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NEW YORK STATE Ml'SEl'M 



deposit their ej^os on the underside of leaves or on twigs, 50 to 60 beini; 

 laid by a single female. They hatch in about 10 days and the red and 

 black young feed on the leaves for about a week and then begin to prey on 

 insects, becoming full grown during July. He states that there are 

 undoubtedl)- two annual Ijroods in Massachusetts, the young of the second 

 maturing in September, and that possibly three generations mav appear in 

 fax'orable seasons. 



This species has been recorded from Colorado by Messrs Gillette 

 and Baker, from southern Michigan by Professor lownsend, from 

 Iowa b\" Professor Osborn, from Canada by Mr Saunders, ami Dr 

 .Smith states that it is common in New )erse\'. The latter is true of 

 both Massachusetts and New' York. 



Spined soldier bug 



Poc^isiis Diacjilivcntris - .Say 

 This insect is yellowish, with its upper surface so thickl\- spotted with 

 reddish or dark brown as to give it a general dull brown color. It is aljout 

 '3 inch in length and is remarkable for the jjrolonged 

 acute projections of the pronotum. 



This species is well known in economic literature 

 muler the above common name, while its scientific naine 

 has almost uni\ersall\' lieen gi\en as P. spinosus 

 Dallas. It is the form frecjuenth' met with on various 

 plants and is an enemy of the elm leaf beetle. Imma- 

 ture sjjecimens and eggs of this insect were taken at 

 Karner, Sep. 30, 1902 b\- Mr Young who observed the 

 origin.-. I former preying on zebra caterpillars, Mamestra i)icta 

 Harris, antl he succeeded in bringing the insects to maturitv on these 

 caterpillars. This bug is a very general feeder, having been recorded In- 

 various authors as preying on such diverse forms as walking sticks, I) i a- 

 p h e r o m e r a f e m o r a t a Say, asparagus beetles, Crioceris asparagi 

 Linn., Colorado potato beetles, Doryphora decemlineata Say, 



Fig, 162 Podisu" 



