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Fig. 205 O 1 i a r 11 s 5 - 1 i 11 e a t n s, en- 

 large J (iirijjinal) 



Pilophorus crassipes I hi. 

 This small, brown plant buy [pi. 20, fi_t^. is], only about j^ inch long, 

 occurs rather commonly on hard pine in midsummer. 



Oliarus quinquelineatus Say 



This brownish, membraneous winged plant 

 bug a little over ^_^, inch in length occurred in 

 midsummer on hard pine. It was taken in 1901 

 at Karner as follows: Jul)' S, two; Jidy 19, two; 

 July 27, one and Aug. 8, one. 



Spittle insects 



Masses of frotlilikc s|iittlt- mi [liiu-s imlii ate the pres- 

 ence beneath of small stcuit, triangular or rounded bugs. 



Several of these interesting forms are briefly 

 noticed lielow. 



Saratoga spittle insect, A \> h r o p h o r a s a r a t o g e n s i s Fitch. 

 This spittle insect may be recognized by its imiform brownish color 

 variegated with ver\- light Ijrown or yellow. It is about -' ,s inch long and 

 more slender than A. pa r ri 1 1 e la Say. Adults occur from the latter part 

 of |tme to the last of .Septemljer. 



Parallel spittle insect, A p h r o p h o r a p a r a 1 1 e 1 a .Sa)-. This spit- 

 tle insect is somewhat common on hard pine at Karner, adults occurring 

 during )ul\-. It is about '_> inch long and may be easily recognized b)' the 

 whitish spot in the center of each wing cover and by the smooth, whitish 

 line along the dorsmn of tht; head and prothorax [pi. 20, tig. 22 [ 



Quadranguleir spittle insect, A ]> h r o [) h o r a (| u ad r a n g u 1 a r i s 

 Say. This small, rather prettil)- obli(|ue-banded s|)ittle insect '^ inch long, 

 occurs in small ninnbers on hard pine in August and September. 



Pine clastoptera, C 1 a s t o |) t e r a p i n i Fitch, 'idiis species, described 

 by l)r iMtch, is a stout, oval, blackish tree hopper '/o inch long. Head pale 

 )<-llow. margined anteriorly with black; thorax sculptured transversely 

 and ornamented with a pale yellow anterior band. \\'ing covers with 



