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third and fourth segments each nearly as long as first. Sides of 

 pronotum coarsely serrate anteriorly ; humeral angles nearly right 

 angled, dark green. Scutellum punctate with dark green, reach- 

 ing to the membrane. Corium of same color as scutellum ; 

 membrane bronze brown, extending beyond tip of abdomen. 

 Conuexivum orange, marked with dark green at the iucisures. 

 Under-side yellowish, punctate with brick red laterally. Legs 

 amber colored, darkening toward the tarsi. Ventral spine stout, 

 nearly passing the hind coxye. 



In size this species resembles P. cynicus, from which it 

 may be distinguished by its orange-colored body with dark- 

 oreen markino-s, and humeral angles which are not as acute 



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as in that species. 



Distribution. Vancouver Island, Washington, Oregon, 

 California. 



Habits. 



In July, 1882, Mr. Samuel Henshaw collected a number 

 of imagoes of this species and three nymphs near Loon 

 Lake, Washington. These insects were feeding on the 



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larva of Neopliasia menapia Feld. Aside from a darker 

 coloration, the nymphs bear a striking resemblance to those 

 of P. cynicus. Being certainly an immature stage of a large 

 Podisus, taken at the same time and place with the imagoes 

 of P. crocatus, there can be but little doubt that they are the 

 nymphs of this species, and may be described as follows : 



Podisus crocatus (?) nymph. 



Length, 11 to 14 mm. Body compact, very stout, widest at 

 middle of abdomen. Head and thorax heavily marked with dark 

 bronze green. Abdomen thickly covered with scarlet dots. Head 

 distinctly emarginate in front, edges at least bordered with dark 

 green ; a scarlet line extends along the inner margin of the lateral 

 lobes, and also on median line from between the, eyes backward to 

 pronotum. First segment of antennae stout, slightly projecting 

 beyond the lateral margin of the head ; second segment nearly 

 us long as third and fourth taken together, these latter being of 

 nearly equal length ; all segments dark bronze green. Rostrum very 

 stout, extending to middle coxte ; tip dark brown, horny. Edges 

 of prothorax, scutellum and wing-pads heavily bordered with dark 

 green. Irregular scarlet markings occur on either side of the 

 dorsal groove of the prothorax, on the scutellum and on the wing- 



