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bugs (Pentatomidce). They may be recognized by their 

 form and also by their pe- _ 



culiar and unpleasant odors. 

 Many of us, unfortunately, 

 know them also by their taste, 

 as they frequently get on 

 berries. In form they are 

 rather short and broad with 

 moderately arched backs. 

 They, are of medium to large 

 size and in color usually vary 

 from green to many shades 

 of brown. In this family 

 again, we have many forms 

 that are somewhat injurious, 

 but few that are notably so. 

 The brightly colored Harle- 

 quin Cabbage-bug is often a 

 serious pest in the South. It 

 is recognized by its red, black 

 and yellow colors. Many spe- 

 cies in this family, known 

 as Soldier-bugs, are preda- 

 ceous and destroy injurious 

 larvae. Most common among 

 these are the green soldier-bug 

 and the spined soldier-bug. 



The Squash-bug family 

 (Coreidce) takes its common 

 name from the well-known 

 garden pest, the squash-bug. 

 Members of this family are rather longer and narrower 

 than the stink-bugs and are small to medium in size with 



9. 



FIG. 35. Types of True Bugs 

 (Heteroptera). Slightly re- 

 duced. 



1. The Wheel-bug (ReduriMce); 

 2, Reduviidce; 3, Coreidoe; 4, Cap- 

 sidce ; 5, Phymatidce ; 6, Stilt-bug 

 (Berytidae) ; 7, Negro-bug (Corime- 

 Icenidce) ; 8, Burro wer bug (Cydnidas) ; 

 9, Stink-bugs (Pentatomidce) . 



