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January 1894.1 X's XHE. 5
ovipositor, and during this latter move- ment the anal cerci tremble slightly.
Two operations, including both drilling
and oviposition, which were timed, took
six and a half and five and a half
minutes respectively. As soon as one
egg is laid, the female proceeds to attack the bark again in a new place at a very
short remove from and above the other,
and uses the bits of bark torn off to
conceal the opening of the hole below,
fastening them in place by the aid of its ~molasses" so that when it hardens it
presents the rough appearance one
always sees at the entrance ; but if these are removed the opening of the hole
will be found clean and splinterless.
The insect bores but two or three holes
at a time and after a delay returns to the same spot to renew operations, mean-
while leaving the uppermost hole
unplugged, although those below are
often revisited in the pauses of oviposi- tion to spread more fluid on the other
completed drills. This explains why
the uppermost drill of a series is often found unclosed at the opening, the
insect having perhaps been frightened
away altogether before the entire com-
pletion of her task.
The egg-holes are drilled at an average
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES.-V.*
BY SAMUEL HENSHAW.
MINOR ENTOMOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS.-
GARDEN AND FOREST, Vol. I11 (1890), con- tains the following notes and articles :- *For Nos. I-IV, see Vol. 6.
of I. I mm. apart and are 0.4 mm. in
diameter at the entrance. The harder
outer portion of the stem of the rasp-
berry is first bored through almost
vertically but a little downward, while
in the pith the drills incline downward
in a slight curve (just that of the egg), the general trend of the deeper portion
being at angles varying from I 35' to I 70å but averaging about 145' to the trend of the initial portion.
The eggs are nearly cylindrical, taper-
ing slightly and well rounded at the
ends, both ends alike in this respect,
2.65 mm. long and 0.55 mm. broad,
the top end, occupying a length of two-
fifteenths of the whole, covered with
little crowded papillae which diminish
in size away from the tip, and where
they fade the surface becomes studded
with lozenge shaped depressions 0.017
mm. long and half as wide. When first
laid the eggs are of a uniform very
pale green, but later become brownish
amber or pale brassy, but with a pale
brownish yellow layer at the lower
end. The eggs are extruded cap-end
hindmost.
This insect seems to prefer to eat the
harder parts, the ribs and veins, of
leaves.
Smith, J. B. A new elm insect. Zeruera
$yrt'na. p. 30-31, f. 6.
Pearson, A. W. and Editor.
The rose beetle
[Macrodactylus s~tbs$/~t osus] . p. 44-45 . Lintner, J. A.
Late experience with insects
injurious to orchard and garden.
p.
70-71.
Smith, J. B.
An enemy [Bolt's nelumit'alis]
to the Egyptian lotus. p. 88, f. 18-19 .



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[January 1894.
Goff, E. S. Protection against the striped cucumber beetle. [Diabrotica vittata].
p. 90, 92, f. 21.
Massey, W. F.
The striped cucumber beetle.
Pabrotica vittata]. p. 129.
Editorial. Legislation against the gypsy moth [Ocneyia dis/ar]. p. 150.
Jack, J. G. A newly imported rose saw-fly (Emphyttts cincfiis, L.) .
p. 15 1-152.
Jack, J. G. The comparative liability of trees to disease. p. 176-178.
Smith, J. B. Insecticides for window plants. p. 192.
Jack, J. G.
State control of the gypsy moth.
[Ocneria disfiy]. p. 277-278.
Veitch, A. and Smith, J. B.
The chrysan-
themum fly. \Eristalis tenax]. p.
326.
Smith, J. B. An experience with rose-bugs. \Macrodactylits sz~bs~inosus.] p. 343-
344-
Jack, J. G. Diseases of chrysanthemums
caused by insects. [Cicadula quadri-
lineata, Lygns lineolayis, Lygaeus (=
Poecilocafsus] lineatus, Tyiphle$s insi- diosus, Plagiognathus obscurus, Phyto-
myza chrysanthemi, RristaZis tenax].
P- 439-440, f. 55-
Smith, J. B.
A new enemy [C~y$to~hytt-
thus Zapathi] of willows.
p. 451.
A. and Editor.
Insect enemies [Alyfia octo-
maculata] of Ampelopsis. p. 471.
Weed, C. M. The white pine louse. [Lach- nus styobi].
p. 488, f. 60-62.
Phono. Enemies of the grape vine. p.
547-
Smith, J. B. The black peach Aphis.
[Apkis persicae niged. p. 548, f.
70-7 2.
Smith, J. B. Notes on the plum Curculio. [ Conotrachelus nenu$har]. p. 560.
Weed, C. M. The spotted willow-twig Aphis. [Melanoxantfws salicis]. p. 632, f.
83-85 -
Vol. IV (1891) contains the following :- Treat, Mary.
The pines at Christmas-time.
[Notes on Lophyrus ab6otii and Re-
ii&a fridrana]. p. 14.
Smith, J. B. A winter campaign against
insects, p. 42.
Treat, Mary.
Insect enemies [Tomicus cal-
ligrafius, Chalco$hora virginiensis,
C. libe~ta, Monohammus confusor] of
the pitch pine. p. 62-63.
Jack, J. G. An insect pest [hosoina orchi- dearurn} of Cattleyas. p. 99-100, f. 2 I. Jack, J. G. Can the gypsy moth [Ocneria
disfart, be exterminated? p. 11 1-1 12.
Fernow, B. E. Insect lime for the gypsy
moth. [Ocneria dis$ar]. p. 142-143.
Smith, J. B. Insect lime. p. ~$3.
Jack, J. G.
Notes on some insects [Gossy-
$aria ulmi, Oygyia leucosfigma, Hy-
fhafttyia cunea, Thyridopteryx e-fike m- eraeformis, Ocneria disfar] and
insect remedies. p. 184, 186.
Fernow, B. E. Insect lime, nevertheless. p. 202-203.
Smith, J. B. An oak scale [Asterodiasfis quercicola\. p. 243, f. 43.
Hoskins, T. N. The abuse of insecticides. P. 247.
Anon. [Dijlosis å´pyrivora] p. 276.
Jack, J. G. Weevils [B~uchidae] in legu- minous tree-seeds.
p. 280-281, f. 49.
Robbins, M. C. A struggle with the web-
worm [Hy/han/ria cuneiz]. p. 291-292.
Anon. [Mac~odactylns subsjhosus] , p. 3 12. Anon. [Pho~odon Admuli]. p. 312.
Robbins, M. C. The rose-chafer. [Macro-
dactylus sz~bspinosus}. p. 338-340.
Pearson, A. W. Experience with the rose- bug [Macrodactylus subsf inosz~s ] in
1891. p. 415-416.
Taplin, W. H.
Insecticides for greenhouse
plants. p. 452.
Jack, J. G.
A clematis borer [Acalfhoe cau-
data]. p. 496, f. 77.
Riley, C. V. A new herbarium pest. [Car- @oxera å´ptelearia] 543-544, f. 84-
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