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CORIZUS, Fallen. 



38. C. punctiventris, Dallas. 



May to August. Common. 



39. C- nigristernum, Sign. 



May to Oct. Abundant in fields and pastures. Reaches 

 maturity about June 15. 



FAMILY LYG.-EID/E. 



NYSIUS, Dallas. 



40. N. thymi, Wolff. 



May to August. 



ORSILLACIS, Uhler. 

 41- O. producta, Uhler. 



June to Sept., common. The characters of this genus and 

 species seem never to have been published, 



BELONOCHILUS, Uhler. 

 42. B. numenius, Say. 



Rare. Buffalo May 12, 1889. Colden, August 1886, on 

 golden-rod. 



ISCHNORHYNCHUS, Fieb. 



43- I. didymus, Zett. 



Common throughout the summer. It appears on the wing 

 on warm days early in April and is one of the last to resort to 

 its hibernaculum on the approach of winter. 



CYMUS, Hahn. 



44- C. augustatus, Stal. 



May to Oct. Very abundant everywhere in damp fields and 

 pastures especially on the various species of Carex on which 

 the young subsist. Taken in moss in January. (See Psyche 

 Vol. V, p. 27,) 



45- C. claviculus, Fallen. 



With the preceding, but less abundant. 



46. C. sp.? 



One example, closely' allied to liiridus if not a variety of 

 that species, occurred while sweeping weeds at South Buffalo, 

 August 2, 1886. 



BLISSUS, Burin. 



47. B. leucopterus, Say. The "Chinche-bug." 



Very abundant in dry hay fields and pastures, at times doing 

 serious injury, but not yet found on the cultivated cereals here. 

 It hibernates in moss and rubbish and may be found active 

 from earl)? spring till late autumn. (See Can. Ent. XVIII, 

 p. 209.) 



