\\)S 



cnnHMl (Ju'i'(^ also on corn and walci'inclons. The nit'cslcd trees tiad 

 |iroinise(l i;'ood crops, hnl llie Iruils were then laiudy idlten and s|io(led 

 widi a fungous t;ro\\t li. Similar injni'ies are caused by /-. /'//////n/j//.s- in the 

 Sontli. 



The lite history and imnialnre sla<i;es are similar to those of the 

 S(iuash-l)u,i;'. The singular oggs are l»ron/e to hi-onze-hrown in oppositus, 

 golden in plii/llopiis. 'I'hey ar(^ c\ lindrical, ahont a sixteenth of an inch 

 long, and ar(> |)lace(l end to end in lodlike chains from three (Mght lis to 

 over one inch in length. The adults appear in .Inly , and nymphs appear 

 in Illinois in the latter part of this month and in August. These mostly 

 l)ecom(> adult in Seplemher. There is l)iit one hrood a year. I'uller 

 accounts of these species are gi\('n hy ( 'hit tenden."*' 



I jdvia •coins s'lLXMS'ruis Limi. 



We ha\-e taken this small gray-l»ro\\n plaid-hug on corn silk in July. 

 It is widely ilist I'ihutcd, occurring o\-er most of N'oiMli .Vmei'ica and in 

 iMU'ope. In Illinois it has heen taken fi'om .Mai'ch to Seplemher, most 

 conunonly from the middle of June to the middle of .Inly. It pi'obably 

 hibenialcs as an adult . 



Si'ui;.\(us'ru'iis ni'Uuilosiis l''all. 



Tlu> fa\drite food of this pale gi'ay and Mack plaid-hug (JMg. 200) is 

 the white pigweed (< 'hcno/xxliutn (ilhtiin), but we have also found it 



puncturing coi'n leaxcs, causing sear brown 

 ish spots. It is of an e\-en long-o\al foi'm 

 and about a (ifth of an inch in length. It is 

 conunon in Illinois, and is found oxer most 

 of North .\merica and of Murope. It has 

 b(>en taken from i'\'biaiary I to December 

 \\), and exidently hibernates in tlu> adult 

 stage. it has been discussed as a sugar- 

 beet insect in the Twcnty-lii'st^ Heport of this 

 odico (p. 94). 



Fl<!. -JOO. Spliniiiistiriis ,i,hii 

 himm. l,«Mi(;lli iilxml ihm' lil'll 

 inch. (MruiuM.) 



iMicHoTOMA vriiA'PA ( iooze. 



This insect resembl(>s th(> preceding in 

 form but is entirely black. It is creditcnl to 

 the Kastern States but is not unconuuon in Illinois. .Adults and nymphs 

 were taken by us in September on the husks and grains of the ear, once 

 with th<> b(>ak inserted. We have found it from l'\'bruary 1 to Noxcm 

 ber 2. The ailults hibernate under bai'k ;ind simil.'ir sheltei'. 



♦Bull. U. S. l)«|>f. Aki.. I»iv. linl.. No. nt, N. S., |>. II i.././...,si7i(.s and ;)//.(///.</>i(.s^; No. Xi, 

 p. 1,S (oi-poHitiin): iiiid Ni>. Id, |i. li:! {i>hi/lh>i>iiK noto.s). 



