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Figures 1–4. Adelges tsugae (Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, about 2 mm across, Homoptera: Adelgidae) on Taxus canadensis (Eastern Hemlock), Montgomery County, Maryland, 9 September 2001.

Figure 5. Lasioglossum coeruleum (Blue Sweat Bee, about 5 mm long, Hymenoptera: Halictidae) on Apocynum medium (Apocynaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 26 July 2004.

Figure 6. Asilid fly (possibly Efferia sp., about 10 mm long, Diptera: Asilidae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 18 August 2001. Identified by Eric Eaton.

Figures 7–8. Asilid fly (about 6 mm long, Diptera: Asilidae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 31 May 2001.

Figure 9. Diogmites sp. (asilid fly, about 12 mm long, Diptera: Asilidae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 12 August 2001. Identified by Eric Eaton.

Figure 10. A eumenine wasp (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) on Aster umbellatus, Montgomery County, Maryland, 14 September 2004.

Figures 11–12. Eumenes fraterna (eumenine wasp, about 10 mm long, Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) on Aster umbellatus, Montgomery County, Maryland, 14 September 2004. Identified by Eric Eaton.

Figure 13. Polistes fuscatus (Fuscate Paper Wasp, about 15 mm long, Hymenoptera: Vespidae, male) on Aster umbellatus, Montgomery County, Maryland, 14 September 2004.

Figure 14. Polistes fuscatus (Fuscate Paper Wasp,about 15 mm long, Hymenoptera: Vespidae, male) on Aster umbellatus, Montgomery County, Maryland, 14 September 2004.

Figure 15. Galls (possibly Phylloxera caryaecaulis, Hickory Leaf Stem Gall, Homoptera: Phylloxeridae) on Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory), Montgomery County, Maryland, 14 May 2001.

Figure 16. Galls (possibly Phylloxera caryaecaulis, Hickory Leaf Stem Gall, Homoptera: Phylloxeridae) on Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory), Montgomery County, Maryland, 14 May 2001. The larger galls are about 15 mm long.

Figure 17. Galls (possibly Phylloxera caryaecaulis, Hickory Leaf Stem Gall, Homoptera: Phylloxeridae) on Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory), Montgomery County, Maryland, 14 May 2001.

Figure 18. Galls (possibly Phylloxera caryaecaulis, Hickory Leaf Stem Gall, Homoptera: Phylloxeridae) on Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory), Montgomery County, Maryland, 14 May 2001.

Figure 19–20. Philanthus sp. (about 10 mm long, Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) on Mentha rotundifolia (Lamiaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 18 August 2003. Identified by Eric Eaton.

Figure 21. Megachile sp. (about 8 mm long, Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) on Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle, Asteraceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 22 August 2004.

Figure 22. Colletes thoracicus (about 12 mm long, Hymenoptera: Collectidae) on Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion, Asteraceae), New Jersey, 11 May 2003.

Figure 23. Gall of a cynipid wasp (about 40 mm across, Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on Quercus sp. (oak, Fagaceae), West Virginia, 27 September 2003.

Figure 24. Gall of a cynipid wasp (about 40 mm across, Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on Quercus sp. (oak, Fagaceae), West Virginia, 27 September 2003.

Figure 25. Larvae of Deloyala guttata (tortoise beetle, up to about 5 mm long, Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) on a leaf of Calestegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed, Convolvulaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 14 August 2004, lab culture.

Figure 26. Larvae of Deloyala guttata (tortoise beetle, up to about 5 mm long, Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) on a leaf of Calestegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed, Convolvulaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 18 August 2004, lab culture.

Figure 27. Larvae of Deloyala guttata (tortoise beetle, up to about 5 mm long, Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) on a leaf of Calestegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed, Convolvulaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 20 August 2004, lab culture.

Figure 28. Larvae and one pupa of Deloyala guttata (tortoise beetle, up to about 5 mm long, Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) on a leaf of Calestegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed, Convolvulaceae), 21 August 2004, lab culture.

Figure 29. Larvae of Deloyala guttata (tortoise beetle, up to about 5 mm long, Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) on a leaf of Calestegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed, Convolvulaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 21 August 2004, lab culture.

Figure 30. Tipulid (cranefly, body about 15 mm long) mating pair on Erigeron philadelphicus (Daisy Fleabane, Asteracae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 7 May 2002.

