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highly polished in appearance. The first segment of the antennae is 

 very slightly longer than the fourth, and about two times the second, 

 which is a half longer than the third. Head not clypeate, eyes promi- 

 nent. Labium reaching to middle coxae. Pronotum trapezoidal, finely 

 impressed down the middle and also more deeply so across just basal 

 of the middle, this only reaching as far as the inner margin of the 

 slightly laminate lateral margins which are fairly straight, rounding 

 anteriorly, basal margin scarcely a half wider than the anterior. Fore 

 femora little incrassate, beneath with 3 spines ,the median the longest, 

 tibiae not dilate, all tarsi bisegmentate. This is the ultimate nymphal 

 instar, an earlier stage is similarly colored, less red below, 4th segment 

 of antennae much the longest. 



(). IlolcosfcIJi us ahhrrridfus Uhler. Santa Cruz Mountains 



(Elirhom). 



7. //. limholarlus (Stal). Mountain View (Ehrhorn). 



S. Trichopepla atricornis Stal. 



9. Bhytidolomia faceta (Say). Keeler (Van Duzee). 



10. R. ligata (Say). 



11. R. sayi (Stal). San Francisco (Williams). 



12. Carpocoris remotus Horvath. 



13. Mormidea punctifera (Walker). 



14. Euschisius conspersus Uhler. San Francisco (Wil- 



liams) ; Santa Barbara foothills (Giffard). 



15. E. ii} flat us Van Duzee. 



10. E. crenaior (Fabricius). ' 



17. E. sen-US (Say). 



IS. Neotfiglossa cavifro)is Stal. 



19. N. undaia (Say). 



20. Cosmopepla cojjspiriUaris (Dallas). Mountain View 



(Ehrhorn). 



21. C. uhleri ^lontRndon. Santa Cruz Mountains (Ehrhorn). 



22. Eijsarroris iidri'girssus (Filler). Mountain View (Ehr- 



horn). 



23. Meneclas inscrfus (Say). 



2-1. Prionosoma podopioides Uhler. 



25. Murganfia hisfrionicn (Hahn). Mountain View (Ehr- 

 horn ) . 



20. TJii/aufa nidiguensls (West wood). 



27. r. rfl.s/rt Stal. ' 



28. T. cusfator (Fabricius). 



29. T. rugulosn (Say). 



30. Ar fell us alhopunrtufus ("do Geer). 



