438 FAMILY XII. — PYRRHOCORID^E. 



c. Apical angle of corium rounded, fourth joint of antenna? scarcely 

 longer than third ; elytra often abbreviated. 



III. Pyrrhocoris, p. 441. 

 cc. Apical angle of corium acute; fourth joint of antenna? much longer 

 than third ; elytra always entire, covering the abdomen. 



IV. Dysdercus, p. 441. 



I. Euryophthalmus Laporte, 1832, 38. 



Rather large, narrowly oval species having the head inserted 

 in thorax to the prominent protruding eyes; antennae slender, 

 first joint longest, third shortest ; beak reaching or slightly 

 passing middle coxae; pronotum subtrapezoidal, edge of side 

 margins rounded, disk with a vague median transverse impres- 

 sion; .scutellum nearly an equilateral triangle, its apex acute; 

 corium slightly widened just behind the middle ; fore femora 

 armed beneath with two or three short preapical spines. Seven 

 species are recognized from the region north of Mexico, three 

 from the eastern states. They were formerly listed as Largus 

 Hahn. 



KEY TO EASTERN SPECIES OF EURYOPHTHALMUS. 



«. Ventral surface of abdomen black or piceous; membrane fuscous; 



elytra without yellow spot. 



6. Second and fourth joints of antennae subequal in length; color 



above dull black, the side margins pale. 393. succinctus. 



bb. Fourth joint of antenna? distinctly longer than second; color above 



mainly dull red, punctured with fuscous. 394. davisi. 



uu. Ventral surface of abdomen ivory-white or dull yellow; membrane 



and a large spot on elytra dull yellow. 395. sellatus. 



393 (617). Euryophthalmus succinctus (Lin- 

 naeus) , 1763, 17. 



Elongate-oval, robust. Black, feebly shining, 

 sparsely clothed with a very fine grayish pubes- 

 cence; narrow side and hind margins of prono- 

 tum, costal margin of corium, edge of connexivum 

 and bases of femora dull red or reddish-yellow. 

 Third joint of antennae less than half the length 

 of second. Disk of front lobe of pronotum im- 

 punctate, slightly convex, declivent in front; of 

 hind lobe almost flat, coarsely and sparsely punc- 

 tate. Scutellum and corium rather coarsely, 

 evenly, not densely punctate; connexivum nar- 

 Fig. 92 x 2 rowlv exposed. Membrane usuallv reaching sixth 



(Alter Uhlcrl 



dorsal. Length, 14 — 17 mm. (Fig. 92). 



Sanford and Dunedin, Fla., Jan. 12 — April 3. Occurs infre- 

 quently in winter on the foliage of wax-myrtle and oak. Found 



