SUBFAMILY II. — NABINiE. 



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fine yellowish pubescence; a median stripe on head, some irregular marks 

 on pronotum, a median line on scutellum and a wide stripe on middle of 

 dorsum, fuscous-black; sides of dorsum often with a narrow crimson 

 line; antenna? and legs dull reddish-yellow, the femora dotted with 

 purplish-brown ; under surface dull yellow, the sides of pleura and ven- 

 trals darker. Joint 1 of antenna? one-third longer than head, 2 longest, 

 3 two-thirds the length of 2, 4 one-half the length of 3. Pronotum sub- 

 cylindrical, with collar relatively long, its basal constriction deep; hind 

 lobe narrower and less elevated than usual. Elytra oboval, reaching 

 second dorsal, their tips exclusive of membrane subtruncate, membrane 

 very short. Length, 7.5 — 8.7 mm. (Fig. 148, a). 



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Fig. 148. a, Nabis llmbatus Dahl. : b, Nabis rufusculus Reut., X 6. 

 (After Drake, Tech. Publ. Xo. 16, N. Y. St. Coll. For.). 



Mt. Katahdin, Me., and Adirondack Mts., N. Y., August 

 (Barber) . A palaearctic European species, ranging in the moun- 

 tainous regions of this country from Quebec and New England 

 west to Colorado. It occurs especially upon rank vegetation 

 about the borders of tamarack bogs and marshes. Macropter- 

 ous individuals are very scarce. 



