggs, June. 12,
A. Saunders, Ridge road, Irondequoit N.Y.

Telea polyphemus Cramer, egg and cocoon, June 6, C. J. Locke,
Ogdensburg N.Y.

Ctenucha virginica Charp., adult, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-
burg N.Y.

Hstigmene acraea Dr. salt marsh caterpillar, adult, June 9;
George 8. Graves, Newport N.Y.

Alypia octomaculata Fabr., 8-spotted forester, larvae on
virginia creeper, July 26, Perey MacG. Allen, Albany N.Y.

Noctua clandestina Harr., adult, June 25, C. J, Locke, Ogdens-
burg N.Y.

Feltia subgothica ? Haworth, larva on cabbage, June 25, C. Jd.
Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Mamestra picta Harr., zebra caterpillar, larva on strawberry,
June 9, C. L. Williams, Glens Falls N.Y.

Heliophila pseudargyria Guenée, adults, May 21, ne
Calkins, Ossining N.Y.

Xylina laticinerea? Grote, larva on peach, May 28, Henry G.
Parsons, Milton N.Y.

Heliothis Armiger Hibn., corn worm, larva on eorn, Aug. 25;
Dr M. W. VanDenburg, Mt Vernon N.Y.

Heterocampa bilineata Pack. larvae on beech, July 12, E: o
Mairs, Iryington N.Y.

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Notolophus antiqua Linn. larva, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-
burg N.Y.

Tolype velleda? Stoll, lappet moth, larva on apple, June 13, Mr
Hotchkin, Binghamton N.Y.

Hydria undulata Linn., on cherry, Aug. 15, C. R. Pettis, Saranac
Inn N.Y.

Prionoxystus ? robiniae Peck, larvae on beech. Jan. 5,
George S. Graves, Newport N.Y.

Sanninoidea exitiesa Say, Oct. 18, W. C. Hitchcock, Pittstown
N.Y.

Sesia acerni Clem., maple seslan, larva on maple, Sep. 18 W. C. H.,
Hartley Hall Pa.

Evergestis straminalis Hiibn, black headed cabbage worm,
larvae on turnip, july 22, George S. Graves, Newport N.Y.

Hypsopygia eostalis Fabr., clover hay worm, larvae, Mar. 16,
J. Mace Smith, Ithaca N.Y.

Arehips rosaceana Harr., adult, June 6, Reinlein Gasoline Torch
Co., Mt Vernon N.Y. Same, July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y. Same,
larva on rose, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Gelechia aceriella Clem., larva on maple, Aug. 27, George S.
Graves, Newport N.Y.

Bucculatrix pomifoliella Clem., apple leaf Bucculatrix, co-
coons on apple, Noy. 17, L. L. Woodford, Berwyn N.Y.

Tineola biselliella Hummel, clothes moth, larva in a mattress,
June 25, Mrs P. N. Nicholas, Geneva N.Y.

Neuroptera
Psocus venosus Burm., on maple, Aug. 12, George S. Graves,
Newport N.Y.
Sialis infumata Newm., alder fly, June 6, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-
burg N.Y.
Tricheptera

Mystacides nigra Linn., July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Plecoptera
Taeniopteryx fasciata Burm., Mar. 25, F. R. Calkins, Ossining
INDY. {
Pteronarecys regalis Newm., adult, June 6, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-
burg NY.

Hemiptera

Canthophorus cinctus Beauv., adult, July 24, C. R. Pettis, Sara-
nace Inn N.Y.

?Nezara hilaris DeG., nymphs killing asparagus beetle grubs,
Sep. 3, W. F. Greene, Mt Vernon N.Y.

Leptopterna dolobrata Linn, on wheat, June 15, J. Jay
Barden, Stanley N.Y. Same, adult, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.
Same, July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Calocoris rapidus Say, adult, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg
Ney.

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Poecilocapsus lineatus Fabr., July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdens-
burg N.Y.

Capsus ater Linn. adult, June 25, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.
Same, July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Acanthia lectularia Linn., bedbug, July 24, C. R. Pettis, Sara-
nae Inn N.Y.

Corythuca,. marmorata Uhler, adults on chrysanthemum, June
1, Harry Blauvelt, Coeyman N.Y.

Coriscus subcoleopterus. Kirby, adult, July 24, C. R. Pettis,
-Saranac Inn N.Y.

Acholla multispinosa DeG.nymphs on grape, May 25, F. R.
Calkins, Ossining N.Y.

Cicada tibicen Linn, harvest fly, adult, Aug. 12, George S. Graves,
Newport N.Y. Same, Aug. 24, H. B. Taylor, Albany N.Y.

Ceresa taurina YFitch, tree hopper scars on apple, Ap. 24, Mr
Niles, Chatham N.Y.

Telemona reclivata? Fitch, July 11, C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg
N.Y.

Psylla pyricola Riley, pear psylla, all stages on pear, July 26,
Jacob H. Wagar, Cropseyville N.Y. Same, nymphs on pear, Aug. 17, Miss
M. L. Williams, Sherburne N.Y. Same, pupa on pear, May 25, G. F. White,
Preston Hollow N.Y. :

Chermes pinicorticis Fitch, pine bark chermes, eggs on white

pine, May 2, C. R. Pettis, Saranac Inn N.Y.

Pemphigus tessellatus Vitch, larvae and adult on alder, Aug.
29, C. R. Pettis, Saranac Inn N.Y.

P. popularius Fitch, adult on poplar P. balsamifera, July
24, C. R. Pettis, Saranac Inn N.Y.

Hormaphis hamamelidis Fitch, galls on witch hazel, Aug. 12,
George S. Graves, Newport N.Y.

Schizoneura americana Riley, adults on elm, June 15, C. J.

Locke, Ogdensburg N.Y.

Lachnus viminalis Fonsce., adult, May 25, F. R. Calkins, Ossin-
ine Ne

Drepanosiphum acerifolii Thos., adults on Acer sac-
charinum June 26, George 8S. Graves, Newport N.Y.

Aphis gossypii Glover, adults and larvae on tomato, Aug. 6, C. H.
Peck, Menands N.Y.

?Nectarophora tiliae Monell, basswood louse, eggs on basswood,
Noy. 24, L. L. Woodford, Berwyn N.Y.

Nectarophora rudbeckiae Fitch, adults on Rudbeckia
laciniata, June 25, G. G. Atwood, Albany N.Y.

Myzusribis Linn.? on Ribes aureum, July.8, W. H. Harrison,
Lebanon Springs N.Y.

M. cerasi Fabr., on cherry, May 25, F. R. Calkins, Ossining N.Y,
Same, larvae and adult on Prunus pennsylvaniea, July 24, C. R.
Pettis, Saranac Inn N.Y.

Rhopalosiphum solani Thos., tomato louse, all stages, on
tomato, June 9, J. M. Dolph, Port Jervis N.Y.

Jallipterus betulaecolens Fitch, birch leaf aphis on cut
leaved birch, Aug. 8, E, P, VanNess, Hast Greenbush N.Y,

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Lepidosaphes ulmi Linn, appletree bark louse, eggs on lilac,
Mar. 17, T. L. M., Staten Island N.Y. Same, adults on willow, May 2, M. T.
Richardson, New York.

