. The American entomologist. Entomology. 88 THE AMERICAN Colois—(a and b) lilack ami blooil-reil. Coiite*) —Tliis specie's belongs to tlie same ex- tensive group (lieduuus family) as tlie Two- spotted Corsair, but to a very difierent division of it. Like tliat insect, it insinuates itself into beds, but instead of having the same commend- able habits, it sucks human blood at first hand. '•While taking his meal," as we are informed, "he fairly spraddles himself out, and seems to enjoy it ; In the more southerly parts of Illinois, namely iu Madison, Jersey, a
. The American entomologist. Entomology. 88 THE AMERICAN Colois—(a and b) lilack ami blooil-reil. Coiite*) —Tliis specie's belongs to tlie same ex- tensive group (lieduuus family) as tlie Two- spotted Corsair, but to a very difierent division of it. Like tliat insect, it insinuates itself into beds, but instead of having the same commend- able habits, it sucks human blood at first hand. '•While taking his meal," as we are informed, "he fairly spraddles himself out, and seems to enjoy it ; In the more southerly parts of Illinois, namely iu Madison, Jersey, and Union counties, we know of no less than eight specimens having been found in beds, and it must also occur as far north as Adams county, for we saw it in a collection of insects made at Quincy and exhibited at the State Fair in 1868. Mr. Uliler, as he informs us, " formerly received a specimen from southern Ohio, near Marietta, at which place it was said to be occasionally found in beds and to cause severe inflammation by its ; Dr. E, S. Hull, of Alton, Ills., was once, as he tells us, bitten in three places in the arm by one of these creatures; and the arm became so inflamed in conse- quence, that for three days afterwards he al- most lost the use of it. In the more northerly parts of the United States, so far as we are aware, it does not occur. Like many of its al- lies it passes the winter in the perfect state; for we have ourselves captured it in South Illinois under loose bark in November, in company with its pupa (Fig. 7i, 6). All the species of this genus, most of wliich are South American, fly into houses bj"^ night, according to Burmeister, and live upon the blood of mammals, the puncture of their beaks causing great pain. In the larval and pupal states they probably suck the juices of insects; for being wingless in those states, they would have no means of reaching the larger animals. The single pupa that we found under bark in the wi
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