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A. confusus Reut. One specimen taken May 5, '38. Only 

 one species (borealis) is said to occur in New England. This 

 specimen, which is in the U.S.N.M., was determined by H. 

 G. Barber and confirmed by Dr. H. M. Harris. 



A. musculus (Say). Mt. Desert (Br.), May 10-Sept. 23. 

 Known from New York but not reported from Maine here- 

 tofore. Beaten from poplar, Cleftstone Rd. Sept. 



Tetraphleps Provaneher 



T. uniformis Parsh. Taken on larch (Br.), Aug. 31. A scarce 

 form. 



Orius Hahn 



O. nrsiDiosus (Say). Section 15 sweeping low herbage, Sept. 

 Truck farm Eden sweeping harvested land, Aug. 27. Swept 

 from various plants where it feeds on thrips and aphids. 



Miridae. Leaf-bugs 



Sweeping and beating is the method with all of this family. 

 Pay particular attention to the food plant. 



Orectoderus Uhler 



0. obliquus Uhler. S. W. Harbor ; Salisbury Cove, June 16- 

 July 13. Food plant is Chenopodiam alb ion. 



Dicyphus Uhler 



D. agilis (Uhler). Long Pond, July 16. On Rubus and the 



like is the proper place to look for these. 

 D. famelicus (Uhler). Mt, Desert (Br.), May 8. Food plant, 



Rubus. 



Macrotylus Fieber 



M. sexguttatus Pi'ov. Echo Lake, July 12. Frequents as- 

 ters. 



M. amoexus Reuter. Near Icy Hill, Aug. 7. Lives on the 

 various asters. 



