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Pilophorus crassipes Uhl. 

 This small, brown plant bug [pi. 20, fig. 15], only about j/^ inch long, 

 occurs rather commonly on hard pine in midsummer. 



Oliarus quinquelineatus Say 

 This brownish, membraneous winged plant 

 bug a little over i;^ inch in length occurred in 

 midsummer on hard pine. It was taken in 1901 

 at Karner as follows : July 8, two ; |uly 19, two ; 

 July 27, one and Aug. 8, one. 



Spittle insects 

 Masses of frotlilike spittle on pines indicate the pres- 

 ence beneath of small stout, triangular or rounded bugs. 



Several of these interesting forms are briefly 

 noticed below. 



Saratoga spittle insect, Aphrophora saratogensis Fitch. 

 This spittle insect may be recognized by its uniform brownish color 

 variegated with very light brown or yellow. It is about 3/^ inch long and 

 more slender than A. parall e la -Say. Adults occur from the latter part 

 of June to the last of September. 



Parallel spittle insect, Aphrophora parallela Say. This spit- 

 tle insect is somewhat common on hard pine at Karner, adults occurring 

 during July. It is about J2 inch long and may be easily recognized by the 

 whitish spot in the center of each wing cover and by the smooth, whitish 

 line along the dorsum of the head and prothorax [pi. 20, fig. 22]. 



Quadrangular spittle insect, Aphrophora q u a d r a n g u 1 a r i s 

 Say. This small, rather prettily oblique-banded spittle insect i^ inch long, 

 occurs in small numbers on hard pine in August and September. 



Pine clastoptera, Clastoptera pini Fitch. This species, described 

 by Dr Fitch, is a stout, oval, blackish tree hopper y^ inch long. Head pale 

 yellow, margined anteriorly with black ; thorax sculptured transversely 

 and ornamented with a pale yellow anterior band. Wing covers with 



