INSECTS. 135 



The body is black and slightly hairy as seen 

 under a microscope. The wing covers are 

 white with a sub-triangular black spot in the 

 middle of the outer margin of each and a few 

 black veins upon their middle. The feet, claws 

 and enlarged ends of the antennae are black, 

 while elsewhere the antennae and legs are dull 

 yellow. 



The chinch bug deposits at least two sets of 

 eggs, one in the fall upon the crown or the 

 roots of plants, and another in spring. The 

 eggs are very minute and one 

 bug deposits about 500 at inter- 

 vals extending over several 

 weeks. The eggs hatch in about 

 two weeks. At first the larva 

 is pale yellow, but changes to 

 red, except the two anterior 

 segments of the body, and the 

 legs, which are yellowish. After 

 FiG.49.-Aj.ni,T CHraoH the first moult it becomes bright 

 sT'fSS)'"™' red with a pale band across the ■ 

 middle of the body. After the second moult 

 the wing pads begin to show and the general 

 color gets darker, with the pale band still con- 

 spicuous. A third moult develops the pupa 

 with distinct wdng pads, the anterior portions 

 being dark brown and the abdominal portions 

 grayish, except the tip, which is brown. It 

 takes from five to seven weeks to change from 



