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apical segment reddish, the distal half of the third and the 

 base and apex of the fourth segments dark blue. Legs com- 

 pressed, the tibiae of all three pairs similarly dilated, the outer 

 dilatation broader than the inner, not scalloped; femora with 

 broad basal and narrow median bands of yellow, the tarsi and 

 the apical half of the tibiae also yellow. Length, 6 mm. 



The second instar is much like the first in general appear- 

 ance. The head and thorax are not shining and have scattered 

 hairs. There is a slight indication of a vertical ridge on the 

 f rons ; the thoracic spines are shorter ; the fore tibiae are 

 noticeably less dilated than the other pairs. Length, 75^ mm. 

 The third instar is much larger, the body being subequal in 

 length to the antennae. General color dark brownish ; thorax 

 flattened and declivous before, noticeably more hairy than in 

 the second instar ; thoracic spines reduced to small tubercles ; 

 abdominal scallops much reduced. Antennae with only the 

 base of the third and the middle of the fourth segments notice- 

 ably paler than the rest; femora with only the median pale 

 band persisting. Length, 10^ mm. 



L^n fortunately, the fourth instar is missing from my mate- 

 rial. In the fifth instar the form and aspect are essentially 

 those of the adult, save for the undeveloped wings. There are 

 still some traces of the nymphal coloring of the antennae and 

 of the pale bands on the femora, and the abdominal margin 

 is still very slightly scalloped. The frontal spine is smaller 

 than in the adult. Length, 12 mm. 



EuthocJitha galcator (Fabr.). Two specimens were taken 

 from ragweed in a pear orchard near the Warren Woods, 

 September 3 ; and one was taken in flight at Harbert, July 13. 

 Chariesterus antennator (Fabr.). This is the most charac- 

 teristic bug of the fore-dunes, where it appears to be restricted 

 to a single food-plant, the flowering spurge (Euphorbia coral- 



