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(Dow). It is common over a great part of the United States and 

 Canada, but becomes less abundant west of the eastern slopes of the 

 Rocky Mountains (V. D.). Principal food of nymph vegetarian, apple, 

 etc.: larvae of Salandria barda (Hym.), of Pristiphora glossularicc 

 (Hym.), of Alabama argillacia and Heliothis obsolcta (Lep.), of 

 Gallcrucclla hitcola, Haltica chalybca and Lcptinotarsa deccmlineata 

 (Col.), nymphs of Euschistus tristigmus (Hem.) (G. K.) ; Adalia 

 hipiinctata, Epitragus arundhiis (Col.) ; larvae of Picris rapcc, of 

 Alypia octomaculata, of various Noctuids and geometers (Lep.) ; 

 in captavity highly cannibalistic. — Foodplant : Onagra biennis (Ol.). 

 Parasitized by Trissolcus podisi (Hym.) (G. K.) and Trissolcus 

 thyauthcc (Hym.) (N. J. R.). 



44. Podisus serieventris Uhl. 



Sea Cliff, V-VHI (Banks), Bayshore, IX (01.), Amagansett, IX 

 (Eng.), Rockaway B., IX (Bno.). — Vancouver Is., Montana, New 

 Hampshire, Massachusetts (V. D.).- — Feeds on larvae of Atlacus pro- 

 methca, Clisiocampa amcricana and disstia, Hyphantria cunea Lep., 

 dead imagoes of Limenites ursula and Pyrophila pyramidoides (Lep.), 

 also Podisus cynicus and Menecles insertus (Hem.), and all stages 

 of Porthetria dispar Lep. (Kirkland). Foodplant: Qucrcus rubra 

 (G. K.). 



45. Podisus modestus. 



Brooklyn (Dow), Rockaway B., VI (01.), Yaphank, VII (Ds.), 

 Amagansett, IX (Eng. and Ds.), Flatbush, VII (Stt.), Long Beach, 

 VII (Stt.). — Common throughout the northeastern United States and 

 Canada (V. D.), Mexico and Hispaniola (Kid.). Feeds on larvae of 

 Hcmileuca maia (Lep.) and Ncmatus erichsonii (Hym.) and of 

 Haltica chalybca (Col.). Foodplant: Clematis ligusticifolia, SoUdago 

 (G. K.). Parasitized by Telciioiniis podisi (Hym.) (G. K.). 



46. Podisus placidus Uhl. 



Throughout the pine region of the Island and Rockaway Beach in 

 washup ; common, V-IX. — Recorded from Canada, Massachusetts, 

 New York, Michigan, Colorado and Iowa (V. D.). Foodplant prob- 

 ably scrub oak. 



Subfamily Acantiiosomin.e. 



47. Elasmucha lateralis Say. 



Rockaway Beach, VI (01.), V (Ds.), Yaphank, VII (Ds.).— 



