. The American entomologist. Entomology. THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 59 Saddle-back l,—Geo. T. Cost, Fairfield, Gmii Co., Ohio.—The womis you found ou Indian I'orii, devouring tlie blades and silk, are the larvte of the Saddle-back Moth {Empi-ttia xtimiiha, Clem.)—the as that spoken of on page 32 of our last number. under the head of SxiNCilNG As we are ever and anon receiving this species, we jjreseut herewith figures of it for future reference. (Fig. Z6, a, back view; h, side view.) Silk Spiders—& u:i the wing, and the latter as much so on the run, stopping ever and anon to g
. The American entomologist. Entomology. THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 59 Saddle-back l,—Geo. T. Cost, Fairfield, Gmii Co., Ohio.—The womis you found ou Indian I'orii, devouring tlie blades and silk, are the larvte of the Saddle-back Moth {Empi-ttia xtimiiha, Clem.)—the as that spoken of on page 32 of our last number. under the head of SxiNCilNG As we are ever and anon receiving this species, we jjreseut herewith figures of it for future reference. (Fig. Z6, a, back view; h, side view.) Silk Spiders—& u:i the wing, and the latter as much so on the run, stopping ever and anon to grabble for ; You further remark that they are commonly called "Cow-killers," but do not give any reason. Have they ever been known to kill cows? The sting of the $ is said to be very severe; but as with all AVasps, Bees and Ants, the cf has no sting at all! A new Bee Enemy—/'. Brewer, Waynesville, Mb. —Tlie flattened larva which you caught in the act of eating a bee near a hive is the larva of some Ground- beetle. Tlic pitchy black horny plates above, the softer whitish lower surface with various sized shiny black spots, the 4-jointed antenna; and maxillartipalpi, the 2-jointed lahial palpi, the exarticulate cercus spring- ing from each upper side of the terminal segment, the stiff .anal proleg, but above all, the 2-jointed lobe of the maxillary palpi—all indicate its carauidous na- ture. We suspect it will produce some species of Jhirpalus, and if wo succeed in breeding it we will inform you of the fact, and at the same time illustrate this larva. AVe doubt whether it would show any preference for the honey-bee over other in- sects. The Ground-beetles are voracious and general feeders, anil will cat almost any soft-bodied insects they c^u get hold of. Xkousand-lcgrg^ed Worms—/. W. Mirchant, Car- thage, .l/(ss.—None of the Thousand-legged Worms are known to be poisonous, though there is an enormous Hundred-legged Worm (Scolopmdra castaiie!i
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