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pubescent, the longest hairs equal to little more than thickness of segment. 

 Holotype: $ July 24, Ithaca, New York (H. H. Knight) ; author's 

 collection. Allotype: same data as the type. Paratypcs: ARKAN- 

 SAS,— 25 22 May 27, Fayetteville (G. G. Becker). 25 2$ May 15, 

 25 19 May 20, Siloam Springs. COLORADO,— 4$ July 3, Fort' Col- 

 lins. CONNECTICUT,— 9 June 13, Wallingford (J. K. Lewis). DIS- 

 TRICT OF COLUMBIA,— 59 May 30, 1879, 5 June, 1885, Wash- 

 ington, "preying upon Schizoneura americanaf' (T. Pergande). 9 

 June 10, Washington (O. Heidemann). 9 June 25, Washington (Wm. 

 V. Davis). 5 July 6, Washington (W. L. McAtee). ILLINOIS,— 

 3 5 19 July 2, Willow Springs, (W. J. Gerhard). 5 June 6, Anger- 

 ville (J. R. Malloch). 5, "N. 111." (A. Bolter). 5 June 16, 1885, 

 Urbana (C. A. Hart). MAINE,— 29 July 1, 9 July 11,'Orono (E. M. 

 Patch). 9 August, Mt. Katahdin, alt. 4,300 ft. fH. G. Barber). 

 MARYLAND,— 2 5 39 July 15, 9 Aug. 10, Glen Echo; 9 June 15, 

 Plummer's Island (O. Heidemann). 9 June 10, Great Falls (F. Knab). 

 9 June 4, Plummer's Island (W. L. McAtee). MICHIGAN,— 2 5 39 

 June 28, 19 July 1, Berrien County; 5 June 18, Ann Arbor (R. F. 

 Hussey). 9 August, Marquette. MINNESOTA,— 145 209 June 29, 

 Twin Lake, Martin County; 5 July 13, St. Anthony Park (H. H. 

 Knight). 9 July 2, Mille Lacs County (V. R. Haber). 5 39 July 10, 

 Rush Lake, St. Louis County (W. A. Riley). NEW HAMPSHIRE, 

 —59, Fabyan. NEW YORK,— 5 39 June 16, 5 July 23, 9 July 24, 

 15 19 July 26, 9 July 30, Ithaca; 5 June 17, 2 5 July 7, 9 July 12, 

 45 39 July 14, 9 July 27, Batavia; 5 July 16, Conesus Lake; 29 July 

 27, McLean; 5 July 27, Portageville (H. H. Knight). 5 July 14, 

 Lancaster (E. P. Van Duzee). 9 July 14, White Plains (J. R. Torre- 

 Bueno). OHIO,— 25 19 June 21. Mercer County (R. F. Hussey). 

 NORTH DAKOTA,— 9 July 14, Kidder County (A. A. Nichol). 

 SOUTH DAKOTA,— 65 49 June 30, 9 July 11,9 July 13. 5 July 15, 

 Brookings fH. C. Severin). VIRGINIA,— 1 5' 19 June 6, 9 June 27, 

 Mount Vernon (W. L. McAtee). 9 May 30, Glen Carlyn (D. H. 

 Clemens). 5 July 7, Rosslyn (O. Heidemann). CANADA: ON- 

 TARIO,— 5 June 24, Trenton (Evans). 5 July 6, Ottawa (J. 

 Fletcher). NOVA SCOTIA,— 2 5 19 July 31, Truro (E. C. Allen). 

 QUEBEC,— 9 July 13, Bord-a-Plouffe (G. A. Moore). 



The writer has found this species breeding only on the elm 

 (Uhmis) and in the curled leaves infested with Sch'njoncnra arncricana 

 Riley. Both nymphs and adults feed on the aphids and their honey- 

 dew excretions. The nymphs are coated with a white, wax-like mate- 

 rial similar to that which covers the aphids. and in the early stages at 