Chrysomphalus tenebricosus Comst., gloomy scale insect,
on maple, Dec. 29, G. W. Herrick, Vicksburg Miss.

Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst., San José scale, adults and
young on apple, Nov. 3, Edward V. Cox, New York city. Same, adults and
young on peach and plum, Dec. 29, G. W. Herrick, Ellisville Miss. Same,
adults on Japanese quince, Feb. 23, Albany N.Y. Same, young adults on
Japanese quince, May 7, M. T. Richardson, New York. Same, adults on
apple, May 16, A. N. Cloud, Coxsackie N.Y. Same, adults on pear, June 9,
George M. Adams, Spencerport N.Y.

A.forbesi Johns., cherry scale insect, adults on cherry, Dec. 29, Glenn
W. Herrick, Meridian Miss.

A. anecylus Putn., Putnam’s scale, young on apple (fruit) Nov. 10,
C. H. Darrow, Geneva N.Y. Same, adult on white birch, Ap. 7, Prof. C. F.
Hodge, Clark University, Worcester Mass.

Poliaspis carissae Ck&Il, adults on carissa, Dec. 22, T. D. A.
Cockerell, East Las Vegas N.M.

Pheuacaspis natalensis CkIll., adults on mango, Dec. 12, T. D.
A. Cockerell, East Las Vegas N.M.

Aulacaspis rosae Bouché, rose scale insect, on blackberry, Nov. 24,
L. L. Woodford, Berwyn N.Y.

Chionaspis euonymi Comst., euonymus scale, adults on euony-
mus, Sep. 19, T. W. Baldwin, Nyack N.Y.

C. lintneri Comst., adults on cornus, Ap. 27, H. C. Peck, Rochester
N.Y. i :

Hulecanium tulipifereae Cook, tuliptree scale insect, adults
and young on tulip, Aug. 2, Mrs W. H. Whitaker, Flushing N.Y.

E. prunastri? Fonsc., New York plum scale, adults on pear, June
12, E. L. Mitchell, Clarksville N.Y.

E. nigrofasciatum Perg., black banded lecanium on peach, May 1,
G. 8. Clarke, Milton N.Y.

E. armeniacum Craw., adults on crimson rambler rose, May 26,
Myron S. Wheeler, Berlin Mass.

Coccus hesperidum Linn., on begonia, June 6, C. J. Locke, Og-
densburg N.Y.

Lecanium sp., adult on trumpet vine, June 10, C. E. Eldridge, Leon N.Y.

Pulvinaria innumerabilis Rathv., maple tree scale insect,
adult on maple, June 20, M. T. Tyers, Dobbs Ferry N.Y.

Halimococeus lampas CkEIl., adults on palm, Dee. Dee, hse, Abo dae
Cockerell, East Las Vegas N.M.

Orthoptera

Ceuthophilus maculatus Say, spotted wingless grasshopper,
adult, May 15, C. E. Wieting, Cobleskill N.Y.

Thysanura

Achorutes packardi fFolsm., adults on peartree bark Ap. 7,
A. W. K. Lick, Germantown N.Y.

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Arachnida

Micrathena sagittata Walck., adult killing asparagus beetles,
Sep. 3, W. F. Greene, Mt Vernon N.Y.

Ixodes cruciarius Fitch, tick, Ap. 21, C. H. North, Dannemora
N.Y.

Dermacentor americanus, the dog or wood tick, adult on dog,
July 26, E. N. Huyck, Rensselaerville N.Y.

Chernes sanborni Hagen, adult on house fly, Sep. 7, Dr H. E.
Smith, Norwich N.Y.

Trombidium muscarum Riley, adults on house fly, Sep. 7, Dr
H. E. Smith, Norwich N.Y.

Phytoptus quadripes Shimer, galls on Acer dasycarpunm,
July 3, G. G. Atwood, Albany N.Y.

Bryobia pratensis Garm., clover mite, eggs on peach, Nov. 17%,
L. L. Woodford, Berwyn N.Y.

Gamasus sp. adult? May 21, F. R. Calkins, Ossining N.Y

Myriapoda
Scutigera forceps Raf., house centipede, adults in house, Sep. 22,

Chancey Whitmyre, Schenectady N.Y.

The following is a small collection, except a few species which
have not been determined, of insects kindly contributed by Mr
J. R. de la Torre Bueno of New York city, who collected the same

in that vicinity.

Cossonus platalea Say
Centrinus picumnus Hobst.
C. scutellum-album Say
Madarus undulatus Say
Baris transversa Say
Copturus minutus Lec.
Conotrachelus seniculus Lec.
C. nenuphar Hobst.
Gymnetron teter Fabr.
Anthonomus signatus Say

Otidocephalus chevrolatii Horn

Phytonomus nigrirostris Fabr.
P. punctatus Faor.

Apion nigrum Host.

Sitones flavescens Marsh

S. hispidulus Germ.
Aphrastus taeniatus Gyll.
Otiorhynchus ovatus Linn.
Phyxelis rigidus Say
Attelabus nigripes Lec.
Rhynchites bicolor Fabr.
Hugnamptus collaris Fabr.
Rhipiphorus limbatus Fabr.

Mordellistena aspersa Melsh.
M. comata Lec.

M. trifasciata Say

Mordella marginata Melsh.
Bruchus musculus Say
Cerotoma caminea Fabr.
Trichius affinis Gory.

Ligyrus gibbosus DeG.
Chalepus trachypygus Burm.
Anomala lucicola Fabr.
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabr.
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus DeG.
Photinus consanguineus Lec.
Lucidota atra F'abr.
Calopteron reticulatum Faor.
Adalia bipunctata Linn.
Coccinella 9-notata Hbst.
Hippodamia glacialis Fabr.
Silpha surinamensis Fabr.
Harpalus caliginosus Fabr.
Casnonia pennsylvanica Linn.
Cicindela punctulata Fabr.

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REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 221

EXPLANATION OF PLATES
PLATE 1
Dorsal view of Eniscopilus arcuatus Felt

PLATE 2

Ophionid wings
1 Ophion ferruginipennis Felt
2Ophion bifoveolatum Brullé
3 Ophion bilineatum Say
~4 Eniscopilus appendiculatus Felt
5 Ophion abnormum Felt
6 Eremotylus macrurus Linn.

PLATE 3
Work of Chrysanthemum lace-bug, Corythuca marmo -
Bava. Uhier
PLATE 4

Chrysanthemum lace-bug

Corythuca marmorata Ubhler

1 Section of leaf showing insertion of eggs below the surface

2 Dorsal spines of stage 1: a, arising from cone-shaped base,
b, directly from the body

3 Lateral abdominal spine of stage 1 |

4 Dorsal view of nymph in stage 2

5 Dorsal spines of stage 2: a, arising from cone-shaped base,

| 6, directly from the body

6 Lateral abdominal spine of stage 2

7 Dorsal spines of stage 3: a, arising from cone-shaped base,
b, directly from the body

8 Lateral abdominal spines of stage 3

9 Dorsal view of nymph in stage 4

- 10 Lateral abdominal spines of stage 4

11 Dorsal spines of stage 4: a, arising from cone-shaped base,
b, directly from the body

12 Lateral abdominal spines of stage 5

13 Antennae in stage 5

Plate 1

Eniscopilus arcuatus

Plate 2

Ophionid wings

Plate 3

Work of chrysanthemum lace bug

Plate 4

Chrysanthemum lace bug

INDEX

abnormum, Ophion, 114, 121-22.

acerifolii, Drepanosiphum, 1385, 181-
82, 192.

aceris, Chaitophorus, 134, 191.

acerni, Sesia, 200.

