HEMIPTERA 



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Comstock states, on the authority of Dr. Le Conte, 

 that this insect stings with its beak when incautiously 

 handled, and the pain and swelling may last for a long 

 time. The Hemiptera can always be handled safely 



by holding them by their two sides between the thumb 

 and forefinger so that they cannot use their beaks. 

 The species, as a rule, however, are not dangerous. 



COREID.^. 



The squash-bug, already described, is a representa- 

 tive of the Coreidae. 



