SQUASH-BUG FAMILY. 85 
in Fig. 78. Although stated to possess carnivorous habits, it is 
not slow to attack fruit-trees as well, where it punctures the 
fruit, sucking the juice, so that it withers, bearing scars and 
marks of injury. Another much more southern species, the 
L. phyllopus Linn., is a well known enemy to the orange and other 
tropical fruits, but is also found upon the cucurbits. It is shown 
in Fig. 79. 
The sub-family Mictina embraces the largest and the bright- 
est insects of the family. One species, the Euthoctha galeator 
Fab. is sometimes found in our state. It is brownish-gray; the 
membrane is nearly black; and each projecting segment of the 
Fic. 78.— Leptoglossus oppositus Fic. 79.—Leptoglossus phyllopus Linn. 
Say. Twice natural size. After Twice natural size. After Hubbard, 
Chittenden, Div. of Entomology, Div. of Entomology, Dep. of Agri- 
Dept. of Agriculture. culture. 
abdomen is marked with a white line, plainly visible from above. 
It can be recognized from related species by the greatly swollen 
thighs and slender tibiz. The insect seems to be a general 
feeder, and has been repeatedly found in fields planted with sugar 
beets. The eggs, fastened in irregular clusters to leaves and 
stems, are of a peculiar golden color, and oval in shape. This 
bug, illustrated in Fig. 80, is frequently found on blackberries 
and raspberries, but seems to cause no damage. 
Another sub-family, Acanthocephalina, embraces some of 
our larger forms of true bugs. 
