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known as the masked bedbug hunter, from the habit of the nymph 

 of covering itself with dust and rubbish so as to be thoroughly con- 

 cealed as it waits in dusty corners for its prey. This species, with 



FIG. 149. Thread-legged bug (Emesa longipes De G.) 



(After Lugger) 



another (Melanolcstcs picipcs], was the subject of considerable 

 newspaper notoriety a few years ago as the kissing bug, since it not 

 infrequently attacks the lips of people while they are asleep. The 



FIG. 150. A damsel-bug (Coriscus subcoleopterus Kby.) 



(After Lugger) 



thread-legged bugs (Emesidae) are well described by their name, all 

 of the legs being long and threadlike. The forelegs are fitted for 

 grasping the prey, resembling those of the mantis, and the anten- 

 nae are bent so as to simulate forelegs. They are sometimes found 



