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Pilophorus crassipes Uhl. 

 This small, brown plant bug [pi. 20, fig. 15], only about inch long, 

 occurs rather commonly on hard pine in midsummer. 



Oliarus quinquelineatus Say 



This brownish, membraneous winged plant 

 bug a little over ^ inch in length occurred in 

 midsummer on hard pine. It was taken in 1901 

 at Karner as follows : July 8, two ; July 19, two ; 

 July 27, one and Aug. 8, one. 



Spittle insects 



Masses of frothlike spittle on pines indicate the pres- 

 ence beneath of small stout, triangular or rounded bugs. 

 Several of these interesting forms are briefly 



Fig. 205 Oliarus 5-Iineatus, en- 

 larged (original) noticed below. 



Saratoga spittle insect, Aphrophora saratogensis Fitch. 

 This spittle insect may be recognized by its uniform brownish color 

 variegated with very light brown or yellow. It is about 3g inch long and 

 more slender than A. pa ral 1 e la Say. Adults occur from the latter part 

 of June to the last of September. 



Parallel spittle insect, Aphrophora p a r a 1 1 e 1 a Say. This spit- 

 tle insect is somewhat common on hard pine at Karner, adults occurring 

 during July. It is about x / z inch long and may be easily recognized by the 

 whitish spot in the center of each wing cover and by the smooth, whitish 

 line along the dorsum of the head and prothorax [pi. 20, fig. 22 |. 



Quadrangular spittle insect, Aphrophora quadrangularis 

 Say. This small, rather prettily oblique-banded spittle insect ^ inch long, 

 occurs in small numbers on hard pine in August and September. 



Pine clastoptera, Clastoptera pini Fitch. This species, described 

 by Dr b itch, is a stout, oval, blackish tree hopper x /t inch long. Head pale 

 yellow, margined anteriorly with black; thorax sculptured transversely 

 and ornamented with a pale yellow anterior band. Wing covers with 



