INSECTS AFFECTING PARK AXD WOODLAND TREES 



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eggs have been describt-d by him as pearly wliitc!, 1 mm K)ni;' and .8 mm 



wide, nearly cylindric in form, with both extremities tlattened. The cap is 



surrounded by a row of l)lack, ilon^atetl, club-shaped spines, and the surface 



of the egg is covered with small blunt spines between which are numerous 



smaller ones. He has found the insect preying on gipsy moth caterpillars, 



though he is inclined to believe that it more frequently feeds on plants than 



insects. 



Bibliography 



1897 Kirkland, A. H. Mass. State Bd Agric, Rep't, p. 58-59 



Alydus eurinus Say 

 This black species, with red-banded abdomen is 

 about Yi inch in length, and on account of its slender 

 form and peculiar movements, resembles an ant to 

 some extent. It was observed in small numbers on 

 scrub oak at Karner, one specimen being taken June 

 21, 1901 and another in early July 1902. This insect 

 has a wide distribution, having been recorded from 

 as far west as Colorado, south to Texas, as occurring 

 in the Eastern States and raneincr north into Canada. 



Fig. 166 Alydus tiiri 

 enlarged (original) 



Acholla multispinosa DeG. 

 This predaceous, spiny hemipteron is one of our 

 rather common though rarely abundant forms. It is 

 about Y2 inch long; slender in shape, and varies in color 

 from light to dark brown, and it may be recognized by 

 the prominent spines on the top of the head. The 

 young are similar in appearance to the adults, though 

 usually with the abdominal segments colored more or 

 less deeply with red. 



Adults of this species were taken in 1901 on hard 

 pine at Karner Aug. 9 and 21, and Sep. 6. Immature 

 specimens of what probably belong to this species were also taken earlier 



Fig. 167 Acholla multi- 

 spinosa, enlarged (original) 



