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aa. Costal margin of hemelytra, at least the cuneus distinctly lighter in color 

 than disc of corium. 

 i. Cuneus and sometimes spots on corium lighter in color than disc. 



j. Thorax with typical markings (sfee c, above) var. CM«ea/u n. var. 



jj. Thorax otherwise marked. 



k. Thorax dark or dusky, with light vittse from just outside discal spots 

 toward posterior margin, and a light central patch sometimes 

 prolonged toward hind margin. 

 1. Scutellum dark, with distinct median light vitta.. ..var. par. n. var. 



11. Scutellum sordid or clouded yellowish var. sordidiis n. var. 



kk. Thorax except discal spots and anterior third, scutellum, cuneus and 



elytral maculations, pale yellow var. lucidus n. var. 



ii. The whole costal margin reddish or yellowish. 



m. Thorax without dark markings between discal spots and hind 

 margin, 

 n. Discal boot-jack shaped area dark, bounded by lighter elytral 



margins, scutellum and thorax var. bidens n. var. 



nn. This marking practically obsolete; upper surface except mem- 

 brane, inner angle of corium and base and thin inner margin of 



clavus reddish or yellowish var. ardens n. var. 



mm. Thorax with dark markings between discal spots and hind margin, 

 o. Typical dark marking on anterior third of thorax, 

 p. Scutellum du.sky with median light vitta. 



c[. Clavus and adjacent parts of corium, and the membrane 



du.sky var. nubilus n. var. 



qq. Clavus and adjacent parts of corium spotted with yellowish 



red var. delta n. var. 



pp. Scutellum mostly light; median light vitta, bounded by two 

 moie or less complete wedge-shaped dark ones; clavus and 



corium spotted with yellow var. varius n. var. 



oo. No dark marking on anterior third of thorax. .var. bicolor n. var. 



Paracalocoris scrupeus var. scrupeus Say. (Loc. cit.) 



Head in lightly marked individuals fuscous with pale yellow linea- 

 tions medially above, over and under eyes and antennal sockets and 

 across front of tylus; under surface of head pale yellow. All these 

 markings may be more or less obscured by fuscous. Antennae fusco- 

 piceous, 3rd and 4th joints sometimes pale at base. Thorax and 

 scutellum orange (orange chrome)* to pale red (jasper red); anterior 

 third of thorax dusky to piceous, and dots or more or less clouding 

 in same colors near posterior angles; scutellum more or less margined 

 with dusky to piceous, median line often paler than ground color. 

 Sides of prothorax with alternating pale and fuscious lines, usually 

 connected by at least an oblique pale streak on meso and meta-thorax, 

 to the pale markings along sides of venter. 



Hemelytra fusco-piceous, tending in some specimens to show a 

 reddish tinge, especially at the cuneus; membrane dusky. 



Legs fusco-piceous, femora sometimes with pale yellow maculations 

 and front and intermediate tibi« with one, hind with 2 pale annuli. 

 Venter pale fuscous to piceous; lightly pigmented individuals have 

 from one to three series of pale markings across outer parts of abdominal 

 segments. 



*When convenient, color names were taken from Color standards and color 

 nomenclature,, by Robert Ridgway, Washington, D. C, 1912. 