Acknowledgments, 96.

Adalia bipunctata, 136.

Adirondacks, relation of forest fires
to insect attack, 168-69.

Admiral butterflies, red, 184.

agarici, Phora, 198.

agassizii, Halisidota, 106.

Agrilus anxius, 186.

Albany county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 174.

albifrons, Symmerista, 118.

Alder, webworm injuring, 183.

Allen Nursery Co., certificate issued
to, 95.

Ambrosia beetle, 169, 170, 172.

American economic entomology, lit-
erature of, 196.

americana, Apatela, 183.

americana, Malacosoma, see Mala-
cosoma americana.

americana, Schizoneura, 181.

Anasa tristis, 175, 177, 180, 185, 189.

? Anthonomus signatus, 187.

antiopa, Euvanessa, 180, 185, 186.

Ants, 184, 198.

anxius, Agrilus, 186. |

Apatela americana, 183.

«-—Apatelodes torrefacta, 102.

Aphids, see Plant lice.
Aphis, apple, 181-338, 177, 182, 185,
187, 189, 191.
birch, 1386.
cabbage, 133-34, 176, 180, 182.
cherry, 133, 175, 177, 185, 186, 188.
elm, 184-35.
wooly beech, 186.
Aphis brassicae, 133-34, 176, 180,
182.
mate Af1-33.. 177, 182, 185, 187,
189, 191.

appendiculatus, Enisecopilus, 108,
113.

Appletree, insects injurious to:
Aphis mali, 177, 182, 185, 189.
Hyphantria textor, 182, 183, 188.
Macrodactylus subspinosus, 181.
Myzus cerasi, 185.
plant lice, 177, 182, 185, 187.
Psocus ? venosus, 182.

Saperda candida, 186.
Tmetocera ocellana, 183.

Appletree aphis, 131-88, 177, 182,
185, 187, 189, 191.

Appletree bark louse, 195.

Appletree borer, 186.

Appletree tent caterpillar, 1388-39,
RS. L7G, 141, 140, 180) 18 TS,
184, 186, 188, 190, 191, 198.

Appletree worm, yellow-necked,
182.

Apricots, Diabrotica 12-punctata in-
juring, 138.

Aquatie Chrysomelidae, 199.

Aquatic insects of New York state,
98, 94, 200.

Aquatic Nematocerous Diptera, 199.

Arachnida, contributions of, 220.

arctiae, Eremotylus, see Eremotylus
arctiae.

arcuatus, Eniscopilus, 108, 112-138.

armicollis, Magdialis, 167.

Army worm, parasite of, 109.

Arsenate of lead, 142, 148, 194, 195,

196, 199.

Arsenical poison, 137.

Ash, mountain, Diplotaxis frondi-
cola injuring, 1387.

Ashmead, W. H. acknowledgments
to, 97, 105; cited, 104, 105, 106, 111,
116, 120.

asparagi,
asparagi.

Asparagus beetle, 143, 176, 178-79,

189, 197.
spotted, 190.

Crioceris, see Crioceris

224 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

Aspen, Chaitophorus populicola in-
juring, 136.
Aspidiotus perniciosus, 91, 140-41,
151-66, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197.
Aster, insects injurious to:
Lygus pratensis, 145.
sawfly, 188.
atalanta, Vanessa, 184.

—— Automeris io, 102, 105.

Balm of Gilead, Pemphigus popu-
larius injuring, 1386.

Balsam, insects injurious to:
Chrysobothris pusilla, 172.
Chrysobothris scabripennis, 172.
Polygraphus rufipennis, 169.
Xyloterus lineatus, 172.

barbita, Magdalis, 167.

Barden, J. J., acknowledgments to,
95.

Bark beetle, coarse-writing, 167.
pine, 167.

Bark borers, 167.

Beans, insects injurious. to:
Crepidodera cucumeris, 179.
leaf hopper, 182.
plant lice, 183.

Beech, insects injurious to:
Pemphigus imbricator, 135.
plant lice, 191.

Polygraphus rufipennis, 169.
Tremex columba, 171.

Beech, purple, insects injurious to:
Notolophus leucostigma, 191.
Phyllaphis fagi, 136, 191.
Seirodonta bilineata, 191.

Beech aphis, woolly, 186, 191.

Beechtree blight, 135-36.

Beets, Pegomyia vicina injuring,
185.

Beneficial insects, 97-125, 150-51,
194.

betulaecolens, Callipterus, 136.

bifoveolatum, Ophion, 114, 119-20,
121.

bilineata, Seirodonta, 191.

bilineatum, Ophion, see
bilineatum.

bimaculata, Oberea, 178, 186.

bipunctata, Adalia, 1386.

Ophion

Birch, inseets injurious to:
Agrilus anxius, 186.
Chrysobothris femorata, 171.
Dryocoetes eichhoffi, 171.
plant lice, 182.

- Polygraphus rufipennis, 169.
Tremex columba, 171.

Birch, cut-leaved, Callipterus betu-
laecolens injuring, 136.

Birch aphis, 136.

Birch borer, bronze, 186.

. Black flea beetle, 176, 179, 180, 181,

185, 189. .

Black knot, 182.

Black lady beetle, little, 150-51.

Black woolly bear, 182.

Blackberry bushes, Oberea bimacu-
lata injuring, 178, 186.

Blauvelt, Egbert,
marmorata, 125, 129: on Lygus
pratensis, 145.

Blauvelt, Harry, on Corythuea mar-
morata, 125.

Blennocampa pygmaea, 142.

Blepharoceridae, 199.

Bordeaux mixture, 199.

borealis, Dibolia, 181.

botrana, Polychrosis, 142-48.

Bowman, Thomas & Son, nursery
certificate issued to, 95.

Box elder, insects injurious to:
Chaitophorus

183.
plant lice; 182.

Box elder plant louse, 135.

brassicae, Aphis, see Aphis brassi-
cae.

brassicae, Phorbia, see Phorbia bras-
Sicae.

Bronze bireh borer, 186.

Brown Bros. Co., nursery certificate
issued to, 96.

Brown tail moth, 197.

Brown woolly bear, 182.

Bruchus pisorum, 194, 195.

Brullé, Auguste, cited, 1038, 111,
120.

Bruner, Lawrence, cited, 101, 104.

brunneus, Rhyncolus, 170.

Bud moth, 177, 178, 188.

eT te aa ge ah ek ee ee a rn ae

on Corythuca, ~

negundinis, 135,

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INDEX TO REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903

Bumble flower beetle, 190.
Buprestid, 6-spotted, 171.
Burdock, plant lice on, 182.
Poecilocapsus lineatus
179.
Butternut, Datana integerrima in-
juring, 183.

injuring,

Cabbage, insects injurious to:
Aphis brassicae, 133, 180.
Phorbia brassicae, 148, 175, 179,

187, 192.

Cabbage aphis, 183-34, 175, 180.

Cabbage butterfly, 175, 176, 178,
180, 182, 188, 186.

Cabbage maggot, 143-44, 175, 179,
192.

