. The American entomologist. Entomology. THE. ST. LOUIS, MO., NOVEMBER, 1868. VOL. 1. NO. 3. •pUBLISnED MONTHLY BY R. I>. STXJIDLE~X- ho7-a W-Uneata, Say).—Up to the au- tumn of 18G5, it was generally supposed by Economic Entomologists, that tliis destructive insect had existed for time immemorial in the Nortliwesteru States, feeding upon some worth- less weed or otli- crif cr; and that of late years, from some unexplain- ed cause, it had all of a sudden taken to attack- ing the Potato- plant. In Octo- ber, 1805, the se- nior editor of tills journal publish- ed apaper,show- ing that origin-
. The American entomologist. Entomology. THE. ST. LOUIS, MO., NOVEMBER, 1868. VOL. 1. NO. 3. •pUBLISnED MONTHLY BY R. I>. STXJIDLE~X- ho7-a W-Uneata, Say).—Up to the au- tumn of 18G5, it was generally supposed by Economic Entomologists, that tliis destructive insect had existed for time immemorial in the Nortliwesteru States, feeding upon some worth- less weed or otli- crif cr; and that of late years, from some unexplain- ed cause, it had all of a sudden taken to attack- ing the Potato- plant. In Octo- ber, 1805, the se- nior editor of tills journal publish- ed apaper,show- ing that origin- ally its exclusive home was iu the Rocky Moun- „ , , , , ?' Colors—(a) deep oranc tains, where it had been known to exist for at least forty-five years feeding upon a wild species of potato peculiar to that region (Sohmum rostratum, Dunal) ; that when civilization marched up to the Rocky Mountains and potatoes began to be grown in that region, it gradually acquired the habit of feeding upon the cuUivatcd potato; that in 1859, spreading eastward from potato patch to potato patch, it had reached a point. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. Louis : R. P. Studley & Co.
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