Table of Contents 



Life History of the Oyster-Shell Bark-Louse of 

 the Apple (Mytilaspis pomorum) 

 The Jumping Plant-Lice or Flea-Lice (Family Psyllidce 

 Life History of the Pear Tree Psylla (Psylla 



pyricola) 



Plant-Lice (Family Aphtdidce) 



Life History of the Hop Plant-Louse ( Phorodon 

 hnmuli) 



The True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera) . 

 Table of Families . 



The Water Boatman (Family Corixidce) . 



The Back Swimmers (Family Notonectidce) 



The Water Scorpions (-Family Nepidce) 



The Giant Water Bugs (Family Belostomatidce) 



The Creeping Water Bugs (Family Naucoridce) 



The Toad Bugs (Family Galgulidce) 



The Marsh Treaders (Family Limnobatidce) 



The Water Striders (Family Hydrometridcz) . 



Life History of a Water Strider (Hydrometra 

 lineata) . . . . . 

 The Flower Bugs (Family Anthocoridce) . 

 The Bed- Bug Family (Family Cimicidce) 



Life History of the Bed-Bug (Cimex leciularius) 

 The Shore Bugs (Family Saldidce) . 

 The Thin-Winged Bugs (Family Henicophalidce) 

 The Assassin Bugs (Family Reduviidce) . 



Life History of the Wheel-Bug ( Arihts cristatus) 

 The Ambush Bugs (Family Phymatidce) . 

 The Flat Bark-Bugs (Family Aradidce) 

 The Lace Bugs (Family Tingitidce) . 



Life History of the Hawthorn Lace-Bug (Cory- 



thuca arcuaia) 



The Leaf-Bugs (Family Capsidce) 



Life History of a Leaf- Bug ( Poecilocapsus 

 lineatus) . . . . 

 The Squash-Bug and Its Allies (Family Coreidce) 



Life History of the Squash-Bug (Anasa tristis) 

 The Cotton Stainer and Its Allies (Family Pyrrhoco- 



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