Cabbage worm, 178, 187.
black-headed, 182.

calcarata, Saperda, 186.

ealligraphus, Tomicus, 167, 193.

Callipterus betulaecolens, 136.
ulmifolii, 184.

==—Callosamia promethea, 102, 105.

candida, Saperda, 186.

Cankerworms, 179, 188, 184, 191.

Carbolic soap emulsion, 144.

Carbon bisulfid, 145.

cardinalis, Novius, 194.

_—=-eCarpocapsa pomonella, 139, 183, 187,
191.

Carrot rust fly, 197.

caryae, Halisidota, 118.

Case-bearer, cigar, 179.

Cat flea, 145.

Cattaraugus county, summary of

_. voluntary reports from, 174-76.

Caulfield, F. B., cited, 111.

Cayuga county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 176.

Cecidomyia destructor, 178, 179, 183.

cecropia, Samia, 102.

Cedar birds, 186.

ceparum, Phorbia, 144, 187.
Cerambicid, 172.

cerasi, Myzus, see Myzus cerasi.
Ceratopsyllus serraticeps, 145-47.
Cetonia, Indian, 176.

225

Chaitophorus aceris, 1384, 191.
negundinis, 185, 181, 183.
populicola, 136.

chalybea, Haltica, 142.

Chambers, V. T., cited, 104.

Charlton Nursery Co., certificate
issued to, 95.

Chase Bros. Co., nursery certificate
issued to, 96.

| Chemung county, summary of vol-

untary reports from, 176-77.
Cherry aphis, 133, 188.
Cherry borers, 191.
Cherry slug, 186.
Cherrytree, insects injurious to:
cedar birds, 186.
Macrodactylus subspinosus, 178.
Myzus cerasi, 133, 175, 176, 177,
179, 180, 182, 185, 188-89.
Chilocorus similis, 98, 150, 194, 196,
200. .
Chinese lady beetle, 98, 150, 194,
200.
Chironomidae, 93.
Chokecherrytrees, Malacosoma ? dis-
stria injuring, 184.
Chrysanthemum lace bug, 125-29.
explanation of plate, 221.
Chrysobothris sp., 170.
femorata, 171.
pusilla, 172.
scabripennis, 171, 172.
Chrysomelidae, aquatic, 199.
chrysorrhoea, Huproctis, 197.
Cigar case-bearer, 179.
Clarkson, Frederick, cited, 104.
lisiocampa [Malacosoma] ameri-
cana, 198.
disstria, 193.
Clover, Phytonomus punctatus in-

juring, 184.

Clover leaf weevil, 184.

Clymonts, T. S., on Polychrosis
botrana, 142.

Coccidae, received in exchange,

201, 205-6; available for exchange,
2415.

Codling moth, 139, 183, 187, 188,
191.

Coleophora fletcherella, 179.

226

Coleoptera, taken at Newport
N. Y., 197; received in exchange,
202-8; available for exchange,
208-11; contributions of, 213-15.

Coleopterous larvae, 199.

Colias butterfly, 185.

Collections of insects, 94-95; contri-
butions to, 213-20.

coloradensis, Genophion, 123, 124-
25.

Colorado potato beetle, see Potato
beetle.

columba, Tremex, 171.

columbia, Samia, 102.

comes var. vitis, Typhlocyba, 192.

Comstock, J. H., acknowledgments
to, 97; cited, 101, 104, 125.

concinna, Schizura, 109.

confusor, Monohammus, 169, 193.

Conotrachelus nenuphar, 137, 175, ~

184.

Cook, M. T., acknowledgments to, 96.

Coquillett, D. W., cited, 104.

Corn, Crepidodera cucumeris injur-
makes Tere)

Correspondence, 92.

Corythuca marmorata, 125-29.
explanation of plate, 221.

costale, Ophion, 114, 123.

Crandall, John R., on Diplotaxis
liberta, 1387.

Crane fly, 187.

Crepidodera cucumeris,
180-81, 185, 189.

Cresson, E. T., cited, 104, 107, 114,
TAG ZO

Crimson rambler rose, lady beetles
on, 185.

Crioceris asparagi,

179, 189, 190.

12-punctata, 190.

Cucumber beetle, striped, 177, 179,
180;"181; 185; 186, 187, 190; 194,
194.

Cucumber flea beetle, 176, 179, 180,
LSAS 28s 189:

Cucumber vines, Diabrotica vittata
injuring, 179.

cucumeris, Crepidodera, see Crepi-
dodera cucumeris.

176, 179,

143, 176, 178,

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

Culicidae, 199; received in exchange,
203-4.

Curculio, plum, 187, 175, 184, 197.

Currant aphis, 180, 181.

Currant bushes, insects

LEON

Myzus ribis, 181.
Poecilocapsus lineatus, 179.
sawfly, 181.

Currant worms, 176, 178, 180, 181,
184, 185-86, 187, 188.

Cutworms, 176, 177, 186, 189.

cyanea, Scutellista, 194.

cynthia, Philosamia, 102.

injurious

Daisy, Macrodactylus subspinosus

injuring, 181.
Datana integerrima, 149, 183.
ministra, 182.
Davis, G. C., cited, 107, 118, 138.
Davis, K. C., cited, 93, 200.
decem-lineata, Doryphora, see Dory-
phora 10-lineata.
defiorata, Ecpantheria, 105.
Dendroctonus terebans, 1938.
destructor, Cecidomyia, 178, 179,
183.
Diabrotica 12-punctata, 137.
harperi, 138.

vittata, 177, 179, 181, 185, 186, 187, ~

190, 194.

Diacrisia virginica, 105, 115.

Dibolia borealis, 181.

dimidiatus, Phymatodes, 171.

Diplosis pyrivora, 191.

Diplotaxis frondicola, 137.
liberta, 187.

Diptera, received in exchange, 203;
available for exchange, 211; con-
tributions of, 215-16.

Diseased and dying trees and in-
sect attack, 167-73.

Diseases and pests, 196.

Disonycha triangularis, 181, 182.

disstria, Malacosoma, see Malacos-
oma disstria.

Dock, insects injuring, 181, 182.

Dog flea, 145.

domestica, Musca, 198.

¥ ia alll

INDEX TO REPORT OF THE

Doryphora 10-lineata, 175, 176, 177,
178, 180, 184, 185, 187, 190, 192.
Dragon fly, 187.

Drepanosiphum acerifolii, 185, 181-
=Euproctis chrysorrhoea, 197.
« Buvanessa antiopa, 180, 185, 186.

§2, 192.
Dryocoetes eichhoffi, 171. =
duodecim-punctata, Diabrotica, 137.
Dust and other sprays, 195.
Dutchess county, summary of vol-

untary reports from, 177-78.

aes Ecpantheria deflorata, 105.

EKggplant, insects injurious to:
Crepidodera cucumeris, 189.
Diabrotica vittata, 187.
plant lice, 187.

BHhrhorn, EK. M.,
from, 201.

eichhoffi, Dryocoetes, 171.

Elm, insects injurious to:
Callipterus ulmifolii, 134.
Disonycha triangularis, 181, 182.
Galerucella luteola, 147, 191.
Hyphantria textor, 188.
plant lice, 182, 187.

Schizoneura americana, 181.

Elm aphis, 1384-35.

Elm borer, 167.

Elm flea beetle, 181, 182.

