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paler than the venter. Head impunctatc. Antennjc long, basal segment ex- 

 ceeding the apex of the head by more than half its length, relative lengths of 

 other segments stated in generic characters. Pronotum longer than wide, 

 with the anterior lobe subquadrate, disk finely punctate, more plainly punctate 

 just within the laminate, reflcxcd, pale lateral margins ; with a scries of punc- 

 tures just within the rather strai.ght anterior margin ; posterior lobe more de- 

 pressed, closely and coarsely punctate ; posterior margin lightly sinuate. Scu- 

 tellum punctate with extreme apex pale. Clavus flat, level with the flattened 

 coriuni and punctate in irregular series. Commissure long, almost as long as 

 scutellum. Costal margin pale, expanded, and reflexed. Membrane fuscous, 

 aborted, apical margin scarcely reaching beyond apical angle of the coriinn. 

 Venter with long seta posteriorly. Anterior femur with a large subapical 

 tooth, between which and apex are several smaller teeth. Hind tibia with 

 short bristles. Hind tarsus with basal segment twice as long as second and 

 third together. Length c? 6.5 nuu. 



Type (^ Los Angeles, Co., Cal. ; Paratype 5 same locality (U. S. 

 N. M.). 



This has much the appearance of a pale Ercmocoris but its char- 

 acters are quite distinct. 



Scolopostethus pacificus new species. 



Head, except apex of tylus, anterior lobe of pronotum, except lateral 

 margins, humeral angles and two spots in the middle of the posterior lobe of 

 pronotum, scutellum and sternum for the most part, dull, piceous-black ; nar- 

 row anterior margin and posterior lobe of the pronotum for the most part, 

 corium behind the middle, extreme apex of second, apical three-fourths of 

 third and all of fourth segment of antenna, anterior and posterior margins 

 of the prosternum, posterior margin of metasternum, acetabulie and coxae, 

 f errugineous-brown ; apex of tylus, first segment, basal part of second and 

 third segments of antenna, rostrum, anterior two-thirds of lateral margins of 

 pronotum and propleura, anterior part of hemielytra and lateral spot behind 

 middle, and legs, pale ochraceous. Membrane piceous-brown with a large 

 white spot on either side. Venter shining, dark-castaneous brown. 



Head slightly wider than long, finely punctate ; eyes not quite touching 

 pronotum, apex of tylus reaching to the middle of basal segment of antenna, 

 second segment twice as long as first, third about one-third shorter than 

 second, fourth segment about equal to third. Pronotum a little wider than 

 long, transversely impressed through the middle, making the two lobes sub- 

 equal ; disk of anterior lobe impunctate, a series of punctures within the 

 lateral edge which is only carinate in front, gradually more expanding pos- 

 teriorly to become widest at the sinus between the two lobes, behind which it 

 suddenly terminates before the elongate humeral elevation of the posterior 

 lobe; anterior margin depressed, followed by a series of fine punctures; pos- 

 terior lobe more closely and coarsely punctate. Scutellum with the central 



