Front matter
Bulletin No. 4.— New Series, Revised Edition.
-U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY.
Chapter II. — The bedbug and cone-nose. (By C. L. Marlatt) 32 The "bedbug ( Cimex lectularius Linn. ) 32
The blood-sucking cone-nose ( Conorhinus sanguisuga Lee.) 38
Chapter III. — House flies, centipedes, and other insects that are annoying rather than directly injurious. (By L. O. Howard and
C L. Marlatt) 43
House flies (Musea domestica, et al.). (L. O. H. ) 43
The house centipede (Scutigera forceps Raf.). (C L. M.) 47
The clover mite (Bryobia pratensis Garm.). (C. L. M.) 51
The house ciicket (Gryllus domesticus Linn). (C. L. M.) '. 52
The paper wasp ( Vespa germanica Fab.). (C.L. M.) 56
Chapter IV. — Species injurious to woolen goods, clothing, carpets
upholstery, etc. (By L. O. Howard and C. L. Marlatt) 58
The carpet beetle or "buffalo moth" (Anthrenus scropliularice Linn.).
The black carpet beetle (Attagenus pieeus 01.). (L.O.H.) 61
The clothes moths (Tinea pellionella, et al.) (C.L. M.) 63
Chapter V. — Species injurious to wall paper, books, timber, etc. (By
C.L. Marlatt) 70
The white ant ( Termes flavipes Koll. ) 70
The silver fish (Lepisma saccharina Linn.) '76
The book louse (Atropos divinatoria Fab.) 79
The American spring-tail (Lepidocyrtus americanus Marl. ) 81
Chapter VI.— Cockroaches and house ants. (By C. L. Marlatt) 84 Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana, et al.) 84
House ants (Monomorium pharaonis, et al.) 95
Chapter VIL— Some insects affecting cheese, hams, fruit, and vinegar.
(By L. 0. Howard) 100
The cheese, ham, and flour mites ( Tyroglyphus longior and Tyroglyphus siro) . 100
The cheese skipper or ham skipper (Piophila casei Linn) 102
The red-legged ham beetle (Necrooia rufipes Fab.) 105
The larder beetle (Dermestes lardarius Linn.) 107
The fruit flies or vinegar flies (Drosophila spp.) 109
Chapter VIII. — Insects affecting cereals and other dry vegetable The flour beetles. .• 112
The meal-worms 115
The meal moths 118
The grain beetles 120
The drug-store beetle and its allies 124
Species of occasional occurrence in vegetable stores 128
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Fig. 1. — Culex pungens : adult 10
2. — Culex pungens : eggs and young larvae 11
3. — Culex pungens : head of larva 13
4. — Culex pungens : larva and pupa 15
5. — Pulex serraticeps : egg. adult, etc 25
6. — Pulex serraticeps : larva 27
7. — Cimex lectularius : adult , 32
8. — Cimex lectularius : egg and young larva 33
9. — Cimex lectularius : larval stages 35
10. — Conorhinus sanguisuga : pupa and adults 39
11. — Conorhinus sanguisuga : larva and egg 40
12. — Conorhinus sanguisuga : head, showing mouth-parts 41
13. — Musca domestica : adult, puparium, etc 43
14. — Musca domestica : larva 45
15. — Musca domestica : pupa 46
16. — Scutigera forceps : adult 48
17. — Scutigera forceps : larva 49
18. — Bryohia pratensis : females and details 51
19. — Bryobia pratensis : larva 52
20. — Gryllus domesticus : adult 53
21. — Gryllus assimilis : adult 54
22. — Gryllus assimilis : wings 55
23. — Anthrenus scrophulariaa : all stages 58
24. — Attagenus piceus : all stages 61
25. — Tinea pellionella : adult and larva 63
26. — Tineola biselliella : adult, larva, and cocoon 66
27. — Trichophaga tapetzella : adult moth 67
28. — Termes flavipes : male and female 70
29. — Termes flavipes : head of winged female 72
30. — Termes flavipes : newly hatched larva and egg 73
31. — Termes flavipes : different forms 74
32. — Lepisma saccharina : adult 76
33. — Lepisma domesti ca : adult 77
34. — Atropos divinatoria : adult 79
35. — Lepidocyrtus americanus : adult, dorsal view 82
36. — Lepidocyrtus americanus : adult, ventral view 82
37. — Lepidocyrtus americanus : adult, lateral view 83
38. — Periplaneta americana : adult 84
39. — Periplaneta americana : egg capsule 89
40. — Periplaneta australasiae : adult and pupa 91
41. — Periplaneta orientalis : different forms 92
42. — Phyllodromia germanica : various stages 92
43. — Monomorium pharaonis : female and worker 96
44. — Monomorium minutum : male, female, and worker 97
► ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Fig. 45. — Tetramorium csespitum : different forms 98
46. — Tyroglyphus longior : male and female 100
47. — Tyroglyphus siro : female 101
48. — Piophila casei : different forms 103
49. — Necrobia rufipes : larva and adult 105
50. — Dermestes lardarius : larva, pupa, and adult 108
51. — Drosophila ampelophila : different stages ... 110
52. — Tribolium confusum and ferrugineum : different stages 113
53. — Echocerus cornutus : adult male 115
54. — Tenebrio molitor : different stages 116
55. — Tenebrio obscurus : adult male 118
56. — Plodia interpunctella : different stages 119
57. — Pyralis farinalis : adult moth, etc 119
58. — Pyralis farinalis : eggs, larva, etc 120
59. — Silvanus surinamensis : larva, pupa, and adult 121
60. — Tenebroides mauritanicus : larva, pupa, and adult 123
61. — Sitodrepa panicea : larva, pupa, and adult 124
62. — Sitodrepa panicea : head of larva 125
63. — Lasioderma serricorne : larva, pupa, and adult 126
64. — Lasioderma serricorne : bead of larva 126
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