PSYCHE. 



NOTES ON THE WINTER INSECT FAUNA OF VIGO COUNTY, 



INDIANA.— III. 



BV \V. S. BI.ATCHI.EY, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



IIEMIPTERA-IIETEROPTERA. 



(CONTINUED.) 



Capsidae. 



39, Lvgiis pratensis Linn. Very 

 common in both summer and winter. 

 In the latter season it is found in 

 numbers beneath and between the 

 ratiical leaves of every mullein plant. 

 The species varies greatly with the 

 seascMi, and the winter form may be 



JIavo-maculatits Prov. 



40, Callicapsus histrio Rent. A 

 southern insect, but two specimens 

 of which have been taken in Indiana. 

 They were found beneath the bark of 

 a black oak (^2ierciis coccitTca tiiic- 

 torla Grav) log which lay on the 

 side of a iiigh sandy hill near the 

 Wabash River. Fell 19, 1S93. 



ACANTHIIDAE. 



41, Aiithoco7-is iuvscuhis Say. An 

 uncommon species in winter, when 

 it is tbund beneath the bark of willow 

 trees. 



42, AcantJiia Icctidaria Linn. The 

 " festive bed-bug " — found in all stages 

 in its usual abiding places. 



TlNGlTIDAE. 



43, Piesma cinerea Say. Common ; 

 gregarious. Hibernates beneath the 

 bark near the bases of red anil black 

 oaks, and beneath logs on sandy hill- 

 sides. 



44, Corvthiica ciliata Say. Fre- 

 quent in winter beneath the loose baik 

 of the sycamore {P/atanus occidenta- 

 lis L.) and beneath logs and rubbish 

 near them. Gregarious. 



Akadidae. 



45, Aradus robustiis Uhler. Scarce. 

 Hibenates beneath the bark of red and 

 black oaks. Feb. 15, 1S91. 



46, Aradiis similis Say. Rare. 

 Two mature specimens were taken 

 from beneath an oak log, March i5, 



1591. The species, therefore, certainlv 

 hibernates either as nymph or imago. 



47, Aradus crenatus Say. Winters 

 in all stages beneath logs and chunks 

 whose sides are deeply buried in sand 

 and mold. Our largest species of the 

 genus 



4S, Aradus americanus H. Schf. 



Rare. Two were taken from beneath 



a log on a sandy hillside, Feb. 11, 



1592. This species is not listed in 



