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[August i8f>5. 



Vicinity," mentions 13 other species 

 taken by liiin in that season, in the 

 vicinity of Bnftlilo, New York. It is 

 probable, therefore, tliat, in the north- 

 eastern United States, fnlly 100 species 

 of Heteroptera survive the winter as 

 imagoes. 



HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA. 



COKIMELAENIDAE. 



I, CoritnelacJia atra Am. ct Serv. 

 Fonnd singly beneath logs antl the 

 leaves of mullein ( Verhascuiu tliapsits 

 L.) Dec. lo-Feb. 25. 



2. Corinielacna pulicaria Germ. 

 Beneath rails and dead leaves in fence 

 corners (Feb. 1 i-Feb. 25). 



Cydnidae. 



3, Amncstiis piis/7/ns Uhler. One 

 specimen, the onl}' one seen in the 

 State, was taken from an overturned 

 log on a sandy hillside (Dec. 33). 



Pentatomidae. 



4, Podisus spi?iosus Dallas. Not a 

 common species in Western Indiana. 

 Hibernates beneath the leaves of 

 mullein, etc. (Jan. 5-Feb. 11.) The 

 "soldier bug" seems to have a fond- 

 ness for a diet of butterfly larvae, as 

 a specimen was taken in June feeding 

 upon a caterpillar of Danais ai-c/iippiis 

 Fab., and another in November on 

 one oi Papilio cresphontcs Cram. 



5, Podops cinctipes Say. Frequent 

 in winter beneath chunks on sandy 

 hillsiiles. 



6, Brochymoia aniinlata Fab. This, 

 the common member of the genus with 

 us, is found throughout the winter in 

 small colonies of three to a dozen 

 huddled closely together beneath the 

 loose bark of dead black walnut and 

 ash trees. When, even on a warm 

 day, the protective cover of bark is 

 removed, they remain perfectly motion- 

 less, with antennae invisible on account 

 of being folded back close alongside 

 the beak beneath the head and body. 



7, Mormidca higens Fab. Rare 

 in winter l.ieiieath chunks and the 

 leaves of mullein (Dec. lO-Jan. 25). 

 Common in summer on mullein, and 

 on one occasion (Oct. i6), thousands 

 were seen crawling over the leaves and 

 stems of the Strawberry Bush {Euon- 

 y III us aiiicricaiiiis L.). 



S, Euchistus tristigiiius Say. Hi- 

 bernates singly beneath logs and 

 chunks, especially those with sides 

 deeply buried in vegetable mold 

 (Dec. i2~Feb. 14). 



9, Euchistus ictcricus L. Singly 

 beneath radical leaves of mullein, anil 

 beneath leaves and pieces of rail in 

 fence corners. 



10, Uymcnarcys acqualis Say. In 

 winter a common and gregarious spe- 

 cies beneath logs, mullein leaves, etc. 

 — especially in sandy soil. In one 

 instance 50 or more were found hud- 

 dled together in one bunch. The 

 nymphs are also rarely found in winter. 



11, Hyineiiarcys nervosa'Ss^y. Rare 

 in winter beneath logs and stones near 

 the bordeis of woods and cultivated 

 fields (Feb. 6-S). 



