362 FAMILY XL — LYG^ID^E. 



Starke, Marion and Dubois counties, Ind., May 6 — Oct 5 ; 

 probably occurs throughout the State. Taken in Marion County 

 by hundreds and in all stages on the latter date on the heads 

 of wool-grass Scirpus cyperinus (L.). Sherborn, Mass., Sept. 20 

 (Frost). Occurs on other species of Scirpus throughout its 

 known range, which extends from Quebec and New England 

 west to Indiana. Not recorded south of New Jersey. 



301 (486). Cymus bellus Van Duzee, 1909, 167. 



Oblong-oval. Pale to dark brownish-yellow; head, basal three-fourths 

 of first antennal and often elevated hind portion of pronotum black; 

 extreme tip of clavus and very narrow hind margin 

 of eorium fuscous; membrane whitish-hyaline, often 

 with a vague median fuscous stripe; front edge 

 of pronotum and apical fourth of first antennal 

 white; second and third antennals pale brown, fourth 

 fuscous; under surface reddish-brown, legs paler, 

 claws black. Tylus strongly deflexed. First antennal 

 stout, as broad as tylus, surpassing the latter by half 

 its length. Pronotum subcampanulate, disk coarsely 

 and regularly punctate, its hind portion strongly 

 convex; front one with a short pale carina. Scutel- 

 lum finely carinate. Length, 3 — 3.2 mm. (Fig. 77). 



Fig. 77, x io. Dunedin and Moore Haven, Fla., Nov. 14 — 



(Alter Van Duzee). 



April 9. Taken by sweeping about the mar- 

 gins of ponds. Described from Sevenoaks (near Clearwater) , 

 Fla., and recorded only from there and Jacksonville, not known 

 outside that State. Van Duzee's types were "swept from a fine 

 grass or more probably a Juncus growing on one of the dry 

 open depressions (wet weather ponds) that are common in the 

 interminable pine-barrens of Florida." 



302 (487). Cymus virescens (Fabricius), 1794, 70. 



Elongate-oval. Pale straw-yellow; extreme tips of cla"us and eo- 

 rium piceous; first and fourth antennals brownish; tip of beak and claws 

 blackish. Basal joint of antennae very stout, exceeding tylus by half its 

 length. Antenniferous spines and cheeks acute, prominent. Pronotum 

 subtrapezoidal, its hind portion not strongly elevated, front margin al- 

 most as wide as head across the eyes; disk with carina evident, but nar- 

 row. Scutellum with carina more distinct. Length, 4 — 4.5 mm. 



Crawford Co., Ind., Aug. 30; swept from herbage along the 

 bank of the Ohio River. Pahoka, Canal Point, R. P. Park and 

 Istokpoga, Fla., March 25 — April 2. Taken by sweeping sedges 

 and grasses along the margins of Lake Okeechobee and along 

 the side of a cypress swamp near Istokpoga, Recorded as C. 



