314 FAMILY IX. — ARADID^E. 



male, broad, covering 1 connexivum, reaching tip of abdomen ; of female 

 narrowed toward apex, leaving connexivum narrowly exposed, reaching 

 genital lobe. Male and female genitals as in fig. 51. Length, 4.2 — 

 4.5 mm. (PL III, fig. 51). 



Ranges from Long Island, N. Y. (Paris), west to Michigan 

 and Alberta and south to Washington, D. C. 



245 (389). Aradus falleni Stal, 1860, 68. 



Elongate-oval. Black; membrane and cells of corium whitish- 

 hyaline; hind margin of connexivals and inner margin of genital lobes 

 yellowish; antennae, beak and legs brown. Head slightly broader across 

 the eyes than long; tylus short, sides parallel; antenniferous spines short, 

 stout, divergent; impressions of vertex short, broad, shallow, united 

 behind ; antenna? rather stout, distinctly shorter than head and pronotum 

 together, second joint gradually clavate from the base, one-half longer 

 than third, which is subequal to fourth; beak reaching mesosternum. 

 Pronotum with side margins narrowly reflexed, subsinuate in front of 

 middle, their edges granulate; disk with four carinas well elevated, near- 

 ly entire. Scutellum elongate-triangular, sides strongly elevated, apex 

 subacute. Outer margin of base of corium nearly straight. Male with 

 fifth ventral distinctly shorter than sixth; genital segment very short, 

 moderately convex, with a small rounded impression near apex; elytra 

 covering most of abdomen, reaching genital lobes; female, dorsal genital 

 segment truncate behind, connexivum widely exposed. Length, 3.7 — 5 

 mm. (PL III, fig. 53). 



Dunedin, Miami and Royal Palm Park, Fla., March 21 — April 

 9. At Dunedin two specimens were taken in my house at light ; 

 at the Park one was taken at light, a second by sifting weed 

 debris in low damp ground, and a third beneath a "bootjack" of 

 cabbage palmetto. Described from Brazil and ranges through 

 most of both North and South America. Taken in both Ohio 

 and Illinois, but not as yet known from Indiana. Recorded by 

 Barber from seven localities in southern Florida, April — De- 

 cember. The second joint of antennae is subequal in length to 

 three and four together and not distinctly shorter as stated by 

 Van Duzee (1909, 175). It has been recorded several times 

 as occurring at light and is also said to be found on pine. 



Group VI. — Aradus. 



This group comprises a single very small reddish-brown 

 species. 



246 (391). Aradus cinnamomeus Panzer, 1794, Heft 100, 20. 



Broadly oval. Reddish-brown, eyes and joints 3 and 4 of antenna? 

 darker; membrane (macropterous form) whitish-hyaline. Head slightly 



