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The Insidious Flower-bug (Triphleps insidiosus, Say fig. 12) is. 
another of these bogus Chinch Bugs. It is also avery wide-spread — 
insect, and, so far from being injurious, it is one of the compara- 
tively few insects which prey upon the Chinch Bug. : 
The Ash-gray Leaf-bug (Piesma cinerea, Say fig. 13) is another 
widespread species which occasionally damages grape blossoms 11 
early spring, but lives principally upon forest trees and shrubs. 
This species is also often mistaken for our insect. 
The Flea-like Negro-bug (Cerimelena pulicaria, Germ. fig.14) is the 
fourth. Its appearance is more diferent from the Chinch Bug than 
any of the insects mentioned under this head, as is plainly shown by 
the figure. it feeds abundantly upon the fruit of the Raspberry and 
-punctures also the stem of the Strawberry and the blossoms, leaves, 
and fruit-stems of the Cherry and Quince. It is also injurious to cer- 
_tain garden flowers and to certain weeds, among which Professor 
Riley mentions Ceanothus americanus and Veronica peregrina, 
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_ This list is not intended to bea complete bibliography, but con- 
tains simply the titles of the more important articles, nearly all of 
which have been consulted in preparing this article. 
1831. Say, THomas.—‘‘ Lygceus leucopterus.” Descriptions of new species of Heter- 
opterous Hemiptera of North America, New Harmony, Ind., December, 
1831. Complete writings. Ed. by Leconte, Vol. I, p. 329. 
[Original description, from single specimen taken in Virginia. ] 
1837. New ENGLAND FARMER, XVI, p. 21. 
[Prevalence of the ‘‘ Chintz-bug” in Cumberland County, Va.] 
1839. GisBes, WiLMor §.—The season, crops, and insects in South Carolina. Culti- 
, = Ps, 
vator, August, 1839, VI, 103, 104. 
[Ravages of Blissus lewcopterus.] 
1845. PRAIRIE FARMER, V, 227. 
[Injuries in Hancock County, Tl.] 
PRAIRIE FARMER, V, 287. ‘‘ Chinch-bugs.” 
[Injuries in Tazewell County, Ill. An account of their season’s history.] 
1846. Prarrigp Farmer, VI, 134. ‘‘ The Chinch-bug.” 
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RAIRIG FARMER, VI, 245. ‘‘ Chinch-bugs.” 
[Injuries in Cass County, Ui.] 
1850. LEBAaRoN, Wa—‘' Rhyparochromus devasiator.” Prairie Farmer, Vol. X 
200 Js ? ’ 
ip: : 
[Deseribes imago, and proposes specific name devastator; mentions that eggs are deposited on 
roots; points out its destructive characters as an insect enemy. ] 
1851. Harris, THADDEUS W.—‘‘ Chinch-bug.”—Cultivator, Albany, December, 
1851, VIII,*No. 12, p. 402, 403. 
[Not seen; from Hagen’s Bibl. Hntom.] 
1851. PRATRIE FARMER, XI, 335. ‘‘ The Chinch-bug.” 
[Distribution within the State of Ilinois.] 
1852. Harris, T. W.—‘‘ Rhyparochromus leucopterus.” Treatise on insects of Mas- 
sachusetts. 
[Deseribes briefly imago; speaks of distribution and injuries; records finding in his garden in 
1852.] 
1355. Fircu, Asa.—‘‘ Micropus leucopterus.” The Cultivator, 3d series, Til, 2é7— 
239: 
[Correspondent writes from Indiana. Fitch gives account of habits and injuries, past hictezy 
and nomenclature. | 
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