Figure 31. Tipulid (cranefly, body about 15 mm long) mating pair on Erigeron philadelphicus (Daisy Fleabane, Asteracae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 7 May 2002.

Figures 32–33. Pseudodynerus quadrisectus (a eumenine wasp about 12 mm long, Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) that pulled a moth larvae from its nest in leaves of Salix sp. (willow, Salicaceae), Fairfax County, Virginia, 8 August 2002. Identified by Eric Eaton.

Figure 34. A female Lasioglossum imitatum (Imitating Sweat Bee, about 5 mm long, Hymenoptera: Halictidae) foraging on a flower of Lagerstroemea ‘Crape Myrtellette’ (Malpighiaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 7 July 2001.

Figure 35. A female lucanid beetle (stag beetle, about 25 mm long, ) (possibly Lucanus capreolus, Coleoptera: Lucanidae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 5 August 2001.

Figure 36. Megachile sculpturalis (Giant Resin Bee, alien species, Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) on Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed, Apocynaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 23 June, 2002.

Figure 37. Leaf cuts made by Megachile sp. (leafcutter bee, about 15 mm long) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in leaves of (Enchanter’s Nightshade, Onagraceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 29 May 2002.

Figure 38. Leaf cuts (up to about 15 mm across) made by Megachile sp. (leafcutter bee) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in leaves of (Enchanter’s Nightshade, Onagraceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 29 May 2002.

Figure 39. Leaf cuts (up to about 15 mm across) made by Megachile sp. (leafcutter bee) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in leaves of (Enchanter’s Nightshade, Onagraceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 29 May 2002.

Figure 40. Leaf cuts (up to about 15 mm across) made by Megachile sp. (leafcutter bee) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in leaves of Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory, Juglandaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 29 May 2002.

Figure 41. Leaf cuts (up to about 15 mm across) made by Megachile sp. (leafcutter bee) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in leaves of Impatiens capensis (Orange Jewelweed, Balsaminaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 29 May 2002.

Figure 42. Leaf cuts (up to about 15 mm across) made by Megachile sp. (leafcutter bee) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in leaves of Impatiens capensis (Orange Jewelweed, Balsaminaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 29 May 2002.

Figure 43. Leaf cuts (up to about 15 mm across) made by Megachile sp. (leafcutter bee) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in leaves of Impatiens capensis (Orange Jewelweed, Balsaminaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 29 May 2002.

Figure 44. A Megachile sp. (leafcutter bee, about 18 mm long) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) resting on a leaf of Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed, Apocynaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 23 June, 2002.

Figure 45. A tachinid fly (possibly Epalpus signifer, about 10 mm long, Diptera: Tachinidae) on flowers of Mentha spicata (Spearmint), Washington, D.C., 30 July 2004.

Figure 46. Larvae (up to about 4 mm long) of Metriona bicolor (Golden Tortoise Beetle, Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) on a leaf of Calestegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed, Convolvulaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 20 August 2004, lab culture.

Figure 47. Larvae (up to about 4 mm long) of Metriona bicolor (Golden Tortoise Beetle, Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) on a leaf of Calestegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed, Convolvulaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 20 August 2004, lab culture.

Figure 48. A female Xylocopa viriginica virginica (Giant Carpenter Bee, about 15 mm long, Hymenoptera: Apidae) feeding as a primary, or secondary, flower robber of Nicotiana sylvestris (Flowering Tobacco, Solanaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 18 August 2004. This bee has a brownish metasoma which is highly unusual for its species.

Figure 49. A female Xylocopa viriginica virginica (Giant Carpenter Bee, about 15 mm long, Hymenoptera: Apidae) feeding as a primary, or secondary, flower robber of Nicotiana sylvestris (Flowering Tobacco, Solanaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 18 August 2004. This bee has a brownish metasoma which is highly unusual for its species.

Figure 50. A female Xylocopa viriginica virginica (Giant Carpenter Bee, about 15 mm long, Hymenoptera: Apidae) feeding as a primary, or secondary, flower robber of Nicotiana sylvestris (Flowering Tobacco, Solanaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 18 August 2004. This bee has a brownish metasoma which is highly unusual for its species.

