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or less open areas along trails and tote-roads. It feeds almost 

 entirely upon grass- and herb-inhabiting insects. 



Nabis rufusculus Renter (Fig. 27, &). 



Barber Point, Conifer, Plains and Wanakena, sumjuers of 1917, 

 11)11) and 1920. This species, like the preceding, is very common 

 (both long- and short-winged forms) in the vicinity of Cranberry 

 Lake and lives in a great variety of habitats, but seems to be more 

 at home in the somewhat open areas along the trails and tote-roads. 

 Numerous specimens were also collected on huckleberry bushes in 

 bogs at Barber Point and Wanakena. In the latter habitat it was 

 also taken with N. limhatus. Eggs of rufusculus were observed 

 in the stems of asters (Aster macrophyllus) on crest of Crataegus 

 Hill, Barber Point, 1920, by the writer. These asters were badly 

 infested by aphids, a tingid and a small mirid. Rufusculus and 

 the other species of nabids listed above are preeminently wander- 

 ing, grass- or herb- or very low shrub-inhabiting species and preys 

 upon the insects found on these plants. They are rarely taken, 

 and perhaps never breed, upon tall shrubs or trees. 



Family MIRIDAE 

 Collaria meilleurii Provancher. 



Very common, especially in small open areas upon rank vegeta- 

 tion. Barber Point, Wanakena, Plains and Conifer during the 

 latter part of June, July, August and September. 



Collaria oculata (Reutei). 



Barber Point, Plains and Wanakena, taken in company with 

 C. meiUeurii, but not in such large numbers. 



Minis dolobrata (Linnaeus). 



Very abundant in open dry grassy areas, especially along the 

 trails in the old burned over ai'eas. Barber Point, Wanakena and 

 Plains during June, July and August. The winter is spent in the 

 egg stage and the young nymphs are often verj^ numerous on 

 grasses, especially timothy, in the forepart of June. The life his- 

 tory and habits of this insect, commonly called the '' meadow plant- 

 bug," has been published by Osborn in Journ. Agr. Research, 

 Vol. XV, No. 3, pp. 172-201." 



Stenodema trispinosum Renter. 



Barber Point, Wanakena, Plains and Conifer, June, July and 

 August. At Barber Point this insect was quite common on tall 

 grasses and weeds along the trails and in the Beaver meadow. 



Stenodema vicinum (Provancher). 



Barber Point, Wanakena, Plains and Conifer, collected in com- 

 pany with *S'. trispinosum and T. ruficornis. 



Trigonotylus ruficornis (Ceoffioy). 



fSeveral specimens, taken at Barbei- Point. Plains and Waiuikena. 



