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Due to its haljits of life, the liodies are very flat to admit tlicni between 

 the close fitting blades and the culm. Here the eggs arc usually laid in oblong 

 masses, beneath the female. 



The first specimens were taken in July, 1909, when they appeared to be 

 quite plentiful. Last month (March, 1910) they were still to Ix- found, but 

 only in limited numbers — however, all stages were present. A search made 

 on other plants and on the roots of the Wild Rye revealed none. 



A small lady bird beetle was found feeding upon it in consideralile nmnbers 

 at first, but later search revealed none of these for identification. 



It seemed at first likely that this species was Ripcrsia fcstucac Kuw., but 

 there are plenty of characters different enough to make it a new species. It is 

 named in honor of Mr. P. E. Smith, who was probably the first to discover it 

 and to whom I am much indebted for this and other good things. 



Figure 95. Lichtensia parvula. 



Liclitensia parvula (Ckll) 



Adult Female (Fig. 94 C) — This scale resembles greatly the genus Piil- 

 vinaria, as the photograph shows. The general color is the same, the body 

 being dark and the long cottony egg-sac, white. The length of the entire 

 Scale varies from 10 mm. to 14 mm. 



Body Proper (Fig. 95) — About one-third the length of the scale. The 

 color is dark brown. Shape — oblong to oval. A row of short spines extends 

 entirely around the lateral margins of the insect. 



