06 New York Siafr f'oJh'f/c of Forcsfrii 



aiul soft maple. ('. bclulae Drake and (\ cijrld Parsliley are 

 synonj^ms of this species. Tlie life history of pdllipes is dis-cussed 

 in another paper in this bulletin. 



Galeatus peckhami Ashmead (Plate V).* 



About 200 specimens, taken upon aster, Aster macrophijlJus, 

 and boneset, Eupatorium sp. at Barber Point (summit of Cratae- 

 o-us Hill) during the last week of July and August, 1920, by Dr. 

 Osborn and the writer. The life histoiy of this insect is also dis- 

 cussed in another paper herein. 



Melanorhopala clavata Stal. 



Sevei-al specimens, taken near a small stream on tall weeds at 

 the Plains during the latter part of August, 1920. 



Family REDUVllDAE 



Reduvius personatus (Linnaeus). 



One specimen, collected at Indian Mountain House, near Barber 

 Point, by Mr. Leland Slater, 1920. 



Sinea diadema (Fabricius). 



Common : June, July, August and September at Barber Point, 

 Wanakena, Conifer, Childwold and the Plains, 1917, 1919 and 

 1920. 



Family CI MIC ID AE 



Cimex lectularius (Linnaeus). 



This pest is sometimes very common in old houses, hotels and 

 lumber camps. Its ability to undergo long fasts frequently 

 enables the insect to maintain itself in camps and dwellings not 

 inhabited during the entire year. It is sometimes a serious pest 

 in lumber camps in the vicinity of Cranberry Lake, the crevices 

 between the logs offering a very favorable hiding and. breeding 

 place. While riding on the train between Conifer and Cranberry 

 Village the writer found a specimen crawling about on a seat in 

 the day coach. 



Family ANTHOCORIDAE 



Asthenidea temnostethoides Renter (Plate 11; r. (tdiiJt). 



Two specimens, collected at Barber Point, Sept. 16, 1917, and 

 August 5, 1920. Van Duzee gives its habitat as Illinois {fide 

 Barber). 



Anthocoris borealis Dallas (Plate II; e, adult, and /. nymph in 

 last instar). 

 This preditor is a common in eastern United States and Canada. 

 My records indicate that it is primarily a tree-inhabiting species 

 and preys largely upon leaf-feeding insects. It shows a decided 

 preference for deciduous leaf-destroying insects and seems to "be 



See footnote, p. lO."). 



