. The American entomologist and botanist. —(a and fc) white; (t) ash gray. terrible pest to the onion-grower in the East,though it has not yet made its way out the other hand, the Native American Onion-fly (Ortalis arcuata, Walker, Fig. 73,) which isa closely allied species and has almost exactly [Fig, 73.]. Color—Whitish. Color—Blackish. the same habits, has only been heard of in oneor two circumscribed localities in the West, andeven there does comparatively but little dam-[Fig, 7i.] age. Again, the Imported Oyster-shell Bark-louse {AspicUotus con- cliiformis, Fig. 74) is a fa

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. The American entomologist and botanist. —(a and fc) white; (t) ash gray. terrible pest to the onion-grower in the East,though it has not yet made its way out the other hand, the Native American Onion-fly (Ortalis arcuata, Walker, Fig. 73,) which isa closely allied species and has almost exactly [Fig, 73.]. Color—Whitish. Color—Blackish. the same habits, has only been heard of in oneor two circumscribed localities in the West, andeven there does comparatively but little dam-[Fig, 7i.] age. Again, the Imported Oyster-shell Bark-louse {AspicUotus con- cliiformis, Fig. 74) is a far worse foe to the Apple and n^ certain other fruit trees than our in-digenous Harriss Bark-louse {Asp. Harrisii, Fig. 75) though each of thein infests the same species. Fi- ally, the imported Meal-worm beetle Color— Greenish ,,,,,. ,. — brown; the egEs (leneOriO »; the OCRS iniaer uie sl-gic under the sealc blood-rcd. tor) swarms throughout the whole United States, and is a great ijest; while the Native American species

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