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joint thinner, cylindrical, and very short; second joint quite thin at the 

 base, gradually increasing in thickness towards the tip, its length some 

 what exceeding the two last joints taken together; third joint slightly 

 longer than the terminal joint, which is fusiform. Rostrum not extend 

 ing over the anterior coxae. Pronotum wide, sublunate and twice as wide 

 as long in the middle, the lateral margins anteriorly recurved, the edges 

 beset with minute teeth of which a few are larger at the anterior sides; 

 posterior margin barely sinuated, behind the humeri not produced into 

 rounded flaps; the disk of pronotum carries six longitudinal well defined 

 carinate lines at equal distances, the outer ones much abbreviated, but the 

 middle lines even touching the edge of the anterior margin ; the callosities 

 only feebly marked. Scutellum twice as long as broad, the sides sharply 

 elevated, at the middle slightly sinuate, and the disk tumidly raised near 

 the base of .scutellum. Hemelytra comparatively long, tip of corium 

 reaching the posterior part of the fourth abdominal segment; the costal 

 margin moderately expandrd, anteriorly recurved and not strongly 

 rounded ; the membrane extending to the end of the abdomen in the male ; 

 in the female the genital lobes are exposed. Legs finely granulated, the 

 inner sides of tibia; densely spinous. Genital lobes of the male broadly 

 rounded, somewhat truncate at apex ; in the female these apical lobes feeblv 

 sinuate, abruptly rounded towards the inner margins. Length 4 to 5 

 mm. ; width 2 to 2.2 mm. 



Two 9 9 and one cT. Ft. Monroe, Va., April 19, 1891 (E. A. 

 Schwarz) ; Chicopee, Mass., June 2^, 1903 (F. Knab) ; Patten, 

 Pa., June 14, 1903 (Wirtner, O. S. B.). 



Type. No. 8153, U. S. National Museum. 



This species bears some resemblance to Aradus lugitbris Fall., 

 principally in the antennae, which are of nearly the same shape, 

 although slightly thicker. But it differs from the latter in being 

 a more robust and broader insect and in not having the lateral 

 margins of pronotum sinuate. 



Aradus hubbardi, n. sp. 



Body elongate-oval ; color dark brown and partly cinnamon-brown ; in 

 general appearance similar to A. simtlis. Say. Head one-thiid longer than 

 its width across the eyes, finely granulated; anterior process of head 

 straight, rounded off" at tip, reaching about one-third the length of the 

 second antennal joint; antenniferous spines broad at base, very sharp! v 

 pointed, extending to the tip of the basal joint, at the sides a small tootii 

 exteriorly. Antennae of nearly uniform thickness throughout, as long as 

 head and thorax together; fiist joint very short, second quite as long as 

 the head; third about half the length of the second, yellowish at apex; 

 fourth a little shorter than the third, conical and blackish. Rostrum brown, 

 the two last joints darker, extending to the middle of the mesosternum. 

 (In one specimen before me the rostrum reaches the middle coxae. ) Prono 

 tum half as long as broad, the anterior margin hardly sinuated, the pos 

 terior more strongly so, Lateral margins anteriorly straight, reflexed 