Elm leaf beetle, 91, 184, 147, 174,
189, 190, 191, 195, 196.

Elm snout beetle, 167.

Emmons & Co., nursery certificate
issued to, 96.

Eniscopilus, 101, 107.
appendiculatus, 108, 118, 221.
arcuatus, 108, 112-13.

explanation of plate, 221.
purgatus, 98, 100, 107, 108-11, 112.

Entomology, handbook, 198.

Epargyreus tityrus, 118.

Eremotylus, 101.
arctiae, 100, 101, 102, 105-6, 107.
glabratus, 101, 106-7.
macrurus, 97, 99, 100, 101-4, 105,

106, 107, 221.

Erie county, summary of voluntary
reports from, 178.

Hriocampoides limacina, 186.

species receiv

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227

Eulecanium juglandis, 141-42.
tulipiferae, see Lecanium [Bule-
canium] tulipiferae.
JNuphoria inda, 176, 190.

Evans, J. D., cited, 104, 111, 116.

‘Evergestis stramenalis, 182.
Exchanges, system of, 95, 200-13.
Explanation of plates, 221.

fagi, Phyllaphis, 136, 191.

Fall webworm, 92, 149, 177, 180,
182, 183, 188, 193.

Fallou, cited, 104.

Felt, E. P., Monograph of Genus
Saperda, 94.

-Feltia gladiaria, 115.

femorata, Chrysobothris, 171.

ferruginipennis, Ophion, 114, 122.

Fidia viticida, 92, 192, 193-94, 195,
196, 197, 198, 199.

First National Nurseries, certificate
issued to, 96.

Flea beetle, black or cucumber,
176, 179, 180, 181, 185, 189.

Fleas, 145-47, 195.

Fletcher, James, cited, 111.

fletcherella, Coleophora, 179.

Flies, 175, 198.
black, 199.

Forbes, S. A., cited, 101, 120.

Forest and shade trees, insects in-
jurious to, 94.

Forest fires and insect attack, 168-
69; 199:

Forest tent caterpillar, 149, 174, 177,
181, 183, 184, 198.

Forest trees, insects injurious to, 94,
147-49, 192.

frondicola, Diplotaxis, 137.

Fruit growers and truckers, hints
to, 197.

Fruit growers association, work
and observations in 1902, 196.

Fruit tree bark beetle, 191, 200.

Fruit tree insects, 137-42.

fuliginipennis, Ophion, 102.

fulvoguttata, Melanophila, 171, 172.

Iyles, T. W., cited, 104.

“> Halisidota agassizii, 106.

228

Galerucella luteola, 91, 134, 147,174,
189, 190, 191, 195, 196.
Gall. beetle, gouty, 178, 186.
Garden insects, 148-45.
Garman, H., species received from,
201.
Gartered plume moth, 189.
Genesee county, Summary of volun-
tary reports from, 178-80.
Genophion, 101, 123.
coloradensis, 123, 124-25.
gilletti, 1238-24.
Gillette, C. P., species received from,
201.
gilletti, Genophion, 123-24.
glabratus, Hremotylus, 101, 106-7.
gladiaria, Feltia, 115.
Glaea inulta, 115.
Guathotricus materiarius, 170.
Gooseberries, Pteronus ribesii in-
juring, 176.
Gouty gall beetle, 178, 186.
Grain beetle, saw-toothed, 145.
Grain pests, 145-47.
Grapeberry moth, 142-43.
Grapevine, insects injurious to, 142-
43, 178.
Grapevine leaf hopper, 192.
Grapevine root worm, 92, 94, 192,
193-94, 195, 196,-197, 198, 199.
Grapevine sawfly, 142.
Grasshoppers, 175, 176, 181, 182,
190.

Graves, George S., on Aphis brassi-«Hyphantria cunea [textor], 193.

cae, 1838; on Chaitophorus negun-
dinis, 135; on Drepanosiphum
acerfolii, 185; on Pemphigus im-
bricator, 135; on Callipterus
betulaecolens, 136.

Greene county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 180.

Haemotobia serrata, 175, 181, 183.

ecaryae, 118.
Haltica chalybea, 142.
harperi, Diabrotica, 188.
Harrington, W. H., cited, 104, 111,

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

Po on

116. .

Hart, W. H., experiments in con-
trolling San José scale, 155.

Heliophila unipuncta, 109.

Hemiptera, received in exchange,
205; available for exchange, 212-
13; contributions of, 217-19.

Hemlock, insects injurious to:
Melanophila fulvoguttata,

172,

Polygraphus rufipennis, 169.
Xylotrechus undulatus, 172. —
Herkimer county, summary of yvol-

untary reports from, 180-83.
Hessian fly, 178, 179, 1838, 185.
Hoorn flies, 175, 181, 188.

Hornets, 183.
Horse-chestnut trees, Notolophus

4
{
leucostigma injuring, 92. ‘ é
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pane

171,

Horseflies, 175, 183.
House flies, 185, 190, 198.
House pests, 145-47.
Howard, L. O., acknowledgments
to, 96, 105, 150; cited, 104, 106, 107,
197, 115, 14tG,, 129 Ase
Hubbard, T. S. Co., nursery certifi-
cate issued to, 96.
Huested, P. L., experiments in con-
trolling San José scale, 159. ;
Hunter, Prof., on number of plant .—
lice, 139.
Hydrocyanie acid gas, 145, 146.
Hymenoptera, received in exchange,
201-2; available for exchange, 207;
contributions of, 213.

textor, 92, 149, 177, 180, 182, 183,
188.

imbricator, Pemphigus, 135-36.

inda, Euphoria, 176, 190.

Indian Cetonia, 176.

Injurious insects, 125-29; introduced
from abroad, 196.

Insect exchange, 95, 200-18.

Insecticides, paper on, 94.

Insecticides and fungicides, 195¢

Insecticides and notes, 194.

integerrima, Datana, 149, 183.

inulta, Glaea, 115.

io, Automeris, 102, 105.

omlsia isabella, 102.

INDEX TO REPORT OF THE

isabella, Isia, 102.
Pyrrharctia, 182.

Jack, J. G., cited, 101.

Johannsen, Oskar Augustus, cited,
98. 199, 200.

Josselyn, G. S. Co., nursery certifi-
eate issued to, 96.

Joutel, L. H., monograph of genus
Saperda, 94.

juglandis, Eulecanium, 141-42.

June beetles, 138, 186, 190.

{

Kellogg, V.
from, 201.
Kerosene emulsion, 132, 141, 144,
166.

Knight & Bostwick, nursery certifi-
eate issued to, 96.

Kridelbaugh, cited, 137.

L., species received

Lacewing flies, 131.
Lachnosterna, 138.
Lady beetle, 131, 185, 190.
Chinese, 93, 150, 194, 200.
little black, 150-51.
spotted, 183.
two spotted, 136.
Lantern slides, added to collection,
92.
Leaf bug, four-lined, 179.
Leaf hopper, 182, 185.
Leaf miner, 185.
Lecanium ? pruinosum, 174.
[Eulecanium] tulipiferae, 199.
Legislation against pests, 194.

STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 229

Lilacs, webworm injuring, 183.

| Lima beans, Diabrotica vittata in-

juring, 181.

limacina, Eriocampoides, 186.

Lime, air slacked, 138.

