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Harmostes bicolor Dist 



Harmostes bicolor Dist., Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hem. Het., Vol. i, 1893. 

 "Head testaceous, obscurely punctate. Antennae with the basal joint 

 considerably passing the apex of the head, and much shorter than 

 the second joint. Pronotum testaceous, coarsely punctate; lateral 

 margins, a central longitudinal line, and posterior margin (narrowly) 

 pale luteous; lateral angles subprominent. Scutellum testaceous, with 

 the lateral and apical margins pale luteous. Corium pale luteous; 

 clavus. inner apical angles, and a series of small spots on costal margin 

 testaceous. (Tn the type specimen described, the left coritim has a 

 large testaceous basal patch on lateral margin, which is followed by a 

 subquadrate spot of the same color.) Membrane pale hyaline. Under 

 side of body pale greenish, with a few scattered black punctures; legs 

 ochraceous. Long. 7 mm." 



The above is a copy of the original description by Distant. 

 Its range in the United States includes southern California. 

 New Mexico, Colorado and Texas. It also occurs in Mexico. 



Harmostes reflexuJus Say. 



Syromastcs rcflc.vulus Say, Desc. New Sp. Het. Hem. of N. A., New 



Harmony, Ind., p. 323. 1831. 



Harmostes costalis H. S., Wanz. Ins., ix, p. 270, 1853. 

 Harmostes britcsi Bergr.. Ent. News, Vol. 24, p. 267, 1913. 

 Harmostes rircsccns Ball.. List Hem. Ins. Brit. Mus. Part 2, 1852. 



The following is a copy of the original description by Say 

 and is in such detail that a redescription is not necessary : 



"Reddish-brown; head carinate before. Inhabits Pennsylvania. 

 Body reddish-brown, with rather large confluent punctures; head not 

 extending more than half the length of the basal joint of the antennae, 

 obviously carinate between the antennae, tubercles each side of the 

 antennae acute: antennae, first joint robust, rough, much narrowed, 

 second joint shorter than the third: terminal joint half as long as the 

 third: thorax lateral margin a little reflected, the edge concavely 

 arcuated : posterior angles rounded : anterior angles prominent, acute : 

 scutel narrowed before the tip: hemelytra, corium yellowish, rufous 

 near the scutel; nervures very distinct; lateral edge a little reflected: 

 membrane hyaline: beneath greenish-yellow; feet pale rufous; posterior 

 thighs dilated ; spinous beneath. Length one-fourth of an inch. The 

 rostrum hardly reaches the posterior coxae. The last joint of the 

 antennae is elongate-oval and much shorter than the preceding joint, 

 as defined by Latreille in this genus." 



This species is distributed over the entire United States. 



