]<)4 



Tin: CoK'N-sMUT lii;i:'i'i,i;. 

 Hfiichi/hirsus rarii (jdlus Say. 



This little^ snoui-hccllc (l''i^. IHI) is iiuMilioiiocl horo l)Ooauso it is 

 t'outid on corn, nith()Ui;"li it nuM'(>ly hi'ccds in and HmmIs upon the sniul of 

 corn and wheal. It is also iuiown to cat IVcshly sIohmI wheat. It is 

 about- a 1(Mitl) of an iiicii loiij;-, o\al, 

 brownish, with hues of alternatiui;- yel 

 low ish white and dark bi'owii niai'ks, 

 a pair of S(piarish dark brown s|)ots 

 near tlu* iniddliMif tlie wiiiji'-coxcrs, one 

 on each side of the snt ure. and a second 

 j)air at their base, ll has a vcM'y broad, 

 short snout. The spcH'ies is coniinoii 

 in Illinois. 



Till': STINK lUCS. 



I'l nldloiindtr. 



The wing-cov(>rs of this t;rou|) are 

 separated at tlu> base b>- li triaii<;ulai- f,,,. 194. The (v.in-snuit Heetie, 



,11 1- 1 i- 1 1 , .. ,;, :. Iinirh!/t.nr«u.s varieudtiis. ].enKth about 



scutelluni, ol i-elati\(My lar<i(> h\-/,v \\\ ,„„• (enth inch. 

 lh(^ larii'cr forms, and b(>yond this their 



menibranous outer i)ortions overlap. Most of the species spend the 

 wint(M' as adults, ])roducini;' nymphs in spi-ina;. The number of broods 

 in a year varies, but th(> adults are usually most abundant in the lattei- 

 part of the season. Scune -avc pi-edaceous, capturing other insects and 



sucking tluMr blood; some con- 

 line theiusel\-es to ])lants for 

 food; and others (li\i(le their 

 attentions between tlu> two. 

 ( )f the plant-feeding speci(>s, 

 some are c()nlin("d to one or 

 two plants, and othiM's ha\e an 

 extremely \aried diet. 



(]*.'hALI'S IMUIXAX l''abi'. 



This "stiid<-bug" (Kig. lOfi) 

 is (>sp(>ciall\' injui'ious to grass(>s 

 and wheat, oft(Mi interfering 

 s(M'iously with the de\-elopm(Mit- 

 of the heads. It has Ixhmi 

 "* seen by Ashmead "feeding on 



Fig. 195. fAVxi/i/.s niiil'inr. V\\c limes natural ii n • i-ii • i t 



size. corn pollen ni IMonda, ami we 



