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that claimed but one spot was polite enough to carry the insignia of rank 

 on the right side of the third segment. 



The immaculate specimens were destitute of oblique Hues on the 

 sides, or at least the lines were so faint they could scarcely be seen. 



The two broods produced fine specimens. The third has entered 

 the ground, and no doubt will appear in their rich dark brown dress next 

 spring. Smith and Abbott describe the spots as reddish brown ; other 

 writers as rust red. My specimens were bright crimson or cardinal red. 

 Stigmatal spots olive green. 



It will be seen from the foregoing that the larva of Myops is exceed- 

 ingly variable ; but that out of twenty-four specimens not an individual 

 answered to the description given by authors is remarkable. 



A NEW NOXIOUS CAPSID. 



BY P. R. UHLER, BALTIMORE, MD. 



Lygus monachus, n, sp. 

 Long oval, pale green or testaceous, coarsely punctate above, sericeous 

 pubescent. Face convex, highly poHshed, bald ; base of vertex with a 

 longitudinal impressed line, towards which a similar line runs obliquely 

 forward each side from the inner corner of the eye ; antennae sparsely and 

 minutely pubescent ; basal joint thickest, a little longer than the head, 

 tapering at base ; second joint thrice as long as the basal, infuscated, and 

 a little enlarged towards the tip ; third and fourth setaceous, both together 

 not as long as the second. Pronotum highly polished, convex, coarsely 

 punctate in transverse wavy lines, each side with a dark brown vitta, or 

 long spot ; lateral margins smooth, callous at base, the humeral angles 

 subacute ; callosities prominent, convex, almost confluent on the middle ; 

 lateral flap of pronotum irregularly punctate. Pectoral pieces pale, 

 impunctate. Legs pale green, feebly pubescent ; apex of posterior 

 femur usually with one or two fuscous bands, tip of tarsi and the nails 

 black. Scutellum moderately convex, excavated at base, transversely 

 obselete, punctate, more or less infuscated. Corium coarsely transversely 

 vastrate-punctate, the clavus more or less infuscated, sometimes with all 

 but the margins covered with dark brown ; corium usually with a trans- 



