. The American entomologist. Entomology. ^ NEW YORK, MARCH, 1880. No. 3 PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE HUB PUBLISHING CO. of n. y. 323 Pearl St., New York. TERMS Two dollars per annum, in advance EDITORS : CHAS. V. RILEY, EditSr Washington, D. C. A. S. FULLER, Assistant Editor, Ridgewood, N. J. TRAPPING THE CARPET BEETLE. The recently introduced Carpet-beetle {Anthrenus scropJmlaria)^ the larva of \vhich is_known under the Vather misleading name LFig. JS-]. Imtorted Carpet-beetle;—a, larva; ^, pupa, dorsal view, with split larva skin surrounding ; c^ do. ventral view removed fro
. The American entomologist. Entomology. ^ NEW YORK, MARCH, 1880. No. 3 PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE HUB PUBLISHING CO. of n. y. 323 Pearl St., New York. TERMS Two dollars per annum, in advance EDITORS : CHAS. V. RILEY, EditSr Washington, D. C. A. S. FULLER, Assistant Editor, Ridgewood, N. J. TRAPPING THE CARPET BEETLE. The recently introduced Carpet-beetle {Anthrenus scropJmlaria)^ the larva of \vhich is_known under the Vather misleading name LFig. JS-]. Imtorted Carpet-beetle;—a, larva; ^, pupa, dorsal view, with split larva skin surrounding ; c^ do. ventral view removed from skin ; d, beetle—hair lines showing natural size (after Riley). of " Buffalo moth," bids fair to be even more injurious to carpets and woolen goods generally, than the old and familiar clothes moths belonging to various species of the genus Tinea. It has certainly become widely disseminated in this country, for many of our correspondents who employ a sweep-net in collecting, whether in Oregon, California, or any intermediate locality, ob- tain specimens every season. For several seasons we were at a loss to know upon what kind of plant or plants the perfect insect fed, as it was quite evi- dent that the persons who sent them had made their collections in the field and not in the house where the larva pursued its mischievous work. Last summer, how- ever, in collecting pollen-loving beetles belonging to the genus Mordella upon the flowers of Spiraeas, which they fre- quent, Mr. Fuller was somewhat surprised, as well as pleased, to find this very carpet pest at work among them, likewise feeding upon the pollen of the flowers. Every day for several weeks he caught some of these beetles on the same plants, but on no others in his garden. It is quite probable that they do feed upon the pollen of other plants, but they appear to prefer the Spiraeas. As these plants are in- digenous to all parts of the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, the beetles can alwa
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