SUBFAMILY VII. — RHYPAROCHROMIN^E. 393 



longer than hind lobe; membrane broadly streaked with pale 

 through the middle; second antennal nearly three times the 

 length of first. 333. depictus. 



cc. Front lobe of pronotum with scattered erect hairs, exclusive of 

 collar only slightly longer than hind lobe; membrane spotted 

 with pale; second antennal about twice the length of first. 



334. LITIGIOSUS. 



aa. Corium with a transverse dark bar just behind the middle which 

 interrupts in part or wholly the pale costal margin. 

 d. Fourth joint of antennae with broad pale ring at base. 

 e. Front femora with only the inner edge of lower surface armed; 

 second joint of antenna? more than twice the length of first 

 one; basal joint of hind tarsus more than twice as long as 

 others united; dark bar of corium with outer end not reaching 

 costal margin. 335. abdominalis. 



ee. Front femora with inner edge armed with spines and outer one 

 apically with a few small teeth; second joint of antennae 

 scarcely twice the length of first; basal joint of hind tarsus 

 not twice as long as others united ; dark bar of corium with 

 outer end truncate and reaching costal margin. 



336. MULTISPINUS. 

 dd. Fourth joint of antennae without a pale ring at base. 



/. Head above and below dull red; membrane entirely fuscous; front 

 lobe of pronotum impunctate and without erect hairs. 



337. SLOSSONI. 

 //. Head wholly fuscous; membrane with at least the basal veins 

 pale; front lobe of pronotum with scattered punctures bearing 

 erect hairs. 

 g. Front lobe of pronotum and fore femora with but few erect hairs ; 

 dark markings of corium fuscous or piceous, the outer end of 

 transverse bar reaching costal margin ; membrane with dis- 

 tinct pale spot at apex. 338. sylvestris. 

 gg. Front lobe of pronotum and fore femora with numerous scat- 

 tered erect hairs ; markings of corium dark reddish- or chest- 

 nut-brown, the end of transverse bar not reaching costal mar- 

 gin; membrane with veins only mostly pale. 339. diffusus. 



332 ( — ). Ligyrocoris OBSCURUS Barber, 1921a, 102. 



Elongate-oval, rather robust. Head, front lobe of pronotum and 

 under surface dull black; upper surface of head and ventral one of ab- 

 domen densely clothed with short prostrate yellow pubescence; basal 

 lobe of pronotum in great part, scutellum and elytra fuscous, tinged 

 with reddish-brown; basal angles of pronotum, tip of scutellum, a small 

 spot near apex of commissure and entire costal margin of corium, pale 

 yellow; antenna? pale yellow, the fourth joint, apex of third and ex- 

 treme base of first fuscous ; legs dull yellow, the femora with apical third 

 or more in part fuscous. Head and pronotum with scattered erect hairs. 

 Pronotum with front lobe subglobose, impunctate, slightly wider than 

 long; hind lobe transverse, subdepressed, finely irregularly punctate. 

 Scutellum punctate along the sides, obtusely keeled toward apex. Front 



