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Elasmotethus cruciatus (Say). 



Barber Point and AVanakena, August, 1917, 11)19, and 1920. 



Elasmostethiis atricornis (Van Duzee). 

 Barber Point, August, 1920. 



Mineus strigipes (Herrich-Sehaeffer). 



Four examples, collected at Barber Point, July 19 and 26, 1920, 

 and one specimen at Wanakena, August 1, 1917. 



Perillus circumcinctus Stal. 



Two examples, AVanakena, July 30, 1!)17, and two sjieeimens at 

 Barber Point, August, 1920. 



Perillus exaptus Say, var. d Van Duzee. 



A single specimen of this variety was taken while sweeping rank 

 vegetation near a small stream in a semi-aquatic place in the 

 Plains, August, 1920. Van Duzee lists var. d. from Colorado and 

 AVashington. The typical form is a widely distributed species, 

 extending from Vancouver to Quebec and southward to Colorado, 

 New Mexico and New Jersey (fide Van Duzee). 



Podisus serieventris Uhler. 



Abundant : Barber Point, Plains, AVanakena, Floating Island, 

 Buck Island and Conifer, June, July, August and September, 

 1917, 1919 and 1920. 



Podisus modestus (Dallas). 



Common: Barber Point, AVanakena and Plains, June, July, 

 August and September, 1917, 1919 and 1920. 



Podisus placidus Uhler. 



Several specimens: Barber Point. Plains and AVanakena, June, 

 July and August, 1917, 1919 and 1920. 



Podisus maculiventris (Say). 



Barber Point and AVanakena, 1917, 1919 and 1920. Osborn 

 found a specimen on yellow birch feeding upon a frog-hopper, 

 Clastoptera ohtusa (Say) and the writer took a specimen on a 

 willow tree with its beak impaled in a lampyrid beetle. 



Family COREIDAE 



Protentor belfragei Haglund (Fig. 24, a). 



This specimen seems to be more or less locally distributed in 

 small, grassy areas, but frequently abundant in these habitats. 

 AVanakena (on an open grassy hill side at "French Camps"), 

 Barber Point and Plains, July, August and September, 1917, 

 1919 and 1920. This is the most common coreid taken in the 

 vicinitv of Cranberi'v Lake. 



