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City Fla., where it was very abundant and generally distributed on branche s 

 and young trees of Pinus aus trails. He states that the insects 

 secrete an abundance of honey dew in which a black fungus develops. 



Hemlock scale 



Aspidiotus abictis Schr. 



An oval, dark gray, often blackish scale with a lighter margin and sometimes with a 

 bluish, brownish or purple tinge, occurs on hemlock, pine, fir and maple foliage. 



This species is reported by Professor Comstock as being rather com- 

 mon on the lower surface of hemlock leaves at Ithaca, and has been found 

 by us in small numbers on hard pine leaves at Karner. It is an European 

 species, which has been reported in this country from Maine, Massachusetts, 

 New York, New Jersey and Georgia. The female scale has been described 

 by Professor Comstock as follows: 



The scale of the female is rather elongated, with its sides parallel and 

 ends rounded. The exuviae are nearly central, and are covered with secre- 

 tion. The color of the scale is dark gray, often approaching black, with 

 the margin lighter, and sometimes with a bluish, brownish, or purplish 

 tinge, In many specimens of the fully formed scale, the part covering the 

 exuviae is more or less distinct, appearing like a small 

 scale with a light margin superimposed upon a larger 

 scale. Length .08 to .12 inches. 



Lebia grandis Hentz 



This brilliantly marked ground beetle about Y% inch in length 

 may be recognized by its brick-red head and thorax and bluish, 

 deeply striated wing covers. 



It is well known as an enemy of the potato beetle, 

 and was taken in small numbers on hard pine at 



Fig. 209 Lebia grandis, . • 



m.,ch enlarged (original) Karner in 1 90 1 , one specimen being captured Sep. 18. 

 It probably preys on some of the more defenseless forms infesting these 

 trees. 



