INSIXTS Al'lIX'lINi; I'ARK AM) WOODLAND TREES 



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Archasia galeata I'ahr. 



An applo-grecii, soincwliat in.mt;ul.ir tree h()|)ii(.-r with an enormously dfvelo|>c(l 

 ))rotlu)ra.\. occurs on sc rul)-oaks and otlu-r trees from midsummer to earlv tail. 



1 his s[)ccit's has thr prfjthorax rcniarkalily LlcvL-lopetl into an archid 

 shield cmcriiiL;' most ol the l)o(l\||)l. 17. tio'. 1 6 1. It is trians^tilar in oiil- 

 linc, whether \ie\veil from the tront or aho\e, ami the iiiemhraneoiis \\in<^s 

 e.\tendin<4 from under the pronoliiin, are !:(ret-nish, l)ro\vnish or ycUowisli 

 hrow n in rolor. This s|)ecies is about .^ x inch in h'ni^th, and was met with 

 in small mimhers on scrtd)-oaks at karner ni igoi, s])ecimens heins^ taken 

 the latter pari of |iine, durino' |iil\ and toward the latter part of September. 

 This s])ecies is occasionally \i-r\- abundant and infests hickories as well as 

 oak. 



Cyrtolobus fenestratus litch 



This is a jireltilv marked tree ho])per tiK-asiirincr onl\' about ?/ ,6 inch in 

 length. it is triano^iilar in form when \ iewetl from almost an\- aspect, and 

 has somewhat the sha|)e of a \er\ small beechmit. 1 h(r ><'^ b'sT^ 



prothoracic shieKI is irreo^nlariy banded with li.L;'ht, -_^^ %^^i '^ rJ^ 

 brownish \cllow, lii^ht bro\\ii, dark brown and while, ^^^r^^Z^^^^M^' 

 and the banded effect is i/realU' increased bv the brown t/ ^^'' "^^ 



wiiii^^ ti|)s. I he e\es \ar\' in color from a \ello\\ish w-i. is.- Cynoi,,!..,.; 



• t; » c s t r a 1 11 s, enl.Trcccl 



wliile to (lark brown. Three s]jecimens of this insect crinii.an 



were taken on scrub oak at Karner [tine 26, iqoi. It has been recorded 



from as far west as Colorado, as ranoino' north into Canada and as occiir- 



rin^^r in several southeastern states. It is doubtless a widely distributed 



form. 



Jassus olitorius Sa\- was taken on scrub oak at Karner .Auir. 20. 

 1902. 



Pediopsis basilis \. I ). was al)unclant at Karner iiine 2, 190^ on 

 poplars. 



Idiocerus suturalis I'itch was taken at Karner the latter part of I tine 

 T90i in considerable numbers on po])lar. 



