926 FAMILY XXIX. — MIRID^E. 



sides strongly declivent, their margins distinct, hind margin 

 feebly concave ; mesoscutum broadly exposed ; scutellum short, 

 flat, its apex acute ; elytra entire, costal margin broadly regu- 

 larly curved throughout its length; apical half of clavus acute- 

 ly narrowed to tip; outer margin of cuneus incurved at base 

 forming a notch ; legs stout, hind femora with rows of dots ; 

 joint 1 of hind tarsi very short, 2 and 3 subequal. Three species 

 occur in the eastern states. 



KEY TO EASTERN SPECIES OF RHIXOCAPSCS. 



«. Second antennal black apically, its basal third or more reddish-yel- 

 low. 1033. VANDUZEEI. 

 aa. Second antennal uniformly dark reddish-brown or black. 



b. Joint 2 of antennae not longer than width of pronotum at base; 



larger, length 4.3 — 5 mm. 1034. rubricans. 



bb. Joint 2 of antenna? distinctly longer than width of pronotum at 



base; smaller, length 3.4 mm. 1035. miniatus. 



1033 (1228). Rhinocapsus vanduzeei Uhler, 1890, 82. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum and sterna in great part red, tylus. 

 cheeks and lorae black; basal half of pronotum and scutellum often tinged 

 with fuscous; elytra and ventrals dark fuscous-brown to black; mem- 

 brane, including veins, paler fuscous-brown; legs dull yellow, the brown 

 dots on outer face of front and middle femora very small, on hind ones 

 conspicuous. Joint 1 of antennae yellow, 2 as in key, 3 dusky yellow, 4 

 fuscous. Pronotum two-thirds wider at base than long, calli low and 

 vaguely denned; disk, almost smooth. Length, 3.5 — 4 mm. 



Pentwater, Mich., July 15 {Gerhard). Swannanoa, N. Car., 

 July (Brimley). The known range extends from Ontario and 

 New England west to Michigan and southwest to North Caro- 

 lina. Host plant, wild red raspberry, Rubus strigosus Michx. 



1034 (1226). Rhinocapsus rubricans (Provancher), 1887, 154. 



Head, front portion of pronotum, femora and under surface a clear 

 red; elytra uniform reddish-brown; legs reddish-testaceous; hind femora 

 without black spots, tarsi brown. Antennae dark brown to blackish; joint 

 1 slightly passing tip of tylus; 2 wholly black, stouter than 1, longer than 

 the others united. Vertex without a basal margin. Beak reaching hind 

 femora. Pronotum smooth, calli scarcely evident. Length, 4.3 — 5 mm. 



Described from Saint Gertrude, Quebec. Recorded from 

 Maine, Massachusetts and Lake Toxaway, N. Car. 



1035 ( — ). Rhinocapsus miniatus Knight, 1923, 460. 



Color a nearly uniform shining cinnabar red, clavus and corium 

 slightly darker; membrane pale fuscous, feebly iridescent; ventrals 

 slightly tinged with fuscous; legs reddish-yellow without darker dots; 

 tibiae and tips of tarsi tinged with fuscous. Joint 1 of antennae red. one- 



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