878 FAMILY XXIX. — MIRID^. 



Richmond, N. Y., Aug. 4 (Paris). Described from Posey Co., 

 Ind. The known range is from Ontario and New England west 

 to Indiana and south to Maryland. Occurs on fungus covered 

 logs and dead trees. Very rapid in its movements, difficult to 

 capture and scarce in collections. 



II. FULVIUS Stal, 1862, 322. 



Elongate or oblong, rather slender brownish species, hav- 

 ing the head porrect, subconical, longer than wide, its front 

 prolonged in front of eyes, horizontal or feebly declivent ; beak 

 reaching or surpassing third ventral ; pronotum sub-trape- 

 zoidal slightly narrower at base than long, calli large, reaching 

 middle of disk, separated by a short longitudinal groove, hind 

 angles prominent, prolonged backward, basal margin concave, 

 not covering mesoscutum; elytra usually entire and slightly 

 passing tip of abdomen, cuneus horizontal ; tibise and tarsi very 

 slender, the former without spines, the latter with basal joint 

 but little shorter than the others united. Three species have 

 been recorded from the eastern states. They occur usually on 

 fungous-covered dead trees or logs. 



KEY TO EASTERN SPECIES OF FULVIl'S. 



a. Second antennal in part or wholly pale. 

 b. Second antennal wholly pale yellowish; scutellum with a spot each 

 side of middle and apex pale. 970. brunneus. 



bb. Second antennal with apical third or less pale; scutellum fuscous- 

 black or brown. 971. imbecilis. 

 aa. Second antennal wholly black. 972. atratus. 



970 (1091). Fulvius brunneus (Provancher) , 1872, 104. 



Oblong-oval. Head, pronotum, apical third of elytra, femora and 

 under surface dark chestnut-brown; basal two-thirds of elytra, beak, 

 tibia? and tarsi dull yellow; basal half or outer basal angle of cuneus pale 

 yellow. Joint 1 of antenna? one-half longer than width of head across 

 eyes, dark brown, its extreme apex pale, tinged with reddish; 2 more than 

 twice as long as 1, dull yellow; 3 and 4 fuscous-brown, united subequal in 

 length to 2. Pronotum about one-fourth narrower at base than long, 

 calli less prominent with impression between them more shallow than 

 in imbecilis, basal angles more prolonged backward than there. Elytra 

 slightly surpassing abdomen, male; a little shorter than abdomen with 

 cuneus and membrane very small and tips broadly rounded, female. 

 Length, 3.2—3.4 mm. 



Marion Co., Ind., July 18 (W.S.B.). Willow Springs and 

 Pullman, 111., July 13 — Oct. 27 {Gerhard). Ranges from Quebec 