Lime, salt and sulfur mixture, 194,
195, 196.

Lime-sulfur wash, 93, 141, 154-58,
159-60.

lineatus, Poecilocapsus, 179.
Xyloterus, 170, 172.

Lintner, J. A., cited, 100, 104, 106,
116.

London purple, 142, 149.

Looper caterpillar, 174, 194.

Lowe, V. H:, experiments,
death of, 96.

Lugger, Otto, cited, 109, 111.

luteola, Galerucella, see Galerucella
luteola.

Lygus pratensis, 144-45.

159;

Mac Gillivray, A. D., cited, 93, 199,
200.
Macrodactylus subspinosus, 138,
175, 178, 181, 185, 186, 189, 198.
Macrurus, Eremotylus, see Hremoty-
lus macrurus.

Magdalis armicollis, 167.
barbita, 167.

Maggots in mushrooms, 193.

= \Malacosoma americana, 138-39, 175,

176, 177, 178, 180, 188, 186, 188,
190. 19%, 193:
“= (disstria, 149, 174, 177, 181, 184,
i ey
mali, Aphis, see Aphis mali.

Lepidoptera, received in exchange,...Mamestra picta, 109, 189-90.

204; available for exchange, 211-
12; contributions of, 216-17.

Lepidosaphes ulmi, 195.

Leptura subhamata, 171.

leucostigma, Notolophus, see Notolo-
phus leucostigma.

Lewis, H. D., on Psylla pyricola,
139.

libatrix, Scoliopteryx, 109.

liberta, Diplotaxis, 187.

Lights, value of for destroying in-
sects, 97-98.

se trifolii, 109.

Maple, insects injurious to:
Chaitophorus aceris, 191.
Drepanosiphum — acerifolii,

182, 192.
plant lice, 187, 191.
Polygraphus rufipennis, 169.
Psocus ? venosus, 182.
Sesia acerni, 200.
Tremex columba, 171.

Maple, ash-leaf, Chaitophorus
negundinis injuring, 181.

135,

230

Maple, soft, Apatela americana in-
juring, 188.

Maple aphis, 182.

Mapletree borers, 198.

Marlatt, C. L., cited, 101.

marmorata, Corythuea, 125-29.

materiarius, Gnathotricus, 170.

May beetles, 188, 175, 189.

May fly, 93, 187.

Meat fly, 183.

Mecoptera, available for exchanges=Notolophus

2D,

Melanophila fulvoguttata, 171, 172.

Melon vines, Diabrotica vittata in-
juring, 179.

Midges, net-winged, 199.

‘ministra, Datana, 182.

misella, Pentilia, 150-51.

Monohammus confusor, 169, 193.
scutellatus, 169-70.

Morrell, L. L., experiments in con-
trolling San José scale, 155.

Mosquitos, 98, 175, 187, 191, 198,
199:

Mount Hope Nurseries,
certificate issued to, 95.

Mountain ash, Diplotaxis frondicola
injuring, 187.

Mourning cloak butterflies, 185, 186.

Musca domestica, 198.

Mushrooms, maggots in, 198.

Myriapoda, contributions of, 220.

Mytilaspis pomorum, 195.

Myzus cerasi, 138, 175, 177, 185, 186,

188.

ribis, 180, 181, 186.

nursery

Nasturtiums, Pieris rapae injuring,
188.

Needham, James G., cited, 93, 200;
report on May flies and midges,
93.

negundinis, Chaitophorus, 185, 181,
183.

Nellis, J. B., & Co., nursery certifi-
cate issued to, 96.

nenuphar, Conotrachelus, 187, 175,
184.

Neuroptera, received in exchange,
204; contributions of, 217.

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

New York entomologic service, 196,
197, 198, 199.

New York plum scale, 141-42.

nigrovarium, Ophion, 114, 121.

nitela, Papaipema, 190.

Norton, Edward, cited, 100, 103, 107,
TATE AAG 20:

Norway maple, Chaitophorus aceris
injuring, 134.

Notes for the year, 1380-51.

_leucostigma,
147-49, 187, 191.

Novius cardinalis, 194.

Nursery inspection work, 95-96; effi-
cacy, 194.

91, 115,

Oaks, insects injurious to, 94.

Oats, white grubs injuring, 187.

Oberea bimaculata, 178, 186.

ocellana, Tmetocera, 177, 178, 183. |

Office work, 92.

Onion, Phorbia ceparum
144, 187.

Onion maggot, 144, 187.

Orondaga county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 183-85.

Ophion, 101, 1138.
long-tailed, 97, 101-4.
two-lined, 98, 114.

Ophion abnormum, 114, 121-22, 221.
bifoveolatum, 114, 119-20, 121,

ile
bilineatum, 98, 107,
17, 198, 1192227.
coloradensis, 128.
costale, 114, 123.
ferruginipennis, 114, 122, 221.
fuliginipennis, 102.
glabratum, 106.
nigrovarium, 114, 121.
purgatus, seé Hniscopilus.
tityri, 98, 113, 116-19, 122, 124.

Ophionid wings, explanation of
plate, 221.

Ophionini, value as parasites, 97-98;
synopsis of certain genera, 97-125;
general habits, 98-99; oviposition
and larval habits, 99-100; pupa-
tion and final transformations,
100.

injuring,

118, 114-16,

INDEX TO REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903

Orange county, summary of volun
tary reports from, 185-86.

Orthoptera, received in exchange,
207; contributions of, 219.

Osborn, Herbert, cited, 104, 111, 116,
120; species received from, 201.

e™ Oxyptilus periscelidactylus, 189.

Packard, A. S., cited, 100, 103, 109,
mts 116, 119.
Panton, cited, 111.

=~ Papaipema nitela, 190.

Parasites, synopsis of certain
genera of the Ophionini, 97-125.

Paris green, 142, 149.

Pea weevil, 194, 195.

Peachtree, Diplotaxis liberta injur-
ing, 1387.

Pear midge, 191.

Pear psylla, 189-40, 177, 178, 180,
189, 200.

Pear slug, 186.

Peartree, insects injurious to:
Eriocampoides limacina, 186.
Psylla pyricola, 1389, 178, 189, 200.
Scolytus rugulosus, 200.

Peartree, Bosc, green plant louse
injuring, 188.

Peas, insects injuring, 185.

Peck, H. C., acknowledgments to,
95.

Pegomyia vicina, 185.

Pemphigus imbricator, 135-36.
popularius, 1386.

Pentilia misella, 150-51.

Peppermint, Poecilocapsus lineatus
injuring, 179.

periscelidactylus, Oxyptilus, 189.

Perkins, G. H., cited, 104, 116.

perniciosus, Aspidiotus, see Aspidio-
tus perniciosus.

Perry Nursery Co., nursery certifi- |

cate issued to, 96.

Petroleum, crude, 153, 198, 195, 196.

Petroleum emulsion, 151-54, 158,
159, 166, 192, 194.

Pettis, C. R., on Pemphigus popu-
larius, 1386.

<= Philosamia cynthia, 102.

phlaeocoptes, Phytoptus, 142.

231
Phlegethontius 176,
187.

Phora agarici, 193.

Phorbia brassicae, 143-44, 175, 179,
187, 192.

ceparum, 144, 187.

Phyllaphis fagi, 186, 191.

