SUBFAMILY II. — CAPSIN^E. 



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Second antennal distinctly shorter than width of pronotum at 

 base; head very broad, its width more than one-half that of pro- 

 notum at base. 

 Smaller, length not over 4.5 mm. ; general color dull greenish- 

 yellow. 783. FASCIATUS. 

 Larger, length 5.8 mm.; general color dark reddish with black 

 markings. 784. superiorensis. 

 Second antennal longer than width of pronotum at base, or if not, 

 then the head not conspicuously broad and length of insect 

 more than 4.5 mm. 

 Vertex with basal carina obsolete, represented by an impressed 

 line at middle, apparent only near eyes; color a uniform green, 

 or greenish-yellow fading to dull straw-yellow; membrane 

 with an inverted Y-shaped fuscous mark. 785. pabulinus. 

 Vertex with basal carina distinct; color variable. 

 Pronotum coarsely or at least distinctly punctate; body cover- 

 ing heavily chitinized ; left genital clasper of male without a 

 prong at middle; right clasper with a curved claw at tip 

 which is shorter than the greatest width of clasper (fig. 

 173, A). 



Beak reaching to or near posterior margins of hind coxae. 

 Color chiefly green, often with reddish lines; tibia? pale green- 

 ish, not annulated near base; eyes very large, in male near- 

 ly twice as long as wide. 786. apicalis. 

 Color yellowish-brown to blackish or reddish; tibiae annulated 

 with darker near base. 



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Fig. 173. A, genital elaspers of male of Lygus pratensis (Linn.) : B, same of Lyqus 

 (Neolygus) communis Knight, a, left clasper, side view; b, left clasper, dorsal view; 

 c, right clasper, internal side view. (After Knight, Hemiptera of Connecticut). 



i. Elytra blackish, irregularly mottled with small yellowish 

 pubescent spots; head and front part of pronotum yellowish- 

 green, the pronotum usually with two blackish dots or rays 

 behind each callus. 787. plagiatus. 



it. Elytra sometimes dark, but not mottled with paler; head and 

 pronotum otherwise colored. 

 ;'. Pubescence of upper surface distinct; smaller, length 4.8 — 6 

 mm.; color variable. 788. pratensis. 



jj. Nearly glabrous, strongly shining; larger, length 6.5 — 7.5 

 mm. ; color greenish- or brownish-yellow, sometimes ruby- 

 red; pronotum with a black dot behind each callus and a 

 black spot near basal angles. 789. vanduzeei. 



