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across the corium. It is also somewhat allied to L. oppositus 

 Say, with which it has often been confused, although it can 

 readily be distinguished by the extreme rugose surface of its 

 thorax. 



Years ago the writer took one single specimen from a linden 

 tree in the grounds of the Department of Agriculture; later 

 the same insect occurred on leaves of magnolia trees and was 

 found feeding on the young fruit. At the same time Dr. 

 F. H. Chittenden was observing this interesting new coreid on 

 magnolia, and Mr. T. H. Pergande, of the Bureau of Ento- 

 mology, Department of Agriculture, examined the young larval 

 forms and made the following notes:* 



Specimens of this bug have been observed during June on magnolias 

 of different kinds on the grounds of the Department of Agriculture, 

 sucking the fruit. The smaller fruit stung by them dropped gradually, 

 while the larger though still growing fruit turned black and ceased 

 growing at the side where it was stung, while the other side kept on 

 growing, on account of which it became curved and crippled. On the 

 underside of some of the leaves was found a long string of eggs and 

 with them the young larva?, which no doubt belong to this bug, since 

 no other hemipteron could be found on the trees. Two of the larva?, 

 egg-shells, and one of the adults were preserved, marked 6296. 



July 12, 1894. While searching again for the larvae of this species 

 I found a colony on a magnolia on which I failed to find any eggs, 

 which seems to indicate that the whole colony travels together from 

 one tree to another. All were stationed upon one of the pods, some 

 engaged in sucking. They are quick runners if disturbed, and will 

 soon scatter to different parts of a branch. Their rostrum is now 

 immensely long, reaching considerably beyond the end of the body. 



The larvae are red, the antennae, a band between the eyes, a band 

 across the metanotum, all spines, and legs black; terminal half of all 

 tibiae, except extreme tip, white. Rostrum blackish. 



July 17, 189k. Some have cast a skin, evidently the second. They 

 are now yellowish gray; head and thorax dark gray; the abdomen 

 marked with minute purplish spots; prothorax broadly bordered with 

 red; there are two reddish streaks on the head, posterior to the eyes. 

 Antennae reddish-brown, the last joint yellowish white. Eyes dark 

 brown; anterior and median femora dusky, darkest towards both ends; 

 posterior femora black; basal third of anterior and median tibia? and 

 basal half of posterior tibice black, the rest yellowish white. Rostrum 

 does not reach to the end of the body; it is yellowish white, with the 

 basal joint and tip black. All tubercles black. 



* Mr. T. H. Pergande kindly submitted these notes to the writer for 

 publication. 



