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DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF OCHTERUS 



LATR. (HEMIPTERA) WITH AN ARRANGEMENT 



OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES. 



BY H. G. BARBER, ROSELLE PARK, N.J. 



The genus Ochterus Latr. (Pelogonus Latr.) is represented in 

 North America by five species — four from Mexico, Central America 

 or the Antilles, and only one has been described from the United 

 States — 0. americanus Uhl. (Bull. U.S. Geol. and Geogr. Surv. I, 

 335, 1876). The Mexican and Central American species are well 

 characterized and figured by Champion, in Biol. Cent. Amer. 

 Hem.-Het. II., 344-346, 1901. 



I herewith add two more species to the list — one from the col- 

 lection of Mr. Nathan Banks, who collected several specimens at 

 Glencarlyn, Va., in June, and the other represented by a single 

 specimen from Mrs. Slosson's collection, taken by her at Ormond, 

 Florida, in the spring. The former of these must be closely related 

 to the Palsearctic 0. marginatus Latr., the latter is more closely 

 allied to 0. americanus Uhl. 



The following synopsis of the North American species of Och- 

 terus is adapted from Champion's key: 



Anterior angles of the pronotum acute; humeri rounded; face not 

 at all or obsoletely carinate between the 

 eyes perhosci Guer. (Mex., Antilles.) 



Anterior angles of the pronotum obtuse or rounded. 



Humeri rounded. 



Face not carinate between the 



eyes cenifrons Champ. (Mex., Cent. Am., Antilles) 



Face distinctly carinate between the eyes. 



Clavus entirely yellow fiaviclavus, n. sp. (Florida). 



Clavus concolorous. 



Entire lateral pronotal margins broadly 



pale banksi, n. sp. (Virginia) 



Lateral pronotal margins, with only a pale spot 

 anteriorly americanus Uhl. (U.S.) 



July, 1913 