Phymatodes dimidiatus, 171.

Phytonomus punctatus, 184.

Phytoptus phlaeocoptes, 142.

picta, Mamestra, 109, 189-90.

Pieris rapae, 175, 176, 178, 180, 182,

183, 186.

Pigeon tremex, 171.

Pigweed, plant lice on, 182, 183.

Pine, insects injurious to: 94, 198.

bark borers, 167.
Monohammus confusor, 169.
Polygraphus rufipennis, 169.
Rhyncolus brunneus, 170.
Tomicus pini, 169.

Pine bark borer, 169.

Pine sawyer, 169.

pini, Tomicus, see Tomicus pini.

pisorum, Bruchus, 194, 195.

Plagionotus speciosus, 198.

Plant lice, 91, 180-36, 173, 175, 176,
177, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185,
186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192,
198, 199.

green, 184, 188.

Plantains, Crepidodera cucumeris
injuring, 181.

Plates, explanation of, 221.

Plecoptera, received in exchange,
207; contributions of, 217.

Plum cureulio, 137, 175, 184, 197.

Plum inite, 142.

| Plumtree, insects injurious to:

Aphis mali, 182.

Diabrotica 12-punctata, 188.

Eulecanium juglandis, 141.

Hyphantria textor, 188.

Phytoptus phlaeocoptes, 142.

plant lice, 176, 179, 187.

| Plumtree, wild, Diplotaxis frondi-

| cola injuring, 137.

| Poecilocapsus lineatus, 179.

5-maculatus,

Polygraphus rufipennis, 169, 170.

eee botrana, 142-43.

232 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM

polyphemus, Telea, 102, 109.

pomonella, Carpocapsa, see Carpo-

capsa pomonella.
pomorum, Mytilaspis, 195.
Popenoe, EH. A., species received
fEOM, 20iet
Poplar, insects injurious to:

Agrilus anxius,186.

Euvanessa antiopa, 186.

- Saperda calearata, 186.

Xyleborus sp., 172.

poplar borer, 186.

popularius, Pemphigus, 186.
populicola, Chaitophorus, 136.
Populus balsamiferus, 136.

Potato beetle, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180,
- 181, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188, 189,

1SO7 191192, 199;

Potato wireworms, 193. _
Potatoes, insects injurious to:

Crepidodera cucumeris, 176, 179,
181, 185, 189.

Doryphora 10-lineata, 175, 176,
177, 178, 180, 184, 185, 187, 190,
192.

Potatoes, spray for, 199.

pratensis, Lygus, 144-45.

promethea, Callosamia, 102, 105.

Provancher, L’Abbé L., cited, 100,
104, 111, 116, 120.

? pruinosum, Lecanium, 174.

Psila rosae, 197.

Psocus ? venosus, 182.

Psyche, extract from, 112.

Psylla pyricola, 139-40, 177, 180, 189,

200.

Pteronus ribesii, 176, 178, 180, 184,

186, 188.

Publications of entomologist, 93-94,

192-200.

Pumpkins, Diabrotica vittata injur-

ing, 185.

punctatus, Phytonomus, 184.

purgatus, Eniscopilus, see Eniscopi-
lus purgatus.

Purple beech, Phyllaphis fagi injur-

ing, 136.

pusilla, Chrysoboturis, 172.
pygmaea, Blennocampa, 142.
pyricola, Psylla, see Psylla pyricola.

pyrivora, Diplosis, 191.
yrrharctia isabella, 182.

Quinces, plant lice injuring, 182,
179.

quinquemaculatus,
LIGA AST

Phlegethontius,

rapae, Pieris, see Pieris rapae.
Red admiral butterflies, 184.
Red spider, 189.
Remedies and preventives for:
appletree plant louse, 132.
asparagus beetle, 197.
cabbage maggot, 144.
Chaitophorus aceris, 134.
cherry plant louse, 133.
chrysanthemum lace bug, 129.
Diplotaxis liberta, 138.
fall webworm, 149.
fleas, 146, 195.
fruit tree bark beetle, 200.
grapeberry moth, 142.
grapevine root worm, 92, 194, 197,
19S. 199:

grapevine sawfly, 142.

maggots in mushrooms, 198.

New York plum seale, 141.

pear psylla, 140.

plant lice, 182, 133, 184, 190, 198,
199;

plum curculio, 137, 197.

potato beetles, 199.

San José scale, 93, 151-66, 192,
193, 194, 196, 197.

saw-toothed grain beetle, 145.

Sesia acerni, 200.

steely flea beetle, 142.

tarnished plant bug, 145.

tussock moth, white marked, 148-
49,

Remedies and preventives for in-

sect depredations :

arsenate of lead, 142, 148, 194, 195,
196, 199.

arsenical poison, 1387.

bands of tar or cotton, 148.

bordeaux mixture, 199.

ecarbolic soap emulsion, 144.

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Remedies ete. (continued)
carbon bisulfid, 145.
dust and other sprays, 195.
hydrocyanic acid gas, 145, 146.

kerosene emulsion, 132, 141, 144, |

166.
lime, air slacked, 188.
lime, salt and sulfur, 194, 195,
196.
lime-sulfur wash, 141, 154-58, 159-
66.
london purple, 142, 149.
paris green, 142, 149.
petroleum, crude, 153, 193, 195,
196.
petroleum emulsion, 151-54, 158,
159, 166, 192, 194.
tobacco water, 1382.
whale oil soap, 129, 132, 134, 140,
141, 145, 158, 166, 190, 192, 194,
195, 196.
wood ashes, 138.
Report of state entomologist, 197.
Rhopalosiphum solani, 185.
Rhyncolus brunneus, 170.
ribesii, Pteronus, see
ribesii.
ribis, Myzus, 180, 181, 186.
Riley, C. V., cited, 100, 101, 102,
103-4, 106, 107, 111, 116, 120, 187.
Rockland county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 186.
Roesch, Lewis, nursery certificate
issued to, 96.

Pteronus

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' Rosebushes ete. (continued)
Tetranychus telarius, 189.

| rufipennis, Polygraphus, 169, 170.

| rugulosus, Scolytus, 191.

Sage, Poecilocapsus lineatus injur-
ing, 179.

St Lawrence county, summary of
voluntary reports from, 186-88.

~——Samia cecropia, 102.
“= columbia, 102.

San José scale, 91, 98, 140-41, 150,
151-66, 192, 198, 194, 195, 196, 197.
Sanborn, F. G., cited, 108, 116.
Sanders, J. G., species received from,
201.
Saperda, monograph of genus, 94.
calearata, 186.
eandida, 186.
tridentata, 167.
Saratoga county, Summary of vol-
untary reports from, 188.
Saunders, William, cited, 104, 116.
Saw-toothed grain beetle, 145.
Sawfly, 181, 188.
Say, Thomas, cited, 107, 111, 116.
seabripennis, Chrysobothris, 171,
LTS:
Seale insects, 194; determinations
of, 92; soft, 174.
Schenectady county, summary of
voluntary reports from, 188.
Schizoneura americana, 181.

Rogers Nursery, certificate issued™*Schizura concinna, 109.

to, 96.

rosae, Psila, 197.

Rose, J.. F., on plant lice, 182; on
Aphis brassicae, 133.

—=" unicornis, 109.

Schuyler county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 188.
Sciara sp., 193.

