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ORDER HEMIPTERA 



its range to the Atlantic coast. It attacks particularly box 

 elder trees and the young probably feed upon this in prefer- 

 ence to other plants, but the adults in autumn scatter quite 

 widely and in some instances are quite troublesome in 



Via. 114. — Coruuii crastiicornis. (After Hainljleton.) 



houses because of their tendency to fall into all kinds of 

 objects such as milk pans and other food receptacles. 



The species of Corizus are small, robust forms occurring 

 on a very great \'ariet\' of plants and commonly noted along 

 roadsides and in clover fields. 



