1891.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 2Oy 



Its orange-colored eggs cover the bark in Winter, especially about the 

 buds, ready to hatch with the opening of the leaves in Spring. Grafts of 

 these buds would thus inoculate other trees. The Yellows Mite would 

 be an appropriate name. WM. HAMPTON PATTON, Hartford, Conn. 



Amp/lion nessus appeared long in advance of the blossoming of Blue- 

 Flag Iris vcrsicolor; this year at least. During a very hot, Summer- 

 like spell of weather late in April, one of my friends, who missed me 

 leaving for the suburbs on a Sunday's collecting tour, saw two specimens 

 of A. ncssits feeding on the flowers of the lovely Mountain Pink Si/air 

 pennsylvanica, which covers the rocky ledges of the open forest. This 

 Wild Pink usually blossoms in this vicinity from the last week of April 

 until the middle of May. My friend being provided with only a cyanide 

 bottle for mothing, could not take any of the specimens seen on that day. 

 From the last week of May until after the middle of following month I 

 watched in vain for the appearance of this Sphingid on the flowers of 

 Blue Flag. RICHARD E. KUNZE, M.D. 



WHILE summering in the Nutmeg State this year a friend of mine found 

 insects very plentiful; some kinds rather too plentiful, in fact. He used 

 to sit up nights and catch them. Some of them came in at the window, 

 and some didn't. Thereby hangs a tale. At first he was mad, then grew 

 sad, and finally glad; his heart was filled with ghoulish glee he caught 

 every blessed one he could find and preserved the reeking carcasses as 

 ghastly trophies of his sojourn in the land. They were of all sizes, ages 

 and complexions, from the pallid infant to the ruddy sire and gory grand- 

 sire, and he smiled with joy (?) at the goodly array. This experience led 

 to the preparation of the following placard, which, with its accompanying 

 specimen (a fine, plump one), was posted, at his departure, on the wall 

 of the room he had occupied, and there left for the edification of the land- 

 lady. It is to be hoped that her feelings were not so severely injured as 

 to disable her from improving matters for the next comer. 



Locality, - , Conn. 

 Date, Aug. , 1891. 

 Number of specimens, 39. 



Classification. Type, Arthropoda. 



Class, Insecta. 



Order, Hemiptera. 



Suborder, Heteroptera. 



Family, Acanthiidie. 



Genus, Acanthia. 



Species, lectularia. 

 Scientific name, Acanthia lectularia, 

 Common name, BEDBUG. 



Habits. This degraded bug inhabits (too many of) the sleeping apart- 

 ments of the human species. Secreting itself by day, it sallies forth at 

 night to feast upon the blood of the unwary traveler and luckless lodger. 



