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T. pulicaria Germ. Throughout the State V-VIII; often 

 common; occurs also on the salt marshes. 



Family ARADID/E. 



This family contains the "flat bugs," so named be- 

 cause of their form, which is adapted for life in the 

 narrowest sort of crevices, under bark or in cracks of 

 dead trees. They are generally dark brown or blackish Fig. 60. A negro 

 in color, are believed to be predatory in habit, and seem bu ' Thyreocoris 

 to be essentially forest species, isolated trees rarely 



, . . larged. 



being infested. 



Sub-family ARADIN^. 



ARAOUS Fab. 



A. ssqualis Say. New Jersey (Uhl, Bergroth). 

 A. quadrilineatus Say. Palisades (Jl); State Island IV, 10 (Ds). 



A. robustus Uhl. Ft. Lee VII (Jl) ; Madison, Lakehurst VI, a common 

 species (Brb). 



A. similis Say. Greenwood Lake V (Brb); Great Notch V, 30 (Bno); 

 Staten Island IV, 10 (Ds) ; Lakehurst (Jl) ; Clementon V, 2 (GG). 

 Commonly found in and under the fungus "Polyporus betulintis" 

 growing on dead white birches or, in winter, nymphs and adults under 

 bark near base (Bno). 



A. hubbardi Held. Almost undoubtedly in New Jersey (Bno). 



A. acutus Say. Lakehurst (Ds) ; Anglesea IV, 11 (Coll). 



A. inornatus Uhl. Prospertown, Lahaway VII, 3 (Coll). 



A. crenatus Say. Pennsylvania and probably also New Jersey. 



A. lugubris Fall, (rectus Say.) Staten Island (Ds). 



A. uniformis Heid. Probably occurs in New Jersey. 



A. abbas Bergr. New Brunswick IV (Coll). 



A. cinnamomeus Panz. Staten Island IV, 10 (Ds) ; Lakehurst V, 27 

 (Bno); Clementon V, 2 (GG) ; common on pines. 



A. niger Stal. Lakehurst IV, 14 (Ds) ; also under pine bark. 



Sub-family MEZIRIN^. 



MEZIRA A & S. (BRACHYRHYNCHUS Lap). 

 M. lobata Say. Should be found in New Jersey (Bno). 

 M. granulata Say. Occurs from Canada to Maryland. 



