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Show 1894.] HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA OF GRENADA. 185 BLISSUS, Burm. BLISSUS LEUCOPTERUS (Say). Lygceus leucopterus, Say, Heteropt. New Harmony, p. 14, no. 5. This is the common " Chinch Bug" of the United States Mexico, and the Greater Antilles. It attains a large size and is more variable in Grenada, both in size and marking, than is commonly found to be the case in the eastern United States. Specimens were collected on the Mount Gay and Caliveny estates in June and September, on weedy places in second-growth thickets near a stream of water. NINYAS, Dist. NlNYAS STRABO, Dist. Ninyas strabo, Dist. t. c. p. 194, pi. 19. fig. 6. This neat little insect was found at several places on the island. On the Mirabeau estate it was taken, March 25, on herbage in open places near a stream of water. It was found also at Balthazar, and on the Mount Gay estate, August 20; also at the Grand Etang, September 15, among piles of weeds and waste from the stable. PACHYGRONTHA, Germ. 1. PACHYGRONTHA OSDANCALODES, Stal. Pachygrontha cedancalodes, Stal, Enum. Hemipt. pt. 4, 1874, p. 139. Two specimens of this small form were taken at Granville, April 13, at an altitude of 250 feet above the sea, where they came to the light at night. One specimen was captured at sea-level, March 26, on herbage in a thicket growing in a swamp. 2. PACHYGRONTHA BIMACULATA, Dist. Pachygrontha bimaculata, Dist. t. c. p. 393, pi. 34. fig. 23. Numerous specimens of this species were secured on the Mount Gay estate, April 1-5, at the light, and September 30, at an altitude of 500 feet above the sea, in second-growth woods. 3. PACHYGRONTHA LONGICEPS, Stal. Pachygrontha longiceps, Stal, Enum. Hemipt. pt. 4, 1874, p. 140. This large species was moderately numerous at Balthazar, April 7, at an elevation of 250 feet above the sea, where it was swept from herbage in open weedy places near a stream. It was also found on the Vendome and Mount Gay estates, August 21 and September 8, upon herbage in open and marshy places. |
