74 New "York Sf/Cite Collect' of Furcsirij 



Lygus plagiatus Uhler. 



Sweeping weeds along the old tote-roads and trails at Barber 

 Point and Wanakena during June, July and August. 



Lygus pabulinus (Linnaeus). 



Wanakena, Plains and Barber Point during June, Jiily and 

 August. The insect lives in cool moist places and Knight 

 (1. c, p. 597) records the species breeding on touch-rae-not, Impa- 

 tiens hiflo'ra. The winter is spent in the- adult state in ^'inland. 

 Knight states that Crosby found a female hibernating beneath 

 the bark of a tree in November in Cayuga county, and he also 

 believes that it is quite probable that the species also passes the 

 winter in the egg stage in the dried stems of the host plant. 



Lygus approximatus Stal. 



Wanakena and Barber Point, July and August, 1917. Knight 

 took many adults on Salidago macrophiiUa near the summit of 

 Whiteface Mountain, New York. 



Lygus fagi Knight. 



Breeds on yellow birch and beech. Barber Point, July and 

 August, 1920. It prefers cool, shady locations and the eggs hatch 

 in early spring. x\dults were also found on maple at Barber 

 Point. 



Lygus atritylus Knight. 



A very common insect on fialix spp. in moist, shady situations. 

 Nymphs were very abundant on willow dui-ing IMay and early 

 June and the adults and larger nymphs during the latter part of 

 June, Julv and forepart of August. Barber Point and Wanakena, 

 1919 and" 1920. 



Lygus aini Knight. 



Barber Point and Wanakena, Breeds on alder {Alnus incana), 

 yellow birch (Betula lutea). Adults have also been swept from 

 t:ialix spp. Winter is spent in the egg stage and adults are found 

 during the latter part of June, July and August. 



Lygus parshleyi Knight. 

 Barber Point, July 23, 1917. 



Lygus communis Knight. 



Barber Point, July and August, 1917. 



Lygus belfragii Renter. 



Barber Point and Wanakena, July and August, 1917 and 1920,. 

 on mountain ash {Acer spicatum) and striped maple (Acer penn- 

 nylvanicum) . Knight records the insect upon viburnum aceri- 

 folium, (Jormts alternifolia^ Coniitm, macuJatum and also Acer 

 spicatum. 



