16 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 1919. 



Acknowledgment 



I am indebted to a number of persons for assistance in the 

 preparation of this report, especially to Dr. Edith M. Patch for 

 facilities to carry forward the study and to Mr. R. K. Fletcher 

 for careful attention to field observations and to the entomolo- 

 gists of various states who have kindly taken the trouble to 

 send records for their territory. 



Description of Plates 



Fig. 6. Miris dolabratus : A. — a, Eggs in grass stem, all hanging 

 in one direction ; b, eggs in grass stem placed in opposite directions ; 

 c, same as upper part of b, more enlarged ; d and e, eggs in clover 

 stems. Photographed by Mr. Hammond. (Jour. Agr. Research). 



Fig. 7. Miris dolabratus : B. — b, Eggs at left ; I, first instar ; 2, 

 second instar ; 3, third instar ; j-f-, third instar more mature ; 4, fourth 

 instar ; 5, fifth instar ; 6, adult male above, female below. Photographed 

 by Mr. C. J. Drake. (Jour. Agr. Research). 



