636 FAMILY XXIV. — ANTHOCORID^E. 



bb. Beak reaching - between middle coxa?; elytra dark brown, the greater 

 part of embolium and cuneus paler. 612. osborni. 



aa. General color a uniform pale brown; joint 2 of antennae longer. 



613. UNIFORMIS. 



611 ( — ). Tetraphleps Americana Parshley, 1920, 84. 



Oblong-oval. Dark piceous-brown, shining; upper surface clothed 

 with conspicuous pale inclined pubescence and with a few erect scat- 

 tered seta?; color of elytra as in key; membrane brownish-hyaline, with 

 basal and two lateral spots paler, the basal suture black; under surface 

 and legs dark piceous, sterna, pleura? and tips of femora paler. Anten- 

 na? piceous, one-fifth longer than head and pronotum united, joint 1 

 reaching middle of cheeks, 2 pale at middle, as long as width of head 

 across eyes, 3 and 4 subequal, united one-third longer than 2, 3 cylin- 

 drical, 4 fusiform. Head slightly longer than wide. Pronotum with flat- 

 tened side margins narrow, not reaching middle of collar, disk finely 

 rugose, its hind portion minutely, sparsely but distinctly punctate. Other 

 characters as under genus heading. Length, 3.3 — 3.7 mm. 



Originally described from two females taken at Peaks Is- 

 land, Maine, Aug. 3, and Ottawa, Ontario, Sept. 1 ; not recorded 

 elsewhere. 



612 ( — ). Tetraphleps osborni Drake, 1923, 67. 



Elongate-oval. Head and pronotum dark piceous, shining; elytra 

 as in key; membrane dusky-hyaline with pale streaks along the veins; 

 legs dull yellow, the tarsi and basal third of femora 

 fuscous-brown ; ventrals piceous tinged with reddish- 

 brown. Antenna? dark brown, joint 1 thi'ee-fifths 

 the length of 3, 2 paler, as long as 1 and 3 united, 

 3 and 4 subequal. Upper surface clothed with fine 

 grayish prostrate hairs. Pronotum with collar and 

 basal portion finely transversely rugose, median 

 portion with a smooth crescent-shaped area. Length, 

 3.2—3.5 mm. (Fig. 161). 



Known only from the Cranberry Lake 

 region, N. Y., where it was common, July — 

 1 September, on white pine, Pinus strobus L. 



( After Drake. Tech! _ 



Pub. xo. 16, x. Y. st. 613 ( — ). Tetraphleps uniformis Parshlev, 

 Coll. Agr.). 1920,85. 



Oblong-oval. Color a nearly uniform pale brown, head slightly 

 darker; membrane pale smoky brown, with vague spot at base and mid- 

 dle of each vein paler, tibia? and tips of femora pale straw-yellow. An- 

 tenna? one-third longer than head and pronotum united, joint 1 reaching 

 apex of cheeks, 2 slightly longer than width of head across eyes. Head 

 as long as wide. Pronotum with basal half distinctly transversely ru- 

 gose, its punctures minute. Length. 3.6 mm. 