Rose beetle, 138, 175, 178, 181, 185.2 Scoliopteryx libatrix, 109.

186, 189, 198.

Rose slugs, 187.

Rosebushes, insects injurious to:
Diplotaxis frondicola, 137.
leaf hoppers, 185.
Macrodactylus subspinosus, 175.

181, 185.

Myzus cerasi, 185.
plant lice, 182, 184, 185, 189, 190.

| Seolytus rugulosus, 191, 200.

Scudder, S. H., cited, 103, 116, 119.
scutellatus, Monohammus, 169-70.
Scutellista cyanea, 194.

Seirodonta bilineata, 191.

serrata, Haemotobia, 175, 181, 183.

<= Sesia acerni, 200.

Shad flies, 187.
Shade tree ratings, 195.

234

Shade trees, injurious insects, 94,
147-49.

Sheeren Wholesale Nurseries, cer-
tificates issued to, 95-96.

Sialididae, 200.

signatus, ?Anthonomus, 187.

Silvanus surinamensis, 145.

similis, Chilocorus, see Chilocorus
similis. :

Simuliidae, 199. s

Siphonaptera, contributions of, 215.

Sirrine, F. A.,.on Phorbia brassicae,
144,

Slosson, A. T., cited, 120.

Smith, J. B., cited, 101, 108, 104, 107,
111, 116, 120; acknowledgments
to, 1138.

Snow, F. H., species received from,
201.

solani, Rhopalosiphum, 185.

Special investigations, 92-93.

speciosus, Plagionotus, 198.

Spiny elm caterpillar, 186.

Spittle insects, 181, 185.

Spraying, 195. See also Remedies.

Spruce, insects injurious to:
Chrysobothris sp., 170.
Chrysobothris scabripennis, 171.
Gnathotricus materiarius, 170.
Phymatodes dimidiatus, 171.
Polygraphus rufipennis, 169, 170
Xyloterus lineatus, 170.
Xylotrechus undulatus, 171.

Spruce bark beetle, 169, 170.

Squash bug, 175, 177, 180, 185, 189.

Squash vines, insects injurious to:
Anasa tristis, 175, 177, 180, 189.
Diabrotica vittata, 179.

Stalk borer, 190.

Steely flea beetle, 142.

stramenalis, Hvergestis, 182.

Strawberry plants, insects injurious

to:
Diabrotica harperi, 188.
Mamestra picta, 190.

Strawberry weevil, 187.

Stuart, C. W., & Co., nursery certifi-
cate issued to, 96.

subhamata, Leptura, 171.

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Subspinosus, Macrodactylus, see
Macrodactylus subspinosus.

Summer washes, 159-66.

Sunflowers, plant lice injuring, 183.

surinamensis, Silvanus, 145.

Sweet, George A., Nursery Co., cer-
tificate issued to, 96.

Symmerista albifrons, 118.

Syrphus flies, 131.

Tamarack, insects injurious to:
Leptura subhamata, 171.
Polygraphus rufipennis, 169.
Tomicus pini, 171.

Tarnished plant bug, 144-45.

Taylor, H. S., & Co., nursery certifi-
cate issued to, 95.

telarius, Tetranychus, 189.

Telea polyphemus, 102, 109.

terebans, Dendroctonus, 198.

’Tetranychus telarius, 189.

textor, Hyphantria, see Hyphantria
textor.

Thorn apple, Macrodactylus sub-
Spinosus injuring, 181.

Thysanura, contributions of, 219.

Timothy, Pyrrharctia isabella injur-
ing, 183.

Tingis arcuata, 128.

tityri, Ophion, see Ophion tityri.

tityrus, Epargyreus, 118.

Tmetocera ocellana, 177, 178, 183.

Tobacco water, 132.

Tobacco worm, 176.

Tomato worm, 187.

Tomatoes, insects injurious to:
Crepidodera cucumeris, 179, 181,

185, 189.

Rhopalosiphum solani, 185.

Tomicus calligraphus, 167, 198.
pini, 167, 169, 171, 1938.

torrefacta, Apatelodes, 102.

Trap lantern records, 108, 114, 117,
120.

Tremex columba, 171.

Triangularis, Disonycha, 181, 182.

Trichoptera, available for exchange,
212; contributions of, 217.

tridentata, Saperda, 167.

trifolii, Mamestra, 109.

INDEX TO REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903

tristis, Anasa, see Anasa tristis.

Trouvelet, cited, 99, 103.

Trumpet vine, Lecanium ? pruino-
sum injuring, 174.

Tulip tree scale, 199.

Turnips, insects injurious to:
Aphis brassicae, 183, 182.
Evergestis stramenalis, 182.
Phorbia brassicae, 192.

~Tussock moth, white-marked, 91,
147-49, 187, 191.

Typhlocyba comes var. vitis, 192.

Uhler, P. H., cited, 129.

ulmi, Lepidosaphes, 195.

ulmifolii, Callipterus, 134.

Ulster county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 188-89.

undulatus, Xylotrechus, 171, 172.

unicornis, Schizura, 109.

unipuncta, Heliophila, 109.

Van Alstyne, Edward, experiments
in controlling San José scale, 155.

Van Duzee, E. P., acknowledgments
to, 96.

“es. Vanessa atalanta, 184.

? yenosus, Psocus, 182.

vicina, Pegomyia, 185.

virginica, Diacrisia, 105, 115.

viticida, Fidia, see Fidia viticida.

vittata, Diabrotica, see Diabrotica
vittata.

Voluntary entomologic service of
New York state, 96, 173-92.

Walker, C. M., determinations of
seale insects, 92; experiments
with summer washes, 93; experi-
ments with lime-sulfur wash, 160-
66; arrangement of collections,
94; nursery inspection work, 95.

Walnut trees, black, Datana in-
tegerrima injuring, 149.

Walnut worm, 149.

Warren county, summary of vol- |
| Zebra caterpillar, 109, 189.

untary reports from, 189-90.

235

Waterhouse, cited, 104.

Wayne county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 190.

Webster, F. M., cited, 101, 111.

Webworm, fall, 92, 149, 177,
182, 183, 188, 1938.
Weed, C. M., cited, 102,- 104.
Westchester county, summary of
voluntary reports from, 190-91.
Western New York Nursery Co.,
nursery certificate issued to, 95.
Whale oil soap, 129, 1382, 134, 140,
141, 145, 158, 166, 190, 192, 194,
195, 196.

Wheat, Diabrotica harperi injuring,
138.

White grubs, 187.

Williams, C. L., on Crioceris as-
paragi, 148.

Williston, S. W., determinations by,
201.

Wood, A. L., nursery certificate is-
sued to, 95.

Wood, Albert, on Psylla pyricola,
140.

Wood ashes, 188.

Woolly bear, black, 182.
brown, 182.

Woolly beech aphis, 136, 191.

Worthington, C. E., cited, 104.

Wyoming county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 191-92.

180,

Xyleborus sp., 172.
Xyloterus lineatus, 170, 172.
Xylotrechus undulatus, 171, 172.

Young, D. B., investigations ou
mosquitos, 93; work on forest in-
sects, 94; work on collections, 94-
95; on Drepanosiphum acerifolii,

1385; on Callipterus betulaecolens,
136; investigations on forest fires
and insect attack, 168-69.

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