4 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



tions of Banks ^ and Van Duzee ^ and are therefore omitted here 

 as their inclusion would greatly enlarge the paper without materi- 

 ally enhancing its value. In case of certain recently described 

 species, however, the original reference is given. Except for a few 

 points of disagreement, such as the taxonomic standing of the Aly- 

 didae, Corizidae, Meziridae (Dysodiidae), and Piesmidae (which 

 1 consider entitled to family rank), and certain minor matters, 

 chiefly grammatical, I have adopted the nomenclature and sys- 

 tematic arrangement of Van Duzee's recent check list, which, 

 being based on the latest studies, reflects very well the present 

 condition of the taxonomy of the group. 



The very large amount of data at hand, from which have been 

 chosen for publication the records showing most clearly and fully 

 the known distribution of the species and their earliest and latest 

 times of appearance in each State, has been gathered for the most 

 part during a first-hand study of the material contained in the 

 various collections of New England, although published records of 

 importance have been included on the authority of others (and so 

 indicated in every case) when I considered them to be trustworthy. 

 Thus I am personally responsible for the determinations, although 

 in this connection I am glad to acknowledge my indebtedness to 

 Messrs. Abbott, Barber, Heidemann, Knight, McAtee, de la Torre 

 Bueno, and Van Duzee, whose ready assistance in points relating 

 to their specialties has done much to increase the accuracy of the 

 list. It is believed that a very large proportion of the species 

 inhabiting New England is recorded in this paper, since the thor- 

 ough exploration of the region by collectors, as shown on the 

 accompanying map, has provided very extensive material in the 

 group, which has been made available for the purposes of this 

 study through the kindness of those in charge of the following 

 collections wherein the specimens are now preserved: Boston 

 Society of Natural History (C. W. Johnson); Connecticut Agri- 



' Banks, Nathan. Catalogue of the Nearctic Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Phila- 

 delphia, 1910, 103 + viii pp. 



2 Van Duzee, E. P. Check List of the Heniiptera .... of America, North of Mex- 

 ico. New York, 1916, xii + 111 pp. 

 Catalogue of North American Hemiptera (now in press). 



