Bibliography of the more important contributions to American economic entomology.

  • Bureau of Entomology
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1889-1905
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Credit: Bibliography of the more important contributions to American economic entomology. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    33. Walsh, B.D. The plam-gouger; a new foe of the plum. < Prairie Farmer, 13 June, 1863, [v. 27], n. s., v. 11, pp. 372-373, figs. 1—3. S.-b., No. 1, p. 6. Habits, description, and figures of Antlionomua T prunicida n. sp. [= Cocco- torits scittcBaris], injurious to plums; comparison with. Conotrachdua nenu- phar; figure of the latter. 34. Walsh, B.D. The plum-gouger. < Prairie Farmer, 11 July, 1863, [v. 28], n. s., V. 12, p. 21, 2 figs. S.-b., No. 1, p. 10. Distribution and ravages of Anthonomua prunicida [^=Coocoiorua acutellarial; list of insects found on plum-trees; description of Conotrachelua puncticoUia n. sp. [=C. geminatua'l j usefulness of Beduviua raptatoriua [=Sinea dia- dema] ; figures A. prunicida and H. raptatorma. 35. Walsh, B. D. A new fruit foe. < Prairie Farmer, 18 July, 1863, [v. 28], n. s., V. 12, p. 37, fig.. S.-b., No. 1., p. 11. Description and figure of imago of Epiccerua imhricatua ; injuries to fruit trees and gooseberry-bushes; supposed habits of this and allied species ; hiber- nation of the larva of Conotrachelua ; description of C. cratwgi n. sp. 36. Walsh, B. D. Leaf-hopper. < Prairie Farmer, 25 July, 1863, [v. 28], n. s., V. 12, p. 53. Proconia [= Oncometopia'] undata injurious to grape-vines in southern Illinois; its eggs laid in twigs. 37. Walsh, B. D. Locust borers. < Prairie Farmer, 15 August, 1863, [v. 28], n. s., V. 12, p. 101. S.-b., No. 1, p. 12. Description and habits of Clytua [= Cyllene^ robiniw; Clytua of Carya does not attack Bobinia ; Coaaua robiniw mentioned; larvap and images of Nitidulidw found under decaying bark. 38. Walsh, B. D. Insect friends and insect foes. The twice-stabbed lady-bird. < Prairie Farmer, 1863, [v. 28], n. s., v. 12 j 22 Au- gust, p. 117, figs. 1, 2; 29 August, p. 133, figs. 3,4. S.-b., No. 1, pp. 11-12. Description and figure of imago of Chilocorua bivulnerua ; figure of larva; de- struction of injurious insects by predaceous insects; brief description of and means against Lytta cinerea [_—Macrobaaia MJticoZor], found on potato, English bean, and apple, and L. [_=Epioauta'] vittata, on potato; figures Lytta atrata [^=Epicautapennaylvanica'], foundonaster andpotato, and larva-cases of Solenobia sp. from under bark of apple-trees; note on allies of Solenobia. 39. Walsh, B. D. Observations on certain N. A. Neuroptera, by H. Hagen, M. D., of Koenigsberg, Prussia; translated from the orig- inal French MS., and published by permission of the author, with notes and descriptions of about twenty new N. A. species of Pseudoneuroptera. <Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., October, 1863, v. 2, pp. 167-272, fig. Dr. Hagen’s comments relate to the species described in No. 24 ; the author’s notes supplement these^ud describe three (3) new genera and twentyrthree (23) new species; for a list of these, see the Syatematic Index; descriptions of previously described species, with notes on their liabits, distribution, etc., are also given ; Bwtia interlineata Siphlurua /einoratua] is proposed
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