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about sinks or water-pipes whence a small, brown, full-winged form received in 

 New York the name "Croton bug." A much larger species, in which the male 

 has short wings and the female none at all, is known as the " black beetle." 

 Both of these household pests are importations and not original inhabitants ; 

 hence there are yet some localities in the State where they are unknown. None 

 of the species are injurious to the agriculturist. 



One of their marked peculiarities is the egg sac which develops attached to 

 the end of the female abdomen and is dropped in some concealed place when 

 the eggs are fully mature. 



In houses, a liberal use of a mixture of equal parts of sweet chocolate and 

 borax ground together in a mortar is both attractive and fatal, or soft bread or 

 cake dusted with paris green may be used where there are no children who 

 might be endangered. 



PHYLLODROMIA Serv. 



P. germanica Linn. The "Croton bug" or small "cockroach" : common 

 in houses all over the State in cities and large towns ; locally unknown 

 in villages in almost all parts of the State and not found outdoors. 



P. borealis Sauss. Staten Island, under bark (Ds), Greenwood Lake, Ft. 

 Lee district, VI (Bt), Ocean County, VI and VII. 



TEMNOPTERYX Bruner. 



T. virginica Bruner. Common in woods under stones, IV-X (Bt), Staten 

 Island under bark (Ds), Westville (Ss). 



ISCHNOPTERA Burm. 



I. unicolor Scudd. Under bark in June (Ds), rather common along the Pali- 

 sades (Bt), Westville, Clementon (Ss), Anglesea at light, VI, 28, Laha- 

 way under bark, VII, '6. 



I. pennsylvanica De G. Under bark, VI, Staten Island (Ds), along the 

 Palisades (Bt), Caldwell (Cr), Westville (Ss), Anglesea, VI, 28. 



I. uhleriana Sauss. Anglesea, VI, 20, Newark, no date, Jamesburg, VI. 



NYCTIBORA Burm. 



N. mexicana Sauss. Has been introduced from tropical America into cities 

 and towns, with bananas (Bruner). 



STYLOPIGA Fischer. 



S. orientalis Linn. The "oriental roach " or "black beetle " an introduced 

 species common in houses in the cities and larger towns ; unknown in 

 favored localities in the interior of the State. 



PERIPLANETA Burm. 



P. americana Linn. Newark, New Brunswick (Sm), Caldwell (Cr), Staten 



Island ( Ds); probably occurs all over the State. 

 P. australasia Linn. Should be occasional in cities about shipping (Bruner 