Figure 51. Nomada sp. (parasitic bee, about 6 mm long, Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae) foraging on a flower of Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous Buttercup, Ranunculaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 9 May 2001.

Figure 52. Galls (possibly of Acraspis erinacei, about 10 mm long, Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on a leaf of Quercus sp. (oak, Fagaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 1 September 2001.

Figure 53. Galls (possibly of Acraspis erinacei, about 10 mm long, Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on a leaf of Quercus sp. (oak, Fagaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 1 September 2001.

Figure 54. A pentatomid bug (possibly Banasa dimidiata, Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on a leaf of Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple, Aceraceae), Washington County, Vermont, 11 October 2004.

Figure 55. A pompilid wasp (spider wasp, about 6 mm long, possibly Auplopus sp., possibly Auplopus architectus Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) carrying her prey, a spider from which she has removed legs, Montgomery County, Maryland, 12 May 2002. Identified by Eric Eaton.

Figure 56. A pompilid wasp (spider wasp, about 6 mm long, possibly Auplopus sp., possibly Auplopus architectus Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) carrying her prey, a spider from which she has removed legs, Montgomery County, Maryland, 12 May 2002. Identified by Eric Eaton.

Figure 57. Galls (possibly of Acraspis erinacei, about 10 mm long, Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on a leaf of Quercus sp. (oak, Fagaceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 17 August 2001.

Figure 58. A female Lasioglossum sp. (sweat bee, about 8 mm long, Hymenoptera: Halictidae) foraging on a flower of Potentilla recta (Roughleaf Cinquefoil, alien species), Macomb County, Michigan, 23 June 2004.

Figure 59. Galls (about 15 mm long) (possibly from Eurosta solidaginis, Goldenrod Gall Fly, Diptera: Tephritidae) in stems of Solidago sp. (goldenrod, Asteraceae), Cheboygan County, Michigan, 16 July 2003.

Figure 60. A female Lasioglossum sp. (sweat bee, about 8 mm long, Hymenoptera: Halictidae) foraging on a flower of Solidago ulmifolia (Elmleaf Goldenrod, Asteraceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 16 September 2004.

Figure 61. A female Polistes fuscatus (Fuscate Paper Wasp, about 12 mm long, Hymenoptera: Vespidae) foraging on a flower of Solidago canadensis (Canadian Goldenrod, Asteraceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 17 August 2004.

Figure 62. Sphex nudus (sphecid wasp about 15 mm long, Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) foraging on flowers of Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Porcelainberry, Vitaceae, alien species), Fairfax County, VA, 8 August 2002.

Figure 63. Eumerus tuberculatus (Lesser Bulb Fly, about 3 mm long, Diptera: Syrphidae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 28 May 2001.

Figure 64. A syrphid fly (possibly Mallota bautias, about 10 mm long, Diptera: Syrphidae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 13 June 2001.

Figure 65. Copestylum vesicularium (about 7 mm long, Diptera: Syrphidae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 13 June 2001.

Figure 66. A tipulid fly (crane fly, body about 15 mm long, Diptera: Tipulidae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 28 May 2001.

Figure 67. A trichopteran (caddisfly, body about 10 mm long, Trichoptera), Montgomery County, Maryland, 5 June 2001.

Figure 68. A trichopteran (caddisfly, body about 10 mm long, Trichoptera), Montgomery County, Maryland, 5 June 2001.

Figure 69. Tropidia albistylum (about 6 mm long, Diptera: Syrphidae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 19 September 2004.

Figure 70. Lasioglossum sp. (sweat bee, about 8 mm long, Hymenoptera: Halictidae) on Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Asteraceae), Fairfax County, Virginia, 7 September 2002.

Figure 71. A Megachile sp. (leafcutter bee, about 8 mm long, Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) on Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Asteraceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 17 August 2001.

Figure 72. A vespid wasp (possibly Ancistrocerus sp., about 8 mm long, Hymenoptera: Vespidae) foraging on a flower of Solidago ulmifolia (Elmleaf Goldenrod, Asteraceae), Montgomery County, Maryland, 17 September 2004.

Figures 73–75. Galls (possibly Phylloxera vitifoliae, Grape Phylloxera, Homoptera: Phylloxeridae) on Vitis sp. (wild grape, Vitaceae), Macomb County, Michigan, 12 July 2003.