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nearly as wide as the stigmatal and yth band. Spiracles yellowish, 

 ringed with brown. The yth band is the most conspicuous mark on the 

 body, being distinctly whitish in colour, with a bluish tint. The extremity 

 of the anal flap has a few pale blunt bristles, which protrude straight out- 

 wards. All the feet concolorous with the venter, as before. 



Unfortunately, on Sept. 13th the larva died. At this date it was only 

 a little longer than the above measurement, viz., 8 ram. long. In view of 

 this it would seem ])ossible that tlie larva hibernates in this stage. During 

 the above stages it was fed only on Kentucky Blue Grass, {Foa pratensts L ) 



I have delayed the publication of the above notes, hoping that further 

 material would turn up for study, bat this I have not been able to obtain. 



SOME HETEROPTERA FROM VIRGINIA AND NORTH 



CAROLINA. 



BY J. R. DE LA TORRE BUENO AND G. P. ENGELHARDT. 



In July and August of this year the junior author made a collecting 

 trip in Virginia and North Carolina, and he took with other things a small 

 number of Heteroptera, among them some of great interest. 



In general, the little collection is striking on account of the number 

 of characteristically Southern forms in it. These number 14, out of a 

 total of 39 species taken. The majority, as may be seen, is made up of 

 species familar to us in this region. 



Pentatomidce. 

 Monnidea litgens Fab. 



Virginia Beach, Va., July 20, two specimens ; Linville P'alls, N. C, 



Aug. 15, one specimen. This is common everywhere. 



Solubea pugnaxY^h. 



Wilkesboro, N. C, Aug. 9, one specimen ; Virginia Beach, Va., July 

 20, one specimt^n. Fairly common in meadows and open woods. 



A species sometimes found about New York. Previously recorded 

 from North Carolina, but seemingly not from Virginia. 



Euschistus icier tens Linn. 



Elizabeth City, North Carolina, July 24. A specimen with very 

 prominent pronotal angles. This is presumably a Northern form, but has 

 already been recorded from North Carolina. A number were observed 

 along the swampy margin of a bayou running througli a cypress swamp, 

 where they were resting on the leaves of water-lilies and other plants, 

 some mating. 



April, iqin 



