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57) July 1. from egg-slits of the crab (R.R. tree) observed [[strike: "a"]]^8^ perfectly hatched tettigonia ^from 7 different slits^ apparently, from the shape of head, chl. malefica [[name underlined]]. They lay inside [[underlined]] the slits, but were motionless & apparently dead. Most of the other eggs are empty, preyed on by Mymar[[underlined]]? They were white, eyes dusky. No thorns or prickles. [[symbol]] larvae first hatched (Membracidae). [[underlined]] Several other eggs were dusky at tip, besides 2 black eyes, similar to one observed at Bloomington were these, Mymar? Observed a dead [[symbol for female]] Mymar ^in egg slit^ with antennae fully developed. Some of the hatched tett. (1 or 2) lay with the head the [[underline next]] wrong way.[[end underline]] Did not observe any [[underlined]] membracide larvae.
June 31. Observed a dozen & more full-winged tettigonia on R.R. crab, but cd. not catch any. Also, on a cursory inspection, several very young tettig. larvae.
N.B. There had hatched between June 24 & 31st 2 or 3 membracide larvae from a bottle full of pear crab & elm infected twigs taken to Bloomington.
July 2. Saw a half-grown larva of Reduvius raptatorius Say walk off with a cynips in its mouth, half as large as itself, on my umbrella while [[beating?]].
July 2. From earth on which I had placed fall of 1862 infected [[hairs?]] obtained Conotrachelus posticatus? Schonherr [[?]] [[strike: near anaglypticus Say]]. Passed the winter underground.
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July 4 Bred the small common {atomaria corticaria pumila Melsh} from c. q. inanis galls.
July 3. Examined [[image]] willow galls -- this big -- no larva discoverable.
July 4. Noticed pupa of conocephalus & also of Caloptenus bivittatus? or the closely allied species, both of which had short wings, flattened & veined in the peculiar manner which in Locustadae & Gryllidae seems always to indicate the pupa state.
July 5 R.R. Elms full of leafhoppers -- imago & half-grown larvae & pupae. (Aug. 16 opened all straws (6 or 7) in glass jar -- all empty)
July 9. Recd. from J.H., Carroll Co. 4 larvae, flattish about .2 long, with a lateral & dorsal row of spines & two bifurcate caudal appendages. 
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Living in the inside of the [[strike: above the roots]], the division [[page cut off]]
cutting off partially the ^last^ [[page cut off]]
oats are blasted ^turning white^ & come to no[[page cut off]]
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exit, a 16-footed caterpillar .7 [[page cut off]]
Head honey-yellow with lateral [[page cut off]]
mandible black. ---[T. [[ page cut off]]
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