. Economic entomology for the . Wing of Heteropteron with all the regions named. distinguished by a comparatively small, narrow head with promi- nent eyes, and by a short, very stout, curved, pointed beak, which rests, when not in use, in a little groove between the front legs. The insects are strongly built, with legs usually well developed, and, as they are predaceous, are to be regarded as friends. The very small head and short, slightly curved, pointed beak, serve to distinguish them from the plant-feeding species. They readily puncture the skin of any one handling them carelessly
. Economic entomology for the . Wing of Heteropteron with all the regions named. distinguished by a comparatively small, narrow head with promi- nent eyes, and by a short, very stout, curved, pointed beak, which rests, when not in use, in a little groove between the front legs. The insects are strongly built, with legs usually well developed, and, as they are predaceous, are to be regarded as friends. The very small head and short, slightly curved, pointed beak, serve to distinguish them from the plant-feeding species. They readily puncture the skin of any one handling them carelessly, and the '' bite'' is exceedingly pain- ful, the poison injected into the wound being intensely irritating, and sometimes causing considerable sweUing, with pain lasting for days. One of the species has adapted itself to life in houses, feeding upon flies and bed-bugs. The young have the curious habit of coating them- selves with particles of dust or fibre which conceals them perfectly from casual observation. A similar species, Conorhimis sangui- sugis, nearly an inch in length, is found in houses in the South- ern States,—not to feed on bed-bugs, however, but as a bed-bug itself. It is especially inclined to bite children, and many cases of supposed spider-bites are believed by Dr. Leconte to be really due to this insect. He also states that he has known a patient to suffer from the effects of such a '' bug'' bite for nearly a year. Fortunately, the insects are not very common, their large size and black color, with red markings, making them easily visible and readily destroyable. The largest species occurring in the Eastern United States is the so-called "wheel-bug," Prionidus cristatus, and this becomes more common southwardly. It lays its curious, jug-like eggs in hexagonal masses on bark of trees, fences, or any other conven- ient locality, and the adult, which is brown in color, is one of the most readily recognized of our species. The thorax has a semi- cir
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